About the Event
India Foundation convened a uniquely comprehensive six-day Workshop on India’s Foreign Policy in New Delhi, from January 28 - February 01, 2018. The event brought together, asparticipants, 70 aficionados of Indian foreign policy: researchers, academicians, and practitioners, from across India, from India’s neighbouring countries, and from key partner nations. The course-structure for the Workshop was well - rounded to cover major Thematic Issues and vital Bilateral Relationships in India’s foreign policy. The sessions were addressed by senior practitioners and thought leaders in cluding Union Ministers of the Government of India, national leaders, experienced diplomats(serving and retired), domain- specialists and Delhi-based Ambassadors of several nations. Inaddition, this Foreign Policy Workshop deployed innovative mechanisms to facilitate in-depth analysis and interaction through Breakout Sessions, Panel Discussions, Foreign Policy Labs and Mini-Workshops on selected issues.
Academic Council
EVENT SCHEDULE
1000 hrs to 1100 hrs
Inaugural Session
History : A Vital Foundation of India’s International Relations
M J Akbar, Hon’ble Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India
1115 hrs to 1215 hrs
Workshop Keynote Session
Indian Strategic Thought
Shakti Sinha, Director, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library
1230 hrs to 1330 hrs
Recent Innovations in India’s Foreign Policy: Panchamrit
Ram Madhav, National General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party; Director, India Foundation
1430 hrs to 1530 hrs
Session with ASEAN Ambassadors
Jawed Ashraf, High Commissioner of India to Singapore
Pradeep Rawat, Ambassador of India to Indonesia
Nagma Mallick, High Commissioner of India to Brunei Darussalam
1700 hrs to 1800 hrs
India-ASEAN Relations
Preeti Saran, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
0915 hrs to 1015 hrs
Foreign Policy Begins at Home: Domestic Politics in India
Baijayant Jay Panda, Member of Parliament, India
1030 hrs to 1200 noon
India’s Contemporary Security Challenges
Alok Joshi, Chairman, National Technical Research Organisation, Government of India
R N Ravi, Chairman, Joint Intelligence Committee, Government of India
1215 hrs to 1330 hrs
India’s Wars and How They Shaped Our Foreign Policy
Alok Bansal, Director, India Foundation
Shekhar Sinha, Former C-in-C, Western Naval Command, Indian Navy
1430 to 1530 hrs
India’s Soft Power Diplomacy
Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, President, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Government of India
1545 hrs to 1645 hrs
Panel Discussion on Pillars of India’s Soft Power Diplomacy
David Frawley, Founder & Director, American Institute of Vedic Studies
Veena Sikri, Former Ambassador, India
Hari Kiran Vadlamani, Founder, Indic Academy
1700 hrs to 1745 hrs
Foreign Policy Lab on International Disputes
Aniruddha Rajput,Member, United Nations’ International Law Commission
1815 hrs to 1930 hrs
From High Ground to High Table (India and Multilateralism)
Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (IC) for Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India
Kanwal Sibal, Former Foreign Secretary, Government of India
0930 hrs to 1015 hrs
India-Russia Relations
P S Raghavan, Convener, National Security Advisory Board, Government of India
1015 hrs to 1100 hrs
India- Central Asia and India-Middle East Relations
Rajiv Sikri, Former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
1100 hrs to 1145 hrs
India-West Asia Relations (Israel, Palestine and Iran)
Arun Singh, Former Ambassador, India
1200 hrs to 1330 hrs
India – Af-Pak Relations
Vivek Katju, Former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Amar Sinha, Former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
1430 hrs to 1600 hrs
India-China Relations
Ashok Kantha, Director, Institute of Chinese Studies, India
Harsh Pant, Professor, International Relations, King's College London, UK
1615 hrs to 1715 hrs
India-EU Relations
Ranjan Mathai, Former Foreign Secretary, India
Rahul Roy Chaudhury, Senior Fellow for South Asia, IISS, UK
0930 hrs to 1100 hrs
India-US Relations
Baijayant Jay Panda, Member of Parliament, India
Ashok Malik, Press Secretary to the President of India
1115 hrs to 1230 hrs
India’s Economic Diplomacy
Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India
1230 hrs to 1330 hrs
Session with Ambassadors
Martin Ney, German Ambassador to India
Dominic Asquith, British High Commissioner to India*
1430 hrs to 1530 hrs
India-Africa & Latin America Relations
Virendra Gupta, Former Ambassador, India
Dattesh Parulekar,Asst. Professor, Centre for Latin American & International Studies, Goa University
1545 hrs to 1645 hrs
Role of Indian Diaspora
Vijay Chauthaiwale, In-Charge, Foreign Affairs Department, Bharatiya Janata Party
Dr. Dhyaneshwar Mulay Secretary (Consular Passport, Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs), Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India
1730 hrs to 1830 hrs
Foreign Policy Lab Role of Diplomacy in Conflict Resolution
Rajiv Srinivasan, Professor, IIM Bengaluru
0930 hrs to 1030 hrs
India’s Economy: Its Global Calling Card
Three Years of India’s Economic Reforms
Shri Shaurya Doval, Director, India Foundation
1030 hrs -1115 hrs
India and Indo-Pacific
Dhruva Jaishankar, Fellow, Foreign Policy, Brookings India
1115 hrs to 1215 hrs
Counter Terrorism Lab
Dhruv Katoch, Director, India Foundation
Alok Bansal, Director, India Foundation
1230 hrs to 1330 hrs
Valedictory Session
Dr S Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
1430 hrs to 1530 hrs
Closing Ceremony: Award of completion certificates
Ram Madhav, National General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party; Director, India Foundation