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 
 

Droupadi Murmu: From Tribal Hinterlands to Raisina Hill 

By Kasturi Ray (Rupa Publications India: 2023)

Speakers: Sh. Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda, Author & National Vice President, BJP; Sh. Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, Journalist, Author & Playwright; Ms. Kasturi Ray, Author of the book

Chair: Amb. Navtej Sarna, Author, Historian & Former Ambassador of India to US 

Vaigyanik Vichar Dweepon ke Beech Samajik Kavya pulon Ka Nirman

By Purnendu Ghosh (Bodhi Publishers: 2023)

Discussants: Dr Manoj Patairiya, Former Head and Adviser, NCSTC, Department of Science and Technology, GoI & President Indian Science Writer's Association ;  Ms Swati Meherishi, Executive Director, Springer Nature ; Prof Indranil Manna, President, India National Academy of Engineering & Vice Chancellor, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra,Ranchi; Prof Purnendu Ghosh, Executive Director, Birla Institute of Scientific Research, Jaipur & Author of the Book   
     
  
    
    

Data Debates: CMIE’s Consumer Pyramids Household Survey

Speaker: Shri Mahesh Vyas, CEO/Managing Director, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy

Discussants: Shri N.K. Sharma, Retd Director General, Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI); and Shri Sanjay Kumar, Retd. Additional Director General, MoSPI

Chair: Shri Siraj Hussain,  former Union Agriculture Secretary

Panelists: Dr. A.K. Merchant, Joint Secretary, Shanti Sahyog Centre for Nonviolence; Shri Kumar Prashant; Prof. Ramin Jahanbegloo, political philosopher, Professor and Vice Dean and Executive Director, Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Peace Studies, O.P. Jindal Global University; Shri Bibhuti Kumar Mishra; and Ms Vinnie Mathur

Chair: Prof. Bulbul Dhar James, Dept. of Sociology, Jamia Millia Islamia University

Moderator: Prof. Manindra Nath Thakur, School of Political Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University

The programme includes launch of CFN International e-Journal: Global Gandhi

(Collaboration: Shanti Sahyog Centre for Nonviolence)

Samkaleen Kashmiri Kavita: 1947-2010 Swatantrotar Kashmiri Kavita Sankalan

(Contemporary Kashmiri Poetry: Collection of Post-Independence Kashmiri Poetry)
Compiled and Edited by Aziz Hajini; Translated from Kashmiri into Hindi by Gauri Shankar Raina (Sahitya Akademi: 2020)
Discussants: Prof. Rekha Sethi, Dept. of Hindi, Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi and Editor; Dr. Abid Ahmad, writer, poet and translator; and Dr. Gauri Shankar Raina, playwright and broadcaster and translator of the book
 

Moderator: Ms Mridula Garg, writer and poet

A Resurgent Northeast: Narratives of Change
By Ashish Kundra (HarperCollins India: 2023)

Discussants: Shri Sanjoy Hazarika, writer and commentator on issues of NE India and its neighbourhood, former Director,  Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative; Prof. Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, Associate Professor, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Ms Hoihnu Hauzel, independent journalist and writer; and Shri Ashish Kundra, IAS, Principal Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Transport, Delhi Govt. and author of the book

Moderator: Ms Hoihnu Hauzel, independent journalist and Founder, Northeast Stories and Northeast Odyssey

Entropy Law, Sustainability and Third Industrial Revolution

By Ramprasad Sengupta (OUP: 2020)

Discussants: Prof. Amitabh Kundu, former Professor, Centre for Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Prof. Madhavan K. Palat, former Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Dr. Pradipta Ghosh, former Environment Secretary, Govt. of India; Prof. Partha Sen, Professor, Delhi School of Economics; Dr. Nilanjan Ghosh, Director, Observer Research Foundation and President, INSEE; Prof. Sangeeta Bansal, Professor, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Prof. Ramprasad Sengupta, Emeritus Professor, Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University and author of the book

Moderator: Prof. Shreekant Gupta, Professor, Delhi School of Economics

Sri Lanka after Rajapaksas: Recovery or Standstill

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

Panelists: Amb. Yash Sinha, Chief Information Commissioners and former High Commissioner to Sri Lanka; Shri S. Venkat Narayan, veteran journalist on Sri Lanka; Dr. Gulbin Sultana, Research Fellow, M.P. Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis; Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor, Dept. of Economics, Shiv Nadar University; and Rear Vice Admiral (retd.) Anup Singh, former C-in-C Eastern Naval Command

Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta

Nether Sri Lanka’s first sovereign default nor the people’s revolt (aragalya) which forced the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksha last year could transform Sri Lanka’s politics. How New Delhi helped Colombo secure an IMF bailout and other issues will be discussed by the panel.

Modi: Shaping a Global Order in Flux

Edited by Sujan Chinoy, Vijay Chauthaiwala and Uttam Kumar Sinha (Wisdom Tree: 2023)

Chair: Amb Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Chief Coordinator for India's G20 Presidency 2023 

Speakers: Prof Santosh Mehrotra, Senior Fellow Nehru Memorial Museum and Library; Amb Sujan Chinoy, DG,  Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses & Editor of the Book; Dr Vijay Chauthaiwale, In-Charge Department of Foreign Affairs, BJP & Editor of the Book; Dr Uttam Sinha, Senior Fellow MPIDSA & Editor of the Book