Indian Council of World Affairs

Organized by: Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS), China 

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Organized by Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram 

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Inaugural Session

Welcome Remarks
Amb. Vijay Thakur Singh, Director General, ICWA, Head of ICWA delegation

Remarks
Amb. Li Jie,Vice President, CPIFA, Head of CPIFA delegation

Session 1 : Global and Regional Developments: Views from India and China

Chair
Amb. Nalin Surie, Distinguished Fellow, Delhi Policy Group (DPG), New Delhi; former Ambassador to China, former High Commissioner to the UK

Speakers
Amb. Gautam Bambawale, Distinguished Professor, Symbiosis International University, Pune; former Ambassador to China and Bhutan, former High Commissioner to Pakistan

Amb. Wei Wei, Former Ambassador to India, Singapore and Brunei

Discussants
Shri Jayadeva Ranade, President, Centre for China Analysis and Strategy (CCAS), New Delhi

Dr. Liu Qing, Vice President and Senior Research Fellow, China Institute of International Studies (CIIS)

Dr. Teshu Singh, Research Fellow, ICWA

Dr. Hu Shisheng, Director, Institute for South Asia Studies, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR)

Session 2 : Cooperation between India and China for Mutual Benefit: Economic, Cultural and People to People Exchanges

Chair
Amb. Ashok K. Kantha Distinguished Fellow, Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi; former Ambassador to China and former High Commissioner to Sri Lanka

Speakers
Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli, Dean, School of International Studies, JNU, New Delhi

Dr. Zhang Jianping, Director General Center for Regional Economic Cooperation, Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM)

Discussants
Mr. Gopal Suri, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Contemporary China Studies (CCCS), New Delhi

Dr. Wang Xu, Executive Deputy Director, Center for South Asian Studies, Peking University

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, Senior Research Fellow, ICWA

Prof. Lin Minwang, Deputy Director, Center for South Asian Studies, Fudan University

Session 3 : Reformed Multilateralism and True Multilateralism: Commonalities and Contradictions

Chair
Prof. Ma Xiaolin, Senior Professor and Director, Institute for Studies on the Mediterranean Rim (ISMR), Zhejiang International Studies University (ZISU)

Speakers
Mr. Ye Hailin, Deputy Head of National Institute of International Strategy (NIIS), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)

Amb. T. S. Tirumurti, former Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Discussants

Dr. Liu Zongyi, Secretary General of China and South Asia Cooperation Research Center, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS)

Prof. Madhu Bhalla, Editor, India Quarterly

Dr. Wu Hongying, Director, Center for BRICS＆G20 Studies, CICIR

Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli, Dean, SIS, JNU, New Delhi

Closing Session
Amb. Li Jie, Vice President, CPIFA

Smt. Nutan Kapoor Mahawar, Joint Secretary, ICWA

[in collaboration with the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA)]

Chair:
Dr. Sreeram Chaulia,
Professor and Dean, Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA), O.P. Jindal University, Sonipat

Sapru House Paper Presentation by:
Dr Arnab Charabarty, Research Fellow, ICWA and

Dr. Stuti Banerjee,
Senior Research Fellow, ICWA

Remarks by Discussants:
Dr. Aparajita Gangopadhyay,
Professor, Department of International Relations, Goa University and

Dr. Aprajita Kashyap,
Assistant Professor, Centre for Canada, United States and Latin American Studies, School of International Studies, JNU, New Delhi

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Chair:
Amb. Venkatesh Varma
Former Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation

Sapru House Paper Presentation by:
Dr. Himani Pant,
Research Fellow, ICWA

Remarks by Discussants:
Prof. Suba Chandran,
Professor and Dean, School of Conflict and Security Studies, National Institute of Advanced Studies; and

Mr. Amit Bhandari,
Senior Fellow, Gateway House

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Outreach programme financially supported by ICWA:

ICWA Representative Dr. Stuti Banerjee

To be organized by Dept. of Defense and Strategic Studies, DAV College, Kanpur

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Chair:
Dr. Prema-Chandra Athukorala,
Emeritus Professor of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy Australian National University

Sapru House Paper Presentation by:
Dr. Rahul Nath Choudhury,
Research Fellow, ICWA

