Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) is a non-partisan think-tank of strategic and security affairs. Its guiding principle is "Nation First". Some of the country's leading experts in the fields of security, armed forces, diplomacy, governance and academia have got together under its aegis to generate ideas and stimulate action for greater national security and prosperity. It works under the guidance of a registered trust with eminent people in public life as its trustees. It has an Advisory Borad and an Executive Council. both comprising people with the topmost level of professional accomplishments in their respective fields. The Director is the Chief Executive of the Foundation and he is nominated by the Trust.