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Interaction with Dr. David Brewster on Multilateral Engagements in the Indo-Pacific Region

Dr. David Brewster, a well known Australian maritime expert and author of ‘India as an Asia Pacific Power’, held a comprehensive interaction with the VIF’s strategic faculty on 07 September 2016 aimed at analyzing potentials for developing a...

September 7, 2016
International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: Act East Policy, Australia, David Brewster, Indo-Pacific Region
Round Table Discussion on Situation in Kashmir and the Way Forward

In continuation of a series of dialogues and conferences held over the years on Kashmir, a Round Table Discussion was arranged at the VIF when some of the prominent voices on Kashmir - Mr KM Singh, Air Vice Mshl Kapil Kak, Dr Sudhir S Bloeria,...

September 2, 2016
National Security and Strategic Studies, Jammu & Kashmir
Tags: Kashmir Valley, POK, Situation in Kashmir, Sudhir S Bloeria
Interaction with Amb Tariq Karim, Bangladesh’s former Ambassador to India

Amb Tariq Karim, Bangladesh’s former High Commissioner to India and a Distinguished Fellow at the VIF, delivered a talk on some of the recent developments in Bangladesh on. He broadly dwelt upon the Islamic State (IS) factor in Bangladesh, the...

August 30, 2016
Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies
Tags: Indo-Bangladesh relations, Islamic State
Interaction with Dr. Ashley Tellis on Indo-U.S. Relations

On 26 Aug 2016, the Vivekananda International Foundation invited Dr. Ashley Tellis, a foremost expert on non-proliferation issues, strategic issues in South Asia and the U.S. foreign policy, for a broad-ranging interaction on Indo-U.S....

August 26, 2016

Tags: Ashley Tellis, India-US relations, Indo-Pacific Region, U.S. foreign policy
Round Table Discussion on Deep-Water Gas Pipeline

Dr T N Rao, on behalf of South Asia Gas Enterprise Private Ltd (SAGE), a consortium led by the Indian Siddho Mal Group, laid out a presentation for the VIF faculty on building a deep-water, trans-national, natural gas pipeline system from the...

August 22, 2016
Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: Gas pipeline, MEIDP, SAGE, SAGE Vision
Interaction with Prof. Daya Thussu on Leveraging India’s Soft Power

‘Soft Power’, a term coined by Joseph Nye in the late 1980s, has been gaining increasing salience in foreign policy debates the world over. While in India, the use of soft power as part of Indian diplomacy had begun even before the term was...

August 19, 2016
Historical and Civilisational Studies
Tags: Daya Thussu, India’s soft power
Interaction with Mr. Hasanul Haq Inu, Minister for Information, Bangladesh

The VIF had the privilege to host Mr. Hasanul Haq Inu, Hon’ble Minister for Information and President of the Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal, Bangladesh, on 18 Aug 2016 for an interaction on India-Bangladesh relations and the way forward. The...

August 18, 2016
Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies
Tags: Hasanul Haq Inu, India-Bangladesh Relations, West Pakistan
A Talk on ‘Freebies and Good Governance’ by Mr. B. P. Singh, Former Governor of Sikkim

While freebies are considered among the surest and fastest means of providing succor to the needy poor, these come at a heavy cost to the national exchequer, as precious economic resources have to be diverted away from developmental projects,...

August 17, 2016
Governance and Political Studies
Tags: BP Singh, Citizen First, Freebies and Good Governance
Talk on ‘Kashmir: A Tragedy of Errors and the Way Forward’

The VIF invited Mr. Zafar Iqbal Manhas, MLC from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), for an informal session on the evolving dynamics in Kashmir. The discussion revolved around a broad set of issues - sense of alienation, autonomy and...

August 16, 2016
National Security and Strategic Studies, Jammu & Kashmir
Tags: Kashmir, Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, POK, Zafar Iqbal Manhas
Roundtable Discussion on China-Pakistan Nexus: Challenges and Response

The VIF held an internal Round Table Discussion on 12 August 2016, necessitated largely by the fact that China-Pakistan axis, which has remained India’s Achilles heel for long, has begun to manifest in recent years in ways that are increasingly...

August 12, 2016
China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: Baluchistan, China-Pakistan Nexus, CPEC
Interaction with a Delegation from China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR)

A delegation of China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), led by its President Prof. Ji Zhiye, including Mr. Han Liqun and Mr. Hu Shisheng, among others, visited the VIF on 5 August 2016 for an interaction on India-China...

August 5, 2016
China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: CICIR, CPEC, OBOR, POK, Taliban
Interaction with Bangladesh Jatiyo Party Delegation

A seven-member delegation of Bangladesh Jatiyo Party, led by Mr Ziauddin Ahmed (Bablu), Member of Parliament and former advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh visited the VIF.

August 3, 2016
Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies
Tags: Bangladesh Jatiyo Party Delegation, ISIS, River water sharing
Round Table Discussion on The South China Sea Dispute Ruling - Implications

Against the backdrop of 12 July 2016, award by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on the South China Sea (SCS), a Round Table Discussion was held on 2 August 2016, on “South China Dispute Ruling: Implications”. The discussion started with...

August 2, 2016
International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: China’s Actions, South China Sea, UNCLOS
Seminar on “India-EU Relations: Opportunities and Challenges”

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), in collaboration with Finland Future Research Centre (FFRC), held a day-long seminar on ‘India-European (EU) Relations: Opportunities and Challenges’ on 1 Aug 2016. The seminar sought to build...

August 1, 2016
Europe, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: European Union, Finland Future Research Centre, India-EU Relations
Vimarsha: Waterways on River Ganges – Environmental Challenge & Opportunity with Dr. Onkar Mittal and Dr. Hishmi Jamil Husain

Vimarsha–the series of public lectures on contemporary national importance hosted every month by the VIF--was held on 28 July 2016 with well-known Ganga Activist Dr. Onkar Mittal and Environmentalist Dr. Hishmi Jamil Husain giving a broad...

July 28, 2016
National Security and Strategic Studies, Climate Change
Tags: Environmental Challenge, Ganga Strotam, Historical significance, River Ganges
Round Table Discussion on ‘Bicameralism and the Role of Rajya Sabha’

With the Council of States i.e Rajya Sabha increasingly perceived as an arena for political muscle-flexing and stonewalling key legislations of the government in recent years, there has been growing demand in the country to review its...

July 27, 2016
Governance and Political Studies
Tags: Bicameralism, BJD, BJP, Congress, Lok Sabha, NCP, Rajya Sabha
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