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Mongolia’s Buddhist Diplomacy and India’s Union of Religious and Foreign Policy
Raymond Lam Article

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), along with Indian, Japanese, and Mongolian partners, hosted its third Samvad (which, in Hindi, means “dialogue”) conference in Ulaanbaatar over last Friday and the weekend. As reported in BDG’s ne....

September 16, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , vifindia , Ulaanbaatar , South Korea , Samvad , religion , Myanmar , mongolia , military , Japan , China , buddhist diplomacy , Buddhism , Asia , A New India
Third Samvad Conclave Unites Buddhist Leaders Across Asia in Ulaanbaatar
Raymond Lam Article

International delegates from Asia and Europe gathered in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar for the third Samvad conference from 6–8 September. Organized jointly by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), Gandan Tegchenling, Ulaanbaatar’s ....

September 11, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Vivekananda International Foundation , Ulaanbaatar , shinzo abe , Samvad III , Peaceful coexistence , Narendra Modi , Buddhism in mongolia Dalai Lama , Buddhism and politics , Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace , Ambassador
The Radhakrishnan Commission’s Recommendations for the Inclusion of Comparative Religion1
Dr. Arpita Mitra, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

On the occasion of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s birthday on 5 September, let us revisit an almost forgotten contribution of his. The man, whose birthday is celebrated as Teacher’s Day, had also served as the Chairperson of the University Education ....

September 05, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , religious education , Radhakrishnan Commission on education , philosophy of religion
Leveraging India’s Civilisational Ethos
Mayuri Mukherjee, Consultant, VIF Article

Less than a month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second swearing-in, the ongoing celebrations for the fifth iteration of the International Yoga Day1 (IYD) offer an excellent opportunity to consider how the grand narrative that he u....

June 27, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , India’s civilisational , Idea of Indian exceptionalism
The Universalism of Yoga
Dr. Arpita Mitra, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

When 21 June was first declared as International Day of Yoga (IDY), it was accepted warmly by most countries of the world. However, in India, a small section of the intelligentsia was opposed to the idea. Their understanding was that this was an atte....

June 20, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , tradition of Yoga , multi-religion Yoga , International Yoga Day
Historical Perspective on Ancient and Medieval Sino-India Wars
Colonel D Lakshmana Kumar Article

Abstract
Before the 1962 border clash, Mao Zedong apparently told his commanders that China and India had previously fought ‘One and a half wars’ and in both instances India had been defeated convincingly. This historical misconce....

June 06, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Mongol incursions in mediaeval times , Mao’s notion of Sino-India history
Colonial Legacy: An Impediment to Regional Integration in South Asia
Ajay Pratap Singh Article

Introduction
South Asia was earlier as identified as Indian Sub-continent. Generally, it was identified as ‘India’ under the British Empire. 94 percent of what territorially constitutes South Asia today was governed by the British (Gu....

January 25, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , problems of South Asian integration , colonial legacy in South Asia
Swami Vivekananda’s Idea of Service
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

What is the concept of service? Swami Vivekananda says: “This is the gist of all worship — to be pure and to do good to others. He who sees Shiva in the poor, in the weak, and in the diseased, really worships Shiva; and if he sees Shiva only....

January 17, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Vivekananda’s ideals , Idea of service
Swami Vivekananda and the New Gospel of ‘Manliness’
Dr. Arpita Mitra, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

(This Commentary has been written to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. Before the new generation misconstrues, Manliness is truly defined as ‘Purusharth’. - Ed) On the occasion of the 156th birth annive....

January 10, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Vivekananda’s message of life , Swami Vivekananda
संवाद – भारत और जापान ने साझे मूल्यों पर दिखाया एक जैसा रुख
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

अक्टूबऱ 2018 में प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की आधिकारिक जापान यात्रा ने भारत-जापान विशेष रणनीति....

December 19, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , संवाद सम्मेलन , भारत-जापान साझेदारी
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