Speeches/Transcriptions/Presentations
India Foundation Ideas Conclave on ‘Agenda for Peace: What should be on the Peace Agenda?’, 28 Oct 2018

Speech Delivered by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi Introduction Everyone wants peace but peace is illusory. There is a lot of struggle and strife in the world which comes in the way o....

National Workshop on ‘Earthquake Preparedness in India’, Organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) in collaboration with PPF and FICCI, 25-26 Oct 2018

Welcome Remarks by the Director, VIF Gen N. C. Vij, Former Vice Chairman, NDMA, Sri R. K. Jain, Member–Secretary, NDMA, Sri K. M. Singh, Vice President, PPF, Lt Gen JR Bhardwaj(Retd), Distinguished Speakers, Participants, Media, Ladie....

National Workshop on ‘Earthquake Preparedness in India’, at the Vivekananda International Foundation, 25-26 Oct 2018

Director’s Welcome Address to Sh Hardeep Singh Puri, Hon’ble Minister of State for Urban Development, I would like to extend a warm welcome to the Hon’ble Minister for his gracious presence at the 2-day workshop of experts to asses....

Vimarsh: Talk by Ku. Nivedita Raghunath Bhide on ‘Contemporary Relevance of Swami Vivekananda’, 13 October 2018

Welcome Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) Dear friends, It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to this Vimesh series of talks. Today’s talk is being delivered by Ms Nivedita ....

Talk at the National Defence College (NDC) by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, 17 September 2018

Understanding India’s Strategic Neighbourhood: Challenges and Opportunities Historical Background Connectivity A look at the relief map of India brings out clearly that India’s political boundaries do not coi....

Opening Remarks by the Director, Dr Arvind Gupta : Visit of Uzbek Delegation to the Vivekananda International Foundation, 27 Sep 2018

Excellency, It gives me great pleasure to welcome His Excellency Mr Sodyk Safoev, First Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Mr Akmal Burkhanov, Director, Development Strategy Center and HE Mr IIhomjon Nematov, Ambassador a....

Remarks by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, New Delhi: Eleventh International Research Conference at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka, 13-14 September 2018

Challenges for International Collaboration in facing Unconventional Security Threats Historical Background Until recently the discourse on security was narrowly confined to military issues. The referent in traditional security....

Myanmar Delegation’s Visit to the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), 21 Sep 2018

Welcome Remarks by Director, VIF It gives me great pleasure to welcome His Excellency General U Aung Min and the distinguished members of the Myanmar delegation for an exchange of views on global, regional and bilateral issues. We great....

स्वामी अवदेशनंद गिरी महाराज द्वारा 'देश व्याक्ति और समाज' पर विमर्श, 21 सितंबर 2018

निदेशक द्वारा स्वागत टिप्पणी सम्मानित अतिथि गण, हम आज का विमर्श दिवंगत वाईस एडमिरल �....

Interaction with US Ambassador Kenneth I Juster at the Vivekananda International Foundation, 31 Aug 2018

Welcome Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF during the Dear friends, It gives me great pleasure to welcome His Excellency, Ambassador Kenneth I Juster to the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) for a closed door interactio....

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