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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
Pakistan Loses Its Centrality in India-US Tango
Sushant Sareen

Apart from all the other seminal outcomes of the visit of the US President Barack Obama to New Delhi, the complete absence of any reference to Pakistan is quite remarkable. Although Pakistan was never really mentioned by name in any of the previous d....

January 28, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , US , Pakistan
Indo-US Relations: The Way Forward
Amb Kanwal Sibal

India’s relations with the US in the last decade have undergone a transformation. Ever since our independence, our relationship with the US has been marked by suspicion, lack of empathy and differences in world view. In recent years, many in India ....

January 24, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , US
Indo-US Relations: The Obama Visit
Amb Prabhat P Shukla

The upcoming visit of President Obama as Guest of Honour for Republic Day 2015 is an occasion for stock-taking, and for laying the foundation for a more stable and productive relationship. This will be the first time that a US President will be visit....

January 23, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , US
Indo-US Cooperation and Perspectives on Climate Change
Dr Hishmi Jamil Husain

Climate change is an environmental problem that has various environmental, social and economic dimensions. Nations and citizens must determine how they can limit their own contributions to the negative impacts of climate change. India is one of the v....

January 22, 2015 National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Climate Change
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