The Crossroads: Kashmir-India's bridge to Xinjiang
By Kulbhushan Warikoo (Rupa Publications: 2023)

Discussants: Amb. Rajiv Sikri, former Indian Ambassador to Kazakhstan and former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs; Prof. Uttam Sinha, Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses; Prof. Kulbhushan Warikoo, Founder Editor, Himalayan and Central Asian Studies; formerly Professor, Centre for Inner Asia Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University and author of the book

Chair: Amb. Shyam Saran, President, IIC 

Fault Lines in the Faith: How Events of 1979 Shaped the Islamic World

By Iqbal S. Hasnain (Rupa Publications: 2023)

Discussants: Amb. K.P. Fabian, Professor, Symbiosis University, Pune and Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi; Prof. Aftab Kamal Pasha, former Associate Dean, Director & Chairman, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Prof. A. K. Ramakrishnan, Professor, Centre for West Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Prof. Iqbal S. Hasnain, former Vice Chancellor, University of Calicut and author of the book

Soul and Sword: The History of Political Hinduism 
By Hindol Sengupta (Vintage Books: 2023)

Discussants: Prof. Kapil Kapoor, scholar and former Pro Vice-Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Shri Sanjeev Sanyal, historian & economist; Shri Hindol Sengupta, historian, journalist and author of the book
 

Panelists: Dr. Sudipto Mundle, Chairman, Centre for Development Studies and former Member, 14th Finance Commission; Mr. Joshua Felman, Principal, JH Consulting and formerly, Resident Representative, the International Monetary Fund in India : Ms. Ila Patnaik, Chief Economist , Aditya Birla group and Shri Rajiv Mishra, Senior Economic Adviser, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India

Chair: Dr. K.P. Krishnan, former Secretary to Government of India

Welcome by Smt Suman Chopra, General Secretary, Shanti Sahyog
Quiz programme for students of Gandhi Study Circle from colleges of Delhi University
Talk by Guest of Honour: Dr. A. Annamalai, Director, National Gandhi Museum and Library

Seminar from 18:00 to 19:00
Chief Guest: Dr. Karan Singh

Welcome by Dr. Suman Khanna Aggarwal, President, Shanti Sahyog
Screening of a short documentary film on Mahatma Gandhi’s martyrdom

Interactive session with students of Gandhi Study Circle
Talk by Dr. A.K. Merchant, Joint Secretary, Shanti Sahyog and General Secretary, Temple of Understanding India Foundation

(Collaboration: Shanti Sahyog)

Political Economy of Development in the Global South Post-Covid-19 Pandemic

Edited by Hebattalah Adam & Ravinder Rena (Springer; 2023)

Discussants: Amb. Gurjit Singh, former Ambassador of India to Germany, Indonesia and Japan; Prof. V. Upadhyay, former Professor and Head, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Delhi; and Prof. Hebattallah Adam, Associate Professor & Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs; Director, Jindal Centre for the Global South, Jindal School of International Affairs and co-Editor of the book

Moderator: Dr. Chisom Ubabukoh, Assistant Professor, Jindal Global Law School and Associate Fellow, Higher Education Academy, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonepat

Why We Fail and How to Rise Above Failure
By Amit Dasgupta (Wisdom Tree; 2023)

Discussants: Ms Shovana Narayan, well-known artist and Guru; Ms Sairee Chahal, Founder CEO of SHEROES; Shri Annurag Batra, Chairman and Editor-in-chief BW Businessworld  ; Founder Exchange4media ; Shri Anshu Gupta, Founder Director Goonj; and Amb. Amit Dasgupta, former Indian diplomat, writer and author of the book

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

Elections in Bangladesh: Again a Walkover for Sheikh Hasina?

 Panelists: Amb. Veena Sikri, former Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh; Dr. Smruti S. Pattanaik, Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses; and Ms Nayaima Basu, Defence and Diplomatic Editor, ABP News

Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta

Elections in Bangladesh are slated for 7^th January 2024, and for the third time, not under a caretaker government, a provision removed from the constitution by the ruling government Sheikh Hasina government attracting widespread protests. The 2024 election is a matter of political survival for both the ruling Awami League and the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Will Sheikh Hasina win the elections for a fifth term and other associated issues of government and economy will be discussed.

India’s Vaccine Growth Story: From Cowpox to Vaccine Maitri

By Sajjan Singh Yadav (Penguin Ebury Press: 2023)

A Conversation with the author, Dr. Sajjan Singh Yadav, Additional Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India; and Shri Lav Agarwal, Resident Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh Bhavan and former Additional Health Secretary

Moderator: Shri Manish Khurana, Senior Commissioning Editor, Penguin India