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Interaction with Delegation from Royal College of Defence Studies, UK

A 17-member delegation of senior level defence officers and defence ministry officials from the UK and other countries led by Commandant RCDS, Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS), Lt. Gen (Retd) Sir David Bill, KCB, visited the VIF on 30

May 30, 2014
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , India’s foreign policy , Royal College of Defence Studies , UK , India’s economy , RCDS
Interaction with Chinese Think Tank Scholars

A three member delegation from the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, Beijing led by Dr Li Li, Associate Research Fellow at CICIR visited the VIF on 30th May 2014 and interacted with the VIF faculty. The other members of th...

May 30, 2014
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , China , South Asia , India’s foreign policy , 2014 Elections
VIF MoU with Centre for South Asian Studies, Peking University

On 30th May 2014, Dr Wang Xu, Asst. Director, Centre for South Asian Studies, Peking University, Beijing visited the VIF for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutes for academic exchanges. ...

May 30, 2014
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Peking University , MOU
VIF MOU with Vietnam Think Tank

A ten member Vietnamese delegation visited Vivekananda International Foundation on 16 April 2014 for discussions and signing of an MOU between the Institute of Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies (IFPSS), Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam and the V...

April 16, 2014
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Vietnam , Asia Pacific , Foreign Affairs , MOU , Institute of Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies
Interaction with Dr. Klaus Lange, Institute of Transnational Studies, Germany

Dr Klaus Lange, Director of the Institute of Transnational Studies, Munich with branches in Italy and Gurgaon, India and Dr Klara Knapp, Deputy Director of ITS interacted with the VIF faculty on 04 April, 2014. Dr Lange shared his perspective on...

April 04, 2014
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Germany , Institute of Transnational Studies , Ukrainian crisis
Interaction with Swedish Delegation

A 17 member Swedish delegation led by Mr Henrik Haggstorm from the Swedish Armed Forces HQ interacted with the VIF faculty on 03 April 2014 on the regional and international security scenario. The Swedish delegation included Swedish Defence Atta...

April 03, 2014
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Swedish Defence Attaches , Swedish Delegation
Interaction with Egyptian Ambassador to India

H.E. Khaled Ali Moustafa El-Bakly, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt interacted with members of the strategic community at the VIF on April 02, 2014. The Ambassador spoke on the current situation and the upcoming elections in Egypt. He el...

April 02, 2014
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Egypt , Al Qaeda , Muslim Brotherhood , Indo-Egypt relations
Talk by French Ambassador to India HE Francois Richier

In his interaction with the VIF faculty on March 26, Ambassador of France to India H E Francois Richier began by identifying the similarities between India and France – above all, the commitment to maintaining strategic autonomy. This did not ...

March 26, 2014
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Counter-terrorism , defence cooperation , France , Civil nuclear cooperation
Interaction with EU Ambassador to India

Vivekananda International Foundation hosted an interaction with His Excellency Mr. João Cravinho, Ambassador and Head of the Delegation of the European Union to India on 13 March 2014, under its ongoing series of interactions with Ambassadors b...

March 13, 2014
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , Free Trade Agreement , EU’s Common Security and Foreign Policy , EU’s Neighbourhood Policy
Interaction with Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan from Vietnam

Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan, Director General, Institute for Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies, Hanoi accompanied by Dr Vo Xuan Vinh, Institute for South East Asian Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences had an interaction with VIF faculty on 06 ...

March 06, 2014
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , ASEAN , Vietnam , Look East Policy , Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences
Interaction with Professor Michael Wesley of Australian National University

At an interaction with the VIF faculty on February 18, 2014, Professor Michael Wesley from Australia spoke on a range of topics including Australia’s foreign policy towards Asia and South Asia, changing power dynamics in Asia and Australian pe...

February 18, 2014
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Australia , Asia-Pacific , Indo-Australian relations
Interaction with UK, MOD Team on Global Strategic Trends and Implications

A British team from Development of Concepts and Doctrine Centre of UK Ministry of Defence led by Brig. Matt Holmes made a presentation on ‘Global Strategic Trends: Setting the Strategic Context for Defence and Security’ and interacted with t...

February 10, 2014
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , radicalization , UK , Global Strategic Trends , National Intelligence Council
Interaction with the British High Commissioner to India

Vivekananda International Foundation hosted an interaction with the British High Commissioner to India, Sir James David Bevan KCMG, on 8th January 2014. The interaction was chaired by Vice Adm. (Retd) K. K. Nayyar and included retired...

January 08, 2014
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Afghanistan , British High Commissioner , Afghanistan post-2014
Interaction with Prof Stephen Cohen

Prof Stephen Cohen, Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution interacted with members of the strategic community at VIF on 8 January 2014. He spoke on likely scenarios that could unfold in Afghanistan post the withdrawal of US troops and their impa...

January 08, 2014
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , US , Afghanistan , Indo-Pak relations , Afghanistan post-2014
Interaction with Mr Adam Thomson, the British High Commissioner to Pakistan

Vivekananda International Foundation welcomed Mr Adam Thomson, the British High Commissioner to Pakistan on 26th November 2013 for an interaction with leading security and foreign policy strategists of India. The team for interaction ...

November 26, 2013
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , British High Commissioner , Political situation in Pakistan
Interaction with Mr. Tom Dodd, Senior Policy Advisor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK

Mr. Tom Dodd, Head, ASEAN Department of Foreign and Commonwealth Office accompanied by Helen Fazey, Counsellor, ASEAN and Regional security Affairs at the British Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia had an interaction with the VIF Faculty on 12 Novemb...

November 12, 2013
Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Panel Discussion , ASEAN , UK , FTA , India’s look East policy
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