Speaker: Prof. Ashutosh Varshney, Director, Saxena Center for Contemporary South Asia, Sol Goldman Professor of International Studies and the Social Sciences, Professor of Political Science, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University, USA

Chair:  Ms Yamini Aiyar, President and Chief Executive of the Centre for Policy Research
 

The talk is based on two recent papers by Prof. Varshney where he argues that since 1947 India has done better as an electoral democracy, and less well as a liberal democracy. The recent assessment of international agencies about India’s democratic decline should be viewed as claims about the latter, not the former. India’s electoral democracy remains vibrant, buts liberal democracy has weakened. Prof. Varshney will define the two concepts of democracy, electoral and liberal
 

Speakers: Col. (Dr.) Divakaran Padma Kumar Pillay, Research Fellow, Manohar Parikkar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses; and Dr. T.K. Vinod Kumar, IPS, Additional Director General of Police (Int.), Kerala Police

Chair: Dr. Adil Rasheed, Research Fellow and Coordinator of the Counter Terrorism Centre, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

Communal riots and terrorist attacks are one of the most extreme forms of violence that can occur in any society. It not only causes serious damage to property and loss of life, but also damages the social fabric. Communal conflicts also provide a fertile ground for rise of terror groups and the occurrence of terrorist attacks. Such conflicts and violence pose an existential threat to a diverse, multi religious democratic society. It is therefore the primary function of the state and the administration to monitor, prevent, and control the occurrence of communal conflict and terrorism in any society.
Kerala is one of the states in India with a high degree of religious diversity. While the diversity enhances the social and cultural vibrance of the society, it has posed a challenge for the rulers and administrators of the state historically. On the basis of a historic analyses of the relations between religious groups in the state, the talk addresses the challenges, tools, and processes of maintaining communal relationship in contemporary Kerala.

Speakers:  Dr. Mujibur Rehman, Assistant Professor, Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Jamia MIllia Islamia; Dr. Harish S. Wankhede, Assistant Professor, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Dr. Ananya Vajpeyi, Associate Professor, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi; and 
Prof. Mary E. John, Professor of Women's Studies, Senior Fellow and former Director, Centre for Women's Development Studies, New Delhi 

Moderator: Suhas Borker, Managing Trustee, D. S. Borker Memorial Foundation and Editor, Citizens First TV (CFTV)

This is the eighth annual seminar in the series 'Keys to Governance'; the earlier seven 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) and Constitutional Morality (2022).          
 
The annual seminar is held 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)       

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Khaki on Broken Wings: Cases that Shocked India

By Amod Kanth (Bloomsbury: 2022)

Understanding Earth Sciences

An interactive exhibition presented by the Ministry of Earth Science (MoES), Govt. of India focusing on Weather and Climate Services, Ocean Advisories and Services, Harnessing of Ocean Resources (Water, Energy and Minerals), Ocean Living Resources Mapping, Seismological Service and Scientific Exploration of the Polar Regions. The exhibits will also include models of Ocean research vessels Sagar Tara, Sagar Manusha, underwater mining machine and autonomous coring systems; photographs and posters on MoES programmes such as Deep Ocean Mission, desalination plants in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep and other activities of the Ministery

Inauguration on Friday, 6 January 2023 at 18:00

As part of this exhibition, there will be two interactive panel discussions on 12 and 13 January 2023 in Seminar Rooms I to III, Kamaladevi Complex

(Collaboration: Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India)
 

Anticipating Environmentalism: Patrick Geddes and his Indore Report (1918)

Illustrated lecture by Abhilash Khandekar, journalist based in Bhopal with a special interest in the work of Patrick Geddes and has brought out an edition of the classic Indore Report

Chair: Snehanshu Mukherjee, architect, Founder Partner of TEAM

The talk will explore Patrick Geddes’ famous town planning report and his ideas on urbanism and sustainable environments
 

Essence of Mission Karmayogi: Citizen Centricity – Mentorship

Welcome and Introductory Remarks: Shri Mahesh Kapoor, Vice President, IC Centre for Governance

Keynote Speaker: Shri Rajiv Sachdeva, Managing Director (Retd.), Siemens Power Engineering Ltd
Chair: Shri Sanjay Kothari, former Central Vigilance Commissioner

(Collaboration: IC Centre for Governance)

Explorations in ink by Preeti Rana

Inauguration by Amb. Dr. Mohan Kumar, Dean/Professor, Jindal Global University and former Indian Ambassador to France and Bahrain on Thursday, 5 January 2023 at 18:30

(Organised with the support of Brhat)

Economic Security in Indo-Pacific: Gradation of Regional Responses

Lead presentations by IIC and International House of Japan (I-House) Distinguished Visiting Scholars

- Prof. Ken Jimbo, Managing Director (Representative Director), President, Asia-Pacific Initiative and Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, Tokyo; and Prof. Kazuto Suzuki, Director, Institute of Geoeconomics, and Professor of Science and Technology Policy, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo, Japan

Speakers: Prof Manoj Pant, former Dean, SIS, JNU and  Ms Indrani Bagchi, CEO, Ananta Centre 

Chair: Dr. Shankar Acharya, former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India and currently Professor at the ICRIER 
 

(Collaboration: International House of Japan, Tokyo)
 

Santoor Recital

By Bipul Kumar Ray from Delhi, disciple of the late Pt. Bhajan Sopori

Accompanied by Saptak Sharma on tabla
 

At 19:00
Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Amrita Dutta Majumdar from Delhi, disciple of Smt. Uma Garg and Shri Dinanath Mishra

Accompanied by Bivakar Choudhury on tabla and Ajay Mishra on harmonium