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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
‘Quad Plus’ Dialogue – Tokyo

A four-member team from the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) comprising Director, Dr. Arvind Gupta, Lt. Gen. Ravi Sawhney, Ambassador Anil Wadhwa and Dr. Harinder Sekhon participated in the Quad Plus Dialogue in Tokyo from March 4 to...

March 4, 2018
Tags: Afghanistan, ASEAN, Indian Ocean, Pakistan, Quad Plus, South China Sea, Tokyo, International Relations and Diplomacy
Conference on Security in Indian Ocean Region, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Tokyo

A conference was organised by Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) on February 22 & 23, 2018, at Tokyo, to conclude a two years project that explored the possibilities for major democracies - namely Australia, India, Japan and the United States...

February 22, 2018
Tags: China, China’s Naval Strategy, Indian Ocean Region, Japan, Maritime Connectivity, ndo-pacific Region, Indian Ocean Region, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with ASEAN Journalists

On January 23, 2018, The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, hosted an interaction with visiting senior journalists from the ten of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries of Indonesia, Malaysia,...

January 23, 2018
Tags: ASEAN, India-ASEAN relations, Indo-Pacific Region, South China Sea, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with Prof Syyed Mohd Kazem Sajjadpour, President, Iranian Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS)

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized an interaction with Prof Syyed Mohd Kazem Sajjadpour, President of the Iranian Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS), on 16 January 2018. He was accompanied by a senior...

January 16, 2018
Tags: Gholamreza Ansari, India-Iran Bilateral Relations, IPIS, International Relations and Diplomacy
Brainstorming Session on Imbalance in Sino-Indian Trade: What to do about it?

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a brain storming session on the topic of ‘Imbalance in Sino-Indian Trade: What to do about it?’ Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, delivered the opening remarks. The session was attended by...

January 11, 2018
Tags: Chinese market, RCEP, Sino-Indian Trade, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Seminar on Asia-Africa Growth Corridor

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, organised a Round Table Discussion (RTD) on the Asia-Africa Growth Corridor (AAGC) on 10th January 2018. The AAGC initiative emerged from the Indian Prime Minister’s visit to Japan in...

January 10, 2018
Tags: African Development, Asia-Africa Growth Corridor, Shipping Corporation, Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with Visiting South Korean Delegation of Sejong Institute

The Vivekananda International Foundation held a maiden interaction with an eminent delegation of Sejong Institute from South Korea on 18 December 2017. The interaction explored various facets of current global, regional and bilateral dynamics...

December 18, 2017
Tags: India-South Korea Partnership, Indo-Pacific, Korea Plus, South Korean delegation, International Relations and Diplomacy
H.E. Mr. Sergey V Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Russian Federation, delivers the First Kadakin Memorial Lecture at the Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi, 11 December 2017

His Excellency Sergey V Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, delivered the First Kadakin Memorial Lecture at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 11 December 2017, to a select gathering that comprised...

December 11, 2017
Tags: Afghanistan, Asia-Pacific, BRICS, India-Russia Relations, OBOR, Sergey V Lavrov, International Relations and Diplomacy
2nd Meeting of Head of Think-Tanks of India and Russia, New Delhi, 04 Dec 2017

Session on ‘Strategic Partnership between India and Russia in the Backdrop of the Changing Landscape of World Order’ Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, chaired a session titled ‘Strategic...

December 4, 2017
Tags: strategic partnership, International Relations and Diplomacy
Round Table Discussion on Taking India and Central Asia to the Next Level

Report and Recommendations

December 1, 2017
Tags: Central Asia, Connectivity China, India-Central Asia relations, International North South Transport Corridor, SCO, International Relations and Diplomacy
The Joint India-China-U.S. Trilateral on Cyberspace Cooperation, 16-17 November 2017

On November 16-17, the China Institute for International Strategic Studies (CIISS), the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) and the East West Institute (EWI) co-hosted the first ‘Joint China-India-U.S. Trilateral on Cyberspace...

November 16, 2017
Tags: Cyberspace Cooperation, International Relations and Diplomacy
Seminar on India-China Relations and the Way Forward

On 6 November 2017, the Vivekananda International Foundation and the Institute of Chinese Studies jointly held a joint seminar on the “India-China Relations and the Way Forward”. A delegation comprising of Prof. Zhao Bole, Prof. Lu Gang and...

November 6, 2017
Tags: Belt and Road Initiative, Communist Party of China, Doklam Issue, India-China relations, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
"China's Internal Dynamics, Cyber Security and Relations with India"

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a seminar titled "China's Internal Dynamics, Relations with India & Cyber Security", along with the Prospect Foundation from Taiwan on 01 November 2017. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director VIF...

November 1, 2017
Tags: Chinese Communist Party, Cyber Security, India-China relations, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Round Table Discussion on Bay of Bengal

Keeping Conflicts at Bay - Need for Bay of Bengal Community

October 26, 2017
Tags: ASEAN, Bay of Bengal, BIMSTEC, China, OBOR, Rohingya Solidarity Organisation, SAARC, Indo-Pacific, Indian Ocean Region, International Relations and Diplomacy
Discussion on China’s Emerging Global and Regional Strategy

Amb Ashok Kantha, India’s former Ambassador to China, led a round table session on ‘China’s Emerging Global and Regional Strategy’ at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 24 Aug 2017. India’s former Foreign Secretary Amb Kanwal...

August 24, 2017
Tags: China-Pakistan Nexus, CPEC, Dokalam, Global and Regional Strategy, President Trump, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
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