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 
 

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