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VIF Webinar on “International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)”

India’s trade with Central Asia is much below its true potential, and the factor behind is the lack of direct connectivity. The Chabahar Port and the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) remain crucial in this regard. Vivekanan...

October 09, 2020
Tags: China , Russia , INSTC , Central Asia , Iran , Europe , BRI , North-South Transport Corridor
VIF Webinar on “NEP-2020 and Nation Building”

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is a milestone document in the context of nation-building. Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), a forerunner in policy planning for nation building has thus planned to take up issues arising out of...

September 03, 2020
Tags: COVID-19 , Nation Building , Education , National Education Policy , NEP
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam Revisited: Exploring India’s Soft Power Assets

In January 2019, Vivekananda International Foundation organized the seminar Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: Relevance of India’s Ancient Thinking to Contemporary Strategic Reality to mobilize the Indian repository of ideas—ancient and modern...

March 03, 2020
Tags: Soft Power , Bollywood , Yoga , Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam , India’s Soft Power Assets , Ayurveda
Introduction to Indian Strategic Thinking for Diplomats 2.0

On 17 February 2020, VIF held the second workshop for foreign diplomats posted in embassies based in New Delhi. It was the second time this initiative was taken to bring together diplomats from countries around the world and introduce them to t...

February 17, 2020
Tags: Radicalisation , J&K , Soft Power , India’s foreign policy , Indian Strategic Thinking , Counter terrorism , Strategic affairs , Civilisational links , India’s strategic approach
VIF-Embassy of ROK Seminar on Prospects of Peace and Denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a joint closed-door seminar with the Embassy of Republic of Korea on 20 December 2019 to discuss ‘Peace and Denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula’. After opening remarks by Dr Arvind Gupt...

December 20, 2019
Tags: US , Korean Peninsula , Denuclearization , Republic of Korea , Singapore Summit , Hanoi Summit
VIF Delegation in Washington Dc

A delegation from the VIF comprising Director, Dr Arvind Gupta, Lt. Gen. Ravi Sawhney and Dr. Harinder Sekhon visited Washington DC from 11 to 15 Nov 2019 for the annual return meetings – a bilateral on India-US relations with the Hudson Insti...

November 11, 2019
Tags: Indo-Pacific , Afghanistan , Hudson Institute , Jerusalem Centre , State Department
VIF-IISS-BHC Roundtable on the Indian Ocean

On 17 October the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) in conjuncture with the Institute of International and Strategic Studies, (IISS) London and the British High Commission organised a day-long roundtable on the Indian Ocean. The idea be...

October 17, 2019
Tags: Maritime Security , Indian Ocean , UK , IISS
Workshop on Indian Ethos in Management and Business

Introduction
The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a two-day workshop titled ‘Indian Ethos in Management’ for scholars, students, mid-career professionals and business persons in an attempt to formulate and create...

September 18, 2019
Tags: Indian Ethos , Management and Business , Upanishads , Textual tradition , Civilizational state , Social responsibility , Rig Vedas
Homeland Security Conference 2019, on ‘Innovation led Cyber Security Management’, Jointly Organised by the VIF and the FICCI, 22-23 August 2019, New Delhi

The ‘Homeland Security Conference 2019 on ‘Innovation led Cyber Security Management’ was the 3rd edition, jointly organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), and the FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Ind...

August 22, 2019
Tags: national security , Cyber Security , 2019 , FICCI , Homeland Security , Digital platforms , Law Enforcement Agencies , Cyber Terrorists
Introduction to Indian Strategic Thinking and its Determinants

In 2018, The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held the first of its kind of Certificate Programme to bring together students from Indian Universities, academicians, researchers from think-tanks and other disciplines and introduce them ...

August 07, 2019
Tags: foreign policy , national security , Indian Strategic Thinking , Human Development
Seminar on ‘Taiwan-India Strategic Dialogue’, at Taipei

The Taiwan-India Strategic Dialogue was organized by the Prospect Foundation in Taipei. Dr Arvind Gupta, Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney and Dr Teshu Singh participated in the dialogue from the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF). Amb. Tan-Sun Chen, ...

July 15, 2019
Tags: Indo-Pacific , BRI , Taiwan-India Strategic Dialogue , Shangri La speech , GCTF , OPIC
Seminar on ‘Shipping, Ship-ownership and Shipbuilding in India: Policies, Praxis and Prospects’

A seminar was organised on the above topic on May 16, 2019 at the Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi. It was a sequel to ongoing discussions on the need for greater impetus on the shipping, ship-ownership and shipbuilding sector of ...

May 16, 2019
Tags: shipping , Shipbuilding in India , Sea , Ports , India’s economy
Understanding China’s Belt and Road Initiative

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a seminar on 8 April, 2019, on ‘Understanding China’s Belt and Road Initiative’. The deliberations were divided in three broad themes: Aims and Drivers of the Belt and Road Initiativ...

April 08, 2019
Tags: India , CPEC , China’s Belt and Road Initiative , Southeast Asia , BRI
Trilateral Dialogue: India-Bangladesh-Myanmar

A trilateral dialogue comprising of delegation from Bangladesh, Myanmar and VIF experts examined the possibilities of closer bilateral and regional ties through economic, strategic, cultural and maritime cooperation. Possibilities of strengtheni...

March 20, 2019
Tags: Economic , Strategic , Rohingya issue , India-Bangladesh-Myanmar
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 International...

February 20, 2019
Tags: ASEAN , Quad Plus , Indo-Pacific Region , International Development
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 F...

February 20, 2019
Tags: India , US , Indo-Pacific , Quad Plus , Australia , Japan , Maritime Domain Awareness , Nuclear Forces Treaty
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