Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. South Asia Analysis Group. Vivekananda International Foundation. The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) is a New Delhi-based think tank set up with the collaborative efforts of India's leading security experts, diplomats, industrialists and philanthropists under the aegis of the Vivekananda Kendra.
The VIF’s objective is to become a centre of excellence to kick start innovative ideas and thoughts that can lead to a stronger, secure and prosperous India playing its destined role in global affairs. Vision and Mission VIF is an independent, non-partisan institution that promotes quality research and in-depth studies and is a platform for dialogue and conflict resolution. These are objectives that fall under a broad head called `nation-building’ and often come within the purview of universities and institutions of higher learning. Unfortunately, for reasons best known to those who manage them, these academic bodies have not been able to attend to these tasks.
The Foundation seeks to meet its objectives through six Centres of study, viz Activities. Peace and Security Studies,Peace Research Institute in India,Conflict research Institute in in South Asia. The Institute closely interacts with leading strategic thinkers, former members of the Indian Administrative Service, the Indian Foreign Service and the three wings of the Indian Armed Forces – the army, navy, and the air force – the academic community, and the media.
The Institute also organises track-II dialogues involving the strategic community from other countries on select issues such as Nuclear Security, India-Pakistan and Afghanistan, and Water Security. The IPCS has partnered with the Brookings Institute, Sandia National Lab, IISS, China Research Forum, and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, among others, in the past. Furthermore, the IPCS is part of regional and international networks. J. Berkshire Miller. Leslie H. Gelb. Kishore Mahbubani. Kishore Mahbubani. 20th International Conference on The Future of Asia. CPRindia : An independent and non-partisan research institute and think tank. Designation: President and Chief Executive Pratap Bhanu Mehta is President, Center for Policy Research, New Delhi.
He was previously Visiting Professor of Government at Harvard University; Associate Professor of Government and of Social Studies at Harvard. He was also Professor of Philosophy and of Law and Governance at Jawaharlal Nehru University. He was also been a Visiting Professor at NYU Law School. He has has also done extensive public policy work. He is a prolific columnist. He can be reached at president.cpr@cprindia.org.
The Geopolitical Future 25 Years from Now. Yuen Pau Woo. President and CEO, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Biography Mr.
Yuen Pau WOO is President and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. He is a thought leader on contemporary Asian affairs and trans-Pacific relations. He has served on the Standing Committee of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council, and as an advisor/consultant to the World Bank, APEC, the OECD, Asian Development Bank, the Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Centre, and the Canadian Ditchley Foundation. Mr. Mr. Paul Evans. Paul Evans (PhD Dalhousie) has been a professor at the University of British Columbia since 1999 teaching Asian and trans-Pacific international relations His academic appointments have been as Assistant, Associate and Professor, Department of Political Science, York University, 1981-97; Director, University of Toronto - York University Joint Centre for Asia Pacific Studies, 1991-96; Visiting Professor, Asia Center, Harvard University, 1997-99; Acting Director, Liu Institute for Global Issues, 2004-5; Director, Institute of Asian Research, 2008-11; and Visiting Professor at the University of Hong Kong, 2011 and 2013.
Between 2005 and 2008 he was on leave from UBC to serve as the Co-CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. He now teaches primarily in the IAR’s Master of Arts Asia Pacific Policy Studies (MAAPPS) program, offering courses on “Methods and Perspectives” and “Global China and World Order.” Fuchs, Michael H. Home. Henry Kissinger: China, the US, and a Common Challenge.