10th ICRIER-PRI Workshop on Policy Responses to COVID19 in India and Japan and Prospects for Economic Cooperation Going Ahead | 2022

2022-03-22

10th ICRIER-PRI Workshop on Policy Responses to COVID19 in India and Japan and Prospects for Economic Cooperation Going Ahead

22nd March 2022

Program (India Time)

11.00 am: Opening remarks
DEEPAK MISHRA, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER
TAKESHI KURIHARA, President, PRI

11:10 am: Inaugural Address
RAJIV KUMAR, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog

11.30 am: Session 1 - Policy Responses to COVID19 in India and Japan and Future Outlook for the Two Economies

Moderator / Chair: Puja Mehra, Senior Journalist

Presentations:
Ajit Ranade, Vice-Chancellor, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics
Atsushi KAWAMOTO, Director, Policy Co-ordination Office and Global Economy Review Office, Policy Planning and Research Division, Ministry of Finance, Japan [Download Presentation]

Lead Discussants:
Go YAMADA, Principal Economist, Japan Center for Economic Research [Download Presentation]
Alok Sheel, Former Secretary, PM Economic Advisory Council

12.15 pm Session 2 - Prospects for India-Japan Economic Cooperation

Moderator: Anil Padmanabhan, Senior Journalist

Presentations:
Takahiro SATO, Professor, Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University [Download Presentation]
Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER and Sanjana Joshi, Senior Consultant, ICRIER [Download Presentation]

Lead Discussants:
Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, Former Indian Ambassador to Japan
Masashi KONO, Director of Asia and Oceania, JETRO Overseas Research Department  

1.10 pm: Concluding Remarks and Vote of Thanks
Kawauchi Hironori, Executive Vice President, PRI
Sanjana Joshi, Senior Consultant, ICRIER

13th Annual International G20 Conference on Global Economic Coordination in the Age of Pandemic: Views from the G20 Members | 2021

2021-10-06

13th Annual International G20 Conference
Global Economic Coordination in the Age of Pandemic: Views from the G20 Members

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Virtual Conference on Act East Policy: Enhancing Trade Infrastructure and Connectivity in the North Eastern Region | 2021

2021-03-20

Virtual Conference on “Act East Policy: Enhancing Trade Infrastructure and Connectivity in the North Eastern Region"

Saturday, March 20, 2021

Agenda

12.00 PM: Inaugural Session

Welcome Remarks: Pramod Bhasin, Chairman, ICRIER

Brief Summary of Study: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER

Keynote Address: Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Union Minister of State (IC), Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, GOI

Vote of Thanks: Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

1.00 PM: Enhancing Trade Infrastructure and Connectivity in NER: Gaps and Impediments

Presentation by ICRIER

1.45 PM: Panel Discussion: Realizing the Potential of Act East Policy for Economic Development of NER

Moderator: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER

Panellists

Pratima Bhoumik, Member of Parliament
Laisam Simai, MLA, Nampong, Arunachal Pradesh
Rajat Sethi, Advisor, Chief Minister of Manipur
Sanjay Chadha, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, GOI
Jitendra Kumar Sinha, Principal Secretary to CM, Tripura
Gaigongdin Panmei, Financial Advisor, North Eastern Council, Shillong
Debajyoti Dutta, Secretary, Act East Affairs, Assam
Gurudas Das, Professor, National Institute of Technology, Silchar

3.00 PM: Concluding Remarks and Vote of Thanks

Workshop on Facilitating India's Act East Policy: Assessing Gaps in Infrastructure at Land Customs Stations in the North Eastern Region of India | 2021

2021-02-25

Workshop Facilitating India’s Act East Policy: Assessing Gaps in Infrastructure at Land Customs Stations in the North Eastern Region of India

25th February 2021, Guwahati

Agenda

8:45 am- 9.00 Registration

9.00 am -10:00 am: Inaugural Session

Welcome Address and Introduction to Workshop: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER

Special Address: Rajeev Kher, Former Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, GOI

Keynote Address: Aditya Mishra, Chairman, Land Ports Authority of India, New Delhi

Guest Remarks: Gaigongdin Panmei, Financial Advisor, North Eastern Council, Shillong

Presentation of Study Findings: Pankaj Vashisht, Senior Fellow, ICRIER

10:00 am -11:30 am: Panel Discussion I : Border Trade, Connectivity & Infrastructure in the Context of India’s Act East Policy: Status & Gaps

Moderator: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER

Panellists:

P. Jawahar, Secretary, Department of Commerce & Industries, Mizoram

P. R. Khaund, Secretary, Department of Industries and Commerce, Assam

Parshant Kumar Goyal, Secretary, Department of Industries and Commerce, Tripura

Hage Tari, Secretary, Department of Trade and Commerce, Arunachal Pradesh

Kekhrievor Kevichusa, Commissioner & Secretary, Department of Industries and Commerce, Nagaland

L Bikram, Director, Trade, Commerce and Industries, Manipur

Winfred Warshong. Deputy Director, Department of Commerce and Industries, Meghalaya

Sumita Pradhan, Special Secretary cum Director, Department of Commerce and Industries, Sikkim

11:30 am - 1:00 pm: Panel Discussion II: Border Trade, Connectivity & Infrastructure in the Context of India’s Act East Policy: Potential & Impediments

Moderator: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER

Panellists:

Debdutta Nandwani, Lead Consultant, East India Trade Advisors, Kolkata

Habul Biswas, General Secretary, Agartala Export Import Association, Agartala

Toko Tatung, Secretary General, Arunachal Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Itanagar

Tenzing Tsephel, General Secretary, Nathula Border Trader Association, Sikkim

Charles Reuben Lyngdoh, Professor, Synod College, Shillong

NVR Jyoti Kumar, Professor, Mizoram University, Mizoram

Concluding Remarks

Lunch

ICRIER-PRI India Workshop | 2021

2021-02-09

ICRIER-PRI India Workshop

February 9, 2021

10:00-10:10: Opening Remark
- SAKATA Wataru, President of PRI
- Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

10:10-10:40: “Digital economy in India”
- Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

10:40-10:55: Question & Answer

10:55-11:25: “Views on RCEP from Indian side”
- Nisha Taneja, professor
- Sanjana Joshi, Senior consultant

11:25-11:40: Question & Answer

11:40: Closing

AML/CFT CONFERENCE 2020 | 2020

2020-12-28

AML/CFT CONFERENCE 2020

December 28-29, 2020

ICRIER jointly with Global Counter Terrorism Council (GCTC) is organising a two day Conference on 'Anti Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism' during December 28-29, 2020.

December 28th, 2020 (Day: 1)

9:30 AM– 9:35 AM: Welcome By Lalit Ambardar, Anchor, GCTC International AML/CFT Conference 2020 & Political Analyst

9:30 AM– 10:45 AM: Inaugural Session

Dr. Kanwal Sibal, IFS(Retd), Chairman-Advisory Board, Global Counter Terrorism Council & Former Foreign Secretary, Government of India

Dr. Shekhar Dutt, SM, IAS(Retd.), Patron-Global Counter Terrorism Council, Former Governor-Chhattisgarh State, Former Defence Secretary & Deputy National Security Advisor-GoI

Chief Guest Address: Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra & Goa (Addl. Chrg.) His Excellency Bhagat Singh Koshiari

10:40 AM– 11:00 AM: Vivek Tankha, Member Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Senior Advocate, Supreme Court & Former Advocte General, Madhya Pradesh & Former Additional Solicitor General of India

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Session 1: Legal & Regulatory Framework in India to handle AML/CFT

Speakers:

Beni Chatterjee, Senior Advocate, Bombay High Court, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Vivek Srivastava, General Manager-Compliance, -Reserve Bank of India

Surender Singh, Senior Prosecutor, National Investigation Agency, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India

A.C. Singh, Former Deputy Legal Advisor, Enforcement Directorate

Anil Aggarwal, Chartered Accountant

Session Chair: Prof. Chakka Banerjee, Professor & Dean-VIT Law University

1:00 PM – 1:20 PM: Keynote Address

Sujit Kumar Varma, Deputy Managing Director, Corporate Accounts Group, State Bank of India

1:20 PM – 1:45 PM: BREAK

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM: Session 2: Strengthening Money/Value Transfer Mechanisms Aiding AML/TF

Speaker

Justice A.H.M. Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, Retd. Justice Supreme Court, Bangladesh

Santosh Rastogi, IPS, Inspector General, National Investigation Agency

Theresa Karunakaran, Former Director, Regulatory Affairs, Deutsche Bank, Former Advisor AXIS Bank & Former General Manager, Reserve Bank of India

Honey Katiyal, Founder, Investors Clinic Infratech Private Limited

H.E. Zulfiquar Z Ghadiyali, Executive Director at DIHC- Under Chairmanship of HH

Sheikh Mohammed Bin Sultan Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan- Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

Capt. Raghu Ram, Former CEO-NATGRID

Hossam M Abd El-Rahman, Dubai, U.A.E.

Session Chair: Shashi Kant Mishra, Co-organiser-GCTC International AML/CFT Conference 2020 & Former General Manager, Punjab National Bank

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM: Break

Welcome By Anchor Madhu Sharma, Co-Organiser, GCTC International AML/CFT Conference 2020 & Member, GCTC.

3:30PM – 5:00 PM: Session 3: Lacuna in Legal & Regulatory framework which help in ML/TF

Speakers:

Lily Vadera, Former Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India

Shirish Pathak, Managing Director, Fintelekt Advisory Services Private Limited

Md. Khurshid Alam Khan, Anti Corruption Commission, Dhaka Supreme Court, Bangladesh

Tarun Ghia, Chartered Accountant

Daryl Nolch, Economic & Risk Assessment Reviews, Member International Association of Risk & Compliance Professionals

Prof. Chakka Banerjee, Professor & Dean-VIT Law University

Session Chair : Pradeep Godbole, Co-organiser-GCTC International AML/CFT Conference 2020 & Director, Risk and Compliance Professionals Association

5:00PM – 5:15 PM: BREAK

5:15 PM - 7:00 PM Session 4: Various Mechanisms of AML/CFT in different countries: Legal, Regulatory & Best Practices

Suresh Prabhu, G20 & G7 Sherpa, India

Rosalind Lazar, Regional AML Director - APAC, Singapore

Hue Dang, VP & Global Head of Business Development & New Ventures, Senior Asia Pacific Leader, Hong Kong

Elaine Ramsay, AML Compliance Officer, Meares William Lawyers, Christchurch, New Zealand

Konstantinos Apostolopoulos, Attorney at Law & Journalist, Vienna, Austria

Session Chair: Dr. Saon Ray, Co-organiser-GCTC International AML/CFT Conference 2020 & Senior Fellow, ICRIER

7:00 PM - 7:30 PM: Break

7:30 PM –9:30 PM: Session 5: International Cooperation Against Financing of Terrorism

FATF and its Relevance.

Impact of UN 1267 Committee on countering the financing of terrorism

IMF, World Bank cooperation with FATF to counter the finance of Terrorism.

Speakers:

Mahaveer Singhvi, IFS, Joint Secretary(Counter Terrorism), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director, Counter Extremism Project, U.S.A. & Former Coordinator-United Nations

Prof Anupam Jha, Assistant Professor, International Criminal Law & International Terrorism Law, University of Delhi

Prof. John Nomikos, Director-RIEAS, Greece

John Patrick, Author & Writer

Prof. Christian Kaunert, Chair- Policing & Security, University of South Wales, U.K.

