Welcome Remarks: Mr. Peter Rimmele, Resident Representative, India, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung ; Shri Jayadeva Ranade, President, Centre for China Analysis and Strategy and former Member, National Security Advisory Board

Panelists: Mr. Eric B. Brown, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, Washington DC ; Dr. Gudrun Wacker, Senior Fellow, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin ; Dr. Ting Hui Lin, Deputy Secretary-General, Taiwan Society of International Law ; Rear Admiral Sudarshan Shrikhande, former Head of Naval Intelligence; and Ms Namrata Hasija, Research Fellow, Centre for China Analysis and Strategy


China’s aggressive militarization of the South China Sea including by extending some islets, constructing airstrips and emplacing missiles along with the increasing threats to Taiwan have alarmed the US and other regional powers. The discussion will seek to ascertain how China’s growing naval strength and aggression are viewed by the different players and also provide a perspective as to the future contours of the region. The rising tension between China and Taiwan, the US and China and US efforts to build support for its Indo-Pacific strategy among the European countries will provide the backdrop

(Collaboration: Centre for China Analysis and Strategy; and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung)