Climate Change

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: September 2022

In the month of September 2022 Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a total of four expert group andone trilateral round table with most of them being hybrid. The month saw the commencement of a new expert group on climate change in which the first discussions was on India and its policies.

November 21, 2022 Download

Tags: China, Climate Change, CPC, Environment, Indo-Pacific, Myanmar, Pakista, International Relations and Diplomacy

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: June 2022

Naval Jagota

In the month of June 2022 Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized two expert group, one think tank and one eminent person interaction with most of them being hybrid. The restricted interactions of the other expert groups were due to scheduling commitments of experts. The keenly awaited Quad Plus group meeting was held in the month along with West Asia group. In addition, after a long hiatus, a roundtable with the Chinese think tank on environmental issues was organised.

July 21, 2022 Download

Tags: Algeria, Bangladesh-India relations, CASS, China-India Climate Change, CICIR, Climate Change, International Crisis, New Horizons, Quad Plus, International Relations and Diplomacy

India’s Energy Transition in a Carbon-Constrained World: The Role of Nuclear Power - Overview and Key Recommendations

The concern for climate change has spurred an intense debate on energy transition to a low carbon economy. Climate change is an existential problem facing humanity. While the developed world has contributed most to global warming, its consequences will be felt by all countries. The worst affected will be those least equipped to deal with it. Vivekananda International Foundation has undertaken a study of energy choices available to India keeping in mind our development perspective.

October 30, 2021 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Climate Change, Energy Security, Fossil Fuel, IEA report, Net Zero Emission, Nuclear energy, renewable energy, Role of Nuclear Power, Energy Security, Nuclear and Disarmament

Nuclear Power: India’s Development Imperative (a VIF Task Force Report)

India has to be militarily powerful to be a meaningful player in international politics. As the world’s fifth largest economy, it must be a secure nation to deter her enemies. India’s Poet Laureate Dr. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, in his poem quoted above, has correctly observed that only the powerful possess the ability to pardon someone and that no one cares for the weak or toothless.

February 12, 2019 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Climate Change, India’s Development, MIT report, Nuclear energy, Nuclear Power, Nuclear and Disarmament