Session Chair: Karnal Singh, IPS (Retd.) Chairperson-International AML/CFT Conference 2020 & Former Chief, Enforcement Directorate & Former Director-Financial Intelligence Unit, Ministry of Finance, Government of India

December 29th, 2020 (Day: 2)

Welcome By Lalit Ambardar, Anchor, GCTC International AML/CFT Conference 2020 & Political Analyst

10:00 AM– 11:00 AM: Keynote Address

Admiral ( Prof.) Jayanath Columbage, Foreign Secretary, Government of Sri Lanka

11:00 AM– 11:30 AM: Chief Guest Address: Hon’ble Governor of Punjab His Excellency V.P. Singh Badnore

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Cyber Tools Helping in Money Laundering & Ways to combat them

Dr. Jasim Haji, President, Artificial Intelligence Society, Bahrain

Madan Mohan Oberoi, IPS, Executive Director, INTERPOL

Dr. Pavan Duggal, CyberLaw Advocate, Supreme Court of India

Dr. Stephen Cutler, Former FBI

Jiten Jain, Director-Voyager Infosec & Cyber Security Expert

Session Chair: Pradeep Godbole, Co-organiser-GCTC International AML/CFT Conference 2020 & Director, Risk and Compliance Professionals Association

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM: Break

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM: Data Privacy & Data Integrity & Role of Upcoming Data Policy

Dr. Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi, IAS(Retd.), Chairman, State Police Complaints Authority, Punjab

Prof. Matthew Crosston, PhD, Director of Academic Transformation, Office of the Provost, Bowie State University; Senior Research Fellow, Cybersecurity Program, Institute for National Security Studies, Tel Aviv, Israel & Executive Vice Chairman –ModernDiplomacy.eu

Dr. Pavan Duggal, CyberLaw Advocate, Supreme Court of India

Theresa Karunakaran, Former Director, Regulatory Affairs, Deutsche Bank, Former Advisor-AXIS Bank & Former General Manager, Reserve Bank of India

Dr. Charru Malhotra, Associate Professor(e-Governance & ICT), Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi

Avalon Ingram, Financial Crime Expert, SWIFT

Session Chair: Rajat Kathuria, Co-organiser-GCTC International AML/CFT Conference 2020, President & CEO, ICRIER

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM: Keynote Address Session
Benami Transactions & Black Money Act

P.C. Mody, IRS, Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes, India

Role of Banking in AML/CFT

Soma Sankara Prasad, Deputy Managing Director & Group Compliance Officer, State Bank of India

Panama Papers (Case Study)

Ritu Sarin, Indian Express

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM: Break

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Emerging Trends & Challenges in Narcotics & Terror Financing in India

Rakesh Asthana, IPS, NCB Chief & DG-BSF

SN Srivastava, IPS Commissioner of Police, Delhi Police

Loknath Behera, IPS, DGP, Kerala

Dilbag Singh, IPS, DGP, J&K

Rajender Pal Singh, IPS, DGP (Economic Office Wing), Uttar Pradesh

Avinash Mohnani, Former DGP, Sikkim

Anil Shukla, Inspector General, National Investigation Agency

Session Chair: Praveen Swami, Group Consulting Editor, Network18 Media

7:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Break

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Growing Nexus of International Terrorism and Organised Crime: Definition & Scope of the issue

A nexus between International terrorism and Organised Crime: How did we get here?

Defining the problem: the academic debate

Terrorist Finance: Criminal Methods

Utility of the nexus: Context dependent

The way forward

Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director, Counter Extremism Project, U.S.A.

Dr. Anne Speckhard, Director-International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism, U.S.A.

Praveen Swami, Group Consulting Editor, Network18 Media

Prof. Rommel C. Banlaoi, Chairman, Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism Research

Dr Vesna Markovic, Assistant Professor, Justice, Law and Public Safety Studies (JLPSS), Lewis University

Session Chair: Cleo Paskal, International Advisory Board Member, GCTC

9:30 PM: Vote of Thanks

"Leading with Grit and Grace" International Leadership Conference | 2020

2020-11-05

"Leading with Grit and Grace" International Leadership Conference

12th Annual International G20 Conference on Protecting Human Lives and Restoring Economic Stability: Views from the G20 Members | 2020

2020-10-05

12th Annual International G20 Conference
Protecting Human Lives and Restoring Economic Stability: Views from the G20 Members

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Conference on Internet Governance in India: People, Purpose and Process | 2020

2020-02-24

Conference on Internet Governance in India: People, Purpose and Process

24th of February, 2020 at Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Programe

10:30 – 11:00: Registration

11:00 – 11:10: Welcome Remarks

11:10 – 11:30: Opening Address

11:30 – 12:45:Panel Discussion I: India’s Engagement with Global Internet Governance Institutions and Processes

12:30 – 13:30: Lunch

13:30 – 14:00: Special Address

14:00 – 15:00: Panel Discussion II: India’s Critical Internet Infrastructure

15:00 – 15:30: Tea Break

15:30 – 16:30 Panel Discussion III: Internet Governance: The Indian Experience

16:30 – 16:50 Closing Address

16:50 – 17:00 Vote of Thanks

17:00 onwards High Tea

Summary of Internet Governance in India: People, Purpose and Process”
Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre.

24 February 2020

As new and emerging technologies develop relying extensively on the internet backbone, it becomes imperative to rearticulate the vision for internet governance, and especially from the perspective of an emerging power like India. In this context, ICRIER with the support of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY), held a daylong conference at India Habitat Centre. The welcoming remarks were given by the Director and Executive Dr. Rajat Kathuria wherein he explained how technology and the internet has evolved in the past three decades and intricately woven to become an integral part of our daily lives. According to him, we have an immense number of challenges to overcome in the sphere of digital information. He urged for the development of well-coordinated rules in the sphere of internet policy making which needs to be open, inclusive and transparent. Reflecting on this need, he also focused on the large number of cybersecurity issues and challenges which have surfaced the sphere of internet governance. Following the introductory remarks, Mr. Ajay Sawhney delivered the Keynote Address wherein he expressed his views on internet governance. He shed light on the few gaps and discrepancies existing in the sphere of internet government including the disparity between the numbers of Indian internet users and the participation of India in the formulation of internet governing policy. Another challenge which he shed light on, was the availability of the internet content in the 22 scheduled languages. While concluding, he also presented his views on how the Indian government can learn and build on the already existing frameworks of other countries. He focused on the need for a framework which would align the offline and online infrastructure of internet entities, ultimately working in the interest of the country.

PANEL DISCUSSION – I: India’s Engagement with Global Internet Governance Institutions and Processes

The panelists for the first round of the panel discussion were Mr. Sarvjeet Singh, Ms. Latha Reddy and Mr. Samiran Gupta; the discussion was moderated by Mr. Gangesh Varma. The moderator commenced the discussion by giving a brief overview of the history and evolution of internet and internet governance. He went on to define internet governance as a developmental application formulating the norms and regulation for the evolution and use of internet governance. According to him, though we have come far in the journey of internet to the ubiquitous social media, smart devices and cloud infrastructure; we still have a long way to go. Along the same lines, he also narrated how the issues revolving around the internet fundamentally has evolved from the ICT development to human rights, privacy and cybersecurity.

Latha Reddy shared her insights with the audience starting from how internet governance has evolved in the country. She explained how a decade ago, the main concern of the government was to connect the public which resulted in numerous gaps and overlapping in the policy issues. She went on to elaborate on how integral the role of private industries is, in shaping the policy framework and infrastructure in the sphere of internet governance. She believed that the vision and direction could only be optimally implemented once the government and private industries join hands. Mr. Samiran Gupta also mentioned statistics explaining the growth of internet base in India with respect to global participation. His inputs revolved around how India needs to participate in the global arena of internet governance. According to him, we need to be concerned about the technology standards which are the preface of the future along with the policy issues; encircling how to run the technology and provide services, and how digital inclusion needs to be meticulously inculcated keeping the civil rights and society satisfied. Building on to which, Mr. Sarvjeet Singh explained how the lack of Indian representation at international fora would be problematic for the civil society. He concluded by suggesting that there is a need for increasing the consistent engagement of government personnels and developing their capacity. He also shed light on how the instability of the vision resulting from irregular and absenteeism of meetings would ultimately result in inconsistent engagement. He also opined that thus far India stance has been more reactive and it may be wise to play a more proactive role in the ongoing discourse and aim to become agenda setters in the global realm of internet governance.

SPECIAL ADDRESS

The special address was made by Mr. Shyamal Ghosh. He spoke about the evolution of policy concerns in the telecom sectors and India’s emerging digital economy. He focused on mechanisms to triangulate among right to information, security and data privacy. He drew a comparison between USA’s soft regulatory stance vis-à-vis the more hardline approach taken by the EU, which are both at the extreme ends of the regulatory spectrum. He suggested that India’s regulatory policies should take a moderate approach. However, he used Schumpeter’s creative destruction theory to explain how when old orders give way to new ones, existing regulations become redundant. Therefore, regulatory policies must also evolve in-sync with technology. According to him, the opaqueness surrounding the generation, collection and usage of data by new generation devices, makes it imperative for this objective to be crystal clear. This would help policymakers formulate targeted policies.

PANEL DISCUSSION II: India’s Critical Internet Infrastructure

The panelists for the second round of the panel discussion were Ms. Gunjan Chawla, Mr. G. Narendra Nath, Mr. Anupam Aggarwal and Mr. Saikat Datta; the discussion was moderated by Ms. Isha Suri. Mr. Nath explained the significance of “trust” in the arena of internet governance. He also expressed his concern about the criticality of the internet infrastructure and the wrong routing of the traffic of the internet. Building onto this, he shared his views on the critical security and how to tap and harness the capacity of our country’s potential .According to him, the need for a framework wherein the government, civil society and private industries come together to bridge the trust gap. Mr. Anupam’s comments focused on the metes and bounds of critical internet infrastructure and how we should initiate the process to define it in order to efficiently devise the laws. On critical infrastructure , Ms. Gunjan addressed the need to explore and inculcate capacity building opportunities within education curriculums of the country. She focused on how with an increase in the internet traffic, there is an urgent need to increase the efficiency. According to her, this could be achieved through outsourcing or via deployment of efficient business model. She also concluded by suggesting that the government needs to foster trust between different entities. Mr. Saikat Datta explained how asking and discussing issues at international forums would be beneficial for the country. According to him, in order to achieve the aforementioned goal the challenge of capacity building needs to be conquered. He concluded by mentioning that only when such discussions happen, the questions related to a country based root server would be answered. The panel also discussed the definition of what is critical information infrastructure and distinguishing it from the less commonly articulated critical internet infrastructure.

