Coordinator: Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Ashok K. Mehta
 
Altered Status Quo in Ladakh: Securing a Better Deal

Panelists: Amb. Ashok K. Kantha, Honorary Fellow, Institute of Chinese Studies, Distinguished Fellow, Vivekananda International Foundation and former Ambassador to China; Lt. Gen. (Retd.) P.J.S. Pannu, former General Officer Commanding, 14 Corps Ladakh and former Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations); Amb. P. Stobdan, former Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan; and Shri Sushant Singh, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research and writer-journalist
 
Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta
 
The Chinese have shut the door on the disengagement process in Ladakh. The altered status quo with a DMZ replacing LAC is the new normal. The Indian military commanders are seeking restoration of the status quo ante as before the stand-off. The panelists will discuss these and other issues

India’s Trade Policy in the 21st Century

By Amita Batra (Routledge Taylor & Francis; 2022)
 
Discussants: Dr. Shankar Acharya, economist and Member Board of Governors and Honorary Professor, ICRIER; Shri Ashok Bhattacharya, Editorial Director, Business Standard; Dr. Harsha Vardhana Singh,; and Dr. Amita Batra, Professor of Economics, Centre for South Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University and author of the book
 
 

Bombay Imagined: An Illustrated History of the Unbuilt City

By Robert Stephens (‎Edicions Altrim S.L.: 2022)

The author, Mr. Robert Stephens, Principal Architect, RMA Architects will be in conversation with Shri R. Srinivas, former Town and Country Planner, TCPO, MoHUA and former Director, Ahmedabad Smart City Development Limited

Speaker: K. Jaykumar

Chair: Smt Chuden Misra, Member-Secretary, INTACH

The talk will explore the spiritual, psychological and social dimensions of the conduct of women mystics saints like Lal Ded and Rupa Bhavani of Kashmir, Akka Mahadevi of Karnataka, Meera of Rajastam, the Buddhist women ascetics in Theri Gatha,  Andal of Tamil Nadu,  Mukta Bai of Maharashtra, and several others who  lived lives as dictated by their clear inner urge in India. What makes them so audacious that even nudity is of no consequence to some of them. The exploration will also lead towards that inner sun of realization.

K. Jayakumar is a poet writing in both Malayalam and English. Author of 45 books, including ten anthologies of poems and an equal number of translations. 
 

Akbar of Hindustan
By Parvati Sharma (Juggernaut: 2022)

Discussants: Amb. T.C.A. Raghavan, former High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore and former Director General, ICWA; Dr. Anubhuti Maurya, Associate Professor & Head, Dept. of History and Archaeology, Shiv Nadar Institute of Eminence; and Ms Parvati Sharma, author of the book

Chair: Amb. K.P. Fabian, former Ambassador to Italy and Distinguished Fellow, Symbiosis University
 

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