[2][3] The Vivekananda International Foundation describes itself as an "independent, non-partisan institution that promotes quality research and in-depth studies."

[4] The news magazine Tehelka has claimed that the Foundation supplied the intellectual inputs for the Narendra Modi campaign, defended him against charges in the Ishrat Jahan case, and spearheaded the Anna Hazare anti-corruption movement to undercut the United Progressive Alliance government.

[1] The Foundation's primary output ranges from short articles and reports published online to monographs and occasional papers and a quarterly journal called National Security.

[16] 2)Chairman of Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (2014–2017) Many retired officers from Defence Forces/ Bureaucracy form the think resource.

The members regularly meet to discuss upon subject, ranging from prevailing political, strategical and other administrative issues with an aim of resource development and promote nationalism.