Home Interaction
Neighbourhood Studies
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
A Talk on ‘India-Afghanistan Relations: Recent Developments and Implications’, by H.E. Salahuddin Rabbani, Foreign Minister of Afghanistan

H.E. Salahuddin Rabbani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, concluded his three-day visit to India with a talk on ‘India-Afghanistan Relations: Recent Developments and Implications’, delivered at the Vivekan...

September 12, 2017
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Pakistan , US , India-Afghanistan relations , Salahuddin Rabbani
Round Table Discussion on India-Bangladesh Relations

Following up on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s highly successful and ‘historic’ visit to India undertaken in the month of April, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Round Table Discussion (RTD) on 06 Jun 2...

June 06, 2017
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , India-Bangladesh Relations , Gowher Rizvi
Interaction with H.E. Mr. Deep Kumar Upadhyay, Nepal’s Ambassador to India

Ahead of Nepalese President Ms Bidya Devi Bhandari’s scheduled visit to India later this month, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted H.E. Mr. Deep Kumar Upadhyay, Nepal’s Ambassador to India, for an interaction on ‘India-N...

April 07, 2017
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , BBIN , India-Nepal relations , Deep Kumar Upadhyay
Talk by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

On 08 February 2017, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), for a second time since its inception in December 2009, had the honour and privilege of hosting the Nobel Peace Laureate, His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, the ...

February 08, 2017
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Tibet , Buddhism , Dalai Lama , Ancient Indian , Nalanda Monastery
Interaction with Dr. Sakhawat Hussain, Former Election commissioner of Bangladesh

On 27 October 2016, the VIF invited Brigadier General Muhammad Sakhawat Hussain ndc, psc (Retd), former Election Commissioner of Bangladesh (2007-2012), for a talk on ‘Electoral Governance in Bangladesh’, followed by an interactive session. ...

October 27, 2016
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Featured , Indo-Bangladesh relations , Sakhawat Hussain , Bangladesh Election
VIF Delegation’s Visit to Myanmar

A VIF delegation led by Director, Gen NC Vij and comprising of Lt. Gen. Ravi Sawhney, Amb Ashok Kantha and Brig Vinod Anand visited Myanmar from 23 to 25 October 2016. Mr. NMP Jayesh ex-Singapore, an expert on trade and commerce represented the ...

October 23, 2016
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Featured , China , Act East Policy , MISIS , National Defence College , India-Myanmar relation
Interaction with Amb Tariq Karim, Bangladesh’s former Ambassador to India

Amb Tariq Karim, Bangladesh’s former High Commissioner to India and a Distinguished Fellow at the VIF, delivered a talk on some of the recent developments in Bangladesh on. He broadly dwelt upon the Islamic State (IS) factor in Bangladesh, the...

August 30, 2016
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Islamic State , Indo-Bangladesh relations
Interaction with Mr. Hasanul Haq Inu, Minister for Information, Bangladesh

The VIF had the privilege to host Mr. Hasanul Haq Inu, Hon’ble Minister for Information and President of the Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal, Bangladesh, on 18 Aug 2016 for an interaction on India-Bangladesh relations and the way forward. The interact...

August 18, 2016
Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , West Pakistan , India-Bangladesh Relations , Hasanul Haq Inu
Contact Us