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Quad Plus Dialogue
Dr Himani Pant

The Quad Plus Dialogue is held every quarter, since 2013 and the Vivekananda International Foundation has been the designated think tank representing India since the inception of this dialogue. Apart from VIF, the other think tanks from Quad...

November 19, 2020
Tags: Australia, India, Indo-Pacific, QUAD, Quad Plus, Singapore, US, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with H.E. Mr. Barry O’Farrell, High Commissioner of Australia to India
Amruta Karambelkar

Vivekananda International Foundation hosted His Excellency, Mr. Barry O’Farrell for an interaction on India-Australia bilateral relations. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, Amb. Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF, Amb. Kanwal Sibal, former...

June 17, 2020
Tags: 5G, Australia, India-Australia bilateral relations, Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy
Think Tank Dialogue on the Quadrilateral Grouping: The ‘Quad-Plus Dialogue’- 2019, Sydney, Australia, February 19-21, 2019 (Report)

(A Track 1.5 dialogue hosted by think tanks from Australia, India, Japan, and the U.S., and Quad-Plus Partner France) Participants: Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), Japan Institute for International Affairs (JIIA), The Heritage...

February 20, 2019
Tags: Australia, India, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Maritime Domain Awareness, Nuclear Forces Treaty, Quad Plus, US, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with Hon'ble Jason Clare, MP, Australia

The interaction with the Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister of Trade and Investment covered a gamut of issues impacting the regional and Indo-Australia bilateral relations and importance of economic component in strategic relations.

January 14, 2019
Tags: Australia, Indo-Australia bilateral relations, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with Dr. David Brewster on Multilateral Engagements in the Indo-Pacific Region

Dr. David Brewster, a well known Australian maritime expert and author of ‘India as an Asia Pacific Power’, held a comprehensive interaction with the VIF’s strategic faculty on 07 September 2016 aimed at analyzing potentials for developing a...

September 7, 2016
Tags: Act East Policy, Australia, David Brewster, Indo-Pacific Region, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with Ms. Kavita Kewal, Department of Defence, Australia

Ms. Kavita Kewal, Assistant Secretary, DOD, Australia along with other officials visited VIF on 22 July 2014 to interact with the VIF faculty on issues of mutual concern. Ms. Kavita Kewal explained Australian views on regional security...

July 22, 2014
Tags: Af-Pak, Australia, Indo-Australian defence relations, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with Professor Michael Wesley of Australian National University

At an interaction with the VIF faculty on February 18, 2014, Professor Michael Wesley from Australia spoke on a range of topics including Australia’s foreign policy towards Asia and South Asia, changing power dynamics in Asia and Australian...

February 18, 2014
Tags: Asia-Pacific, Australia, Indo-Australian relations, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with Australian Associate Secretary of Defence

On October 3, 2013, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a Round Table Discussion with the Australian Associate Secretary and Chief Operating Officer in the Ministry of Defence Mr Brendan Sargeant. In his welcoming remarks, Mr...

October 3, 2013
Tags: Asia-Pacific region, Australia, Australian Associate Secretary of Defence, South Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with H. E Amb Glenn White, Australian Ambassador to Nepal

On 3rd September 2013, VIF welcomed Amb Glenn White, the Australian Ambassador to Nepal for a brief interaction on the latest political developments in Nepal. Having spent the last four months in Nepal, Amb White gave a succinct assessment of...

September 3, 2013
Tags: Australia, Australian Ambassador, Democratic values, Himalayan state, Nepal, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies
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