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Webinar on “Indian Economy – Today and Future Prospects”

Key Takeaways On 07 August 2020 Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Vivekanand International Foundation (VIF) jointly organized a panel discussion on Indian Economy – Today and Future Prospects. The session del...

August 07, 2020
Tags: RBI , Indian Economy , GDP , MSME , Economic crisis , Macro economic , Financial Sector , EPC
The Arthasastra- New Directions in Research

On 6th August 2020 VIF organised a symposium on the theme: “The Arthasastra: New Directions in Research”. The aim of the symposium, apart from briefly discussing the historical perspectives on the Arthasastra, was to shed light on the strate...

August 06, 2020
Tags: ancient India , Arthasastra Philosophy , Historical perspectives , Kautilyas Arthasastra , Strategic Perspectives , Western civilization
Indian Philosophy for Beginners

VIF has started a new lecture series called ‘Indian Philosophy for Beginners’. Lectures will be given on the Vedas, Upanisads and the Indian schools of philosophy, that will (a) introduce and explain these subjects lucidly to non-experts (ma...

July 30, 2020
Tags: Vedas , Indian philosophy , Indian Philosophy for Beginners , Upanisads , Purvapaksha , Pramanas
Possibility of Developing Regional Value Chain in South Asia

On 24 July 2020, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted an online discussion on “Possibility of Developing Regional Value Chain in South Asia”. The panel included, Dr Sreeradha Datta, Mr Bipul Chatterjee, Mr Pratim Bose, Mr An...

July 24, 2020
Tags: economic cooperation , South Asia , COVID-19 , Regional Value Chain , FAT , Post-COVID
Re-conceptualizing Religious History: Archaeological Findings from Itkhori, a Composite Sacred Space

VIF organized a talk by Professor Rupendra Kumar Chattopadhyay (Vivekananda Chair Professor of Social Science, University of Calcutta) under the VIF Lecture Series ‘Understanding Indian History & Civilization’. The talk was titled Reconce...

July 16, 2020
Tags: Buddhism , Civilization , Understanding Indian History , Itkhori , Bhadrakali temple , Brahmanism
Developments in West Asia

The Vivekananda International Foundation organised a virtual interactive session on the subject, “Developments in West Asia” on 13 July 2020. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF delivered his opening remarks and introduced the central topics, i.e...

July 13, 2020
Tags: China , Indo-Pacific , Iran , COVID-19 , West Asian region , Gulf
Discussion on India, China and South Asian Neighbours

On 09 July 2020, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted an online discussion on “India, China and South Asian Neighbours”. Dr Arvind Gupta delivered the opening remarks followed by presentations by Dr Raj Verma and Dr Atul Ane...

July 09, 2020
Tags: Quad Plus , Sri Lanka , CPEC , South Asia , Indian Ocean , Gilgit-Baltistan
Interaction with Ambassador of Japan to India, H.E. Mr. Satoshi Suzuki

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted an online interaction with the Ambassador of Japan to India, H.E. Mr. Satoshi Suzuki on 29 June 2020. The one-and-a-half-hour interaction saw participation by many stalwarts from New Delhi’...

June 29, 2020
Tags: Act East , Samvad , COVID-19 , Self-reliance , Ambassador of Japan , standing cooperation , Global Partnership
The Shared Heritage of Yoga: Ideas and Practices from Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism

On the occasion of International Day of Yoga, VIF organized a talk by Professor Christopher Key Chapple (Loyola Marymount University, USA) under the VIF Lecture Series ‘Understanding Indian History & Civilization’. The talk was titled The...

June 22, 2020
Tags: Buddhism , International Day of Yoga , Shared Heritage of Yoga , Hinduism , Jainism , Key Chapple , Philosophy
VIF - Prospect Foundation Interaction

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held a virtual interaction with the Prospect Foundation, Taipei on 18 June 2020. Dr Arvind Gupta, Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney, Mr. Jayadeva Ranade, Amb Ashok Kantha, Amb Arun Singh, Amb Anil Wadhwa and Dr. ...

June 18, 2020
Tags: South China Sea , LAC , FTA , US-China Decoupling , Taiwan Economic
Interaction with H.E. Mr. Barry O’Farrell, High Commissioner of Australia to India

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: Indo-Pacific , Australia , 5G , India-Australia bilateral relations
Geopolitical Dynamics of the Post COVID-19 World

Vivekananda International Foundation held an online discussion on ‘Geopolitical Dynamics of the Post Covid-19 World’ on 29 May 2020. The discussion was moderated by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director VIF and the panellists included Lt. Gen. A...

May 29, 2020
Tags: China , SCO , BRICS , Post COVID-19 , New World Order , Vaccine politics , RIC
Significance & Potential of Indo-US Relations in the Post-Covid World : Interaction with Amb. Kenneth Juster

The VIF hosted a special web-based interaction session with H.E. Mr. Kenneth Juster, Ambassador of U.S. to India on May 28, 2020. Amb. Juster spoke about the evolving geopolitical scenario in a post-Pandemic world, and the crucial position that ...

May 28, 2020
Tags: Kenneth Juster , COVID-19 , US India strategic partnership , Defence equipment , Military cooperation
Decoding Atmanirbhar Bharat with Dr. Anantha Nageswaran

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a virtual interaction with Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran to discuss the Special Economic “Atmanirbhar Bharat” Package announced by the Government of India in the wake of COVID-19. Dr. Nageswaran...

May 26, 2020
Tags: Government , Global Economy , GDP , MSME , Atmanirbhar Bharat , Nageswaran
European Union’s post COVID-19 Trajectory- the Challenges Ahead

The European Union (EU) has faced a series of crises in the last decade which have tested its resilience as a supranational entity based on solidarity and common values. Since several of its internal issues remain unresolved, the EU would now ha...

May 22, 2020
Tags: European Union , EU , COVID-19 Trajectory , Crises
Interaction with H.E. Mr. Emanuel Lenain, Ambassador of France

The heath crisis brought upon by the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has opened up a pandora’s box of crises worldwide. As different countries reel under the economic recession and related socio-political challenges, the still ongoing pandemic ...

May 21, 2020
Tags: COVID-19 , Coronavirus disease , Ambassador of France , Global geopolitics , Indo-French cooperation
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