What Does China’s Global Economic Strategy Mean for Asia, India and World?

China’s Domestic Economic Policy – A Critical Understanding

 

China: Ms Xie Huaizhu, Division Chief and Research Fellow, Division of International Finance, Research Bureau, People’s Bank of China; and Dr. He Fan, Chief Economist and Managing Director, Caixin Insight Group, P.R. China

 

India: Dr. Sanjaya Baru, Director of Geo-economics and Strategy, International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), London and Hon. Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi

 

Chair: Prof. Jaimini Bhagwati, RBI Chair Professor, ICRIER and former Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom

 

The series is designed to address and elucidate key questions about China that arise amongst many of us, but are rarely discussed in depth. “The China Symposia” comprises six Public Sessions spread over 12 months, interspersed with two Round Tables. Each Round Table will reflect upon the output of the previous three Public Sessions and develop a policy paper on India’s economic engagement with China and with Asia for the medium and long-term

A film by Francis Whately, Ben McPherson, Martin Wilson and Nick Murphy

 

Why does our world look like it does? That great modern mystery is spectacularly unraveled in this international landmark series, an epic quest across five continents and 100,000 years - via some of the greatest treasures of the ancient world - to the heart of human creativity 

 

This is your invitation to see the world from an utterly new perspective. How Art Made the World reveals how the first big artistic discoveries were made and how they have cascaded down the centuries to define the look of the present day 

 

Series curated by Rajiv Mehrotra

 

How Art Made the World ( Part I; 2005; 170 min; dvd)

A film by Francis Whately, Ben McPherson, Martin Wilson and Nick Murphy

 

Across the Ocean: The Story of Parsi Migration and Settlement in India

Speaker: Dr. Rukshana Nanji, independent  archaeologist

 

Chair: Dr. Shernaz Cama

 

The arrival and settlement of Zoroastrian Persians/Parsis on the shores of Gujarat is recorded in the Kisse-i-Sanjan, a quasi-historical poem composed in c.1599 by Dastur Bahman Kaikobad in Navsari. This primary source has been used by historians and scholars over the centuries as the basic building block in reconstructing the history of the Parsi community in India. Several myths and legends have grown around this migration of the Early Medieval period. Their arrival on the Gujarat coast, settlement and integration with the local culture and their attempts to retain a distinctive cultural identity are briefly discussed in this paper. Several other lesser known sources such as the 16 Sanskrit shlokas, Rivayats, epigraphic records and other historical sources also provide invaluable insights. Archaeological excavations carried out between 2002 and 2004 provided evidence which has helped assess the veracity of these historical sources and legends. This paper presents known historical facts along with archaeological data to better assess the intercultural exchanges that took place between two diverse cultures during the Early Medieval period  

 

To Mark Bijoya Sammelan

 

Bhakti Geeter Asor

Presented by Srabani Goswami and Niraj Roy from Delhi

With background narration by Anupurba Roy, Kolkata

 

The musical evening includes the compositions of legendary poets

 

Main Presentation by Ms Mythili Bhusnurmath and Dr. Bornali Bhandari,National Council of Applied Economic Research

 

Speakers:  Dr. D.B. Gupta, NCAER and Ms Vineeta Dixit

 

Moderator: Dr. Pronab Sen, Chairman, National Statistical Commission

 

 

 

An exhibition of paintings

By Kamal Hyat from Pakistan

 

Inauguration by Smt  Anjolie Ela Menon on Friday, 13 November 2015 at 18:30

 

The artist will be present to conduct a walk - through of the exhibition

 

Poetry readings in  English, Hindi,  Punjabi and Urdu  by

Anamika,  Mirza Arif,   Dr. Ahmad Ali Barqi Azmi,  Rachna Joshi,  Dr. H.K. Kaul,  Dr. Mohanjit,  Nibedita Sen,  Dr. Vanita and  Dr. Ganga Prasad Vimal

 

Chair: Shri Jagmohan, former Minister for Tourism and Culture, Government of India