PANEL DISCUSSION III: Internet Governance: The Indian Experience

The panelists for the final round of the panel discussion were Ms. Anita Gurumurthy, Mr. Apar Gupta, Dr. Govind and Mr. Puneeth Nagaraj; and was moderated by Dr. Mansi Kedia. Dr. Govind initiated the discussion by surmising the history of the internet governance and regulation. He stressed on the need for an inclusive, democratic and transparent framework for regulating the arena of internet governance. According to him security, safety and resilience should be the virtues of the internet policy, which have evolved from the original aim of access, diversity and safety. He concluded suggesting India to host global conferences and discussion forums on standardisation in the sphere of internet governance. Ms. Anita Gurumurthy was ambivalent to the position of India in the sphere of internet governance. Recalling Dr. Govind’s comment, she expressed how the increasing claim of population has led to hasty recommendations in the horizon of copyright issues. Therefore, there has been an evolution in the idea of sovereign and leadership in the public policy of internet governance. The historical narrative was also a part of her discussion where she gave an illustration of the working group on constitution in order to formulate a global governance framework binding for the internet, but eventually failed to do so. She also highlighted the principle of internet egalitarianism in regards to public internet entities. She went to discuss the shortcomings of the current framework namely - lack of government institutional infrastructure or public clinics for deliberations. She also expressed her concerns regarding an entire generation of ill-informed users/consumers and how the traders related to ecommerce policies have been affected. Mr. Apar Gupta built on Ms. Anita Gurumurthy’s comments and suggested that the objective of public consultation and administration of public content should be transparency. He gave his insights on how the increase in diverse set of viewpoints and degree of foreseeability is integral to policy making. He highlighted how the transparency level varies across the ministries and committees which in turn, undermine the role and power of the standing committee. He went on to suggest that we need to build trust and strategise on how to curb the lack of participation from the civil society. He concluded by suggesting that the government should focus on increasing the level of predictability of the policies and risks to consultations can be mitigated by factoring them in during the initial stages of the process. Mr. Puneeth Nagaraj elaborated on how effective multistakeholderism has been. He went on to explain how most of the issues are real life related not tech related as a result of which there is a legitimate need to conduct regular multi-stakeholder dialogues. He drew focus on how Indian actors lack in institutional knowledge and participate only irregularly resulting in inconsistency. He also pointed out the shortcomings of an Indian framework wherein lack of funding and training; and abstaining from engaging on substantive issues was highlighted.

The concluding remarks were given by Mr. T. Santhosh wherein he highlighted that there is not enough industrial leadership presence at international internet governance forums and the direction to progress and grow was defined and would be initiated by formulating standards which will help create numerous markets. Dr. Rajat Kathuria concluded the conference by distilling key takeaways of the day. He highlighted that the representation at multi-stakeholder fora is not reflective of the heftiness of the user base and there is an urgent need to improve our domestic process and capacity for efficient management and formulation of regulations. According to him, the problem of under representation, the issue of legitimacy and credibility resulting in the erosion of trust between the institutions and entities are among the major challenges that serve as roadblocks to harnessing India’s potential.

Workshop on India's Labour Markets: Opportunities and Challenges in a Changing Global Environment | 2019

2019-12-20

Consultative workshop on “India’s Labour Markets: Opportunities and Challenges in a Changing Global Environment

December 20th 2019 at ICRIER Conference Centre, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road New Delhi

10:00 am - 2:00 pm : Registration

10:30 am: Presentation and discussion

The share of manufacturing employment in overall remained more or less constant over the last two decades at about 10 per cent. Now, the recent concerns in the growth performance of the Indian economy have brought reforms- external sector as well as domestic reforms, back to the centre stage of the policy discourse. One key area that has attracted attention is labour markets and labour institutions, especially in the light of changes in data architecture on labour markets and codification of labour laws in the recent times. The current debate has gone beyond labour market flexibility due to de facto reforms and deterioration of labour market outcomes in the backdrop of such changes (Bhattacharjee, 2019). This workshop therefore aims to initiate a dialogue and generate a conversation among wider stakeholders on what are the challenges and opportunities for Indian labour markets in the context of changing domestic macro environment and rising protectionism and populism in the global context. Our objective is therefore to discuss key issues surrounding data architecture on labour markets, codification of labour laws, supporting the informal sector, and skills mismatch and development, in order to chart out the future direction of labour market reforms in India.

Conference on 21st Annual Neemrana Conference | 2019

2019-12-13

21st Annual Neemrana Conference

PROGRAMME

December 13-15, 2019
Neemrana Fort-Palace, Rajasthan

Day 1: Friday, December 13

1:30 pm: Minister’s address by Nirmala Sitharaman, Honorable Finance Minister, Government of India followed by lunch at the Finance Minister’s residence

3 pm: Departure for Neemrana Fort

7:00 pm: Welcome Remarks
Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

7:10 pm: Tribute to Martin Feldstein

N. K. Singh, Chairman, 15th Finance Commission, Government of India

James Poterba, President, NBER; Mitsui Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Anne O. Krueger, Senior Research Professor of International Economics, School for Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University; Senior Fellow at the Stanford Center for International Development, Stanford University

7.30 pm: India and the US Economy

Speakers: 

Anne O. Krueger, Senior Research Professor of International Economics, School for Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University; Senior Fellow at the Stanford Centre for International Development, Stanford University – Update on US-China trade

Surjit S. Bhalla, IMF Executive Director representing India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka; Member, Board of Governors, NCAER – High Level Advisory Group (HLAG report)

8:15 pm Cultural Event followed by dinner

Day 2: Saturday, December 14

9 am: Session 1: The World Economy

Chair:

Uday Kotak, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Kotak Mahindra Bank; Member, Board of Governors, ICRIER

Speakers:

Charles Engel, Donald Hester Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
John Lipsky, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University; Peterson Distinguished Scholar, SAIS Kissinger Center
Stephen Redding, Harold T. Shapiro *64 Professor in Economics, Economics Department and Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University

10:30 am: Tea/Coffee Break

10:45 am: Session 2: Federal Finance Framework

Chair:

N. K. Singh, Chairman, 15th Finance Commission, Government of India

Speakers:

Varadarajan V. Chari, Professor of Economics and the Paul W. Frenzel Land Grant Professor of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota

Prachi Mishra, Managing Director in Global Macro Research and India Chief Economist, Goldman Sachs, Mumbai

Karthik Muralidharan, Tata Chancellor's Professor of Economics, University of California, San Diego

12:15 pm: Tea/Coffee Break

12:30 pm: Keynote Address

Raghuram G. Rajan, Former Governor, RBI; Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

DoT Regional Workshop with States/UTs | 2019

2019-09-16

DoT Regional Workshop with States/UTs

Hotel Taj Connemara, Chennai

AGENDA

09:30 - 10:15: Registration

10.15 – 11.05: Opening Session

10:15 – 10:25: Welcome Address:

Shri Amit Yadav, Joint Secretary (T), DoT

10.25 – 10.30: Telecom Infrastructure Providers Perspective:

Shri T. R. Dua, DG, TAIPA

10:30 – 10:35: Address by ICRIER

Shri Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

10.35 – 10:40: Telecom Service Providers Perspective

Shri R. S. Mathews, DG, COAI

10:40 – 10:50: Address:

10:50 – 11:00: Address:

Shri Anshu Prakash, Secretary (Telecom), DoT

11:00 – 11:05: Vote of Thanks

Shri Ashok Raj, Sr. DDG, TN LSA DoT

11:05 – 11:15: Tea Break

Session – 1: Right of Way (RoW) for Digital Infrastructure

11:15 – 12:15: Presentation on RoW Rules, 2016 and Status of RoW policy

Shri Amit Yadav, Joint Secretary (T), DoT / Shri T. R. Dua, DG, TAIPA

Session – 2: Broadband Readiness Index (BRI) of States/UTs

12:15 – 13:15: Presentation: Objective and Methodology of BRI; Data collection from States/UTs

Shri Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

Session – 3: Roll of DoT LSA in States/UTs

13:15 – 13:30: Presentation: Role of DoT LSA in States/UTs

Ms. V. Meenalochiny, DDG, DoT LSA

13.30 – 14.15: Lunch

Session – 4: Status of Bharat Net and Uncovered Villages

14:15 – 15:30: Presentation on Review of Bharat Net Project & Uncovered Villages

Shri Pankaj Kumar, JA (T) USOF / Shri R. K. Singh Director (Planning), BBNL

15:30 – 15:45: Tea Break

Session – 5: Session on EMF emission

15:45 – 16:30: Presentation: EMF Emissions and towers: The Physics & Technical Aspects Shri R. M. Chaturvedi, DDG (CS), DoT

Session – 6: Interactive Session with States/UTs

16:30 – 17:00: Q & A: Interactive Session with State Representatives DoT, ICRIER, COAI, TAIPA

11th Annual International G20 Conference Global Cooperation for Inclusive Growth: Views from G20 countries | 2019

2019-05-30

11th Annual International G20 Conference Global Cooperation for Inclusive Growth: Views from G20 countries

30-31 May, 2019 | New Delhi | India

for more details click here: http://icrier.org/G20/2019/

Conference on Visions for India in 2030 | 2019

2019-04-16

Conference on Visions for India in 2030

on

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

PROGRAMME

10:00 – 10:20 am : Registration and Tea/Coffee

10:20 – 10:40 am : Opening Address

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Ms. Natalie Toms, Economic Counsellor, British High Commission, New Delhi, India

10:40 – 11:10 am : Keynote Speaker

Mr. Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Government of India

11:10 – 11:30 am : Tea/Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:30 pm : Panel Discussion

Chair:

Dr. Surjit Singh Bhalla, Managing Director, Oxus Investments Private Limited

Panelists:

Dr. Ila Patnaik, Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)

Mr. Ajay Vir Jakhar, Chairman, Bharat Krishak Samaj

Ms. Sindhushree Khullar, IAS (Retd.), Former CEO, NITI Aayog, Government of India

12:30 – 01:00 pm : Question and Answer

01:00 – 01:05 pm : Vote of Thanks

01:05 pm onwards : Lunch

Conference on Future of the Digital Economy: Cross Currents in Emerging Regimes | 2019

2019-03-25

Conference on Future of the Digital Economy: Cross Currents in Emerging Regimes

Date: 25th March 2019

Venue: Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

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Agenda

10:00AM – 10:30AM : Registration and Networking Breakfast

10:30AM – 10:50AM : Welcome Remarks

Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER

Peter Cherukuri, Executive Director, Data Catalyst Institute

10:50AM – 11:15AM: Key Note Address

Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Govt. of India

11:15AM – 12:30PM: High Level Panel Discussion on Future of the Digital Economy

Moderator: Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER

Panelists:

Ankhi Das, Public Policy Director, India, South and Central Asia, Facebook

Asoke Kumar Mukerji, Former Permanent Representative to UN, Govt. of India

Rajan S. Mathews, Director General, Cellular Operators Association of India

Sanjeev Bikchandani, Co-Founder and Executive Vice-Chairman, Info-Edge

12:30PM – 01:15PM: Lunch

01:15PM – 01:35PM: Special Address

Gopalakrishnan S. Joint Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Govt. of India

01:35PM – 02:45PM: Panel Discussion I

Data Security: Emerging Discourse on Encryption and Localisation

Moderator: Deepak Maheshwari, Director - Govt. Affairs, Symantec

Panelists:

Madan M. Oberoi, Special Commissioner of Police (Special & Tech Cell), Delhi Police, Govt. of India

Mudit Kapoor, Associate Professor Of Economics, Indian Statistical Institute

Ritesh Kumar Singh, Founder and Chief Economist, Indonomics Consulting Pvt. Ltd.

