Coordinated by Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Ashok K. Mehta

Catching up with China: Fixing Asymmetries, Creating Equalisers

Panelists: Shri Manish Tewari, Member of Parliament, Congress Party; Ashok K. Kantha, former Indian Ambassador to China; Shri Pravin Sawhney, Roving Editor, FORCE; and Mr. Tenzing Dhamdul, Research Associate, Foundation for Non-violent Alternatives

Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta

New Dimensions in Federal Discourse in India

Edited by Rekha Saxena (Routledge India: 2020)
 

Speakers: Prof. Wilfried Swenden, University of Edinburgh, UK ; Prof. Rekha Diwakar, University of Sussex, UK ; Prof. Rekha Saxena, University of Delhi & Editor of the Book

Chair: Shri Dhirendra Singh, IAS (Retd.) and Former Member, Punchhi Commission
 

Madhushala: Vartaman Paripeksya mein ek Nutan Kavya

By Balram Singh (D.K. Printworld: 2023)

Discussants: Prof. Devendra Choubey, Centre of Indian Languages, School of Language, Literature & Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Prof. Raghwendra Pratap Singh, Centre for Philosophy, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Ms Mridula Pradhan, poet and writer; Prof. Akhlaque Ahmed ‘Ahan’, Chairperson, Centre for Persian and Central Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Prof. Bal Ram Singh, Professor and President, Institute of Advanced Sciences, Dartmouth and author of the book

Chair: Prof. Makarand Paranjape, Professor of English, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Programme Details

The International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is more often violated than complied with in the wars in our times. The conference will discuss the origins and development of the IHL; violations of IHL in recent conflicts including Ukraine; institutions to uphold the IHL. The discussion will also examine the Mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC); and the Mission of the Indian Red Cross

Speakers will include, Dr. Shashikala Gurpur, Director, Symbiosis Law School, Pune; Dr. Chandrasekhar JayvantaraoRawndale, Director, Symbiosis Law School, Noida among others

Speakers: Prof. Satyajit Singh, Professor, Department of Political Science and the Department of Global Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA; and Dr. Azad Singh Bali, University of Melbourne & Hamad Bin Khalifa University.

Policy Analysis – understood as a method of structuring and evaluating policy options – plays an important role in policymaking. Despite a rich tradition of deliberation and analysis to inform public policies, there is a need for a more nuanced understanding of policy analysis in India. Where does policy analysis occur? Who is involved? Who is absent? How does policy analysis vary across sub-national governments, and across government agencies? And how have these practices changed over time? 

The lecture is based on a forthcoming edited collection of 20 essays by eminent policymakers, academics, and civil society practitioners that traces the locus of policy analysis in India. It documents the actors, institutions, and processes of analysis, and engages with the above questions. 

Mandalas of Time: Poems (Hawakal Publishers: 2023)
By Malashri Lal 

 Discussants: Ms. Namita Gokhale, writer and Festival Director; Dr. Sukrita Paul Kumar, poet, editor and translator; Dr. K. Srinivasarao; and Dr. Malashri Lal, author of the book

Chair: Amb. Navtej Sarna, author, historian and former Ambassador to USA
 

Magic and Magicians of Niche Gardening: A Gardener's Delight (Zorba Books: 2023)
By Rasham Ratna

Discussants: Ms. Rasham Ratna, Author of the Book; Shri Sheel Vardhan Singh, DG, Central Industry Security Force(CISF); Major General S. S. Patil, ADG TA, Directorate Indian Army; Ms. Radhika Anand, Founder & CEO, Plantology & Environmentalist

Chair: Shri K N Shrivastava, Director IIC

An Alternative Development Agenda for India
By Sanjay Kaul (Routledge, 2023)

Discussants: Prof. Rajen Harshe, former Vice Chancellor, Allahabad University; Prof. Shreekant Gupta, Professor, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi; Prof. Asha Sarangi, Professor, Centre for Political Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University;  and Shri Sanjay Kaul, IAS (retd.), Development Policy Analyst and author of the book
 
Chair: Sh. K N Srivastava, Director IIC

NEIGHBOURHOOD FIRST

Coordinated by Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Ashok K. Mehta

Civil War in Myanmar: Impact on North East and Act East

Panelists: Amb. Rajiv Bhatia, former Ambassador to Myanmar; Maj. Gen. (retd.) Vinay Bhatnagar, former BGS 3 Corps; and Shri Angshuman Choudhury, Associate Fellow, Centre for Policy Research

Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta

The civil war in Myanmar has been raging for 30 month. Fighting in the border areas has resulted in refugees, drug-smuggling and insurgent groups travelling across into Northeast India. This created problems of law and order. The panel will discuss these and other issues

Speakers: Ms Suhasini Haidar, Diplomatic Editor, The Hindu; Shri Nandan Unnikrishnan, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation; and Amb. Rajiv Bhatia, former Ambassador and Distinguished Fellow, Gateway House, Mumbai

Moderator: Prof. C. Raja Mohan, Senior Fellow, Asia Society Policy Institute

At the very moment when the BRICS forum appears to gain much global traction, its internal contradiction and external challenges become sharper. The panel will review the outcomes from the 15th BRICS summit in South Africa and will assess its prospects