Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Leading a five-member delegation of the ‘China Association for International Friendly Contact’ (CAIFC), Mr. Liu Hanwu, Director, Asian Affairs and Standing Counsel Member of the CAIFC, visited the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) o...

September 08, 2016

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Chinese delegation , China’s cultural lineage , Make in China

Interaction with Dr. David Brewster on Multilateral Engagements in the Indo-Pacific Region

Dr. David Brewster, a well known Australian maritime expert and author of ‘India as an Asia Pacific Power’, held a comprehensive interaction with the VIF’s strategic faculty on 07 September 2016 aimed at analyzing potentials for developing...

September 07, 2016

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Australia , Indo-Pacific Region , Act East Policy , David Brewster

Roundtable Discussion on China-Pakistan Nexus: Challenges and Response

The VIF held an internal Round Table Discussion on 12 August 2016, necessitated largely by the fact that China-Pakistan axis, which has remained India’s Achilles heel for long, has begun to manifest in recent years in ways that are increasingl...

August 12, 2016

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , China , CPEC , China-Pakistan Nexus , Baluchistan

Interaction with a Delegation from China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR)

A delegation of China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), led by its President Prof. Ji Zhiye, including Mr. Han Liqun and Mr. Hu Shisheng, among others, visited the VIF on 5 August 2016 for an interaction on India-China ...

August 05, 2016

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , China , POK , OBOR , CPEC , Taliban , CICIR

Round Table Discussion on The South China Sea Dispute Ruling - Implications

Against the backdrop of 12 July 2016, award by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on the South China Sea (SCS), a Round Table Discussion was held on 2 August 2016, on “South China Dispute Ruling: Implications”. The discussion started w...

August 02, 2016

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , South China Sea , UNCLOS , China’s Actions

Round Table Discussion on the ‘Slowdown of China’s Economy’

The VIF held an internal discussion on the current trends in the Chinese economy on 21 July 2016. The discussion was held in two parts; part one of the discussion ‘Slowdown of the Chinese Economy: Implications for India’ was led by Dr. Arvin...

July 21, 2016

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , China , CPC , Chinese economy , GDP , China Growth

Interaction with H.E. Ms. Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner to India

On 15 July 2016, the VIF invited H.E. Ms. Harinder Sidhu, Australia’s High Commissioner to India, for a talk on ‘India-Australia Relations and the Way Forward’ followed by an interactive session. A broad panel of eminent security and forei...

July 15, 2016

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Joint military exercises , Harinder Sidhu , Australian High Commissioner to India , Maritime experts

Visit of Delegation from the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS), UK

An eighteen-member delegation from the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS), led by Major General Simon Leslie Peters, visited the VIF on 08 Jun, 2016 for an interaction that focused, among other things, on India’s foreign policy imperative...

June 08, 2016

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Indian Ocean , Royal College of Defence Studies , Unsettled border

Interaction with Japanese Delegation

H E Koji OMI, Mr Yutaka Kikuta, Mr Takayuki Shirao, Mr Toru Kukaya, Mr Naoyoshi Noguchi and Mr Kazuhisa Yoshida called on the VIF’s faculty for an interaction on ‘India-Japan Relations: the Way Ahead’. The delegation interacted across a wi...

June 07, 2016

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , India-Japan Relations , Japanese Delegation

Visit of Taiwanese Delegation

The VIF hosted a four-member Taiwanese delegation led by Maj Gen Yuan-Shiun Chang and comprising of Capt Cheng-Hua Hsu, Lt Cdr Jin-Tong Jang and Capt Tzong Shiaw Yen for an interaction over issues of mutual interests. During the interaction, the...

May 30, 2016

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Taiwan , India’s Act East Policy , Taiwanese Delegation , Asia-Pacific region

Interaction on ‘Recent Defence Related Developments in China: Implications’

Amb Ashok K Kantha, India’s former Ambassador to China and Distinguished Fellow, VIF, spearheaded an internal discussion on President Xi Jinping’s era of military reforms and China’s concomitant strategies. In his presentation, the former ...

May 26, 2016

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , China , India-China Border , PLA , People’s Liberation Army , Developments in China

Round Table Discussion on “India’s Indian Ocean Strategy”

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) recently convened a Round Table Discussion (RTD) on ‘India’s Indian Ocean Strategy’. The discussion was intended to examine the steps that India needs to take, to construct a strategy for the ...

May 11, 2016

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Indian Ocean Region , Indo-Pacific , SAGAR , India’s Indian Ocean Strategy , Extra-Regional Presence

A Round Table Discussion with Keith Webster, Head of International Cooperation (the Pentagon) on DTTI

In continuation of a dialogue on DTTI (Defence Trade and Technology Initiative) with the U.S. trade representative Keith Webster, held at the Vivekananda International Foundation on 5 May 2016, substantive discussions were held on three key aspe...

May 05, 2016

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , US , DTTI , Keith Webster , Defence Trade and Technology Initiative , Logistics Support Agreement

Interaction with a Taiwanese Delegation

Dr. Lai Yi-chung, Deputy Director of Taiwan Think Tank and leading strategist of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), accompanied by Dr. Mumin Chen, Director, Center for Strategic Studies on South Asia and Middle East, National Chung Hsing Un...

May 04, 2016

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Taiwan , South Asia , Southeast Asia , India-Taiwan Relations , Taiwanese Delegation

Interaction with Prof Naela Quadri, Baluch Leader

The VIF on 18 April 2016 invited noted women rights activist and exiled Baloch leader Prof Naela Quadri for a talk on the current situation in Pakistan’s restive province, Balochistan. Following the talk, an interaction was held with the speak...

April 18, 2016

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , Balochistan , Naela Quadri , Baluch Leader , Gwadar port

Interaction with H.E. Nadir Patel, Canada’s High Commissioner to India

A panel of eminent policy experts representing the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), including representatives from the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), among others, enga...

April 11, 2016

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy , DRDO , CII , Nadir Patel , Canada , India-Canada relations