Vivekananda International Foundation

VIF
New Delhi, India

VIF is an independent, non-partisan institution that promotes quality research and in-depth studies and is a platform for dialogue and conflict resolution. It strives to bring together the best minds in India to ideate on key national and international issues; promote initiatives that further the cause of peace and global harmony; monitor social, economic and political trends that have a bearing on India’s unity and integrity; analyse the causes for social and ethnic conflicts leading to extremism and offer policy alternatives; interact with civil society and offer institutional support for exchange of ideas and interaction among conflicting groups; critique public policy and the working of democratic institutions and constitutional bodies; and evolve benchmarks for good governance and efficiency in public institutions.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.vifindia.org/

Address:
3, San Martin Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi - 110021

Country:
India

Sub-region:
Southern Asia

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
India
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Independent
Year founded
2009
Age (years)
Vivekananda International Foundation
 15
India average
 33
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Ajit Doval
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2023): Arvind Gupta
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2022): Arvind Gupta
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2021): Arvind Gupta
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2023
Vivekananda International Foundation
 66
India average
 62
Global average
 66
2021
Vivekananda International Foundation
 41
2019
Vivekananda International Foundation
 49
% Female staff
2023
Vivekananda International Foundation
 9%
India average
 30%
Global average
 50%
2021
Vivekananda International Foundation
 32%
2019
Vivekananda International Foundation
 36%
% Female researchers
2019
Vivekananda International Foundation
 33%
India average
 33%
Global average
 35%

Organisational performance

Publications
2022
Vivekananda International Foundation
 220
India average
 65
Global average
 65
2020
Vivekananda International Foundation
 39
2019
Vivekananda International Foundation
 110
Financials
2020
Vivekananda International Foundation
 $609,000
India average
 $4,548,193
Global average
 $214,856,754
2019
Vivekananda International Foundation
 $707,000

Social

Likes (2023)
Vivekananda International Foundation
 12,151
India average
 19,920
Global average
 27,094
Likes (2022)
Vivekananda International Foundation
 11,903
Likes (2021)
Vivekananda International Foundation
 11,786
Twitter
Followers (2024)
Vivekananda International Foundation
 27,231
India average
 22,194
Global average
 18,119
Followers (2022)
Vivekananda International Foundation
 25,678
Followers (2021)
Vivekananda International Foundation
 23,996
Subscribers (2023)
Vivekananda International Foundation
 372
India average
 11,015
Global average
 6,305
Followers (2023)
Vivekananda International Foundation
 1,262
India average
 28,813
Global average
 12,007

Data notes

Last updated: 08/05/2023
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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