Articles

On 25 November 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a brainstorming session on the “New Trends in Terrorism”, focussing on the lessons learned from the 2008 Mumbai Terror attacks. Under the Chatham House Rules, ....

January 09, 2023 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Interaction , Islam , IS , blockchain , 9/11 attacks , Popular Front of India , Communication strategies , Coastal Security , Dark Web

Single National Curriculum in Pakistan- a Recipe for Disaster?

Aakriti Vinayak Commentary

Education is considered to be a potent force that paves the way for political, social and economic development of any country. A viable education system enables the nation to achieve its national goals and is a key indicator of progress and prosperit....

October 29, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan , Islam , Imran Khan , Neighbourhood studies , Education , SNC , education reforms

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: September 2021

Naval Jagota, Senior Fellow, VIF

Vivekananda International Foundation organized seven expert groups through webinar on events and topics affecting India’s interests worldwide in the month of September 2021 with the dominant theme being Afghanistan. The expert groups provide layers....

October 11, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , US , China , Indo-Pacific , Indian Ocean Region , Afghanistan , Europe , Islam , West Asia , US withdrawal from Afghanistan

Love Jihad: Loving for religion

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Commentary

Jihad means any effort to promote Islam. Can love (marriage) be integral to promoting Islam? Neutral and Islamic sources say ‘yes, it can be and is’ Robert Epstein, a Harvard psychologist who has researched marriages, contrasts the love marria....

November 26, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Islam , Jihad , Islamization , Love Jihad , non-muslim

The Islamic Reception of Yoga

Dr Arpita Mitra Article

The history of the Muslim world’s engagement with Yoga spans at least about a millennium. The purpose of this essay is to briefly recount some high points in this history, which will help put in perspective the historical interactions between Islam....

June 20, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , India , Islam , Yoga , Arab World , Patanjali , Yogasutra , Hatha Yoga , Amritakunda , Alberuni , Tahqiq-i-Hind , Abul Fazl , Ain-i-Akbari , Sufism , Arabic & Persian translation , cultural translation

Trump ‘Decertifies’ Iran: What Next?

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

In a hard hitting speech on Friday the 13 October, 2017, President Trump announced that he would not certify to the Congress that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed with Iran is in US’ national security interest. He accused Iran ....

October 15, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , US , national security , Iran nuclear deal , President Trump , Iran , US decertification , sanctions , Islam

ISIS and Radicalization in the Central Asian Republics

Navroz Singh

The pristine Hanafi school of Islam that prevails in the Central Asia is under severe threat of being displaced by a highly intolerant and violent version of Islam adopted by the likes of the IS. Increasingly marked by poverty and radicalization, the....

October 28, 2016 Terrorism , Central Asia , Islam , radicalization , ISIS , Radicalization of Women

The Uyghur Issue: Why is the Chinese Government Worried?

Dr Teshu Singh

The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) has been a sensitive region of China mainly due to the Uyghur issue and their clashes with the Central government. The article briefly delves into the history of the Uyghur’s and the reasons for their di....

May 28, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , China , Islam , Uyghur , Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region