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Talking points of a presentation made by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF at National Security Planning on 23 September 2022

(The following are talking points of a presentation made by Director, VIF at the National Defence College on 23 Sept 2022) India does not have a publicly articulated holistic national security...

Welcome remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF during the interaction on Cultural Rights by Prof. Alexandra Xanthaki, UN Special Rapporteur , Thursday, 14 July 2022

Dear Friends, It gives me great pleasure to welcome Prof. Alexandra Xanthaki, UN Special Rapporteur in the field of Cultural Rights. She took over this appointment in Oct 2021. An expert on Human...

Talk by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF on Emerging Dimensions of India’s National Security at IMPRI on 13 Jul 2022

Talking points Covid-19, Climate change and Russia-Ukraine war have introduced new urgencies in India’s national security concerns. As disorder in the world emerges, India’s security challenges will...

Opening remarks at the seminar on Culture of strategic thinking in India at Global Counter-Terrorism Council on 12 Jul 2022

Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF

Remarks by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director VIF during the roundtable to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the signing of the SCO Charter and the 15th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on Long-Term Good Neighbourliness, Friendship, and Cooperation among

Mr. Chairman, Secretary-General of the China Centre for the SCO studies, China Institute of International Studies, Fellow panellists, Excellencies, Ladies, and Gentlemen, Greetings from the...

Inaugural Address by Dr Arvind Gupta National Security and Cyberspace: Issues and Challenges Gujarat Central University and Rashtriya Suraksha University

23 November 2021. Vice-Chancellor of Central University of Gujarat, Vice-Chancellor of Rashtriya Suraksha University, Prof Sanjaya Jha, Dean CUG, I would like to congratulate the Gujarat Central...

VIF CNAS Webinar on AI and Quantum Computing, 8 Nov, 2021 | Opening remarks by Arvind Gupta, Director VIF

It is a matter of great pleasure for the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) to join National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) and Centre for New American Studies (CNAS) for a webinar on the...

India’s Drug Problem: Vimarsh Talk by Mr Jayant Misra- Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director-VIF

Friends It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to today’s Vimarsh talk by Shri Jayant Misra on a highly relevant and contemporary topic “India’s Drug Problem”. We have all seen the recent reports...

National Security Planning : A Talk by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director of Vivekananda International Foundation, at the National Defence College on 8 September 2021

The National Security planning begins with anaccurate assessment of the nation’s security environment, its responses based upon the doctrines in place and the availability of material resources and...