Coordinator: Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Ashok K. Mehta
 

The Rise of Bangladesh: Partnership with India

Panelists: Amb. Pankaj Saran, former Deputy NSA and High Commissioner to Bangladesh; Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Satish Nambiar, former Deputy Chief of Army Staff and Director, United Services Institute; Amb. Pinak Ranjan Chakravarti, former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs and former High Commissioner to Bangladesh; and Dr. Sreeradha Dutta, Senior Fellow, Vivekanand Foundation and Centre Head, Neighbourhood Studies

Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok Mehta

Bangladesh, one of the youngest countries, after some glitches, is making rapid progress in political and security stability, enabling stunning economic growth and rise in human development indices. Relations with India have seen highs and lows but are now on a positive trajectory. The panel will discuss the rise of Bangladesh

Conscience, Creativity and Courage: Response to Crisis

Speaker: Ashok Vajpeyi

Moderator of the series: Suhas Borker

Introduction: Vinay Kumar, Secretary General, Press Club of India (PCI)

The series ‘Conversations with Media’ is jointly organised by IIC and PCI and is hosted by them alternately every month

Data: New Oil and Privacy Rights

Panelists: Ambar Sinha, Advocate and Senior Fellow, Mozilla Foundation; Nikhil Pahwa, journalist and Founder, MediaNama;  Mansi Kedia, Research Fellow, ICRIER;  Sreenidhi Srinivasan, Partner, Ikigai Law; and Rama Vedashree, Chief Executive Officer, Data Security Council of India

Moderator: Apar Gupta, Advocate/ED, Internet Freedom Foundation

The discussion will present an overview of the policy developments on data governance and protection in India and also focus on a broad overview of global developments that are emerging from influential jurisdiction such as EU, the United States and the United Kingdom. The will also examine the motivations and interests on what a data protection law in India may look like, if any; what can be anticipated in the future and the risks and opportunities that it offers

Coordinator: Shri Siraj Hussain

Employment Situation in India in Post-Covid Times: Will Agriculture Continue to be the largest Employer?
Speaker: Dr. Santosh Mehrotra, Professor of Economics, Centre for Labour, Jawaharlal Nehru University and author and editor of several books including the recently published Reviving Jobs: An Agenda for Growth (Vintage Books)

Chair: Shri Siraj Hussain, Promoter Director, Arcus Policy Research Private Ltd.

Netaji: Subhas Chandra Bose’s Life, Politics and Struggle

By Krishna Bose, Edited and translated by Sumantra Bose (Picador India: 2022)

Discussants: Prof. Sumantra Bose, Director, Netaji Research Bureau and Editor and Translator of the book; and Dr. Sugata Bose, historian, author and Chairperson, Netaji Research Bureau

In Conversation with Shri Arnav Das Sharma, journalist and author
 

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

Pakistan at 75

A discussion with Amb. T.C.A. Raghavan, former High Commissioner to Pakistan and former Director General, Indian Council of World Affairs; Shri Tilak Devasher, Member, National Security Advisory Board; Prof. Sanjay Kathuria, former Lead Economist, The World Bank and South Asia Specialist; Dr. Smruti Pattanaik, Research Fellow, MP-IDSA and Coordinator, Pakistan Project; and Senator Mushahid Hussain, Member, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (recorded presentation)

Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta, Coordinator of the ongoing India-Pakistan Track 2, facilitated by FES

Pakistan is no stranger to crises. At 75, it is facing multiple challenges – political, economic, foreign relations and is to choose a new Army Chief. Has Pakistan muddled through with its highs and lows but not taking its eye off Kashmir? The panel will discuss this question and other issues
 

Commemorating India-Russia Friendship: Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation of 1971

By Achala Moulik (AuthorsUpFront: 2021)

Discussants: H. E. Mr Denis Alipov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation  ; Maj. Gen. (Retd.) G.D. Bakshi, SM, VSM, military and defence commentator, author and Editor of Indian Military Review; Ms Achala Moulik, former Secretary, Education, Govt. of India, former Director General, Archaeological Survey of India and author of the book

Moderator: Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC

Reconceptualizing the Sciences and the Humanities: An Integral Approach

By S.C. Malik (Manohar Publishers and Distributors)

Discussants: Dr. Sukrita Paul Kumar, poet, critic and Academic; Prof. Aditya Malik, Vice Chancellor & Dean, Academic Affairs, Plaksha University and former Vice Chancellor, K.R. Mangalam University, Haryana; and Prof. S.C. Malik, former UGC Professor and author of the book

 Moderator: Shri Suhas Borker, Editor, Citizens First TV (CFTV)

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

How Agnivir will Affect India-Nepal Relations

Panelists: Amb. Ranjit Rae, former Indian Ambassador to Nepal; Maj. Gen. (retd.) B.S. Ghotra, former Colonel, 5 Gorkha Rifles (FF); Maj. Gen. (retd.) Gopal Gurung, former Military Secretary to COAS Gen. Dalbir Suhag; and Naib Sub Khem Jung Gurung, Member of the Janata Samajwadi Party, Nepal 

Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta

Panelists: Dr. S. Somanath, Secretary, DOS/Chairman, ISRO; Dr. Shailesh Nayak, Director, NIAS and Life Trustee, IIC; Dr. Srinivasa Kumar T., Director, INCOIS; Dr. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director, RIS; Shri Jayant Sahasrabudde, National Organising Secretary, VIBHA; Dr. Suba Chandran, Professor, NIAS; Shri Sanjay Kumar, Founder & CED, Geospatial World; Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Anil Kumar Bhat, DG, ISpA; Shri Venkat Katkuri, Head, Airbus Defence & Aerospace; and Shri Gaurav Kharod, Managing Sales Director, Intelsat-India

The discussion will focus on the Post Space reforms announced by the Government of India and the vital role of industry and academia. In order to enable them, what are the policies, frameworks, rules and guidelines required to be formulated including incentives; and the single window regulations and approvals which will be enabled for ease of doing businesses. While ISRO will act as a facilitator or technology provider for the early startups; these startups will require directions for sustainable business. Innovations and opportunities shall be debated and discussed across all sectors for implementing space technology in the downstream industries, which will generate further opportunities for the upstream industry.