Indian Council of World Affairs

Two students led programmes on conventional Debate

(1)  Vad Vivad Pratiyogita (in Hindi) on 29.01.2026 by Vagmi  Society and

(2)  English Debate on 25.02.2026 by Debsoc: English Debating Society

Outreach programme financially supported by ICWA:

ICWA Representative

Dr. Athar Zafar, Senior Research Fellow

To be Organized by Hindu College, University of Delhi, Delhi

Outreach programme financially supported by ICWA:

ICWA Representative

Dr. Anwesha Ghosh, Research Fellow

To be Organized by

Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University, Budhera, Gurugram- Badli Road, Gurugram-122505, Haryana

Outreach programme financially supported by ICWA:

ICWA Representative

Dr. Himani Pant, Research Fellow

To be Organized by

Department of Political Science, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Visit of 5-member ICWA delegation to Moscow

ICWA’s Delegation:

ICWA Officials

Shri Abhijit Chakraborty, Joint Secretary, ICWA– Leader of the Delegation;

Dr. Athar Zafar, Senior Research Fellow, ICWA;

Dr. Himani Pant, Research Fellow, ICWA; and

Mr. Aman Kumar, Research Associate, ICWA

Non-ICWA expert

Prof. Gulshan Sachdeva,

Professor, School of International Studies, JNU, New Delhi

(in collaboration with ICWA’s MoU partner RIAC)

Outreach programme financially supported by ICWA:

ICWA Representative

Dr. Teshu Singh, Research Fellow

To be Organized by

Department of Defence and National Security Studies, Punjab University

Outreach programme financially supported by ICWA:

ICWA Representative

Dr. Arnab Chakrabarty, Research Fellow

To be Organized by

Department of Geography & Applied Geography, University of North Bengal, Raja Rammohunpur, P.O. North Bengal University, Darjeeling, W. B.

Opening Remarks by Chair

Amb. Preet Malik,

Former Ambassador of India to Myanmar

Remarks by Panelists

Dr. Sreeradha Datta 

Professor, JSIA, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat

(on Bangladesh)

Mr. Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 

Editor, United News of India

(on Bangladesh)

Ms. Rami Niranjan Desai 

Distinguished Fellow, India Foundation  

(on Myanmar)

Mr. Sabyasachi Dutta 

Executive Director, Asian Confluence  

(on Myanmar)

Outreach programme financially supported by ICWA:

ICWA Representative
Dr. Arnab Chakrabarty, Research Fellow

To be Organized by
Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya, Block-B, Surya Sen Colony, Siliguri, West Bengal

Outreach programme financially supported by ICWA:

ICWA Representative

Dr. Athar Zafar, Senior Research Fellow

To be Organized by

Department of Political Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

Outreach programme financially supported by ICWA:

ICWA Representative
Dr. Athar Zafar, Senior Research Fellow

To be Organized by
Hiralal Ramniwas Post Graduate College, Khalilabad, Sant Kabir Nagar

Chair
Ambassador Rakesh Sood

Former Indian Diplomat

Panellists
Dr. Anulekha Nandi,

Independent Researcher and Consultant previously with ORF

Ms. Joanne D'Cunha

Programme Manager with the Technology and Society team

at Centre for Communication Governance at NLU Delhi

Mr. Mihir Kulkarni
AI Scientist and team lead at Wadhwani AI (online)

Dr. Nikhil Agarwal

Managing Director of the Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT) at IIT Delhi

Outreach programme financially supported by ICWA:

ICWA Representative

Dr. Subodh Chandra Bharati, Research Associate

To be Organized by

Ramji Sahai P. G. College, Rudrapur, Deoria, Uttar Pradesh

Welcome Remarks by the Chair
Major General BK Sharma,
AVSM, SM & Bar (Retd.), Former Director General, United Service Institution of India (USI)

Remarks by Panelists
Professor Rohan Gunaratna,
Professor of Security Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of   International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Online)

Dr. Adil Rasheed,
Research Fellow and Coordinator, Counter-Terrorism Centre,    Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA)

Professor Ajay Darshan Behera,
Director, MMAJ Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia

Dr. Soumya Awasthi,
Fellow, Centre for Security, Strategy and Technology, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), New Delhi

Outreach programme financially supported by ICWA:

ICWA Representative
Dr. Pragya Pandey, Research Fellow

To be Organized by

MoU Partner “Chennai Centre for China Studies (C3S), Chennai & Centre for East Asian Studies (CEAS), Bengaluru

Outreach programme financially supported by ICWA:

ICWA Representative

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, Sr. Research Fellow, ICWA

To be Organized by

Department School of International Relations & Politics, Mahatma Ghandhi University, Priyadarshini Hills PO, Kottayam, Kerala

Outreach programme financially supported by ICWA:

ICWA Representative

Dr. Punit Gaur, RF

To be Organized by

Buddh Vidhyapeeth (P.G.) College, Naugarh, Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh-272207

Two students led programmes on conventional Debate

(1)  Vad Vivad Pratiyogita (in Hindi) on 29.01.2026 by Vagmi  Society and

(2)  English Debate on 25.02.2026 by Debsoc: English Debating Society

Outreach programme financially supported by ICWA:

ICWA Representative

Dr. Athar Zafar, Senior Research Fellow

To be Organized by Hindu College, University of Delhi, Delhi

Outreach programme financially supported by ICWA:

ICWA Representative

Dr. Anwesha Ghosh, Research Fellow

To be Organized by

Department of Geopolitics and International Relations (DGIR), Manipal Institute of Social Science Humanities and Arts (MISHA), Manipal, Karnataka

Outreach programme financially supported by ICWA:

ICWA Representative
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, Senior Research Fellow

To be Organized by

Department of Education (Under School of Education), Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Opening Remarks by Chair

Dr. C. Raja Mohan

Distinguished Professor

Motwani-Jadeja Institute of American Studies, Jindal Global University

Remarks by Panelists 

Mr. Dinakar Peri

Fellow, Security Studies Program, Carnegie India

Dr. Michael Kugelman

Resident Senior Fellow, South Asia, Atlantic Council (Online)

Prof. K. P Vijayalakshmi

Head, Department of Geopolitics and International Relations

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Online) 

Dr. Pankhuri Gaur

Assistant Professor

Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)

Two-day International Conference on “India & Maldives: Sailing the Mahasagar Together”

Outreach programme financially supported by ICWA:

ICWA Representative
Dr. Samatha Mallempati, Research Fellow

To be Organized by
MoU Partner "Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR), First Floor, Mandoli House, New Link Road, Elamkulam, Ernakulam

Outreach programme financially supported by ICWA:

ICWA Representative
Dr. Arnab Chakrabarty, Research Fellow

To be Organized by
Alipurduar Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Newtown, P. O. & Dist. Alipurduar

Outreach programme financially supported by ICWA:

ICWA Representative
Dr. Anwesha Ghosh, Research Fellow

To be Organized by Kolkata Society for Asian Studies, Kolkata