Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Trilateral Dialogue on India-Japan-South Korea: Promoting Peace, Prosperity and Stability in the Indo-Pacific Region

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a virtual India-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Dialogue on the topic “India-Japan-South Korea: Promoting Peace, Prosperity and Stability in the Indo-Pacific Region” on June 15, 2023. The...

June 15, 2023

Tags: Asian Values, India, Indo-Pacific, Japan, People to People Connect, Security, Soft Power, South Korea, trade, Trilateral Dialogue, International Relations and Diplomacy

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam Revisited: Exploring India’s Soft Power Assets

Dr Arpita Mitra

In January 2019, Vivekananda International Foundation organized the seminar Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: Relevance of India’s Ancient Thinking to Contemporary Strategic Reality to mobilize the Indian repository of ideas—ancient and modern—and bring...

March 3, 2020

March 4, 2020

Tags: Ayurveda, Bollywood, India’s Soft Power Assets, Soft Power, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, Yoga, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Introduction to Indian Strategic Thinking for Diplomats 2.0

Radhika Daga

On 17 February 2020, VIF held the second workshop for foreign diplomats posted in embassies based in New Delhi. It was the second time this initiative was taken to bring together diplomats from countries around the world and introduce them to...

February 17, 2020

February 19, 2020

Tags: Civilisational links, Counter terrorism, Indian Strategic Thinking, India’s foreign policy, India’s strategic approach, J&K, Radicalisation, Soft Power, Strategic affairs, Governance and Political Studies

Release of ‘India’s National Security Crisis: Reinventing the Republic’

‘India’s National Security Crisis: Reinventing the Republic’ written by Maj Gen (Dr) GD Bakshi SM, VSM (Retd) was released at the Vivekananda International Foundation on 21 April 2014. The function was presided over by Mr. Prakash Singh, former...

April 21, 2014

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Jihad, Maoism, National Security Crisis, Soft Power