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Interaction with Honorable Md. Hassan Mahmud Esq., Minister for Information of Bangladesh

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a talk by honourable Md. Hassan Mahmud Esq. on India Bangladesh Relations, chaired by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF. Md. Hassan began by emphasizing India's role during the time of Bangladesh...

January 14, 2020
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Hassan Mahmud , India-Bangladesh Relations , Economic Development
Round Table Discussion on India-Nepal Relations

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a Round Table Discussion to discuss India-Nepal relations on 7th November 2019. This everlasting friendship is now also being called a ‘strategic partnership’. This relationship was an...

November 07, 2019
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , China , BIMSTEC , India-Nepal relations , FDI , Madhesi , China policy
Round Table Discussion on Sri Lanka: Reeling Under the Attack

A round table discussion (RTD) was held on 16th May 2019 at the VIF to discuss the recent terror attacks in Sri Lanka. The discussants included Major General Ashok Mehta, Dr Adil Rashid, Dr Smruti Pattanaik, Prof S D Muni, Dr Sreeradha Datta, Am...

May 16, 2019
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Islamic State , South Asia , Al Qaeda , Sri Lanka terror attack , Colombo , Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam
Indo-Myanmar Dialogue

A four member delegation from top think tanks of Myanmar discussed various issues under bilateral as well as regional ambit. Bilateral discussions ranged from social, economic and security issues, India’s ‘neighbours first’ policy, connect...

March 20, 2019
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Bilateral discussions , Security issues , social issues
Indo-Bangladesh Bilateral Dialogue

A three member Bangladesh delegation led by former foreign secretary Chowdhury highlighted several of the positive developments along with the outstanding issues that remain between the two neighbours. Views on issues of connectivity corridors, ...

March 19, 2019
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , China , Myanmar , BIMSTEC , Bangladesh delegation
Interaction with Bangladesh Delegation

A delegation of 17 young Members of Bangladesh Parliament interacted with the VIF faculty covering a wide gamut of bilateral issues. While acknowledging India’s interest in generation of many infrastructure development and small development p...

March 12, 2019
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , economy , Bangladesh delegation
Vivekananda International Foundation’s (VIF) Interaction with Maldives Delegation

On 29th of January 2019, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted an interaction with a delegation from the Maldives. The Maldives’ delegation was led by Mohamed Jameel Ahmed, former Vice President of the Maldives. Other members o...

January 29, 2019
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , regional cooperation , Radicalisation , SAARC , Maldivian Democratic Party , India-Maldives relations
Interaction with Myanmar Delegation

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised an interaction with a Myanmar delegation led by Gen. U Aung Min and comprising of five other members of Peace Development Foundation of Myanmar. Gen. U Aung Min, formerly a Minister and Ch...

September 21, 2018
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , OBOR , Arakan army , Myanmar Delegation , India-Myanmar relations , Indo-Myanmar border , U Aung Min
Bangladesh Tariqat Federation Party Delegation’s visit to the VIF

VIF hosted an interaction with a three-member delegation of Bangladesh Tariqat Federation Party (BTF) and members of the Awami league led 14 party alliance. The discussions centred around the trend of a particular section of Bangladesh’s poli...

August 06, 2018
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Bangladesh Tariqat Federation , slamic religious identity , Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Roundtable on ‘Recent Developments in Nepal-China Relations: Implications’

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a roundtable on ‘Recent Developments in Nepal-China Relations: Implications’. The key speaker, Mr. Sunil KC, CEO of Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs, Kathmandu, touched ...

June 27, 2018
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , China , Nepal-China Relations , Prime Minister Oli , Hydropower projects , Sunil KC , BBIN initiative
Interaction with Mr. AKM Chowdhury of Bangladesh Nationalist Party

A Roundtable interaction with Mr. AKM Chowdhury, former minister of Commerce and a ranking leader of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was organised at Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on June 8, 2018. ...

June 08, 2018
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Bangladesh-India relations , AKM Chowdhury , Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Interaction with Prof. Hon-Shiang Lau on Tibet

On 13 April 2018, The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted Prof. Hon-Shiang Lau, a research scholar of Chinese history, whose research findings have been well received in Taiwan and Belgium. Prof Lau gave a presentation on ‘How Ti...

April 13, 2018
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Tibet , Hon-Shiang Lau , Chinese history , Chinese Government
Interaction with Prof. Vijay Kant Karna, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, on ‘Indo-Nepal Relations under the New Government in Nepal’

An interaction on India-Nepal relations and future prospects was held at the VIF on 27 March, 2018, with Prof. Vijay Kant Karna as the lead speaker. The session began with opening remarks by Mr. Sahay who complemented the people of Nepal, the p...

March 27, 2018
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Indo-Nepal relations , Communist Party of Nepal , Chinese investments
Brainstorming Session on ‘India-Bhutan Relations and the Chinese Factor’

A brainstorming session on ‘India-Bhutan Relations and the Chinese Factor’ was conducted on 19 March, 2018. Director VIF, Dr. Arvind Gupta, delivered the opening remarks and laid out the context of India-Bhutan situation in the light of the ...

March 19, 2018
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Bhutan , BBIN , Doklam Crisis , India-Bhutan Relations , Chinese Factor , Hydro-electric Power Projects , Border Areas
H.E. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani’s speech at Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, 24 October 2017

Highlights President Ghani dwelled on the causes of global uncertainty, the regional security context and the New US Strategy in South Asia. Drivers of Global Uncertainty ...

October 24, 2017
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan , QUAD , CPEC , Ashraf Ghani , Afghanistan Foreign Policy , ANSF , Indo–Afghan Relations
Round Table Discussion on ‘India-Bhutan Relations: Recent Developments and Implications’

The Dokalam crisis, i.e. the border stand-off between China and India, which had kept the bilateral ties between the two neighbouring countries on the boil for over two months, came to a peaceful resolution on Aug 28, 2017, with both sides disen...

September 18, 2017
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Bhutan , India-Bhutan Relations , Sino-Bhutanese boundary , Siliguri Corridor , IMTRAT
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