National Security Perspectives

Speaker: General M.M. Naravane, former Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army

Moderator of the series: Suhas Borker

Introduction: Vinay Kumar, Secretary General, Press Club of India (PCI)

The series of Conversations with Media is jointly organised by IIC and PCI; and is hosted by them alternately every month

Entropy Law, Sustainability and Third Industrial Revolution

By Ramprasad Sengupta (OUP: 2020)

Discussants: Prof. Amitabh Kundu, former Professor, Centre for Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Prof. Madhavan K. Palat, former Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Dr. Pradipta Ghosh, former Environment Secretary, Govt. of India; Prof. Partha Sen, Professor, Delhi School of Economics; Dr. Nilanjan Ghosh, Director, Observer Research Foundation and President, INSEE; Prof. Sangeeta Bansal, Professor, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Prof. Ramprasad Sengupta, Emeritus Professor, Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University and author of the book

Moderator: Prof. Shreekant Gupta, Professor, Delhi School of Economics

Maya, Modi, Azad: Dalit Politics in the Time of Hindutva

By Sudha Pai and Sajjan Kumar (HarperCollins India: 2023)

Discussants: Prof. Surinder Singh Jodhka, Professor, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Ms Smita Gupta, former Associate Editor, The Hindu; Shri Sudheendra Kulkarni, columnist and aide to former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee; Prof. Sudha Pai, political scientist, columnist and former Professor of Political Science, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Co-Author of the book; and Dr. Sajjan Kumar, researcher, political scientist, Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library and Co-Author of the book

Moderator: Shri Suhas Borker, Editor, Citizens First TV (CFTV) and Trustee, IIC
 

Women in State Politics in India: Missing in the Corridors of Power

Edited by Pam Rajput and Usha Thakkar (Routledge: 2023)

The book will be released by Smt Sumitra Mahajan, former Speaker, Lok Sabha

Discussants: Ms Tara Krishnaswamy, author and Co-Founder of Political Shakti;  Prof. Pam Rajput, Professor Emeritus, Panjab University and Co-Editor of the book; and Prof. Usha Thakkar, President, Mani Bhavan Gandhi Sangrahalaya, former Professor at SNDT Women’s University and Co-Editor of the book

Moderator: Ms Smita Gupta, former Associate Editor, The Hindu