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

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
No affiliation
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) (2024): Arvind Gupta
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): Arvind Gupta
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2022): Arvind Gupta
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2024
Vivekananda International Foundation
 25
India average
 25
Global average
 79
2023
Vivekananda International Foundation
 66
2021
Vivekananda International Foundation
 41
% Female staff
2024
Vivekananda International Foundation
 16%
India average
 40%
Global average
 58%
2023
Vivekananda International Foundation
 9%
2021
Vivekananda International Foundation
 32%
% Female researchers
2024
Vivekananda International Foundation
 32%
India average
 53%
Global average
 52%
2019
Vivekananda International Foundation
 33%

Organisational performance

Publications
2023
Vivekananda International Foundation
 39
India average
 26
Global average
 42
2022
Vivekananda International Foundation
 220
2020
Vivekananda International Foundation
 39
Financials
2020
Vivekananda International Foundation
 $609,000
India average
 $4,544,934
Global average
 $216,090,446
2019
Vivekananda International Foundation
 $707,000

Social

Likes (2023)
Vivekananda International Foundation
 12,151
India average
 19,690
Global average
 26,972
Likes (2022)
Vivekananda International Foundation
 11,903
Likes (2021)
Vivekananda International Foundation
 11,786
Followers (2024)
Vivekananda International Foundation
 28,000
India average
 29,329
Global average
 21,295
Followers (2022)
Vivekananda International Foundation
 25,678
Followers (2021)
Vivekananda International Foundation
 23,996
Subscribers (2024)
Vivekananda International Foundation
 22,400
India average
 19,080
Global average
 7,722
Subscribers (2023)
Vivekananda International Foundation
 372
Followers (2024)
Vivekananda International Foundation
 2,000
India average
 28,561
Global average
 14,586
Followers (2023)
Vivekananda International Foundation
 1,262

Data notes

Last updated: 10/05/2024
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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