Shahana Chatterji, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

02:45PM – 03:00PM: Tea Break

03:00PM – 04:15PM: Panel Discussion II

Identity & Authentication in India’s Digital Economy

Moderator: Prasanto K. Roy, Senior Director, FTI Consulting

Panelists:

Apar Gupta, Executive Director, Internet Freedom Foundation

Smitha Krishna Prasad, Associate Director, Centre for Communication Governance, National Law University Delhi

Vaibhav Kakkar, Partner, L& L Partners Law Offices

Wriju Ray, Chief Business Officer, IDfy

04:15PM – 04:30PM: Closing Remarks

Peter Cherukuri, Executive Director, Data Catalyst Institute

Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER

9th ICRIER-PRI Workshop on Global Economic Trends and India-Japan Economic Partnership | 2019

2019-03-08

9th ICRIER-PRI Workshop
Global Economic Trends and India-Japan Economic Partnership

March 8, 2019

ICRIER Conference Room, New Delhi

Programme

10:00 am Registration

10:30 am
Welcome Remarks by Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER
Opening Remarks by KOBE Harumi, Councilor & Vice President, PRI

International Conference on Values in Foreign Policy: Interests and Ideals | 2019

2019-03-01

Values in Foreign Policy: Interests and Ideals

March 1-2, 2019, Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

Programme

Day 1: March 1, 2019 (Friday)

09:00 – 09:30 Registration, Meet and Greet + Tea/Coffee

09:30 – 10:30 Inaugural Session

- Sanjay Pulipaka (chair)
- Dhara Snowden, publisher’s representative
- Special Guest: Pavan K. Varma, Author, Diplomat and former Member of Parliament
- Remarks by H. K. Dua, former Chief Editor, Ambassador and Member of Parliament

10:30 – 10:45 Tea/Coffee Break

10:45 – 12:00 Session 1: The Enlightenment and Western Foreign Policy

Krishnan Srinivasan (chair), Veronica Sutherland, James Mayall, Salman Haidar

12:00 – 13:15 Session 2: Values in East Asian Foreign Policy

Jyoti Malhotra (chair), Wang Yiwei, Aftab Seth, Tadashi Anno

13:15 – 14:15 Lunch

14:15 – 15:00 Diplomatic Guest Lecture

Fredrik Erixon (chair), Ambassador Peter Burleigh

Remarks by Ms. Shireen Vakil, Head of Policy and Advocacy at the Tata Trusts

15:00 – 16:15 Session 3: Islamic Values and Foreign Policy

Zeenat Rous (chair), Dewi Fortuna Anwar, Kingshuk Chatterjee, Talmiz Ahmad

16:15 – 16:30 Tea/Coffee Break

16:30 – 17:45: Session 4: Values in ASEAN’s Foreign Policy

Kate Sullivan de Estrada (chair), Chaw Chaw Sein, Rajiv Bhatia, Iftekhar Ahmad Chowdhury

19:30 onwards Dinner

Day 2: March 2, 2019 (Saturday)

09:30 – 11:00 Session 5: Western Liberalism and Asian Values in Foreign Policy

Veronica Sutherland (chair), Kate Sullivan de Estrada, Krishnan Srinivasan, Ravi Velloor

11:00 – 11:30 Tea/Coffee Break

11:30 – 13:00 Session 6: Hits And Misses: Interests and Ideals in Foreign Policy

Maroof Raza (chair), T. C. A. Raghavan, Shakti Sinha, Fredrik Erixon, Sanjay Pulipaka

13:00 – 13:30 Session 7: Valedictory Session: Keynote Address by Ram Madhav, National General, Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party and Director, India Foundation

13:30 onwards Thanks and Acknowledgements

Krishnan Srinivasan

followed by Lunch

10th Annual International G20 Conference on From Global Cooperation to Building Consensus: Views from G20 Countries | 2018

2018-10-11

10th Annual International G20 Conference on 

From Global Cooperation to Building Consensus: Views from G20 Countries

Stakeholder Workshop on Economics of Data Localisation | 2018

2018-09-04

Stakeholder Workshop on The Economics of Data Localisation 

4th September, 2018 

At Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 

10:30-14:45 Hrs 

Agenda

10:30 – 10:45 : Registration

10:45 – 11:00 : Introductory Remarks and Formation of Discussion Groups 

11:00 – 11:30 : Session 1: Mapping Data Flows in the Current and Proposed Data Protection Regime 

11:30 – 12:00 : Session 2: Impact of Data Localisation on Businesses and Consumers 

12:00 – 12:30 : Session 3: Alternatives to Data Localisation, Policies and Way Forward

12:30 – 13:30 : Lunch

13:30 – 14:30 : Presentation by Discussion Groups 

14:30 – 14:45 : Summary and Concluding Remarks

Workshop for study on Inclusion of Totalisation/Portability of Social Security Benefits in the G20 Agenda | 2018

2018-05-24

Workshop for study on Inclusion of Totalisation/Portability of Social Security Benefits in the G20 Agenda

Date: May 24, 2018

ICRIER, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

PROGRAMME 

Conference on Enhancing Trade and Connectivity between India and Myanmar | 2018

2018-04-23

Conference on Enhancing Trade and Connectivity between India and Myanmar

Workshop on The Web of Transport Corridors in South Asia | 2018

2018-03-27

Workshop on The Web of Transport Corridors in South Asia

March 27, 2018

Inspire Hall, Le Meridien, New Delhi, Windsor Place, Janpath, New Delhi

Programme

Workshop on India-Japan Partnership for Economic Development in the Northeast | 2018

2018-03-20

Workshop India-Japan Partnership for Economic Development in the Northeast

Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

(Tuesday) March 20, 2018

Program

2nd China-India Dialogue Opportunities for Economic Growth and Climate Action | 2018

2018-01-28

2nd China-India Dialogue Opportunities for Economic Growth and Climate Action 

Programme

10:45 – 12:00

CLIMATE CHANGE, ITS IMPACTS, RESILIENCE, AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Climate Risks, Impacts and Urban Resilience: Overview and Case Studies from China and India, air quality and urban development, transformative innovations (emobility)

Leads: Chao Qingchen, Rangan Banerjee

Discussants: Wang Yi, O.P.Agarwal

12:00 – 13:00

GROUP PHOTO AND LUNCH

13:00 – 14:10

ACCELERATING THE ENERGY TRANSITION: THE SUPPLY-SIDE

Opportunities and Challenges in the Clean Energy Transition

Leads: Du Xiangwan, Narendra Taneja

Discussants: Liu Qiang, Teng Fei, Arunabha Ghosh

14:10 – 15:15

ACCELERATING THE ENERGY TRANSITION: THE DEMAND-SIDE

Energy Efficiency Standards and HFC phase-downs for Cooling Appliances

Leads: He Jiankun, Ajay Mathur

Discussants: Zhou Dadi, Anita George

15:15 – 15:45

Keynote Speech: Hon’ble Suresh Prabhu

Chair: Rajat Kathuria

15:45 – 16:00  COFFEE BREAK

16:00 – 17:15

THE ROLE OF NATIONAL AND GLOBAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN SUSTAINABLE FINANCE

Channeling sustainable finance effectively: role of banks and capital markets

Standardization and Integration of Green Finance

China and India’s Global Leadership in greening the Multilateral Development Banks

Leads: Wang Yi, Naina Lal Kidwai

Discussants: Liu Qiang, Rajat Kathuria

17:15 – 17:30

CONCLUDING COMMENTS

Wrap up from the Dialogue

Outcomes and Next Steps

Leads: Liu Yanhua, Shyam Saran

19:30 – 21:30

FRIENDS OF DIALOGUE DINNER

(Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre)

30 January 2018 (Tuesday)

Venue: Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road

10:30 – 12:30

SCALING-UP BUSINESS MODELS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION

Lead: FICCI & ICRIER

12:30 – 13:30

CLOSING LUNCH

Conference on 19th Annual Neemrana Conference | 2017

2017-12-15

19th Annual Neemrana Conference

PROGRAMME

December 15-17, 2017

Neemrana Fort-Palace, Rajasthan

Conference on Experiences and Challenges in Measuring Income, Inequality, and Poverty in South Asia | 2017

2017-11-23

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23

8:00-9:00: Registration

9:00-9:30: Opening Remarks >(Juniper Hall)

Barbara Fraumeni (Past President IARIW, Central University for Economics and Finance, China)

Isher Judge Ahluwalia (Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER)

9:30-10:30: Keynote Address

Chair: Rajat Kathuria (Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER)

Martin Rama (Chief Economist for South Asia, World Bank)

Challenges in Measuring Poverty and Inequality

Break 10:30-10:45

10:45-12:45

Session 1: First Plenary - Inequality I (Juniper Hall)

Chair: Montek Singh Ahluwalia (Former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission)

Indian Income Inequality, 1922-2014: From British Raj to Billionaire Raj? Lucas Chancel (Paris School of Economics, France) and Thomas Piketty (Paris School of Economics and EHESS, France) [Abstract]

 Discussant: Surjit Bhalla (Oxus Investments)

Income Generation and Inequality in India's Agricultural Sector: The Consequences of Land Fragmentation S. Chandrasekhar (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India), Sanjoy Chakravorty (Temple University, United States), and Karthikeya Naraparaju (IIM Indore, India) [Abstract]

 Discussant: Anirban Dasgupta (South Asian University)

Explaining Cross-State Earnings Inequality Differentials in India: A RIF Decomposition Approach Carlos Gradin (United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research, Finland) [Abstract]

 Discussant: Anirban Dasgupta (South Asian University)

Forms of Informal Employment and Wage Inequality in India: a Review of Trends Rosa Abraham (Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, India) [Abstract]

 Discussant:Sandip Sarkar (Institute of Human Development)

12:45-13:45 Lunch

13:45-15:45

Session 2A: (Concurrent Session) Inequality II (Juniper Hall)

Chair: Himanshu (Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University)

Income Inequality and Polarization in India: The Role of Caste Anjana Thampi (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India) and Ishan Anand (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India)[Abstract]

 Discussant: Namrata Gulati (South Asian University)

Structural Transformation of Employment and Income Inequality in the High Growth Regime: A Study with Micro Level Data in India Panchanan Das (University of Calcutta, India)[Abstract]

 Discussant: Namrata Gulati (South Asian University)

Does Access to Credit Reduce Inequality? Evidence from Bangladesh M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh) [Abstract]

 Discussant: T.P. Sinha (Swami Shradhhanand College, University of Delhi)

Decomposition of Gender Income Gap in Rural Informal Micro-enterprises: An Unconditional Quantile Approach in the Handloom Industry Bhabesh Hazarika (National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi, India) [Abstract]

 Discussant: Simin Akhter (Zakir Hussain College, University of Delhi)

Session 2B (Concurrent Session) Labour Market (Marigold Hall)

Chair: Jaivir Singh (Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University)

Mismatch between Skills and Jobs in Indian Labour Market During the Post-Reform Era: Estimates with Unit Level Data Anindita Sengupta (Hooghly Women's College, University of Burdwan, India)[Abstract]

 Discussant: Suresh Agarwal ( Dept. of Business Economics, University of Delhi)

Precarious Work and Less Well Paid? Wage Differential between Regular and Temporary Contract Workers in India Rahul Sapkal (Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai, India) and K.R. ShyamSundar (Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur, India) [Abstract]

 Discussant: Kingshuk Sarkar (V.V. Giri National Labour Institute)

Entangled Basic Capabilities and Social Cohesion in India: Measuring Exclusions, Impoverishments and Distances Sandhya S. Iyer (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India) and Paramjeet Chawla (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India) [Abstract]

