conference booklet 2016

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Conference Booklet 2016March 1-3

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Message by Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs, India 3

Message by S. Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary, Government of India 5

Message by Sunjoy Joshi, Director, Observer Research Foundation 7

Agenda 10

Speakers 18

Participants 54

Orientation 68

The Raisina Dialogue is India’s flagship conference

engaging with geopolitics and geo-economics. It is

designed to explore and examine the prospects and

opportunities for Asian integration as well as Asia’s

integration with the larger world. It is predicated on In-

dia’s vital role in the Indian Ocean Region and how India

along with its partners in the region and beyond can

build a stable and prosperous world order.

The 2016 conclave will focus on Asia’s physical, eco-

nomic, human and digital connectivity and will attempt

to discover opportunities and challenges for the region

to manage its common spaces, as well as the global

partnerships needed to develop common pathways in

this century.

This two-day annual conference is structured as a

multi-stakeholder, cross-sectoral conclave involving

policy and decision makers, including cabinet ministers

from various governments, high-level government offi-

cials and policy practitioners, leading personalities from

business and industry, and members of the strategic

community, media and academia.

The inaugural dialogue will be hosted between March

1st and 3rd this year in New Delhi and will witness

participation of more than 100 speakers from over 35

countries.

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Message

II convey my best wishes on the inaugural round of the Raisina Dialogue. Many important

leaders and strategic thinkers from over 40 countries are visiting India for this Dialogue. I

would like to welcome them on behalf of the Government and the people of India.

The Raisina Dialogue is a joint initiative of the Ministry of External Affairs and the Observer

Research Foundation. Our objective is to create a forum in India where noted diplomatic

thinkers and experienced practitioners can meet every year to discuss the pressing issues

of the day.

As globalisation binds the Indian society and economy ever more tightly to its external

environment, our growth and progress will depend critically on what happens in other parts

of the world. In turn, the world will also be impacted significantly by developments in our

country, especially as India emerges as one of the major global centres.

One of the key manifestations of this more interdependent world is the emergence of

greater connectivity. The challenge of its creation in Asia has to take into account a compli-

cated mix of opportunities and uncertainties. By focusing on international trends and devel-

opments from an Indian perspective, the Raisina Dialogue can help us all understand this

evolving dynamic and benefit from it.

I am confident that the deliberations of the Raisina Dialogue will contribute to our policies

and practices over the course of the year. I look forward to the Dialogue and expect its con-

clusions to reflect the collective wisdom of all its participants.


Message by Foreign Secretary of India

The need for an Indian platform that brings together diplomatic scholars and practi-

tioners to take stock of strategic trends has been felt for some time. The Raisina

Dialogue is part of one of our endeavours to fill this gap. The association of the Min-

istry of External Affairs with this initiative is also in keeping with our approach in recent times

to seek wider inputs for our policy making. This, in turn, reflects more confidence in India’s

engagement with the world, which has manifested itself in many ways since 2014.

A recent characteristic of our foreign policy has been its focus on promoting domestic

development and modernisation by engaging foreign partners. Among its major priorities

is the shaping of Asian connectivity, an exercise as important for economic efficiency as

political influence. The absence of a settled security architecture makes this endeavour even

more challenging. The threat of disruptions is paradoxically rising even as new outlines of

cooperation form. This increasingly complex task requires exchange of views as it does bal-

ancing of interests. Consequently, it is a particularly relevant theme for broad deliberations

on a shared objective.

India is today responsive to the expectation in the region and beyond that it would partic-

ipate constructively in the key global debates and help shape their outcomes. The nature of

connectivity in Asia surely ranks high in that regard. We are willing to rise to the challenge,

but can undeniably benefit from the counsel and advice of friends and well-wishers. I see

the Raisina Dialogue emerging as one of the forums for aggregating these perspectives and

inputs for guiding our thoughts and actions.

I would like to convey my appreciation to the Observer Research Foundation, which has

shouldered the responsibility for organising the Dialogue. I would also like to extend a warm

welcome to the participants of the Raisina Dialogue. I look forward to participating and ben-

efitting from its proceedings.

