PROGRAMME
Welcome and Inauguration
Welcome Remarks by
Prof Shailesh Nayak, Director NIAS
Dr Adrian Haack, Director, India Office of the KAS, New Delhi
Inaugural Remarks by
Amb Ravi Neelakantan, Former Indian Ambassador to ASEAN
1530-1700 hrs: Session-I
Major Global Developments: Grand strategies of the US, Russia, China, and Europe
Panel (Ten minutes each)
Prof Dr Mario Voigt, Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Thuringia State Parliament
Mr Andreas Buehl, Deputy Parliamentary group leader, CDU, Thuringia State Parliament
Mr Jayadeva Ranade, President, CCAS, New Delhi
Dr Shreya Upadhyay, Assistant Professor, CHRIST (Deemed-to-be-) University
Discussants (Five minutes each)
Dr Shalini, Assistant Professor, CHRIST (Deemed-to-be-) University
Dr Nansi P, Head, Department of International Relations, Loyola College, Chennai
Ms Padmashree Anandhan, Research Associate, NIAS
Ms Avishka Ashok, Research Associate, NIAS
1730-1745 hrs: Tea
1745-1915 hrs: Session-II
Indo-Pacific and Big Powers
Panel (Ten minutes each)
Mr Christian Herrgott, Representative for the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) & Spokesman for media policy for the CDU, Thuringia State Parliament
Mr Christian Tischner, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Thuringian State Center for Civic Education, Thuringia State Parliament
Dr Bibhu Prasad Routray, Director, Mantraya, Goa
Prof Subramanyam Raju, Dean, International Relations, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry
Discussants (Five minutes each)
Dr Teshu Singh, Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi
Dr Prakash Pannerselvam, Assistant Professor, NIAS
Dr Mallika Joseph, Senior Fellow, WISCOMP Consultant, Chennai
1915-1930 hrs:
The Road Ahead: Inputs for future dialogues
Dr VK Dadhwal, Homi Bhaba Chair Professor, NIAS
Dr Nithin Nagaraj, Associate Professor, NIAS
Dr DK Srivastava, Indira Gandhi Chair Professor, NIAS
Prof Sindhu Radhakrishna, Professor, NIAS
1930 hrs:
Vote of Thanks
Mr Ashish Gupta, Research Officer, India Office of the KAS
Prof D. Suba Chandran, Dean, School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS
