Happy New Year 2025!

As we step into the new year, IIC extends our warmest wishes to all its members for a prosperous and fulfilling year ahead.

May the year 2025 bring you good health, boundless happiness, and prosperity in all your endeavours. Let this year mark new beginnings and inspire us to strive for greater success together.

We are immensely grateful for your unwavering support and contributions, which have been the cornerstone of our collective progress.

Warm regards,

President & all the staff of IIC
 

Speakers: Amb. Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, former Permanent Representative of India to the UN; Shri Sudhir T. Devare, former Secretary Economic Relations, Ministry of External Affairs; Shri K.P. Fabian, former Ambassador to Italy and Qatar; Shri Ronen Sen, former Ambassador to USA and Russia; and Prof. Anuradha Chenoy, former Dean, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Moderator: Suhas Borker, Editor, Citizen’s First TV (CFTV) and Trustee, IIC

This is the tenth annual seminar in the series 'Keys to Governance'; the earlier nine seminars in the series were on 'Compliance and Delivery'(2016), 'Political Will'(2017), Constitution as Ideology' (2018), 'Education as Empowerment' (2019), 'Steel Frame' (2020), Independence of Judiciary (2021), Constitutional Morality (2022), Social and Communal Harmony (2023) and 'Free, Pluralistic and Independent Media'(2024).

The annual seminar is organised in remembrance of Shekhar Borker, 'Banana Boy' on the Indian postage stamp, private sector administrator, citizen environmentalist, and advocate of empowerment of persons of disabilities, who passed away in 2015 on 7 January.

(Collaboration: D. S. Borker Memorial Foundation)   
 

Shilpanatanam is a style of movement and choreographic vision conceived by Dr. Maya Kulkarni that departs from the structures of classical dance technique and conventional dramaturgy. Shilpanatanam taps into the wider world of literature and poetry. 

Dance presentations by Mesma Belsare and Dr. Kaustavi Sarkar

Children’s cultural film festival, a screening of the best films on heritage made by children across different schools in Delhi-NCR

(Collaboration: Heritage Education and Communication Service, INTACH)
 

Inaugural Session

Welcome Address: Amb. Shyam Saran, President, IIC
Address by Dr. Jeromin Zettlemeyer, Director, Bruegel

Keynote Address: Dr. S. Jaishankar, Minister for External Affairs, Govt. of India
Chair: Mr. Erkki Liikanen, Chairman, Board of Bruegel

On 5 February at 12:30
 

Valedictory Session
Valedictory Address by Shri Suman K. Bery, Vice Chairman, Niti Aayog

(Collaboration: Bruegel)
 

Speaker: H.E. Dr. Ali Achoui, Ambassador of Algeria to India

Chair: Amb. K.P. Fabian, Professor, Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi and Symbiosis University, Pune

Panelists: Prof. Naval Vikram, Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi; Dr. A.B. Dey, Director, Venu Geriatric Institute and former Head of Department, Geriatrics, AIIMS; Brig. (Dr.) Poninder Dogra, Medical Director Venu Eye Institute and Research Centre; Dr. Hemanshu Sharma, Academic Director, National Institute of Naturopathy; Ms Sujaya Krishnan, former Joint Secretary for Health

Welcome: Dr. Maria Liberos, Executive Director, Venu Naturopathy Centre

Moderator: Ms Tanuja Joshi, Managing Director, Venue Naturopathy Centre

The conference brings together leading naturopaths, endocrinologists, ophthalmologists, and physicians to explore the transformative power of integrated diabetes management with a focus on geriatrics and healthy ageing. |the conference will delve into the synergy between modern medicine and naturopathy, showcasing how combining evidence-based therapies with holistic practices can revolutionize diabetes care, particularly for the elderly.

(Collaboration: Venu Eye Institute)
 

Hindustani vocal recital by Meeta Pandit who will present compositions intrinsic to the Gwalior Gharana

Showcasing rare and exquisite genres such as tapp-khayal, tappa, ashtapadi, tapp-thumri, tapp-tarana, chaturang, the program offers a glimpse into the profound beauty and versatility of this illustrious musical heritage and its relevance today.

Accompanists: Pt. Shailendra Mishra on tabla and Ustad Kamal Ahmad on Sarangi

Border Crossers: A Novel
By Bhaskar Roy (Hachette India: 2024)

Discussants: Amb. Meera Shankar, former Indian Ambassador to USA; Dr. Sanjeev Chopra, former Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration; and Shri Bhaskar Roy, author of the book

An exhibition of paintings, drawings, woodcuts, etchings and collagraphs

By Digvijaysinh Jadeja from Bhavnagar, recipient of the prestigious Purushottam Annual Merit Award 2023

Preview on Thursday,30 January 2025 at 18:30

(Collaboration: Purushottam Public Trust)