Tamarind Conference Hall (Core 4B, UG Floor, Entry Near Eatopia Restaurant)
India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi -110 003
November 23, 2015 (Monday) | |
09.30 – 09.55 | Registration |
9.55 – 11.00 | Inaugural Session
Mr.Sanjay Pulipaka
Shri Krishnan Srinivasan
Amb.H.K.Singh
Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli, |
11.00 – 11.15 | Tea |
11.15 – 12.30 |
Session 1: Regional Architecture
Chair and Remarks by Prof. GVC Naidu China’s Approach to Regionalism in the Asia-Pacific Dr. Monika Chansoria India and New Institutional Building in Asia-Pacific Dr. Jagannath Prasad Panda
Pharmaceutical Provisions in the TPP: Implications for Indo-Japan Trade in Generics Mr. Rahul Mongia
Reshaping the Global Development Financial Architecture: Role of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and New Development Bank (NDB) Ms. Purva Singh
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12.30 – 13.30 |
Session 2: Maritime Security Issues
Chair and Remarks by Commodore C Uday Bhaskar India and Indo-Pacific Construct Dr. Pankaj K Jha
Security in Maritime-Asia – An Indian Perspective Cdr. Abhijit Singh
Perspectives from Regional Powers: US, Japan and Australia Ms. Darshana M Baruah
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13.30 – 14.15 |
Lunch |
14.15 – 15.30 |
Session 3: Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Missiles and Risk Reduction Strategies Chair and Remarks by Brig. Arun Sahgal
Nuclear Asia: Current Dynamics and Challenges Dr. Arun Vishwanathan
Contours of Cruise Missiles Proliferation in Asia Pacific Dr. Sitakanta Mishra
Nuclear Security Challenges in the Asia-Pacific Ms. Ruhee Neog
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15.30 – 15.45 |
Tea |
15.45 – 17.00 |
Session 4: Frameworks of Engagement
Chair and Remarks by Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal Engage and Hedge: US Policy Towards Asia-Pacific Since 1990 Mr. Graham Palmer
Pathways to Peace: Japan’s Engagement of Southeast Asia and Dr. A.D.Gnanagurunathan
India, US and the Asia-Pacific Ms. Sylvia Mishra
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17.00 – 17.15 | Tea |
17.15 – 18.30 |
Session 5: Political Transitions
Chair and Remarks by Shri Krishnan Srinivasan Transition in Indonesia and Myanmar: Variations in Regime Outcome Dr. Sonu Trivedi
Thailand and the Great Game Dr Udai Bhanu Singh
Political Transition in South Korea and its Impact on Korean Unification Dr. Sudhakar Vaddi
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18.30 |
Snacks |
19.00 pm
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Regional Architecture Building in the Indo-Pacific – Prospects and Challenges
Special Address by Prof. Tsutomu Kikuchi Professor Special Address will be followed by Dinner |
November 24, 2015 (Tuesday) | |
10.00 – 11.15 |
Session 1: Human Rights: Constructs and Experiences Chair and Remarks by Prof. Leïla Choukroune Human Rights and ‘Asian Values’ – A Forced Dichotomy? Ms. Anandita Bagchi
Information Technology and Human Rights in Asia-Pacific Ms. Meenaz Munshi
Refugees and the Problem of Dubious Categorisation Mr. Arpan Acharya
The ‘Adaptive State’: Pacifism and Japan’s Contribution to Peace Ms. Nidhi Prasad
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11.15 – 11.30 | Tea |
11.30 – 12.45 |
Session 2: Nation-Building and Ethnic Conflicts
Chair and Remarks by Mr. Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury Xinjiang and Ethnic Unrest in China Mr. Avinash Godbole
Asia’s Rise and the Arc of Ethnic Unrest – China, India and Myanmar Dr. K. Yhome
Ethnic Conflict in Southeast Asia Ms. Nayantara Shaunik
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12.45 – 14.00 | Conclusion followed by Lunch |