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A Round Table Discussion with Keith Webster, Head of International Cooperation (the Pentagon) on DTTI

In continuation of a dialogue on DTTI (Defence Trade and Technology Initiative) with the U.S. trade representative Keith Webster, held at the Vivekananda International Foundation on 5 May 2016, substantive discussions were held on three key aspects o....

May 15, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Interaction , DTTI , Keith Webster , Defence Trade and Technology Initiative , Logistics Support Agreement
Modi-Obama Meet in Paris: Taking stock of India-US Relations
Dr Harinder Sekhon

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama met in Paris on the sidelines of the crucial climate change conference, it was their sixth bilateral meeting in a little over one year, a very impressive tally by any reckoning. On Clima....

December 09, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , USA , Modi-Obama , US-India Relation
VIF Delegation in Washington DC

A delegation from the VIF comprising Director, General NC Vij, Lt. Gen. Ravi Sawhney. Ambassador Kanwal Sibal and Dr. Harinder Sekhon visited Washington DC from November 3 to November 6, 2015. The VIF team was invited by the Atlantic Council and the ....

November 20, 2015 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Conferences , DTTI , Washington DC , Quad Plus Dialogue , US-India bilateral relations , Asian and Pacific Affairs , US-India Defense
US-Vietnam Relations Entering a New Phase
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

The year 2015 is expected to be a turning point in the evolving strategic and economic relationship between the United States and Vietnam. While assertive behaviour of China in South China Sea can said to be one of the motivations behind US and Vietn....

June 13, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , US
Conference on India-US 2015: Partnering for Peace and Prosperity

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) in collaboration with the Atlantic Council, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and U.S Embassy in New Delhi organised a two-day international conference titled, “India-US 2015: Partnering for Peace....

March 17, 2015 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Conferences , India-US 2015 , Indo-US bilateral relations , Indo-US strategic partnership
Visit by a US Congressional Delegation

A five-member bipartisan US Congressional delegation, led by Ed Royce Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, visited the VIF on 10 March 2015 for an interaction with faculty members and other strategic experts on the dynamics of evolving In....

March 13, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Interaction , Indo-US partnership , Indo-US defence cooperation , Ed Royce , US Congressional Delegation , US investment
The Obama Visit: An Assessment
Amb Prabhat P Shukla

The hype over the nuclear deal has obscured the main achievement of the Obama visit: this is in the Joint Strategic Vision Statement for the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean Region, to give the full name of the separate document issued by the two leader....

February 18, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , US
Seminar on Indo-US Relations: The Way Forward

VIF and the Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based think tank, jointly organised a seminar ‘India-US Relations: the Way Forward’ on 05 February 2015. The seminar was a take off from the Quad-plus dialogue held recently in Bali, Indonesia, where ....

February 12, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Seminars , India’s Act East Policy , Quad-Plus Dialogue , Indo-US relations
India-US Civil Nuclear Deal: A Dependence Entrapment?
Sarosh Bana

India needs to proceed with utmost caution on its civil nuclear deal with the United States. The pathbreaking agreement, dramatically ‘operationalised’ in a 25 January meeting with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi by U.S. President Barac....

February 09, 2015 National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Nuclear and Disarmament , US , Energy Security
Obama’s Republic Day Visit: Transforming Stagnating India-US Ties into a Vibrant Relationship
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

Obama's India visit was an unqualified success. It marks an important step in transforming the long stagnating India-US ties into a vibrant, multi dimensional and mutually supportive relationship. Full credit for this must go the Modi governm....

January 29, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , US
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