Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Interactive Session on ‘Humanitarian Crisis in Syria: Truth & Disinformation’

Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized an interactive session on ‘Humanitarian Crisis in Syria: Truth & Disinformation’ on 8 November 2019. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF delivered his opening remarks followed by a brief...

November 8, 2019

Tags: Humanitarian Crisis, Kurdish issue, Syria, Syrian civil war, West Asian region, International Relations and Diplomacy

Brainstorming Session on ‘India and West Asia – a New Paradigm Shift and Policy Options’

Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Brainstorming Session on ‘India and West Asia – a New Paradigm Shift and Policy Options’. The deliberations broadly focussed on assessing the present situation in the West Asian Region...

July 12, 2019

Tags: Chabahar Port, Gulf region, Indian Diaspora, Israel, Syria, West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Interaction with Iranian Delegation

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted an interactive session with an Iranian delegation represented by Seyed Mohammd Kazem Sajjadpour, the President of Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS), a think-tank based...

January 10, 2019

Tags: Afghanistan, IPIS, Iranian Delegation, Syria, International Relations and Diplomacy

Interaction with Dr. James M. Dorsey on ‘Review of Major Conflicts in West Asia and the Way Forward’

On Mar 10th, 2018, Members of the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) faculty had an interactive session with Dr James M. Dorsey, Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), discussing together major conflicts in...

March 10, 2018

Tags: James M. Dorsey, Libya, Middle East, North Africa, Syria, Yemen, West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Seminar on West Asia

VIF organized a seminar on ‘Recent Developments in West Asia: Challenges and Implications’ on July 25, 2014 to analyse the situation in the strife-torn area and its broader ramifications for the region and India.

July 25, 2014

Tags: Developments in West Asia, ISIS, Islamic State, Syria, West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Interaction with Islamic Scholar Syed Babar Ashraf

Mr. Syed Babar Ashraf, noted Islamic scholar and National Secretary, All India Ulama & Mashaikh Board interacted with the VIF faculty on July 23, 2014. In his address, Ashraf traced the history of Wahabism and its growing presence in India...

July 23, 2014

Tags: India Ulama & Mashaikh Board, Iraq, Syed Babar Ashraf, Syria, Wahabism, International Relations and Diplomacy

VIF Interaction with the Iranian Ambassador to India, HE Mr. Gholam Reza Ansari

VIF welcomed the Iranian Ambassador to India, HE Mr. Gholam Reza Ansari for an interaction on 28th June 2013. Amb Ansari candidly expressed his views on India-Iran relations, Iranian Presidential elections and Iranian foreign policy with...

June 28, 2013

Tags: Afghanistan, Iranian Ambassador to India, Syria, International Relations and Diplomacy

Interaction with Mr. Ribal Al-Assad on ‘Syria and the Arab Spring’

At an interaction with eminent strategic experts held at VIF on Feb 08, 2011, Mr. Ribal al Assad, Chairman of the Organization for Democracy and Freedom in Syria, based in London, and son of the former Syrian leader Rifat al Assad, presently...

February 8, 2012

Tags: Arab Spring, Syria, UN resolution, International Relations and Diplomacy