Remarks by Discussants:
Dr. D. N. Nayak,
RBI Chair Professor, Department of Business Economics, MS University of Baroda, Vadodara Gujarat; and

Dr. Sunandan Ghosh,
Assistant Professor, Humanities & Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

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Chair:
Ambassador Anil Trigunayat,
Former Ambassador of India to Jordan, Malta and Libya

Speakers:
Prof. Chintamani Mahapatra,
Former Rector, JNU;

Professor Bansidhar Pradhan,
CWAS, JNU; and

Dr. Waiel Awwad,
Senior International Independent Journalist

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Chair:
Prof. Gulshan Sachdeva,
Professor and Jean Monnet Chair, Centre for European Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Sapru House Paper Presentation by:
Dr. Anwesha Ghosh,
Research Fellow, ICWA

Remarks by Discussants:
Prof. Dhananjay Tripathi,
Associate Professor, South Asian University; and

Dr. Vishal Chandra,
Research Fellow, MP-IDSA

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Chair:
Prof Sanjay Chaturvedi,
Professor & Dean - Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of International Relations, South Asian University, New Delhi

Sapru House Paper Presentation by:
Dr. Pragya Pandey,
Research Fellow, ICWA

Remarks by Discussants:
Capt Sarabjeet Singh Parmar,
Senior Fellow, National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi; and

Prof Ian Hall,
Professor of International Relations and Acting Director, Griffith Asia Institute. Brisbane

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Chair:
Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri,
Former Ambassador of India to Nepal

Sapru House Paper Presentation by:
Dr. Naresh Kumar,
Research Fellow, ICWA

Remarks by Discussants:
Prof. Sanjay Bhardwaj,
Jawaharlal Nehru University; and

Prof. Shiv Bahadur Singh,
DAVPG College, BHU, Varanasi

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Chair:
Ambassador Ashok Kantha,
Former Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka

Sapru House Paper Presentation by:
Dr. Samatha Mallempati,
Research Fellow, ICWA

Remarks By:
Dr. Myilvaganan,
Associate Professor, NIAS, Bangalore; and

Mr. Malinda Meegoda,
Research Associate, LKI, Sri Lanka

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Opening Remarks by
Amb. Vijay Thakur Singh,
Director General, ICWA

Remarks by Chair
Amb. Ashok Kantha,
Former Ambassador of India to China; Distinguished Fellow, Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi

Introduction to the Book by Editor
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar,
Senior Research Fellow, ICWA

Remarks by
Lt. Gen.(rtd.) S.L. Narasimhan
Director General, Centre for Contemporary China Studies, MEA, GoI.

Remarks by
Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli
Dean, School of International Studies, J NU, New Delhi

Remarks by
Prof. Sreeram Chaulia,
Dean, Jindal School of International Affairs, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana

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Chair:
Ambassador D.P. Srivastava

Sapru House Paper Presentation by:
Dr. Fazzur Rahman Siddiqui,
Research Fellow, ICWA

Remarks By:
Dr. P. K. Pradhan,
Research Fellow, IDSA; and

Dr. Wael Awaad,
International Independent Journalist

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Opening Remarks by Chair
Ambassador Vijay Thakur Singh
Director General, ICWA

Remarks by
Ms. Geetika Srivastava,
Joint Secretary, Indo Pacific Division, MEA

Special Remarks by
H.E. Ina H. Krisnamurthi,
Ambassador of Republic of Indonesia to India

Sapru House Lecture by
H.E. Salman Al Farisi,
Secretary General, Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)

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Chair:
Ambassador Rahul Kulshreshth,
Former Ambassador to Egypt and Turkey

Sapru House Paper Presentation by:
Dr. Arshad,
Research Fellow, ICWA

Remarks By:
Prof. Arshi Khan,
Department of Political Science, Aligarh Muslim University; and

Dr. Omair Anas,
Yildirim Beyazit University, Turkey

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Chair:
Prof Srikanth Kondapalli,
Dean, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Sapru House Paper Presentation by:
Dr. Teshu Singh,
Research Fellow, ICWA

Remarks By:
Commodore Gopal Suri,
Senior Fellow, Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies; and

Dr. Prashant Kumar Singh,
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses Venue:

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Organized by South Asian University,
Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 

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