Speeches/Transcriptions/Presentations
Welcome Remarks by the Director on the VIF Closed-Door Discussion on the Geostrategic Aftermath of Op Sindoor 09 June 2025

Dear friends, It gives me a great pleasure to welcome you to today’s conference on geostrategic aftermath of OP Sindoor. The discussion is structured around three key dimensions, the military aspects, diplomatic engagement and strategic communi....

Welcome remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF during the Vimarsh Talk by Shri S Gurumurthy, Chairman VIF on "Operation SINDOOR - a helicopter view" , Tuesday, 03 Jun 2025

Dear Friends, We are grateful to Sh. Gurumurthy Ji for speaking on OP Sindoor today. Sh Gurumurthy does not need an introduction to the audience. He has spoken on this platform several times on subjects ranging from economy, culture and civilisat....

Co-Chair in Knowledge Forum-III: Preparing for Future - Global South and Triangular Cooperation, organised by RIS at Hotel Taj Palace

Co-Chair Prof Gulshan Sachdeva Distinguished Panelists Ladies and Gentlemen I would like to congratulate the RIS, FIDC, Dakshin, and the MEA for organising this comprehensive conference on triangular cooperation and the global south. Glob....

Welcome Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta: Vimarsh talk on 'Indus Water Treaty: An Evaluation' by Amb Satish Chandra, 29th May 2025

Friends, It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to today’s Vimarsh talk by Amb Satish Chandra on the Indus Water Treaty. Amb Chandra is the Vice Chairman of the VIF and a distinguished diplomat who served the nation for over forty....

Chief Guest and Keynote address on The rising stature of India as a global power in shaping the trajectory of the emerging world order at Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tercentenary University (SGT University) Gurugram on 17 Apr 2025

The world is at an inflection point. It is in search of new power balance, a new equilibrium. As a result, there is uncertainty and instability in the system. The key features of the current world order are: The decline of the US as t....

Opening Remarks by the Director during the Discussion on Indian Industrial Development Report 2024-25 on 21 April 2025 at the VIF

India’s goal of becoming Viksit Bharat by 2047 will hinge on its ability to achieve high economic growth and job creation over the next two decades. The share of manufacturing in India’s GDP has been growing in the past ten years but is still bel....

Welcome Address by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, during the Vimarsh talk by Sh S Gurumurthy on "Kumbhmela: From a National and Geopolitical Perspective"

Dear Friends, It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to today’s Vimarsh talk by Sh S Gurumurthy on “Kumbhmela: From a National and Geopolitical Perspective” I thank Sh Gurumurthy for suggesting this topic fo....

Welcome Address by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF during the Exhibition and Panel discussion on “The Never Ending Persecution of Minorities in Bangladesh"

Dear Friends, The Vivekananda international Foundation is today organising a panel discussion on The Never Ending Persecution of Minorities in Bangladesh”. We are also hosting an exhibition on the subject put together by the Foundation for Adva....

Welcome address by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF during the discussion and release of 'Archaeologist of Independent India Major Personalities and Their Work'

Prof Dilip Chakrabarti Ji, Prof Kishore Kumar Basa, Chairman of the National Monuments Authority. Friends, It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to today’s function being organised to release the book 'Archaeologists of Independent....

Understanding the Dhamma Principles of all Religions for Dhamma Century

Welcome esteemed panelists. Conflict avoidance has been the key theme of Hindu Buddhist Samvad conferences. In history, we have seen conflicts arising out of various reasons: clash of ideologies, clash of cultures, historical animositi....

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