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Speeches/Transcriptions/Presentations

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) Conference on ‘India's Foreign Policy towards African Continent in the 21st Century: Prospects for Cooperation’, on 20 Nov 2019

Opening Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Diector, VIF

Panel Discussion at Synergia Conclave, ‘How India is Meeting its Neighbourhood Challenge’, Bengaluru, 17-19 Oct 2019

Talk by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Introduction Shared history, culture, geography, common boundaries, the legacy of the colonial rule, and economic linkages are some of the factors that define...

Strategic Panel Discussion, ‘The Unique 2nd Informal Modi-Xi Jinping Summit’, 10 Oct 2019

Opening Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta Wuhan summit 27-28 Apr 2018 was an attempt on both side to repair the relationship that have suffered following the Doklam crisis in Jun 2017. It was an informal...

Talk to the 68th Professional Course for Foreign Diplomats, on ‘India’s National Security & Challenges’ at the Foreign Service Institute (FSI), 09 Oct 2019, by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi

A multipolar world is taking shape Global security environment is changing rapidly. Soon after the end of the Cold War in 1989, the USSR collapsed in 1991 thereby ending the bipolar world....

Vimarsh: ‘Indraprastha - a Capital Journey’, 14 Oct 2019

Welcome Remarks by the Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Dear friends, I welcome you all to today’s Vimarsh panel discussion on the theme of Indraprastha A capital journey. It is a special discussion...

VIF-IIS-British High Commission Conference, ‘India-UK Maritime Cooperation in the Indian Ocean, 17 Oct 2019

Welcome Remarks by Dr Gupta Director, VIF I would like to welcome His Excellency the British High Commissioner and the Vice Chief of Joint Staff, to this Conference on India-UK Maritime Cooperation...

Special Lecture during the Session on ‘Maritime Conflict and Co-Operation in Indo Pacific’, by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, at the JNU, 20 Sep 2019

Thank you for inviting me to this national conference on theme of ‘India-US-China: Emerging Strategic Equations’. It is good to see a conference, which looks at India-US-China in a triangular...

Talk by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) at The National Defence College: ‘Role of Defence Diplomacy in Shaping Favourable Strategic Neighbourhood’, 16 Sep 2019

Rapidly Changing Security Environment

Workshop on‘Indian Ethos in Management’, at the Vivekananada International Foundation (VIF), 18-19 Sep 2019

Welcome Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF Sh S Gurumurthyji, Dr P Kanagasabapathi, Dr Rahul Varma, President SREI Foundation, Dr Shashi Prabha Kumar, Ms Gunjan Pradhan Sinha, Ladies and...

Round Table Discussion on Left Wing Extremism (LWE), ‘Current Trends and Issues’, at the Vivekananda International Foundation, 12 Sep 2019

Opening Remarks by the Director, VIF I would like to thank you all for participating in today’s round table on ‘LWE: Current Trends and Issues’. A concept note has been circulated which briefly...