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Round table on India-Sri Lanka Relations

Experts and scholars from Pathfinder Foundation, Sri Lanka and members of VIF Faculty discussed a broad range of bilateral issues between India and Sri Lanka on 09 December 2014. The Sri Lankan team was led by Amb. Bernard Goonetilleke,...

December 9, 2014
Tags: India-Sri Lanka relations, Indian Ocean, Sri Lankan Civil War, Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies
Visit by Bangladeshi Parliamentary Delegation

On 25 Nov 2014, a ten-member Parliamentary delegation from Bangladesh held wide ranging interaction with the VIF faculty on ‘India-Bangladesh relations and the way forward’. The interaction kicked off on a positive note, with former Ambassador...

November 25, 2014
Tags: Bangladeshi Parliamentary Delegation, India-Bangladesh Relations, Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies
Joint VIF-RUSI-CICIR Seminar on Afghanistan at Beijing

A trilateral conference ‘China, India, the UK and Afghanistan- A Partnership for Stability’ was held in Beijing from 24 to 26 November 2014 under the auspices of VIF, Royal United Services Institute of UK (RUSI) and China Institute for...

November 24, 2014
Tags: Afghan National Security Forces, Afghanistan, CICIR, Karzai government, RUSI, Neighbourhood Studies
Talk By Amb Hussain Haqqani

Pakistan's former Ambassador to USA, Hussain Haqqani, delivered a talk on “Pakistan: Democracy, Modernism, Jihad” before a distinguished gathering at Vivekananda International Foundation on August 13, 2014. Ambassador Haqqani who is currently...

August 13, 2014
Tags: democracy, Jihad, Modernism, Muslim League, Pakistan, Pakistan's foreign policy, Neighbourhood Studies
Interaction with Dr Moeed Yusuf

Dr Moeed Yusuf, Director, South Asia Program at the United States Institute of Peace, visited VIF on August 6, 2014 for an interaction with the VIF faculty. In a frank and candid exchange of views, Dr Yusuf presented his assessment of the...

August 6, 2014
Tags: Pakistan, South Asia Program, Terrorism, US, Neighbourhood Studies
Visit of Nepalese Delegation

A five-member delegation from Nepal Transition to Peace-Institute (NTTP I) visited the VIF on July 24, 2014 for interaction on a variety of issues of mutual interest. The delegation was led by former Speaker of the Nepalese Parliament Mr. Daman...

July 24, 2014
Tags: Government of Nepal, NTTP-I delegation, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies
Discussion on Christine Fair’s Book

American scholar and academic Dr C Christine Fair presented her latest book “Fighting to the end: The Pakistan Army’s Way of War” before a distinguished gathering of scholars, soldiers and diplomats at the Vivekananda International Foundation...

July 14, 2014
Tags: Christine Fair, Pakistan Army, US policy, Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies
Book on Bangladeshi Migrants Released at VIF

‘Bangladesh Migrants - A Threat to India’ authored by P K Mishra, Senior Fellow of the Vivekananda International Foundation, was released at the VIF on 13 May 2014, by Shri Prakash Singh, IPS (Retd) and former Director General, BSF and a member...

May 13, 2014
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Bangladesh Migrant, Coxs' Bazaar, Indo Bangladesh border, Islamic interest, Bangladesh, Ilegal Immigration, Neighbourhood Studies
Interaction with Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, Member of Pakistan’s National Assembly

An interaction was held with Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, Member of Pakistan’s National Assembly and President of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazal-ur-Rehman group) on 17 December 2013. The Maulana shared his perspectives on several issues related to...

December 17, 2013
Tags: Afghanistan, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, Pakistan’s National Assembly, Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies
Launch of the book Tibet: Perspective and Prospects

Tibet: Perspectives and Prospects, a publication of Vivekananda International Foundation, was launched on 6th November 2013, by His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje. Shri Ajit Doval KC, Director VIF, Ambassador P P...

November 6, 2013
Tags: China, Chinese sovereignty, UN General Assembly Resolution, Tibet, Neighbourhood Studies
Round Table Discussion on Afghanistan

VIF organized a round table discussion focusing on Afghanistan on 11th October 2013. Participants in the discussion included Mr. Ajit Doval, KC, Director VIF, Gen. (retd) N. C. Vij, Lt. Gen. (retd) Ravi Sawhney, Amb G. Parthasarathy, Amb Satish...

October 11, 2013
Tags: Afghanistan, Afghanistan Government, Neighbourhood Studies
VIF at Herat Security Dialogue –II

Lt. Gen Ravi Sawhney, Distinguished Fellow and Sushant Sareen, Senior Fellow, VIF, were invited by the Afghan Institute of Strategic Studies to attend the prestigious Second Herat Security Dialogue on 5-6, October, 2013. Around 80 foreign...

October 5, 2013
Tags: Afghan government, Afghanistan, Security Dialogue, Neighbourhood Studies
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
Interaction with the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India

On 23rd August 2013, VIF invited the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India, H.E Mr. Tariq A. Karim for an interaction on the present state and future prospects of India-Bangladesh relations. Ambassador Karim began his talk by first briefing...

August 23, 2013
Tags: India-Bangladesh Relations, Look East Policy, Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies
Press Statement on India-Pakistan Relations by Members of India’s Strategic Community

Reports indicate that with the change of government in Pakistan and the exchange of visits by special envoys, the Government of India is prepared to resume the composite/comprehensive dialogue with Pakistan, interrupted since January this year...

August 9, 2013
Tags: India-Pakistan border, J&K, Kargil Conflict, LoC, Nawaz Shari, Terror attack, Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies
Interaction with H. E. Mr Prasad Kariyawasam

On August 8, 2013, VIF welcomed the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India, His Excellency Mr. Prasad Kariyawasam for an interaction on various aspects of relations between India and Sri Lanka.

August 8, 2013
Tags: India-Sri Lanka relations, Indian Ocean Region, South Asian neighbours, Sri Lankan economy, Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies
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