Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Discussion on ‘Remedial Measures to counter possible spread of Coronavirus'

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a discussion with a delegation led by Lt Gen RS Grewal, Director General Medical Services (DGMS), Army, on ‘Remedial Measures to counter possible spread of Coronavirus' on 06 March 2020. Air C...

March 06, 2020

Tags: Governance and Political Studies , China , Wuhan , Coronavirus , WHO , World Health Organization , Crisis

Joint Amity University and Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) Essay Competition and Panel Discussion on ‘Vision India 2030’

Consequent to the signing of MoU between VIF and Amity University, Noida, under the dynamic and visionary leadership of Dr Ashok K. Chauhan, Founder President, Amity Education Group and Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, a joint Essay Competition a...

August 28, 2019

Tags: Conference , Governance and Political Studies , Amity Education Group , Vision India 2030 , Essay Competition

Round Table at the VIF on Elections 2019 by Dr. A. Surya Prakash, Chairman, Prasar Bharti

During the course of the elections, Dr. A Surya Prakash visited the states of Karnataka, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal to understand how the people were voting. He shared his impression and insight during two round ta...

May 20, 2019

Tags: Governance and Political Studies , India , UP , Congress , BJP , modi , Election Commission , Prasar Bharti , Chairman , 2019 , Elections 2019 , Bengal

Round Table Discussion on Elections-2019

A round table discussion was held at the VIF to discuss the various aspects of Election 2019. Dr A Surya Prakash, Chairman Prasar Bharti, led the discussions. ...

April 23, 2019

Tags: Governance and Political Studies , India , Lok Sabha , Democracy of India , Indian Parliament , Elections-2019

Essay Contest for School Students, Prize Distribution

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised an online essay contest for school students between classes X and XII in January 2018. The theme for the contest was ‘My Vision of India’. The prizes were announced in March and the pr...

May 15, 2018

Tags: Governance and Political Studies , Essay contest

Interaction with Prof CR Babu, Enviornmentalist and Ecologist, on ‘Ecological Restoration of Degraded Lands and Wastelands’

Prof C.R. Babu, noted environmentalist and Professor Emeritus, Delhi University, who is credited with a number of success stories and three awards in the field of environmental conservation, was invited on to share with the VIF’s faculty his v...

May 14, 2018

Tags: Governance and Political Studies , Ecological Restoration , Wastelands , Ecosystems

Interaction of Brig V Anand of the Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi, with students of MIT School of Government, Pune

On March 12, 2018, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a group of teachers and students from the MIT School of Government, Pune. The session was chaired by Brig Vinod Anand. The other members on the panel were Shri RNP Singh (Senio...

March 12, 2018

Tags: Governance and Political Studies , China , Maritime Security , Tibet , MIT School , Kashmiri Pandits

Interaction with Dr Sushmit Kumar on India’s Potential to become a Super Power

On 01 Mar 2018, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) invited Dr Sushmit Kumar, author of “The Modernisation of Islam and the Creation of a Multipolar World Order” (Booksurge, January 2008) for a discussion that hinged on exploring ...

March 01, 2018

Tags: Governance and Political Studies , science and technology , skill development , Super Power , Modernisation of Islam , Education

Round Table Discussion on ‘Bicameralism and the Role of Rajya Sabha’

With the Council of States i.e Rajya Sabha increasingly perceived as an arena for political muscle-flexing and stonewalling key legislations of the government in recent years, there has been growing demand in the country to review its compositio...

July 27, 2016

Tags: Governance and Political Studies , Congress , BJP , Lok Sabha , Rajya Sabha , Bicameralism , BJD , NCP