Tamarind Conference Hall (Core 4B, UG Floor, Entry Near Eatopia Restaurant)
India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi -110 003
November 23, 2015 (Monday) | |
09.30 09.55 | Registration |
9.55 11.00 | Inaugural Session
Mr. Sanjay Pulipaka Senior Consultant, East Asia Research Programme, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Shri Krishnan Srinivasan Former Foreign Secretary of India
Amb. H. K. Singh Professor, Strategic Studies Programme Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli Centre for East Asian Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University
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11.00 11.15 | Tea |
11.15 12.30 |
Regional Architecture Chair and Remarks by Prof. G. V. C. Naidu
Chinas Approach to Regionalism in the Asia-Pacific Dr. Monika Chansoria Senior Fellow & Head of China-study Programme, Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS)
India and New Institutional Building in Asia-Pacific Dr. Jagannath Prasad Panda Research Fellow and Coordinator, East Asia Research Centre, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)
Pharmaceutical Provisions in the TPP: Implications for Indo-Japan Trade in Generics Mr. Rahul Mongia Research Associate, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Reshaping the Global Development Financial Architecture: Role of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and New Development Bank (NDB) Ms. Purva Singh Research Assistant, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
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12.30 13.30 |
Maritime Security Issues
Chair and Remarks by Commodore Uday Bhaskar
India and Indo-Pacific Construct Dr. Pankaj K. Jha Director (Research), Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA)
Security in Maritime-Asia An Indian Perspective Cdr. Abhijit Singh Research Fellow, Centre for Military Affairs, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)
Perspectives from Regional Powers: US, Japan and Australia Ms. Darshana M Baruah Junior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
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13.30 14.15 | Lunch |
14.15 15.30 |
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Missiles and Risk Reduction Strategies Chair and Remarks: Brig. Arun Sahgal
Nuclear Asia: Current Dynamics and Challenges Dr. Arun Vishwanathan Assistant Professor, International Strategic & Security Studies Programme, National Institute for Advanced Studies (NIAS)
Contours of Cruise Missiles Proliferation in Asia Pacific Dr. Sitakanta Mishra Assistant Professor, Social Sciences, School of Liberal Studies, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University
Nuclear Security and Nuclear Governance Issues in the Asia-Pacific Ms. Ruhee Neog Assistant Director and Coordinator of Nuclear Security Programme, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS)
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15.30 15.45 | Tea |
15.45 17.00 |
Frameworks of Engagement Chair and Remarks: Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal
Engage and Hedge: US Policy Towards Asia-Pacific Since 1990 Mr. Graham Palmer Consultant, Deloitte
Pathways to Peace: Japans Engagement of Southeast Asia and India Dr. A. D. Gnanagurunathan Assistant Professor, Cross-Disciplinary Studies, Apeejay Stya University
India, US and the Asia-Pacific Ms. Sylvia Mishra Junior Fellow, Strategic Studies Initiative, Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
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17.00 17.15 | Tea |
17.15 18.30 |
Political Transitions
Transition in Indonesia and Myanmar: Variations in Regime Outcome Dr. Sonu Trivedi Assistant Professor, University of Delhi
Thailand and the Great Game Dr Udai Bhanu Singh Senior Research Associate, South East Asia and Oceania Research Centre, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)
Political Transition in South Korea and its Impact on Korean Unification Mr. Sudhakar Vaddi Research Assistant at Centre for East Asian Studies, School of international studies(SIS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
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18.30 | Snacks |
7.00 pm followed by Dinner |
Special Address by Prof. Tsutomu Kikuchi Professor Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo
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November 24, 2015 (Tuesday) | |
10.00 11.15 |
Human Rights: Constructs and Experiences
Human Rights and Asian Values A Forced Dichotomy? Ms. Anandita Bagchi Research Associate, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Information Technology and Human Rights in Asia-Pacific Ms. Meenaz Munshi Senior Associate, Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC)
Refugees and the Problem of Dubious Categorisation Mr. Arpan Acharya Doctoral Candidate, Jawaharlal Nehru University
The Adaptive State: Pacifism and Japans Contribution to Peace Ms. Nidhi Prasad Student, Centre for East Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
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11.15 11.30 | Tea |
11.30 12.45 |
Nation-Building and Ethnic Conflicts
Xinjiang and Ethnic Unrest in China Mr. Avinash Godbole Research Assistant, East Asia Research Centre, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)
Asias Rise and the Arc of Ethnic Unrest China, India and Myanmar Dr. K. Yhome Fellow, Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
Ethnic Conflict in Southeast Asia Ms. Nayantara Shaunik YFFP-Jindal Foreign Policy Fellow, Jindal School of International Affairs, O.P. Jindal Global University
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12.45 14.00 | Conclusion followed by Lunch |