Speeches/Transcriptions/Presentations
Round Table Discussion on Iran Nuclear Deal, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, 23 May 2018

Opening Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF US-Iran confrontation is intensifying; it likely to escalate and will have world-wide impact. Tough US sanctions are on the way. For the moment the European Union (EU) holding ....

VIMARSH: Admiral Sunil Lanba’s talk at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), 23 May 2018

Welcome remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Admiral Sunil Lanba, Admiral KK Nayyar, Distinguished Guests, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to extend a warm welcome to you all to today’s Vimars....

Talk on ‘National Security’ to Somalian Diplomats, The Foreign Service Institute, 28 May 2018

Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi Synopsis Factors affecting National Security • History and geography are powerful, long-term drivers of a country’s understanding ....

Dialogue between Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, and Uzbekistan Delegation, 21 May 2018

Opening remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF I would like to extend hearty welcome the delegation from Development Strategy Centre of Uzbekistan led by Mr Akmal Eshondedaevich Burkhanov. The interaction between the two sides....

7-Day Certificate Programme on International Relations for Officers of the Central Tibetan Administration, OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat, 12 May 2018

Valedictory Address by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, The Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi Lt Gen Rajesh Kocchar, Dr. Pankaj Jha, Lt Col Rajat Mathur, Officers of the Central Tibetan Administration. I would like to ....

The VIMARSH Series of Lectures: Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa’s Talk at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), 26 April 2018

Welcome Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, distinguished guests, Excellencies, members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to welcome you all to the to the Vimarsh public lecture....

‘India-China Relations in the New Era’: Visit of Chinese Think Tank China Institute of International Studies, Beijing(CIIS) Delegation to the VIF, 23 April 2018

Opening Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF Excellency, Mr Ruan Zongze, Vice President of China Institute of International Studies On behalf of VIF and my own behalf I would like to welcome you and your collogues for this ....

Changing Face of Terrorism: Inaugural Address by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, The Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi, at the Institute of Social Science, New Delhi, 12 April 2018

Dr Ash Narain Roy, Excellencies, Thank you very much for inviting me to participate in the seminar on the ‘Changing Face of Terrorism’. Terrorism has evolved from being an irritant to becoming an instrument for mass casualties. Earlier, th....

Swami Vivekananda’s Message to the Youth, ‘Youth, Peace Building and Non-violent Communication’, Keynote Address by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, the VIF, at the Malviya Centre for Peace Research, Banaras Hindu University, 31 March, 2018

Vice Chancellor Sh Bhatnagar, Head of UNESCO’s Education Department in India, Distinguished Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to thank Prof. Priyankar Upadhayaya, UNESCO Chair, Head of the Malviya Peace Research Centre at the Bana....

Public Address by His Excellency H.E. Mr Sameh Hassan Shoukry, Foreign Minister, Arab Republic of Egypt, at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, Thursday, 22 March 2018

Welcome Address by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF H.E. Mr. Sameh Hassan Shoukry, Foreign Minister of Arab Republic of Egypt, H.E. Ambassador Hatem Tageldin, Members of Egyptian delegation, Senior Officials of the Government of I....

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