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VIF Delegation’s Visit to Colombo and Interaction with Pathfinder Foundation

A VIF delegation led Dr. Arvind Gupta, comprising of Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney and Dr Sreeradha Datta visited Colombo during 10-14 January. VIF’s think tank partner, the Pathfinder Foundation hosted the delegation and organized many of the...

January 10, 2023
January 14, 2023
Tags: Colombo port, economy, IMF bailout, local elections, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies
Interaction with Puneet Roy Kundal, Joint Secretary, MEA
Samir Bhattacharya

Shri Puneet Roy Kundal, Joint Secretary, MEA, former Ambassador of India in Tunisia and Consul General of India in Cape Town, highlighted Africa's strategic importance for India in his remarks. He mentions that MEA considers the relationship...

January 9, 2023
Tags: Africa historical, capacity-building programmes, ITEC, West Africa, Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with Delegation from Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam
Dr Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised an interactive session with a visiting three member delegation headed by the Director General of the Institute of Foreign Policy & Security Studies (IFPSS), Diplomatic Academy of...

December 20, 2022
Tags: China, India, Indo-Vietnam, Russia, Vietnam, International Relations and Diplomacy
Round Table Discussion on Assessment of the Nepal Elections
Aarushi Gupta

On 19 December 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk on “Assessment of the Nepal Elections”. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, gave the introductory remarks, followed by a presentation by Shri Jay Nishaant. Dr Gupta...

December 19, 2022
Tags: Article 76, CPN-UML, Maoist, Nepali, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies
Round Table Discussion on Power Trading between India and Nepal
Aarushi Gupta

On 16 December 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk on “Power trading between India and Nepal”. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, gave the introductory remarks, followed by a presentation by Mr Lal Krishna KC, Sr....

December 16, 2022
Tags: Cross-border Transmission, Electric Power Trade, India, Nepal, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies
VIF Interaction with the visiting delegation from Iran On Interfaith Dialogue in the Historical Perspective, especially from India and Iran Point of View
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

On December 15, 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized an interaction with a high level delegation from Iran. The theme of the discussion was 'Interfaith Dialogue in the Historical Perspective, especially from India and...

December 15, 2022
Tags: Conflict Avoidance, Interfaith Dialogue, Religions, Samvad, Historical and Civilisational Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with the Visiting US delegation
Naval Jagota

On 14 December a delegation from the US Department of State interacted with VIF scholars VIF representatives, Dr Arvind Gupta (Director), Lt Gen R K Sawhney (Retd),Gp Capt Naval Jagota (Retd),Sweta Kumari(Associate Fellow), Anurag Sharma (Snr...

December 14, 2022
Tags: Anti-terrorism, Pakistan, Tehrik-e-Taliban, US, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with Shri Dammu Ravi, Secretary, Economic Relations, Ministry of External Affairs
Samir Bhattacharya

On 28th November 2022, VIF organised its 2nd Africa Expert Group meeting. Shri Dammu Ravi, Secretary Economic Relations, Ministry of External Affairs, was the key speaker at the meeting. During the meeting, Mr Ravi gave a brief overview of the...

November 28, 2022
Tags: Africa, Economic, Economic Studies
New Trends in Terrorism
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF

On 25 November 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a brainstorming session on the “New Trends in Terrorism”, focussing on the lessons learned from the 2008 Mumbai Terror attacks. Under the Chatham House Rules, the...

November 25, 2022
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, 9/11 attacks, blockchain, Coastal Security, Communication strategies, Dark Web, IS, Islam, Popular Front of India, Terrorism
Book Discussion – Iconic Indians
Aarushi Gupta

Book Discussion – Iconic Indians: 75 Extraordinary Individuals Who Inspired the Country by Sanjeev Sanyal and Rajesh Singh On 24th November 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a book discussion on “Iconic Indians: 75...

November 24, 2022
Tags: BB Lal and Balbir Singh Dosanjh, Mihir Sen, Narratives, RC Majumdar, Syama Prasad Mukherjee, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Interactive Session with Korean National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA)
Dr Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised an interactive session with a visiting delegation from the Korean National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA) on November 24, 2022. The talk focussed on the prospects of Republic of Korea-India...

November 24, 2022
Tags: Geopolitics, South Korea, Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy
Vedānta and Nationalism
Rohith Krishna

On 23 November 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a virtual talk on ‘Vedānta and Nationalism’ by Śrī. Śrīnāth Mohandās, Assistant Professor at the School of Ethics Governance Culture (EGCS) and Social Systems, Chinmaya...

November 23, 2022
Tags: Aurobindo, Chinmaya Mission, nationalism, Ramakrishna Mission, Swami Vivekananda, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Talk on US Midterm Elections
Dr Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk on “US midterm Elections 2022: Implications for India and the World” on 21 November, 2022. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, chaired the session and made welcome remarks. Prof K. P....

November 21, 2022
Tags: Democrats, midterm Elections, Republicans, US, International Relations and Diplomacy
Radicalization in India- An Exploration
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF

Bharat has been at the receiving end of radicalisation and Islamic terrorism for over three decades. In the study of terrorism/counter-terrorism, the terms radicalisation, religious extremism, and terrorism are frequently used interchangeably....

November 21, 2022
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Counter-terrorism, Harkat network, international terrorism, radicalization, South-East Asia, Terrorism, Jammu & Kashmir
Book Discussion on “The Arab Spring That Was and Wasn’t”
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a book discussion on 18 November on book titled, “The Arab Spring That Was and Wasn’t” authored by Amb. K P Fabian and published by Macmillan Education in June 2022. The discussion was attended...

November 18, 2022
Tags: Arab Spring, Brotherhood, Mohammad Morsi, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, UAE, International Relations and Diplomacy
Talk on “How Ayurveda can Power the Development of a Global Health Culture?”
Rohith Krishna

On 17th November 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk on ‘How Ayurveda can Power the Development of a Global Health Culture?’ by Śri Dr. P. Ram Manohar, Research Director, Amrita School of Ayurveda, Amrita Vishwa...

November 17, 2022
Tags: Ayurveda, Charakasaṃhitā, Health Culture, International Relations and Diplomacy
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