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Silk Road

Perceiving Silk Road as a Pilgrimage Route to India

Rohith Krishna, Young Professional, VIF Article

If someone has to physically locate the Silk Road, then they would usually find a region from the main landmass of China to the ancient Roman Empire. The route in between, also touches the northern region of the Indian subcontinent as well as the Cen....

August 30, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , China , Central Asia , Buddhism , Silk Road , ancient India , Pilgrimage , South-East Asia

The Quatrains of Nostradamus: A Poem

Amb Kanwal Sibal Commentary

From where the golden orb rises far away in the east And the inhabitants have a pallid look, With eyes that run like slender arcs across the face And cheeks that gently rise from it like soft mounds, Where from mountains run rivers of ....

May 07, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Silk Road , Nostradamus , Huaxia , Leizhou , Yang , Phoenix , Dragon , Panda , Europa , Zhongyuan , Bacillus

Interaction with Delegation from Research Institute of Indian Ocean Economies, Kunming, China

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a delegation from the Research Institute of Indian Ocean Economies (RIIO), Kunming, China, led by Prof. Zhu Cuiping and comprised of Dr Liu Peng, Dr Li Yanfang and Dr Zhong Ai. The. Dr Arvind Gupt....

January 28, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , Silk Road , Act East Policy , India-China relations , India-China economic cooperation , Wuhan summit

China's Expanding Military Maritime Footprint in the Indian Ocean Region: India's Response

Commodore Gopal Suri

ISBN: 9789386618122 Publication Year: 2017 Binding: PB Pages: 120 Price: Rs. 349 Online Available at Pentagon Press ....

August 30, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Indian Ocean Region , CPEC , Silk Road , Book Published , China Military Maritime , India’s Response , World Affairs , Naval Deployment

Strategic Discourse On The People’s Republic Of China: Military, Power and Politics Edited by Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee

Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF

Hardcover: 239 pages Publisher: Pentagon Press; (2017) ISBN-13: 978-8182749337....

April 24, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , OBOR , Chinese Military , Silk Road , Book Published , PLAAF , Republic of China , India–China Relations , White Paper

Conference on ‘Security along the Silk Road'

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), in collaboration with Near East and South Asia (NESA) Center, USA, had organized a two day Conference on ‘Security along the Silk Road’ on December 15-16, 2016. 11 inter....

January 19, 2017 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Conferences , Central Asian Republics , Chabahar Port , Kazakhstan , Silk Road

China’s Road & Belt Initiative: Indian Perspective

Jayadeva Ranade

China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’, which was first proposed in September 2013 and combines the twin initiatives of the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, is a grand concept that envisions China girdling the globe. Potential....

May 19, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , OBOR , China’s Road & Belt Initiative , Silk Road

Workshop on Silk Road Trade and Connectivity in Central and South Asia

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), in collaboration with the Royal United Service Institute (RUSI) and the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), organised a two-day workshop on ‘Silk Road Trade and Connectiv....

April 04, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Seminars , Central Asia , South Asia , Silk Road , Silk Road Economic Belt , hanghai Cooperation Organisation