 Discussant: Kingshuk Sarkar (V.V. Giri National Labour Institute)

15:45-16:00: Break

16:00-17:30

Session 3A (Concurrent Sessions) Health and Food I (Juniper Hall)

Chair: Rama Baru (Centre for Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University)

Household Food Insecurity and Maternal and Child Undernutrition: The Case of Maharashtra, India Chandana Maitra (University of Sydney, Australia), Vani Sethi (United Nations Children Fund India Country Office, New Delhi, India), Sayeed Unisa (Indian Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai, India), and Sriram Shankar (Research School of Economics & ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, The Australian National University) [Abstract]

 Discussant: Carlos Grad'n (United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research, Finland)

Vulnerability to Food Insecurity in Rural India: A Decomposition Exercise Mousumi Das (National Council of Applied Economic Research, India) [Abstract]

 Discussant: Carlos Grad'n (United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research, Finland)

Session 3B (Concurrent Session) Education (Marigold Hall)

Chair: Helen Heslop (Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, retired)

Gender Differences in Mathematics: Evidence from Rural India Karan Singhal (Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India) and Upasak Das (University of Pennsylvania, USA) [Abstract]

 Discussant: Apoorva Gupta (Ramjas College, University of Delhi)

Human Capital and Higher Education: Rate of Returns across Disciplines Jannet Farida Jacob (Centre for Development Studies, India) [Abstract]

 Discussant:Barbara Fraumeni (Central University for Economics and Finance, China)

The Role of Age and Gender in Education Expansion: Within- and Between-group Specific Trends in Education (In)equality Petra Sauer [Abstract]

 Discussant: Apoorva Gupta (Ramjas College, University of Delhi)

18:30-19:30 Dinner presentation (Juniper Hall)

Chair: Montek Singh Ahluwalia (Former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission)

Presentation by TCA Anant (Chief Statistician and Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Planning Implementation, India)

"Measurement Challenges of India's GDP"

Workshop on Advancing the China-India Dialogue | 2017

2017-08-30

Workshop on Advancing the China-India Dialogue

August 30, 2017, Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India

Programme

09:30 � 10:00 Registrations and Tea/Coffee

10:00 � 10:30 Introductory Comments on Discussion on China-India Dialogue and India�s Role in The International Context

Ms. Helen Mountford, Program Director for the New Climate Economy (NCE)

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

10:30 � 11:20 Discussion on Renewable Energy and Transition from Coal

Leads:

Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI)

Discussants:

Dr. O. P. Agarwal, Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute (WRI) India

Dr. Arunabha Ghosh, Chief Executive Officer, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)

11:20 � 12:10 Discussion on Green Finance

Leads:

Ms. Naina Lal Kidwai, Former CEO and Country Head of HSBC India, and former President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Discussants:

Ms. Sharmila Chavaly, Joint Secretary, Infrastructure & Energy Division, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India

Mr. Charith Konda, Fellow, Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)

12:10 � 13:10 Discussion on Impacts of Climate Change on Development and South-South Cooperation

Leads:

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Prof. Rangan Banerjee, Head of Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Discussants:

Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General at the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)

13:10 � 13:30 Closing Remarks and Next Steps

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Lunch

9th Annual International G20 Conference Re-imagining Globalisation: Views from G20 countries | 2017

2017-06-08

Practitioners Workshop Trade facilitation measures that support cross border trade by women | 2017

2017-04-27

Trade facilitation measures that support cross border trade by women

April 27-28, 2017

Hyatt Regency, New Delhi

Programme

Day 1 : 27th April: Knowledge Sharing  Lessons Learned

09:00 am Registration 

09:30 am Introductory Session 

Opening Remarks by Nisha Taneja, Professor,ICRIER 

Workshop overview from Kate Hayes, Adviser,DFAT 

Guest Remarks by Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India 

10:00 am Session 1 : Setting the Scene Facilitator: Jim Redden, Adviser, DFAT 

Presentation by Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER 

Response from Practitioners Respondents: ? 

Selim Raihan, Executive Director, South Asian Network on Economic Modelling, SANEM), Bangladesh  

Reeta Simha, 2nd Vice President, Federation of Women Entrepreneurs Association of Nepal ?

Damchae Dem, Founder and CEO, Bhutan Association of Women Entrepreneurs Lead

discussant:   

Posh Raj Pandey, Executive Chairman, SAWTEE, Nepal 

Q & A and Open Discussion 

11.30 am  Tea/Coffee 

11:45 am Session 2 - Trade Facilitation Barriers: Lessons from Cross-border Women Entrepreneurs Facilitator: 

Hasina Kharbhih, Chair of Board, Impulse NGO Network and Managing Director, Impulse Social Enterprises, Shillong

Panellists:

Dolly Khonglah, General Secretary, Meghalaya Exporters Chamber of Commerce 

Sita Adhikari, Executive Committee Member, Nepal Freight Forwarders Association 

Jesmina Zeliang, Founder of Heirloom Naga and Cane Concepts; Convener, North East, Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) 

Q & A and Open Discussion 

12:45 pm Lunch 

01:45 pm Session 3 - Enabling Measures that Support Small-medium Women Entrepreneurs to Trade Across Borders Facilitator: 

Mona Shrestha Adhikari, Associated Expert, Gender and Trade  

Panellists: 

Indrani Deb, Chairperson, FLO North East Chapter, Guwahati 

Pramila Acharya Rijal, Head, South Asian Women Development Forum (SAWDF), Nepal 

Selima Ahmad, President, Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI) Lead discussant: 

Manab Majumdar, Deputy Secretary General, FICCI, New Delhi 

Q & A and Open Discussion 

03:15 pm Tea/Coffee 

03:30 pm Session 4 : Policy and Programming Responses to the Needs of Cross-border Women Entrepreneurs and/or Barriers to Implementing Reforms 

Facilitator: Carmine Soprano, Trade and Gender Specialist, World Bank 

Panellists: 

Fahmida Khatun, Executive Director, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh 

Anice Joseph Chandra, Director, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India  

Bina Pradhan, Adviser, Federation of Business & Professional Women, Nepal 

K. N. Syiem, Village Headman and Member, Balat Border Haat Committee, Meghalaya 

Q & A and Open Discussion 

05:00 pm Wrap-up  

07:00 pm Pre-dinner drinks in the Oval Room 

07:30 pm Address by H.E. Ms. Harinder Sidhu, Australia's High Commissioner to India 

Followed by Dinner  

Day 2 - 28th April: From Awareness to Action 

09:30 am Session 5 - Highlighting the Opportunities, Accommodating Gender Differentiated Trade Facilitation Needs and Impacts Facilitators: 

Kate Hayes & Gillian Brown, Advisers, DFAT Respondents 

Mafruha Sultana, Vice Chairman and CEO, Export Promotion Bureau, Bangladesh  

Krishna H. Pushkar, Minister (Economic), Embassy of Nepal, New Delhi 

Swapna Debnath, Additional Director, Dept. of Commerce and Industry, Government of Tripura 

10:00 am Activity: Table Groups Identify and Progress Areas for Action  Table Groups: Indian Govt; India NGO; Nepal; Bangladesh & Bhutan; SARTFP; Donors/Academics Sourcing the ideas tabled to date and brainstorming their own each table group identifies areas for action that they can make happen ensuring that they detail: 

What - frame the action and the difference it will make 

Who - name the people who will take it forward 

How & when - detail how it will be enacted and by when 

11:15 am Tea/Coffee 

11:30 am Session 6: Plenary Discussion and Prioritising Key Actions  Facilitators: 

Jim Redden and Mona Shrestha Adhikari Advisers, DFAT 

12:45 pm Vote of thanks from ICRIER 

Lunch  

Workshop India-Japan Partnership for Economic Development in NER | 2017

2017-03-29

Workshop India-Japan Partnership for Economic Development in NER

Date: 29-30th March 2017

Venue: Kaziranga, Assam

Programme

Day 1 - 29th March, 2017

7:00 pm                    Inaugural Session:

�        Welcome Remarks by Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

�        Opening Remarks by Hideki Asari, Minister-Political, Embassy of Japan in India

�        Keynote Address by ShriSarbananda Sonowal, Hon�ble Chief Minister of Assam

�        Vote of Thanks by Dhruv Katoch, Director, India Foundation

 8:15 pm                   Dinner Reception

Day 2 - 30th March, 2017

9:30 am                     Session 1: Economic Development Trends in NER and Current Status of India-Japan Engagement

Chair - Shakti Sinha, Director, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library

Speakers

�        Naveen Verma, Secretary DoNER

�         Manoj Pant, Professor, JNU

�         Akio Okamura, Director, Planning Division, South Asia Department, JICA

�        Anand Kumar, MD, NHIDCL

�        Alemtemshi Jamir, Former Chief Secretary, Nagaland

11:00 am                  Tea

11:30 am                  Session 2: Imperatives of Cross-Border Connectivity and Market Linkages for NER with ASEAN  

Chair - Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER

Speakers

�        Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

�        P. K. Mishra, President & Chief Advisor, North Eastern Knowledge Foundation (NEKF), Kaziranga University

�        So Umezaki, Director, Economic Integration Studies Group, Inter-disciplinary Studies Center, IDE JETRO

�        Gurudas Das, Professor, National Institute of Technology, Silchar

1:00 pm                    Lunch

2:00 pm                    Panel Discussion: Generating a Long-Term Vision for India-Japan Partnership for Economic Development in NER

Chair -   Dipok Kumar Barthakur, Vice-Chairman, State Innovation and Transformation Aayog (SITA), Assam

        Panellists

�        Yaduvendra Mathur, Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog 

�        Shinichi Nakabayashi, Director, ADBI

�        V. B. Pyarelal, Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) Assam

�        Takeshi Honjo, Director General, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Mumbai

�        Mrityunjay Jalan,Director, Chota Tingrai Tea Estate

3:30 pm                    Tea

4:00 pm                    Valedictory Address by Shri P B Acharya, Hon�ble Governor of Nagaland with additional charge as Governor of Tripura

7:00 pm                    Dinner Reception

7th ICRIER - PRI Workshop Advancing India-Japan Economic Engagement | 2017

2017-03-08

7^th ICRIER-PRI Workshop

Advancing India-Japan Economic Engagement

Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre

New Delhi

March 8, 2017

Program

Conference on Developing the offshore, rupee bond market (Masala bonds): Lessons across countries | 2016

2016-11-30

Developing the Offshore, Rupee Bond Market (Masala Bonds): Lessons Across Countries

(Wednesday) November 30, 2016

Lobby level, The Oberoi

Nariman point, Mumbai

ADB-Asian Think Tank Development Forum 2016 : Promoting Sustainable Urbanization in Asia and the Pacific | 2016

2016-10-27

The 2016 Forum will be held on 27-28 October 2016 in New Delhi, India. The Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)and the Asian Development Bank organized the forum.

1. Session 1. Opening Ceremonies and Session 1 (Day 1)
   

   1. 27 October 2016 � Day 1 Session 1: Opening Ceremonies
      Time	Speaker / Affiliation
      09:30 a.m.	Registration, Long Champ Function Room
      10:30 a.m.�10:45 a.m.	Emcees: Samreen Badr and Meghna Paul, National Institute of Public Finance Policy Welcome remarks Rathin Roy, Executive Director, National Institute of Public Finance Policy (NIPFP) Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean, ADB Institute
      10:45 a.m.�11:00 a.m.	Keynote address Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, India
      11:00 a.m.�11:30 a.m.	Photo session and coffee break

2. Session 2. Economic Outlook
   

   1. Session 2: Economic Outlook The global economic environment is challenging and downside risks remain, highlighted by slow growth in international trade and domestic demand, and potential volatility in financial markets. There is uncertainty from the US Federal Reserve�s monetary policy actions and the unfolding of the UK separation from the EU. Asian countries need to respond to global economic challenges, using available policy tools and cross border policy coordination to ensure sustainable and inclusive growth. The purpose of this session is to analyze the impact of these challenges on the Asian region and countries, and explore effective policy mix to address the challenges. Chair: Xiaoming Huang, Wellington Network of Asia-Pacific Research and Policy, New Zealand
      Time	Speaker / Affiliation
      11:30 a.m.�12:00 p.m.	Regional Economic Outlook Juzhong Zhuang, Deputy Chief Economist and Deputy Director General, ADB Financial Integration and External Spillovers  Peter Rosenkranz, Economist, ADB
      12:00 p.m.�12:30 p.m.	Selected countries� responses to challenges N R Bhanumurthy, Professor, NIPFP China�s economic development under the New Normal Zhang Qi, Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director General, Development Research Centre Azerbaijan: New Economic Paradigm Vusal Gasimli, Executive Director, Center for Analysis and Communication for Economic Reforms, Azerbaijan
      12:30 p.m.�1:00 p.m.	Discussants Ngu Wah Win, Policy Coordinator Analyst, Centre for Economic and Social Development Some Remarks on Asian Economic Outlook and Challenges Ahead and Financial Integration and External Spillovers Ram Chandra Dhakal, Executive Director, Center for Economic Development and Administration Ponciano Intal, Jr., Senior Economist, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
      1:00 p.m.�1:30 p.m.	Open Discussion
      1:30 p.m.�3:00 p.m.	Lunch

3. Session 3.Challenges of Sustainable Urbanization
   

   1. Session 3: Challenges of Sustainable Urbanization Urbanization is a mega trend. Half of humanity lives in cities today and the figure will increase to 60 percent by 2030. Ninety-five percent of urban expansion in the next decades will take place in the developing world, including developing Asia. Rapid urbanization exerts huge pressure on basic services and infrastructure in cities (such as education, public health, water supply, sewage, housing, energy, and transportation). As Asian countries quickly urbanize, the challenges need to be addressed in ways that allow the cities to continue to thrive and grow, while improving resources use and reducing pollution and poverty. Chair: Dushni Weerakoon, Deputy Director, Institute of Policy Studies
      Time	Speaker / Affiliation
      3:00 p.m.�3:20 p.m.	Challenges for Sustainable Urban Development in Asia Michael Lindfield, Director, Urban Infrastructure Services, Ltd.
      3:20 p.m.�3:30 p.m.	Country presentation Challenges of Sustainable Urbanization: The Case of Thailand Nonarit Bisonyabut, Research Fellow, Thailand Development Research Institute The State of Urbanization in Pakistan Shujaat Farooq, Assistant Professor, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
      3:30 p.m.�4:00 p.m.	Discussant Daniiar Bakchiev, Deputy Director, National Institute of Strategic Studies Urbanisation in Asia Tran Kim Chun, Vice President, Central Institute for Economic Management Enkhbaigali Byambasuren, President, Analysis Group S Chandrasekhar, Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
      4:10 p.m.�4:30 p.m.	Open discussion
      4:30 p.m.�4:50 p.m.	Coffee break

4. Session 4.Financing for Sustainable Urbanization
   

   1. Session 4: Financing for Sustainable Urbanization Mobilizing funds to support sustainable urbanization remains a big challenge In Asia. This session will focus on the financing dimension of urbanization, such as legal and regulatory framework; different financing instruments/models (taxation, land income, transfer payment, equity investment, loans, guarantee, subsidy, municipal bonds, etc.) and their advantages and limits; the roles of governments (including central, provincial and local), MDBs, policy financiers, SOEs, and private sector; public-private-partnership (PPP); tariff issues, etc. Discussions will be policy�oriented and center on lessons, experiences, constraints and areas for improvement. Chair: M. Teresa Kho, Country Director, India Resident Mission, ADB
      Time	Speaker / Affiliation
      4:50 p.m.�5:10 p.m.	Financing for Sustainable Urbanization Rana Hasan, Director, ADB
      5:10 p.m.�5:40 p.m.	Selected countries� financing schemes Financing for Sustainable Urbanization: PFI/PPP in Japan Keiichiro Oda, Senior Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry Innovation Financing is the Key to Urban Development in China Qiu Aijun, Deputy Director, China Center for Urban Development Financing sustainable Urbanization: Case of Korea Jeong-Ho Kim, Professor, Korea Development Institute School of Public Policy and Management
      5:40 p.m.�6:10 p.m.	Discussants Khan Ahmed Sayeed Murshid,Director General, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Carunia Mulya Hamid Firdausy, Senior Fellow, National Center for Economic Research Saikat Sinha Roy, Professor, Jadavpur University
      6:10 p.m.�7:30 p.m.	Open discussion
      7:30 p.m.	Dinner (hosted by NIPFP), Annex Court, India International Centre

5. Session 5. Dialogue between Think Tanks and Government Clients (Day 2)
   

   1. 28 October 2016 � Day 2 Session 5: Dialogue between Think Tanks and Government Clients One of the important tasks of government-linked think tanks is to provide policy advice to governments anchored on researches and studies. To be effective, think tanks need to be aware of potential challenges and constraints to the countries, sound these out well-ahead before the threats occur, and propose implementable policy options. In this session, selected think tanks will describe the services they provide to their clients, discuss difficulties and constraints and how they are dealt with, as well as their future plans. Government agencies will give feedback on how the think tanks� researches have influenced their thinking and strategies and how they hope the think tank�s services could be further improved. Chair: Rathin Roy, Executive Director, National Institute of Public Finance Policy, India
      Time	Speaker / Affiliation
      9:00 a.m.�9;30 a.m.	Registration
      9:30 a.m.�10:20 a.m.	Think Tanks� Respective Mission and Services/Activities Dushni Weerakoon, Deputy Director, Institute of Policy Studies Qiangwu Zhou, Director General, International Economics and Finance Institute Shaibal Gupta, Director, Asian Development Research Institute G Ramesh, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Management Aromar Revi, Director, Indian Institute for Human Settlements Samir Saran, Vice President, Observer Research Foundation Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER
      10:20 a.m.�11:20 a.m.	Feedback from Government Agencies Sarath Amunugama, Minister, Ministry of Special Assignments Yu Hong, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Finance Representative from NITI Aayog Representative from Ministry of Finance Representative from RBI
      11:20 a.m.�11:40 a.m.	Open discussion
      11:40 a.m.�12:00 p.m.	Coffee break

6. Session 6.Closing Ceremonies
   

   1. Session 6: Closing Ceremonies Chair: Dongxiang Li, Lead Regional Cooperation and Integration Specialist, ADB
      Time	Speaker / Affiliation
      12:00 p.m.�12:30 p.m.	Updates on ATTN and Next Steps
      12:30 p.m.	Lunch
      Afternoon
      2:00 p.m.�5:30 p.m.	Informal Networking Activity (Visit to Rashtrapati Bhavan or India President House)

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Revitalizing Global Economic Growth: Views from G20 Countries

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2016-06-17

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Conference on India-Japan Relations: The Regional Perspective | 2016

2016-03-14

ICRIER-Embassy of Japan Conference-II

(Venue: Viceregal Hall, Claridges Hotel, New Delhi)

March 14, 2016

India-Japan Relations: The Regional Perspective

Programme

0900-0930       Registration

0930-1015       Opening Session

                        Chair: Amb. H.K. Singh, Professor for Strategic Studies, ICRIER

                        Opening address by H.E. Amb. Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador of Japan

                        Keynote Address by Dr. S. Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary, MEA

1015-1030       Coffee Break

1030-1145       Session 1: Regional Significance of India-Japan Special Strategic and Global

                                          Partnership

                        Chair: Amb. Nalin Surie, Director General, ICWA   

                        Speakers:

                      Prof. Yuichi Hosoya, Keio University  [Download Presentation]

                        Dr. C. Raja Mohan, Founding Director, Carnegie India

1145-1200       Coffee Break

1200-1315       Session 2: Regional Connectivity: Role of India and Japan

                        Chair:  Amb. H.K. Singh, Professor for Strategic Studies, ICRIER

                        Speakers:

                        Amb. Hideaki Domichi, Senior Vice President, JICA  [Download Presentation]

                        Dr. Sanjaya Baru, IISS Consulting Senior Fellow for India & Director, IISS-India 

   [Download Presentation]

1315-1415       Lunch (all participants and attendees)

1415-1530       Session 3: Regional Economic Integration: Perspectives of Japan and India

                        Chair: Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Head, UNESCAP South and South-West Asia Office

                        Speakers:

            Prof. Shujiro Urata, Waseda University  [Download Presentation]

            Dr. V.S. Seshadri, Vice Chairman, RIS  [Download Presentation]

1530-1545       Coffee Break

1545-1700       Session 4: Environment, Climate Change and Clean Energy Collaboration

                        Chair: Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

                        Speakers:

                        Japan: Mr. Makoto Watanabe, Executive Director, New Energy and Industrial

                                    Technology Development Organization (NEDO)  [Download Presentation]

            Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

1700-1715       Closing Session

                        Closing Remarks:

                        Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

Conference on Empowering Women for Sustainable Development | 2016

2016-03-14

TalentNomics - ICRIER Conference

Empowering Women for Sustainable Development

March 14, 2016

Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi

PROGRAMME

08:30-09:00         Registration and High Tea

09:00-10:15         Inaugural Session

Opening Remarks

Ipsita Kathuria, Founder and CEO, TalentNomics India

                             Welcome Address

Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson ICRIER

Inaugural Address

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan,

Minister of State (independent charge), Petroleum and Gas, Government of India

Keynote Address

Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, South African Political Activist, Doctor, Business Woman and ex- MD, World Bank

10:15-10:30         Tea/Coffee

10:30-12:00         Session 1: Research & Results: For Sustainable Development- Women Empowerment and Economic Growth- What can government and policy makers do?                         

Moderator: Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

      Panel

�     Kalpana Kochhar, Deputy Director, IMF

�     Anu Madgavkar, Co-Author of Power and Parity Report, McKinsey Global Institute

�     Anne Boring, Postdoctoral researcher, OFCE, Sciences Po-Paris

�     Anuradha Das Mathur, Founding Dean, The Vedica Scholars Programme For Women, India

12:00-13:15         Session 2: Gender Balance in Leadership:  Impactful Actions Needed to Change Status Quo

Moderator: Dilip Cherian, Founder and Consulting Partner, Perfect Relations, India

Panel

�     Anita George,  Sr. Director (Energy and Extractive Industry), World Bank

�     Farzana Chowdhury, CEO, Green Delta Insurance Company, Bangladesh

�     Linda Solomon, Partner, Deloitte, USA

�     Deepak Hota, Director (Human Resources), BEML

�     Suparno Banerjee, Vice President, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE)

13.15- 14.15        Lunch

14:15-15:15         Session 3: Creating a Sustainable Global Supply of Women Leaders Across Sectors and a Collaborative Eco System for Change: What can Women, Men and Organizations do?

Moderator: Rhoda Weeks-Brown, Deputy Director, IMF

Panel

�     Neeti Banerjee, Founder and CEO, TalentNomics Inc., former Assistant Director, IMF

�     Saurabh Srivastava, Founder and Ex-Chairman NASCOM, Angel Investor, India

�     Neeru Abrol, Director(Fin), IL&FS, former Chairperson, National Fertilizer Limited, India

�     Neeta Boochra, ex-President, FICCI (Flo) and Entrepreneur, India

15:15- 16:15          Session 4: Encouraging and Influencing Young Minds to Dream

Moderator: Kedibone Letlaka-Rennert,HRAdvisor, IMF (TBC)

Panel

�     Radhicka Kapoor, Fellow, ICRIER

�     Jyoti Reddy, former Student, Akansha Foundation, India

�     Pramath Sinha, Co-founder and Managing Director, 9.9 Mediaworx Pvt. Ltd. and Founding Dean, Indian School of Business, India

�     Radhika Prabhu, Senior Policy Advisor for South Asia, Secretary�s Office of Global Women�s Issues, U.S. State Department

16:15-16:30         Tea/Coffee

16:30-17:45         Session 5: Role of Media in Breaking Stereotypes

Moderator:  Anil Padmanabhan,Deputy Editor- MINT, India

Panel:

�     Archana Garodia Gupta, President FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO),India

�     Christine Graeff, Director-General, European Central Bank

�     Asma Shirazi, Journalist, TV Anchor, Pakistan

�     Bharati Jacob, Managing Partner, Seedfund

�     Shereen Bhan, Journalist & TV Anchor,CNBC-TV-18

17:45- 18: 00       Key Takeaways and Vote of Thanks

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17th Annual ICRIER-NBER-NCAER Conference   Neemrana  December 18-20, 2015 Program

International Conference on Jobs for Development: Creating Jobs in South Asia | 2015

2015-12-03

International Conference on Asia-Pacific: 70 Years after the War | 2015

2015-11-23

Tamarind Conference Hall (Core 4B, UG Floor, Entry Near Eatopia Restaurant)

 India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi -110 003 

Conference on India-Japan Economic Relations: Bilateral Dimensions | 2015

2015-11-17

India-Japan Economic Relations: Bilateral Dimensions

(Venue: Viceroy Hall, Claridges Hotel, New Delhi)

November 17, 2015

0900-0930       Registration   

0930-1015       Opening Session 

0930-0940       Welcoming Remarks: Amb. H.K. Singh, Professor for Strategic Studies, ICRIER 

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER H.E. Ambassador Takeshi Yagi, Ambassador of Japan   

0940-1015       Keynote Address by Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Railways, on �Japan-India Partnership in Building Railway Infrastructure�     

1015-1030       Coffee Break

1030-1145       Session 1: �Make in India�: Japan�s Role in Enhancing India�s Manufacturing Prowess                        

Chair:  Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER          

Mr. R.C. Bhargava, Chairman, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. �India�s Automotive Sector and Japan� Ms. Shubhra Singh, Joint Secretary, DIPP �Framework of India-Japan Cooperation in Manufacturing� [Download Presentation] 

Mr. Ichiro Abe, Special Advisor to Minister's Secretariat, METI and Director, JETRO Office, New Delhi �JETRO�s Role in Accelerating Japanese FDI�  [Download Presentation] 

Mr. Masazumi Konishi, President, JCCII, and MD, Sojitz India �India�s Business Environment�  [Download Presentation]    

1145-1200       Coffee Break   

1200-1315       Session 2:  Building India�sEconomicInfrastructure and Connectivity                        

Chair:  Mr. Ajay Shankar, Chairman, Expert Committee on Regulatory Approval 

Mr. Katsuo Matsumoto, Deputy DG for South Asia, JICA �Japan�s Role in Building India�s Economic Infrastructure�  [Download Presentation]    

Industrial Corridors: 

Mr. Alkesh Sharma, CEO & MD, DMICDC �DMIC Project Implementation� [Download Presentation]   

Railway Corridors: 

Mr. Girish Pillai, Adviser (Infrastructure), Railway Board �Implementation of Railway Freight Corridors�  [Download Presentation]     

1315-1415       Lunch (all participants and attendees)  

1415-1530       Session 3: Role of IT Services                         

Chair: Mr. Som Mittal, Former President, NASSCOM 

Mr. BVR Mohan Reddy, Chairman, NASSCOM �India�s IT Services Sector and the Japan Opportunity� 

Mr. Masayoshi Tamura, GM, Software Group, Hitachi India Pvt. Ltd. �India-Japan Cooperation on IT - the Japanese Perspective� [Download Presentation] 

 Mr. J.S. Deepak, Secretary, Department of Electronics & IT �Policy Initiatives to Enhance Exports of Indian IT Services to Japan� [Download Presentation]       

1530-1545       Coffee Break  

1545-1715       Session 4: India�Japan Investment Promotion Partnership: Financing India�s Growth                        

Chair: Dr. Jaimini Bhagwati, RBI Chair Professor, ICRIER   

Dr. Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean, ADBI, Tokyo �Infrastructure Finance and Pension Funds�    [Download Presentation] 

Mr. Shin Oya, Chief Representative, JBIC �Promoting Public and Private Financial Flows to India� 

Mr. Hiroyuki Kakita, Country Head for India, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation �Role of Major Japanese Banks in Channeling FDI, FII and Long Term Infrastructure Funding� Mr. Taiju Hisai, Regional Executive for India, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ �Business Promotion Incentives�    [Download Presentation] 

1715-1745       Concluding Session 

Concluding remarks: 

H.E. Ambassador Takeshi Yagi, Ambassador of Japan, 

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER 

Amb. H.K. Singh, Professor for Strategic Studies, ICRIER   

1800-2000:      Conference concluding dinner (all participants and attendees)

14th India - Korea Dialogue | 2015

2015-11-05

November 5, 2015 (Thursday) � (Juniper Hall, IHC)

2:00 pm         :     Inaugural Session

• Welcome Remarks by Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER
• Welcome Remarks by JUNG Ku-Hyun, President, The Seoul Forum for

International Affairs (SFIA) 

• Guest Remarks, CHO Hyun, Ambassador of Republic of Korea to India

Keynote Address by Shri Suresh Prabhu, Hon�ble Minister of Railways, Government of India

2.45 pm         :     Coffee Break

3:00 pm         :     Session 1: Asian Security and India-Korea �Special Strategic

                              Partnership�

Chair: KIM Dalchoong, Emeritus Professor, Yonsei University

Speakers:

• LEE Chung Min, Professor, Yonsei University and ROK�s

      Ambassador for National Security Affairs

• Raja Mohan, Head, Strategic Studies and Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation

Discussants:

• KIM Changsu, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Security and Strategy, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA)
• Skand Tayal, Visiting Professor, Delhi University and Former Indian Ambassador to Korea
• Sanjana Joshi, Senior Consultant, ICRIER

4:30 pm         :     Coffee Break

4:45 pm         :   Session 2: Cooperation for Full Potential of India-Korea CEPA and the

                              New Asian Economic Initiatives

Chair: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER

Speakers:

• S. Seshadri, Vice Chairman, RIS
• PARK Sung-Hoon, Professor, Korea University [Download Presentation]

Discussants:

• Sanjay Chadha, Joint Secretary, FT (North East Asia), Ministry of Commerce & Industry
• CHO Choongjae, Head of South Asia Team, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) [Download Presentation]

7.30 pm         :     Special Address by LEE Chung Min, Professor, Yonsei University and

                              ROK�s Ambassador for National Security Affairs   �  (Maple Hall, IHC)

Chair: Sanjay Singh, Former Secretary (East) Ministry of External Affairs

Dinner Reception, Maple Hall, India Habitat Centre

November 6, 2015 (Friday) � (Juniper Hall, IHC)

9.30 am          :     Session 3:�Make in India� Initiative & Opportunities for SMEs

Chair: A. Didar Singh, Secretary General, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)

Speakers:

• KIM Jong Seok, Professor of Economics, Hong Ik University; President, Youido Institute  [Download Presentation]
• Pravakar Sahoo, Associate Professor, Institute of Economic Growth [Download Presentation]

Discussants:

• Ashish Kumar, Senior Development Officer and Point Of Contact For Korean Investors, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion
• embers, Association of High Potential Enterprises of Korea (AHPEK)

11.00 am       :     Coffee Break

11.15 am       :     Session 4: India-Korea Collaboration in Manufacturing Industries

                              (Shipbuilding, Steel, Auto, Defense Industry, etc.)

Chair: Ajit Ranade, Chief Economist, Aditya Birla Group

Speakers:

• CHANG Kook Hyun, Secretary General, Indian Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ICCK)
• Vinnie Mehta,Director General, Automotive Component  Manufacturers Association of India 
• KIM Changsu, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA)  [Download Presentation]

Discussants:

• Ajay Shankar, Chairman Expert Committee on Regulatory Approvals, Dept of Industrial Policy & Promotion
• Anil Chait, Lt Gen (Rtd) and Former Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC)
• S. Vishwanatha, Executive Director, Industry Sector, BHEL

1.00 pm         :     Lunch

2.00 pm         :     Session 5: India-Korea Collaboration in R&D and High-tech Industries

                              (IT/Internet, Games/Contents, Green/New Energy, etc.)

Chair: JUNG Ku-Hyun, President, The Seoul Forum for International Affairs

Speakers:

• LEE Haiwon, Professor, Hanyang University [Download Presentation]
• Narendra Taneja, Convener BJP Energy Cell and Energy Expert and Commentator
• Siddhartha Chandurkar, Founder & CEO, ShepHertz

Discussants:

• PARK Sung-Hoon, Professor, Korea University
• Gagan Sabharwal, Director, Global Trade Development, NASSCOM

3.30 pm         :     Coffee Break

3.45 pm         :     Panel Discussion: Enhancing Peoples� Movement between India and

                              Korea

Moderator: Anil Padmanabhan, Deputy Managing Editor of Mint

Panelists:

• LEE Joon-gyu, Former Korean Ambassador to India
• Skand Tayal, Visiting Professor, Delhi University and Former Indian Ambassador to Korea
• Vyjayanti Raghavan, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University

5.00 pm         :     Concluding Remarks

Signing of Joint Statement

7th Annual G20 Conference on Challenges to Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth: Views from G20 Countries | 2015

2015-09-14

[Download Conference Report]

Programme
Challenges to Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth: Views from G20 countries
September 14- 15, 2015
New Delhi

September 14, 2015 (Monday), Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre

09:00-09:30 Registration and High Tea

09:30-10:00 Inaugural Session:

Welcome Address:
Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

Inaugural Speech:
Suresh Prabhu, Honourable Railway Minister of India and G20 Sherpa, Government of India

10:00-11:00 Keynote Address:

Shaktikanta Das, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India

Special Address:
Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) [Download Presentation]

11:00-11:15 Tea/Coffee Break

11:15-12:15 Special Session: Towards a Sustainable Growth Plan: Voices from the Troika

Chair: Sujata Mehta, Secretary (ER&DPA), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Panel:

� Patrick Suckling, Australian High Commissioner to India � Burak Ak�apar, Ambassador of Republic of Turkey to India � Le Yucheng, Ambassador of Republic of China to India

12:15-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 Session 1: Accelerating Infrastructure Investments in G20 Countries

Chair: Shankar Acharya, Honorary Professor, ICRIER

Panel: � Sindhushree Khullar, CEO, NITI Aayog, Government of India � Rajiv B. Lall, Executive Chairman, IDFC � Alok Sheel, Member Secretary, State Planning Board, Kerala [Download Presentation] 
� Thomas Richardson, Senior Resident Representative in India, IMF [Download Presentation]

15:30-15:45 Tea/Coffee Break

15:45-17:00 Session 2: Synchronizing Global Monetary Policy: How can G20 Help?

Chair: Abheek Barua, Chief Economist, HDFC Bank

Panel: � Poonam Gupta, Senior Economist, World Bank [Download Presentation]

� Nobuyuki UDA, Director General of Research and Co-ordination Department, PRI, MoF, Japan [Download Presentation] � Heribert Dieter, Senior Research Associate, The German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin

17:00-18:00 Session 3: Competitive Devaluations: The New Global Norm?

Chair: Thomas Richardson, Senior Resident Representative in India, IMF

Panel: � Ashima Goyal, Professor of Economics, IGIDR [Download Presentation] � Subir Gokarn, Director of Research, Brookings India

Annual G20 Address and Dinner Reception at Juniper, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi (By Invitation only)

19:30 Annual G20 Address

Chair: Chetan Ghate, Associate Professor, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi

Speaker: P.J. Nayak, Former Chief Executive and Country Head, Morgan Stanley, India

20.30 Dinner Reception

September 15, 2015 (Tuesday), Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre

09:00-09:30 Registration and High Tea

09:30-11:00 Session 4: Addressing the Financing Challenge of SMEs and Enhancing Their Participation in Global Value Chains (GVCs)

Chair: Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor, ICRIER

Panel: � Prema Chandra Athukorala, Professor of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australia National University [Download Presentation] � Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute [Download Presentation] � Anil Bharadwaj, Secretary General, Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME)

11:00-11:15 Tea/Coffee Break

11:15-12:45 Session 5: Post- Crisis International Financial Regulation: Where Have We Reached?

Chair: Jaimini Bhagwati, RBI Chair Professor, ICRIER

Panel: � Ila Patnaik, Principal Economic Adviser, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India � Kalpana Kochhar, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF [Download Presentation] � K. P. Krishnan, Additional Secretary, Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India � Amarjeet Singh, Chief General Manager, SEBI [Download Presentation]

12:45-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:15 Session 6: Scaling up Private Investments in Clean Energy Infrastructure

Chair: Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

Panel: � Ajay Mathur, Director General, TERI [Download Presentation] � Amar Bhattacharya, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development Programme. Brookings Institution � Pierre Jacquet, President, Global Development Network [Download Presentation]

15:15-15:30 Tea/Coffee Break

15:30-16:45 Session 7: Implementation Challenges in Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action Plan

Chair: Rajiva Ranjan Singh, Senior Consultant, ICRIER

Panel: � Raffaele Russo, Head of BEPS Project, Centre for Tax and Policy Administration, OECD [Download Presentation] � Akhilesh Ranjan, Joint Secretary (Foreign Tax and Tax Research), Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India � Jayesh Sanghvi, Partner & National Leader � International Tax Services, EY India

16:45-17:45 Session 8: ADBI Special Session: Urbanization, Income Inequality and Health Inequity

Chair: Ali Mehdi, Senior Consultant, ICRIER

Panel: � Guanghua Wan, Director of Research, ADBI [Download Presentation] � Matthias Helble, Research Fellow, ADBI [Download Presentation]

17:45-18:00 Concluding Remarks & Way forward

Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

Photo Session

19.30 Dinner at Maple, India Habitat Centre

ICRIER-CSIS Track 1.5 Conference on India-US Security Relations | 2015

2015-09-10

ICRIER-CSIS Track 1.5 Conference on India-US Security Relations

Conference Hall � II

India International Centre (IIC) Main Building

September 10, 2015

09.00 � 09.15: Registration

09.15 � 10.00: Opening Session

Welcoming Remarks : H.K. Singh, Kathleen Hicks

Inaugural Remarks : Lalit Mansingh, Rajat Kathuria

Keynote Address : Dr. S. Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary

10.00-10.15 Coffee Break

10.15-13.30 Part I: Strengthening the Strategic Partnership

10.15�11.45

Panel 1: Global and Regional Security Cooperation

[Asian power balance, Af-Pak and China-Pak challenges, Cooperative Security Framework in the Indo-Pacific (Joint Strategic Vision), Rule-based Regional Security Order (EAS)]

Chair: Lalit Mansingh

Speakers

US: Peter Lavoy (NSC), General John Campbell, Nikhil Khanna (Raytheon)

India: Shyam Saran, H.K. Singh, K.C. Singh

Comment

Amandeep S. Gill (MEA)

11.45�1200 Coffee Break

12.00�13.30

Panel 2: Defence Cooperation and Trade

[2015 Defence Framework Agreement: Joint Operations, Joint Exercises, HA/DR, Academic Cooperation between War Colleges, UN Peacekeeping]; [Export Controls, Technology Control, DTTI, Commercial Transactions]

Chair: Kathleen Hicks

Speakers

US: Dave Shear (DOD), Ingrid Henick (Cohen Group)

India: Adm. Arun Prakash (Retd.), Brig. Arun Sahgal (Retd.)

Comment

Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal (Retd.), Vinay Kwatra (MEA)

13.30�14.30 Lunch

14.30�17.00 Part II: Emerging Dimensions of Security Cooperation

14.30�15.45

Panel 3: Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism Cooperation

Chair: Maj. Gen. Dipankar Banerjee

Speakers

US: Dr. Rita Sue Guenther (NAS), Mark Tesone (US Embassy)

India: Rana Banerji, Vinay Kwatra (MEA)

15.45�16.00 Coffee Break

16.00�17.00

Panel 4: Global Commons

[Outer Space, Oceans, Atmosphere, Cyber]

Chair: Rick Rossow

Speakers

US: Rahul Madhavan (USIBC), Gen. James Cartwright (CSIS)

India: Dr. Arvind Gupta (Dy. NSA), Santosh Jha (MEA)

17.00�18.00 Closing Session

17.00-17.15

Summary of take-aways/recommendations

Sanjay Pulipaka and John Henry Schaus

17.15-18.00

Interaction with Shri Ajit Doval, K.C., NSA

Vote of Thanks: H.K. Singh, Rick Rossow

18.00�19.00: Free Time

18.00-19.00 Walk in Lodhi Garden (Recommended)

Concluding Dinner

19.00-20.30 Dinner (all participants) at Terrace Pergola, adjacent to Conference Hall-II, 2nd Floor, IIC

Roundtable conferences on Net Neutrality | 2015

2015-08-25

Roundtable conferences on Net Neutrality

ICRIER-FICCI Conference on Strategies for Sustainable Development: Climate Action, Financial Reform | 2015

2015-08-03

FICCI - ICRIER Conference on "Strategies for Sustainable Development: Climate Action, Financial Reform", August 3, 2015

FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi

Draft Agenda Outline

Conference on An Inquiry into the Future of Net Neutrality in India | 2015

2015-06-15

Conference on A Speculative Inquiry into the Future of Net Neutrality in India

 June 15, 2015 (Monday), Maple Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Programme

10:30 - 11:00 am         :           Registration and Tea and Coffee

11:00 � 11:20 am        :           Welcome Remarks

                                                Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

11:20 - 12:00 pm         :           Inaugural Discussion

                                                Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Member of Parliament

                                                Shri Baijayant Panda, Member of Parliament

12:00 - 2:00 pm           :           Moderated Discussion

2:00 pm onwards        :           Lunch

Workshop on Drug Regulatory Reforms in India | 2015

2015-05-01

Workshop on Tackling Chronic Diseases in India | 2015

2015-04-24

Workshop on Low Carbon Pathways for Growth in India | 2015

2015-04-10

Workshop on �Low Carbon Pathways for Growth in India�

April 10, 2015, Magnolia hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003

PROGRAMME

Conference on Harnessing Indian Agriculture to Global Value Chains: Prospects and Challenges | 2015

2015-04-09

Conference on Harnessing Indian Agriculture to Global Value Chains: Prospects and Challenges

April 9, 2015 (Thursday), India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Programme

Capacity Building and Knowledge Dissemination on Urbanisation in India | 2015

2015-03-25

ICRIER's Programon Capacity Building and Knowledge Dissemination on Urbanisation in India (Supported by: Capacity Building for Urban Development Unit, Ministry of Urban Development) National Workshop on Governance, Administrative Reforms and Capacity Building March 25, 2015 In partnership with Ministry of Urban Development Venue: Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre  New Delhi

Programme
	Chief Guest: Shri Venkaiah Naidu, Hon'ble Minister of Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation,Government of India
	Registration and Tea
	Inaugural Session
	Welcome and Introduction Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Project Leader & Chairperson, ICRIER Keynote Address by Chief Guest Vote of Thanks  Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER Session I: Administrative Reforms Chair: Mr. Anand Singh Bhal, Economic Advisor, Ministry of Urban Development Presentation of the Role of Centre, State and Local Governments in Improving            Administration for better Governance Dr. M. Ramachandran, Former Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development  Discussant�s Comments: Dr. Shubhashis Gangopadhyay, Research Director,India Development Foundation Discussion Tea Break Session II: Urban Governance in India Chair: Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, Chairman, Karnataka Knowledge Commission  Presentation of the Urban Governance with Focus on Challenges of Metropolitan Governance in India Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Project Leader and Chairperson, ICRIER & Dr. Vaidehi Tandel, Associate Vice President, IDFC Institute [Download Presentation] Discussant�s Comments Dr. Partha Mukhopadhyay, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research Discussion Lunch Session III: Capacity Building Chair: Mr. Neeraj Mandloi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development [Download Presentation] Presentation of the Capacity Building for Improving Urban Governance Dr. P. K. Mohanty, Former Chief Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh and Executive Chair, National Institute of Urban Management, Hyderabad [Download Presentation] Discussants� Comments Mr. Barjor Mehta, Lead Urban Specialist, World Bank Prof. Abhay Pethe, Department of Economics, University of Mumbai   Discussion Vote of Thanks

Workshop on Enhancing India's participation in Global Value Chains | 2015

2015-03-16

Workshop on Enhancing India's participation in Global Value Chains

16-17 March 2015

Place: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

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National Workshop on Urban Water Systems in India: A Way Forward | 2015

2015-02-23

ICRIER's Program on Capacity Building and Knowledge Dissemination on Urbanisation in India (Supported by: Global Green Growth Institute, India National Workshop on Urban Water System in India: A Way Forward February 23, 2015 In partnership with Global Green Growth Institute, India Venue: Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre  New Delhi

5th ICRIER-PRI Workshop on Enhancing Japanese FDI in India | 2015

2015-02-09

5th ICRIER-PRI Workshop
Enhancing Japanese FDI in India

February 9, 2015

Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Programme

9:00 am Registration

9:30 am

� Welcome Remarks by Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER

� Opening Remarks by Daikichi Momma, President, PRI

9.45 am Session 1: Macro-economic Trends and Policies in India and Japan

Chair: Ashok Gulati, Chair Professor, ICRIER

Speakers: