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Discussion on India-Japan Relations, G7 Summit and Indo-Pacific Region

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a roundtable discussion on “India-Japan Relations, G7 Summit and Indo-Pacific Region” on 15 May, 2023. Amb. Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa chaired the session and gave the opening remark...

May 15, 2023
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific Region , G7 Summit , India-Japan Relations
Geopolitical Relevance of the Pacific Islands for India and the Indo-Pacific Region

The Vivekananda International Foundation organised a virtual talk by Ms. Cleo Paskal, Non-Resident Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), Washington DC on "Geopolitical Relevance of the Pacific Islands for India and the Indo-Pac...

March 15, 2023
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Taiwan , Indo-Pacific Region , Geopolitical , Chinese political warfare
India-Africa Roundtable on Science and Technology

On 15th March 2023, as part of the "Connect Africa" initiative, VIF organised 1st "India-Africa Roundtable (IAR)"on Science and Technology with a focus on collaboration in the field of Science & Technology, particularly in the domain of Trade,...

March 15, 2023
Tags: Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Connect Africa , Climate Change , Food Security , African Union
VIF Hosts the High Commissioner of South Africa and Ambassador of Sudan under its Connect Africa Programme

The High Commissioner of South Africa, His Excellency Mr. JS Ndebele, and the Ambassador of Sudan, His Excellency Mr Abdalla Omer Bashir Elhusain, gave presentations on the status of India's relations with their respective nations and their pros...

February 20, 2023
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Indian Ocean , Cold War , South Africa , USSR , Connect Africa , Periplus , Erythraean Sea
Talk on “Connectivity Strategies in the Indo- Pacific Region” by Prof. Gulshan Sachdeva

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk by Prof. Gulshan Sachdeva on

“Connectivity Strategies in the Indo- Pacific Region”
on February 13, 2023. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, chaired the session and made w...

February 13, 2023
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , US , China , Middle East , Economic Partnership , Indo- Pacific
Talk by Singapore’s High Commissioner to India H.E. Simon Wong Wie Kuen

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk by High Commissioner of Singapore to India H.E. Simon Wong Wie Kuen on “Singapore’s Approach to the Indo-Pacific” on January 16, 2023. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, chaire...

January 16, 2023
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , Singapore , US-China
Interaction with Puneet Roy Kundal, Joint Secretary, MEA

Shri Puneet Roy Kundal, Joint Secretary, MEA, former Ambassador of India in Tunisia and Consul General of India in Cape Town, highlighted Africa's strategic importance for India in his remarks. He mentions that MEA considers the relationship wit...

January 09, 2023
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , West Africa , ITEC , Africa historical , capacity-building programmes
Interaction with Delegation from Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised an interactive session with a visiting three member delegation headed by the Director General of the Institute of Foreign Policy & Security Studies (IFPSS), Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, ...

December 20, 2022
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , India , China , Russia , Vietnam , Indo-Vietnam
VIF Interaction with the visiting delegation from Iran On Interfaith Dialogue in the Historical Perspective, especially from India and Iran Point of View

On December 15, 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized an interaction with a high level delegation from Iran. The theme of the discussion was 'Interfaith Dialogue in the Historical Perspective, especially from India and I...

December 15, 2022
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Conflict Avoidance , Samvad , Religions , Interfaith Dialogue
Interaction with the Visiting US delegation

On 14 December a delegation from the US Department of State interacted with VIF scholars VIF representatives, Dr Arvind Gupta (Director), Lt Gen R K Sawhney (Retd),Gp Capt Naval Jagota (Retd),Sweta Kumari(Associate Fellow), Anurag Sharma (Snr Re...

December 14, 2022
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Pakistan , Anti-terrorism , Tehrik-e-Taliban
Interactive Session with Korean National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA)

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised an interactive session with a visiting delegation from the Korean National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA) on November 24, 2022. The talk focussed on the prospects of Republic of Korea-India re...

November 24, 2022
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , South Korea , Geopolitics
Talk on US Midterm Elections

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk on “US midterm Elections 2022: Implications for India and the World” on 21 November, 2022. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, chaired the session and made welcome remarks. P...

November 21, 2022
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Democrats , Republicans , midterm Elections
Singapore delegation’s visit

On 16 November 2022, the delegation of Singapore from the Ministry of Defence visited the Vivekananda International Foundation to interact on the issues of counter-terrorism and cyber security. Ouyang Zi Qi, Counter Terrorism analyst, Tan Kian J...

November 16, 2022
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Islamic State , Taliban , Counter terrorism
Talk on Indo-Indonesia Relations

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk on “Global and Regional Uncertainty and the Prospects for India-Indonesia Relations” on 10 November, 2022. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, chaired the session and gave welcome ...

November 10, 2022
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , ASEAN , Energy Security , G20 , India-Indonesia
West Asia Experts Group Meeting

The West Asia Experts Group Meeting was held on 6 October 2022 by the Vivekananda International Foundation, the discussion was focused on "Morocco’s Foreign Policy and India-Morocco Relations". The key speaker for the session was Mr. Mohamed M...

October 06, 2022
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , French , Arab , India-Morocco Relations , civilizational bonds
Quad Plus Dialogue

The latest edition of the Quad Plus dialogue at the think tanks level was held on 20th September 2022 virtually. The topics discussed were a review of recent developments with the Quad, role of multi-lateral organisations in identifying opportun...

September 20, 2022
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Quad Plus , USA , Quad Plus Dialogue , Quad members
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