The Fall of Kabul: Despatches from Chaos

By Nayanima Basu (Bloomsbury India: 2024)

Discussants:  Amb. T C A Raghavan, former High Commissioner to Pakistan & Singapore and former DG, Indian Council of World Affairs; Amb. Rakesh Sood, former Ambassador to Afghanistan and Nepal; Dr. Raghav Sharma, Director, Centre for Afghanistan Studies, O P Jindal Global University; and Ms Nayanima Basu, senior Journalist & author of the book

Moderator: Shri. R Prasannan, Resident Editor, The Week

Transformation – Emergence of Bangladesh and Evolution of India-Bangladesh Ties

By Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty (K V Publishers Pvt. Ltd.: 2024)

Discussants: Amb. Pankaj Saran, former Deputy National Security Adviser, Govt. of India and former High Commissioner to Bangladesh; Dr. Smruti S. Pattanaik, Research Fellow (SS), Manohar Parriker Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses; and Amb. Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty, former Diplomat and author of the book

Chair: Amb. Shyam Saran, President, IIC

Negotiating the New Normal: How India Must Grow in a Pandemic-Ridden World

By Saurav Jha (Hachette India: August 2022)

 Discussants: Shri V. Srinivas, Secretary, Dept. of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances and Dept. of Pension & Pensioners Welfare, Govt. of India; Ms. Sheela Bhatt, senior journalist and commentator; Prof. Santosh Mehrotra, economist and former Professor & Chair, Centre for Labour, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Shri Saurav Jha, commentator on Geostrategic Affairs, Director, Delhi Defence Review and author of the book

Chair: Dr V.K Saraswat, Distinguished Scientist, Member, Niti Aayog & former Secretary, DDR & D and former chairman,DRDO

Moderator: Ms Ankita Mukherji, communicator, media consultant and former Deputy Executive Editor (New Desk), NDTV

Panchkanya (Pauranik Katha Aakhyan) 
By Madhu Chaturvedi and Eika Chaturvedi Banerjee (Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House: April 2024)

Discussants:  Dr. Vibha Chaturvedi, Former Professor of Philosophy, University of Delhi; Dr. Geetesh Nirban, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Kamala Nehru College,Delhi University ; Ms. Radhika Jha, Secretary, Government of Uttarakhand; Dr. Madhu Chaturvedi and Eika Chaturvedi Banerjee co-authors of the book 
 

Moderator : Ms. Eishita Chaturvedi, Journalist & Anchor 

Alignment
By Neerada Suresh (D.C. Books: January 2024)

Discussants: Amb. T.P. Sreenivasan, former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, Vienna, Governor for India of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, and Director General, Kerala International Centre;  Prof. Swati Pal, Principal, Janki Devi Memorial College, University of Delhi; and Ms Neerada Suresh, educator, translator, poet and author of the book

Moderator: Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, former President, South Asian University and former Director, IIC

A Mother’s Journey

By Vijaya Goel (Heritage Publishers: 2023)

 Discussants: Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, former President, South Asian University and former Director, IIC; Prof. Bijayalaxmi Nanda, Principal, Miranda House; Ms Bhavna Mishra, Head Trainer, Amity Centre for Educational Research & Training; and Ms Vijaya Goel, poet and author of the book

Can agri start-ups trigger the transformation of Indian agriculture? Notes from the ground

Speaker: Shri Pravesh Sharma, former IAS officer turned agri entrepreneur 

Chair: Shri Siraj Hussain, Advisor, Food Processing, FICCI
 

Beyond Binaries: The World of India and China (2008-2022)

By Shastri Ramachandaran (Genuine Publications & Media Pvt. : 2024)

 Chair: Shri V. Srinivas, Secretary, Dept. of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances & Dept. of Pension & Pensioners Welfare, Govt. of India

Discussants: Shri Jayadeva Ranade, President, Centre for China Analysis and Strategy and Member, National Security Advisory Board (NSAB); Shri Ravi Bhoothalingam, Founder Chairman, Manas Advisory & former President, Oberoi Group of Hotels; and Shri Shastri Ramachandaran, journalist and author of the book

India’s Finance Ministers: Stumbling into Reforms (1977 to 1998)

By A.K. Bhattacharya (Penguin Business: 2024)

Discussants: Prof. Deepak Nayyar, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University and former Chief Economic Adviser, Govt. of India; Dr. Rakesh Mohan, President Emeritus, Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) and formerly Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India; and Shri A.K. Bhattachrya, Editorial Director, The Business Standard and author of the Book