Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Thirty Journalists/Editors from different African countries visited the VIF to familiarise with the socio-political and economic facet of the India society. Centered on the seven decades of shared political and economic relations as well as...

March 20, 2019

Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: African Continent, African Media Delegation

Indo-Bangladesh Bilateral Dialogue

A three member Bangladesh delegation led by former foreign secretary Chowdhury highlighted several of the positive developments along with the outstanding issues that remain between the two neighbours. Views on issues of connectivity corridors...

March 19, 2019

Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies
Tags: Bangladesh delegation, BIMSTEC, China, Myanmar

Book Discussion on The Borderlands and Boundaries of the Indian Subcontinent, by Padma Shri Professor Dilip K. Chakrabarti

A distinguished panel of scholars and VIF faculty participated in examining the basic elements of geographical, historical, economic and religious interactions between the accepted outer boundary line of the Indian sub-continent and the major...

March 18, 2019

Historical and Civilisational Studies
Tags: Borderlands, Boundaries, Indian Subcontinent, India’s borderlands

UIHC Lecture Series, ‘Hindu Studies in India and Abroad: Problems & Prospects’, by Swami Narasimhananda

Swami Narasimhananda, monastic member, Ramakrishna Math & Mission, and Editor, Prabuddha Bharata, monthly journal of the Ramakrishna Order started in 1896 by Swami Vivekananda, gave a talk on ‘Hindu Studies in India and Abroad: Problems...

March 15, 2019

Historical and Civilisational Studies
Tags: Hindu Studies, Ramakrishna Math, Understanding Indian History

Talk on 'Jammu & Kashmir: The Big Picture', by Lt General Syed Ata Hasnain

Lt General Syed Ata Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar), former General Officer Commanding of Srinagar based 15 Corps and former Military Secretary was invited to disseminate his knowledge on Jammu and Kashmir in the March edition of...

March 14, 2019

National Security and Strategic Studies, Jammu & Kashmir
Tags: China, Indian Army, J&K, Jamaat-e-Islaami, Ladakh Range, Line of Control, Operation All-Out, Pakistan

Interaction with Bangladesh Delegation

A delegation of 17 young Members of Bangladesh Parliament interacted with the VIF faculty covering a wide gamut of bilateral issues. While acknowledging India’s interest in generation of many infrastructure development and small development...

March 12, 2019

Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies
Tags: Bangladesh delegation, economy

‘Dealing with India’s Cyber-security Challenges’, Interaction with Dr Prasanna Mulgaonkar, CEO Cloud Raxak Inc.

The VIF invited Dr Prasanna Mulgaonkar, CEO, ‘Cloud Raxak’, to an interactive discussion on measures to deal with cyber-security challenges in cyber space, particularly in context to India. The important points have been highlighted in...

February 27, 2019

Technological and Scientific Studies
Tags: Cloud Raxak, Cyber-security, Cyber-space, Indian Air Force, technology

UIHC Lecture Series, ‘Debates on Ancient India’ by Prof. Dilip K Chakrabarti

Prof. Dilip K. Chakrabarti, recently awarded with the honour of ‘Padma Shree’, Professor Emeritus of South Asian Archaeology, University of Cambridge and Distinguished Fellow, VIF, gave a talk on ‘Debates on Ancient India’, as part of the VIF...

February 27, 2019

Historical and Civilisational Studies
Tags: Aryan hypothesis, Civilization, Understanding Indian History

The Quad Plus Think Tank Dialogue in Sydney, Australia, 20-21 February, 2019

The Quad Plus think tanks dialogue was held in Sydney from 20-21 Feb, 2019. Participants were the hosts Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), along with Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), India, Japan Institute of...

February 20, 2019

International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: ASEAN, Indo-Pacific Region, International Development, Quad Plus

Think Tank Dialogue on the Quadrilateral Grouping: The ‘Quad-Plus Dialogue’- 2019, Sydney, Australia, February 19-21, 2019 (Report)

(A Track 1.5 dialogue hosted by think tanks from Australia, India, Japan, and the U.S., and Quad-Plus Partner France) Participants: Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), Japan Institute for International Affairs (JIIA), The Heritage...

February 20, 2019

International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: Australia, India, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Maritime Domain Awareness, Nuclear Forces Treaty, Quad Plus, US

20 - 22 Feb 2019 - VIF Workshop for Foreign Diplomats on ‘Introduction to India’s Strategic Thinking’

In an endeavour to introduce foreign diplomats posted in India to the conceptual frameworks and thought processes in the light of India’s cultural moorings and traditions that go into crafting of foreign and security policies, 47 foreign...

February 20, 2019

Governance and Political Studies
Tags: Cultural ethos, Foreign Diplomats, India’s foreign policy, India’s Strategic Thinking

Panel discussion on the book, ‘Portraits of Hindutva: From Harappa to Ayodhya’, authored by Shri Rajesh Singh

The discussion traced the evolution of the Hindutva phenomenon since the Vedic period to the present, and recorded the contributions of key great personalities to its growth which led to the proliferation of Hindutva (but not anti-others)...

February 13, 2019

Governance and Political Studies
Tags: Ayodhya, Hindutva, Portraits of Hindutva, Rajesh Singh

‘Digital Innovation and Disruption in India’, Talk by Dr. Gulshan Rai

With the recitation of peace mantra, the monthly tradition of Vimarsha was flagged off on 11th February 2019, at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) with a discussion on ‘Digital Innovation and Disruption in India’, which was...

February 11, 2019

Technological and Scientific Studies
Tags: Advanced Analytics, Block Chain, Communications Technology, Cyber Security, Cyberspace, Digital Innovation, Virtual Reality

VIF-JINF Seminar on ‘India-Japan Partnership in an Uncertain Era’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a seminar on 6th February 2019 for a senior delegation visiting from Japan Institute of National Fundamentals (JINF) led by President Yoshiko Sakurai. The seminar was attended by senior...

February 6, 2019

International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: BRI, China, India, Indo-Pacific, Japan, JINF, QUAD, security cooperation, Technological Cooperation

Interaction with the Tsinghua University, Beijing

The VIF hosted a 23 member delegation from the Tsinghua University, Beijing on 30 January 2019. The delegation was visiting India as a part of O. P. Jindal Global University-Tsinghua India Immersion Programme. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director,...

January 30, 2019

China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: BRI, Fundamental Rights, India-China relations, OBOR, Southeast Asia, Tsinghua University

Vivekananda International Foundation’s (VIF) Interaction with Maldives Delegation

On 29th of January 2019, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted an interaction with a delegation from the Maldives. The Maldives’ delegation was led by Mohamed Jameel Ahmed, former Vice President of the Maldives. Other members of...

January 29, 2019

Maldives, Neighbourhood Studies
Tags: India-Maldives relations, Maldivian Democratic Party, Radicalisation, regional cooperation, SAARC