The Ambassador Series

 

 

 

Beyond Brics: Tapping the full potential of the India Brazil Partnership

 

With H.E. Mr. André Aranha Corrêa do Lago, Ambassador of Brazil

 

Chair: Shri Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, Foreign Editor, The Hindustan Times and Distinguished Fellow & Head Strategic Affairs, Ananta Aspen Centre

 

 

 

India and Brazil share a close and multifaceted relationship at a bilateral level, in the plurilateral fora such as BRICS, BASIC, G-20, G-4, IBSA, Biofuture Platform and in the larger multilateral bodies such as the UN, UNESCO and WIPO. The long relationship is based on shared values of democracy, economic growth and welfare of the people. To this effect, a number of high level visits have also taken place between the two countries.

 

 

 

The upcoming visit of President Bolsonaro as Chief Guest on India’s Republic Day 2020 signifies that India’s strategic partnership with Brazil has continued to intensify in 2019. However, USD 8 billion bilateral trade remains below par. Both countries also share similar concerns about China’s rise and the need for the IMF and the World Bank to be more inclusionary.

 

 

 

Against this backdrop, the Brazilian Ambassador to India will talk about how India and Brazil could strengthen their bilateral relations in different realms including trade, politics, culture and security going beyond the mandate of BRICS

 

 

 

(Collaboration: Ananta Aspen Centre)

IIC Library Get-Together

 

 

 

Leapfrogging Education 4.0: Role of Knowledge Spaces

 

Observations by Shri N.N. Vohra, President IIC; Shri Soli J.Soranjee, Life Trustee IIC; Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director IIC

 

 

 

Speakers: Dr. K.P. Krishnan, Former Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship on Developing Skill Sets in the Context of Education 4.0; Prof. Shyam B. Menon, Central Institute of Education, University of Delhi & former Vice Chancellor, Ambedkar University on Role of Academia as Key Knowledge Spaces; Dr. Jagdish Arora, former Member INFLIBNET, IUC_UGC; and Prof. R.K. Chadha, former Additional Secretary, Lok Sabha Secretariat on Role of Libraries as Information Spaces in the Context of Education 4.0

 

 

 

Chair: Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, Life Trustee, IIC, and Chairman, IIC Library Committee

Presentations by Ms Akanksha Manish, 11th grade student of Shri Ram School, Aravali, Gurgaon who is Secretary of Environment in her school and an active member of the RWA of her colony; and Dr. Paromita Chakraborty, Associate Professor, SRM Research Institute with Adjunct position in Dept. of Civil Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu

 

Chair: Dr. Suneel Pandey, Sr. Fellow and Director, Environment and Waste Management Division, TERI

 

Rapid advancement in technology has witnessed exponential increase in production of electronic items. Unless there is a very strong, streamlined producer responsibility (EPR), management of electronic waste is not easy. This is more pronounced in developing countries like India which lacks in investment, infrastructure, legislation and skilled human resources. Electronic waste requires to be dismantled and processed scientifically and with a lot of precautions. The talk will focus on the challenges and opportunities of E-waste management in India