The Fourth Edition of the State of the Indian Economy

Speakers: Prof. Partha Sen, Professor and ECGC Chair, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade; Prof. Surajit Majumdar, Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Prof. Vikas Rawal, Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Prof. Jean Dreze, Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, Ranchi University
 
Introduction: Suhas Borker, Convener,  Working Group on Alternative Strategies
 
(Collaboration: Working Group on Alternative Strategies)

The Journey

An exhibition of abstract paintings by Thomas Francis, Indo-Argentine artist

 

Inauguration on Tuesday,18 December 2018 at 18:30

 

MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION

 

Mukesh: The Singer who lives on

This presentation on Mukesh will focus on his style of singing, reasons behind his success, biographical details, the social-political context within which his songs are situated, relations with noted film personalities & music directors, etc.  Audio clips would accompany the lecture.  A special feature would be the unheard and unreleased songs of Mukesh

 

A bureaucrat by profession, Pankaj Rag is also a connoisseur of music, who has done extensive research in cinema and culture and his book on film music directors from 1931 – 2005,  Dhuno Ki Yatra is a highly acclaimed book. He has also authored 1857: The Oral Tradition (published by Rupa & Co.) which tries to reconstruct the First War of Independence through folk songs and folk tales 

 

CULTURE AND HERITAGE

Coordinated by Amita Baig

 

Voices of the Community: From Ellora-Khuldabad-Daulatabad

Illustrated lecture by Dr. Yaaminey Mubayi, Historian and Social Development Professional with research and field experience in the sector of Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development; author of Altar of Power- The Temple and the State in the Land of Jagannatha (2005)

 

Chair: Dr. Ranjeeta Dutta, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

 

Concert of Jazz Piano

Presented by Túlio Mourão, one of the greatest Brazilian jazz pianists today

 

(Collaboration: Embassy of Brazil)

 

iSculpt 2

Contemporary installations and sculptures, bronze and ceramic works 

Artists: Satish Gupta; Latika Katt; Puneet Kaushik; Shakti Maira; Sonia Sareen; Nimesh Pilla; Vipul Kumar; Ankon Mitra; Manav Gupta; Biman Das; and G. Reghu

 

Curated by Uma Nair

 

At the opening on Tuesday, 18 December 2018 at 17:00, noted Bharatanatyam artist, Rama Vaidyanathan will perform a Shiva Stuti 

 

Islamism and Intelligence in South Asia

Speaker: Dr. Prem Mahadevan is a reasearcher in intelligence studies. He worked as a terrorism analyst for almost nine years at the Swiss Federal Institute of technology in Zurich. He has briefed government expert from across Europe on jihadist networks in South Asia

 

Chair: Shri T.C.A. Raghavan, Director, Indian Council for World Affairs and former High Commissioner to Pakistan

 

Open Embrace – India US ties in the Age of Modi and Trump

Discussion around the new book by Varghese K. George (New Delhi: Penguin/Viking, 2018)

 

Discussants: Ram Madhav, BJP General Secretary; Manish Tewari, former Union Minister (Congress); Suhasini Haider, Diplomatic Affairs Editor, The Hindu; and Varghese K. George, Associate Editor, The Hindu 

 

Chair: Shereen Bhan, CNBC

 

(Collaboration: Penguin Random House)

 

“Fourth Pillar: India Journalism Week" 

Opening Ceremony 

 

METAMORPHOSES: TALKING TECHNOLOGY

 

Cyber Security

Opening Remarks: Shri Shyam Saran, Life Trustee, IIC

Speakers: Dr. Gulshan Rai, National Cyber Security Coordinator, Govt. of India; Shri Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Secretary, (Electronics & Information Technology), Govt. of India; and Shri Tobby Simon, Founder President, Synergia Foundation

 

Chair: Ms. V. Latha Reddy, former Deputy National Security Advisor 

 

Digital technologies are now an indispensable component of virtually all activities of a modern economy. They significantly increase economic efficiency but are also vulnerable to cyber attacks. Critical infrastructure, such as smart power guides, air traffic control and sensitive data stored in computer systems can be compromised or even disabled through a variety of cyber attacks. Cyber security, therefore, has become an urgent and compelling concern. This session will assess the nature and scale of the challenges to cyber security, the tools that are available to us to deal with these challenges and what the future trends might be in this domain. The panelists, who are all domain experts, will, in particular, evaluate the state of cyber security in India

 

(Collaboration: NITI Aayog; and Centre for Policy Research)