Dr. S. Jaishankar


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It is my pleasure and privilege to welcome distin-

guished leaders, important thinkers, practitioners and

aca-demics, many of whom have travelled great dis-

tances to join us, to the inaugural Raisina Dialogue, a

joint initiative of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)

and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF).

Multiple sessions over the next three days at The Rai-

sina Dialogue hope to create a new global platform that

allows for the expression of multiple views, analyses and

perspectives on the region and the world. In the process

we strive to initiate conversations that cradle new ideas,

those that will indeed guide the politi-cal and economic

evolution of Asia and its partners in the years ahead.

The fact that this platform is based in New Delhi is

testimony to the new realisation in this country that it

must demonstrate leadership in both thought and ac-

tion. New narratives must be shaped by those with the

greatest stake in the future. Asia will and must chart its

direction for the decades ahead and key stakehold-ers

in Asia must be engaged.

India is recognised as the land of diversity and ORF,

therefore, believes that India’s development choices, exter-

nal engagements and global role will be shaped by diverse

impetuses from within and outside. There-fore, there is a

need to exchange ideas and expand the bandwidth of its

communications with the region and with the world.

All actors, be they governments, trans-national organ-

isations, academics, or civil society, have a significant

role in the processes that seek to manage the world we

inhabit. This platform seeks to provide the right space

and right environs for this endeavour by encouraging

cross-sectoral, regional and truly global dis-cussions

on pressing issues of our times. It also allows India and

the region to benefit from the immense global talent pool

and ideas that are an imperative for responding to the

complex challenges around us.

This forum has been in the planning for a couple of

years and under the leadership of the External Affairs

Minister and Foreign Secretary of India, we have been

able to move from decision to implementation in less

than 60 days. I am extremely grateful to the team at the

MEA for making this possible.

Going forward, we at ORF are committed to ensur-

ing that The Raisina Dialogue transcends its geography

and becomes a platform that is owned, shaped and cul-

tivated by each of you. Its success will be based on the

contribution of your ideas, the proposal of your creative

solutions and the new pathways we uncover together

toward our common quest for peace, prosperity and eq-

uitable development for all in the 21st cen-tury.

I look forward to interesting conversations, debates

and discussions over the next three days, and most of

all, to the new friendships that will develop through this

platform.

—Sunjoy Joshi, Director, ORF

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17.00 – 18.00 Registration

18.00 – 19.30 Inaugural PanelSunjoy Joshi, Director, Observer Research Foundation, IndiaChandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Former President, Sri LankaHamid Karzai, Former President, AfghanistanJames Mancham, Former President, SeychellesAbul Hassan Mahmood Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs, BangladeshSushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs, IndiaAshok Malik, Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, India

Moderator:Samir Saran, Vice President, Observer Research Foundation, India

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08.00-08.30 Breakfast

08.30-09.30 Breakfast PanelWhither European Union?This panel explores the challenges confronting the Eurozone, which continues to see slow growth and still needs to resolve the Greek financial crisis; the European Union value system, which is being put to test by a refugee crisis and terrorism; and the European periphery, under threat from an unstable east and Russian actions in the neighbourhood. PanelistsJakob von Weizsäcker, Member of the European Parliament, GermanyGeoffrey Van Orden, Conservative Defence Spokesman in the European Parliament, UKAli Resul Usul, President, Center for the Strategic Research of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, TurkeyStepan Grigoryan, Chairman, Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation (ACGRC), ArmeniaAli Aslan, host of international talk show Quadriga on Deutsche Welle TV,Germany Manuella Appiah, Researcher, The Hague Institute for Global Justice, NetherlandsModerator: Siddharth Varadarajan, Founding Editor, The Wire, India

09.00-09.45 Conference Registration

09.45-10.15 Keynote AddressLi Zhaoxing, Former Foreign Minister, ChinaModerator: Samir Saran, Vice President, Observer Research Foundation, India

10.15-11.00 Keynote Address and Q & ADr. S. Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary, Ministry of External Affair, IndiaModerator: Samir Saran, Vice President, Observer Research Foundation, India


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11.00-12.00 Plenary Session 1 Connecting a Continent: An Asian UnionThis panel explores new trends and developments in the multi-ple layers of connectivity and regional integration across Asia: physical linkages; economic and trade flows; a common ocean economy; and a shared security architecture. The role of key actors and organisations forms part of the discussion. Panelists:Hideaki Domichi, Senior Vice-President, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japan Hung-mao Tien, President, Institute for National Policy Re-search, TaiwanPeter Tan, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singa-poreHelga Zepp, Head of Schiller Institute, GermanyDing Guorong, Senior Vice President, Silkroad Fund, ChinaModerator: Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, India

12.00-12.15 Tea/Coffee

12.15-13.15 Breakout Session 1Group 1 – Competing Globalisations: Managing Economic & Trade Regimes in Asia (Jehangir Roundtables)This session focuses on the various trade agreements that exist in the region and their impact on India and Asia, namely the US-led TPP and the TTIP. Could emerging Asian trade and institutional parallels — RCEP, AIIB, BBIN, NDB — provide new room to manoeuvre? Panelists:Naoki Tanaka, President, Center for International Public Policy Study, JapanJuita Mohammad, Senior Analyst, Institute of Strategic and Inter-national Studies,MalaysiaJakob von Weizsäcker, Member of the European Parliament, GermanyRohan Samarajiva, Founding Chair – LIRNEasia, Sri LankaSiegfried Wolf, Heidelberg University, GermanyBen Shenglin, Professor off Banking & Finance, School of Man-agement, Zhejiang University, ChinaModerator:Vivek Dehejia, Associate Professor of Economics at Carleton University, Canada; Resident Fellow, Political Econo-my, IDFC Institute, IndiaGroup 2 –Asia’s Strategic Order (Plenary Room)This session explores opportunities for near-term regional cooperation to meet the changing balance of power in Asia; examines the role of nuclear weapons vis-à-vis stability in the re-gion; and discusses new measures to counter proliferation risks in the region. Impact of export controls in stabilising the Asian strategic order will also be looked at. Panelists:Rajeswari Rajagopalan, Senior Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, India


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12.15-13.15 Theresa Hitchens, Senior Research Scholar, Center for Interna-tional and Security Studies at Maryland, USAC. Raja Mohan, Director, Carnegie India, IndiaRory Medcalf, Head of College, National Security College, Aus-tralian National University, AustraliaJames Wirtz, Dean, School of International Graduate Studies, Naval Postgraduate School, USAArthur Ding, Distinguished Research Fellow of Institute of Inter-national Relations, TaiwanModerator: Rakesh Sood, Former Ambassador, Government of India, India

13.15-14.15 Lunch

14.15 – 14.45 Keynote Address and Q & AAdmiral Harry B. Harris. Jr, US Pacific Command, USAModerator: Ashok Malik, Senior, Observer Research Founda-tion, India

14.45 – 15.45 Plenary Session 2A Line in the Water: Underwriting Asian SecurityThis panel explores maritime Asia: emerging and potential chal-lenges and partnerships; role of key actors within and outside the region; and old and new fulcrums of an Indo-Pacific security architecture. Could India assume the role of a ‘net security provider’ in the IOR? Can a ‘coalition of interests’ shape the broader security architecture? Panelists:C. Raja Mohan, Director, Carnegie India, IndiaSamir Paul Kapur, Professor, Naval Postgraduate School, USARahul Roy-Chaudhury, Senior Fellow for South Asia at the Inter-national Institute for Strategic Studies in London, UKRic Smith AO, Australian National University, AustraliaVice Admiral AK Singh (Retd) United Services Institution of India, IndiaAkihiko Tanaka, Institute of Advanced Studies on Asia; Former President of JICA, JapanModerator: Indrani Bagchi, Senior Diplomatic Editor, Times of India, India

15.45 – 16.00 Tea/Coffee

16.00 - 17.00 Plenary Session 3India’s Strategic Posture and possibilities for Partnership with Key Liberal DemocraciesThis panel will explore how liberal democracies perceive India’s foreign policy on key issues such terrorism, security in the Indian Ocean Region, cyber-security and internet governance, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, the situation in the middle-east, and India’s regional role. The panel will deliberate how India manages the contradiction of being a BRICS leader and member of SCO, while maintaining its leadership as a liberal democracyPanelists:Geoffrey Van Orden MEP, Conservative Defence Spokesman in the European Parliament, UK


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16.00 - 17.00 Michael Clarke, former Director-General RUSI, UKDavid Malone, Rector, United Nations University, Japan Ambassador Yossi Amrani, Head of Policy Planning Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IsraelSteven Blockmans, Head of Foreign Policy, CEPS, BelgiumTanvi Madan, Fellow, Brookings Institution, USAModerator:Sanjaya Baru, Member,Governing Board, and Honor-ary Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research, India

17.00 – 17:20 Keynote Address and Q & AYasumasa Nagamine, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, JapanModerator: Sunjoy Joshi, Director, Observer Research Founda-tion

19.00 – 19:10 Launch of ORF Publications on Waters of Asia by Jakob von Weizsäcker, Member of the European Parliament, Germany

19.10 – 20.10 Plenary Session 4 Waters of AsiaThis panel explores the potential for a sustainable hydro-economy in a region dependent heavily on the Himalayan water system; transnational development of river basins; implications for energy corridors and international waterways; and prospects of riverside communities finding avenues for water sharing. Panelists: Sonam Jatso, General Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, BhutanRathana Peou, Southeast Asia Regional Scenarios Coordinator, Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security, CambodiaDwarika Nath Dhungel, Senior Researcher, Social Sciences and Life Member & Treasurer, Tanka Prasad Acharya Memorial Foundation, Nepal Mervyn Jayaprakash Josie, head, BRICS Research Centre, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), South AfricaGenevieve Connors, Program Leader, Water and Sustainability, India Country Program, World BankModerator: Ashok Malik, Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, India

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08.30-09.30 Breakfast PanelDiplomaShe: Gender, Policy and Politics This panel explores women in the workplace, particularly in the fields of politics, development and foreign policy. It discusses the challenges to and benefits of greater gender balance in these fields across Asia. Panelists: Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Former President, Sri Lanka Jyoti Malhotra, Senior Writer, India Today, IndiaAmb. Latha Reddy, Commissioner Global Commission on Internet Governance, and former Deputy National Security Advisor, IndiaSarah-Jean Cunnigham, Director - Operations & Business Development, Lapis Communications, UAEModerator: Shaili Chopra, Journalist, India

09.30 – 10.15 Conference Registration

10.15 – 11.00 Keynote Address and Q & ARavi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister, Communications and Information Technology, Government of IndiaModerator: Sunjoy Joshi, Director, Observer Research Founda-tion, India

11.00 – 12.00 Plenary Session 5Securing Digital Asia: Threats & Opportunities for a Smart Realm This panel explores the trends shaping cyber policy planning in the Asia Pacific, a focal region in the creation, evolution and maturation of cyber norms; debates obstacles and opportunities that lie ahead for companies and businesses; and advances measures to strengthen protection of critical and commercial information structures. Panelists:Raghu Raman, Group President, Risk, Security & New Ventures, Reliance Industries, IndiaJakob von Weizsäcker, Member of the European Parliament, GermanyRoger Bradbury, Head, Strategy and Statecraft in Cyberspace Research progam at the National Security College, ANU, AustraliaJonathan Reiber, Senior Fellow, UC Berkeley’s Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, USALang Ping, CASS, ChinaMax Abrahms, Professor of Political Science, Northeastern University, USAModerator: Santosh Jha, JS[PP & R, GCI and ERS], Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India


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12.15 – 13.30 Plenary Session 6Light of Asia: The Future of EnergyThis panel explores conventional energy issues—geopolitics of oil and gas; the necessity of fossil fuels—as well as ‘newer’ questions such as prospects of renewable energy in the Asian energy basket and nuclear as a baseload source. What partnerships can be developed to provide energy to the next billion?Panelists:Sumant Sinha, Founder CEO of ReNew Power, Goldman Sachs, IndiaManpreet Singh Anand, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, USAMemduh Karakullukcu, Vice-Chairman and President of Global Relations Forum, Turkey Rachel Pritzker, President of the Pritzker Innovation Fund, USAAdeline Djeutie, Programme Management Officer, International Atomic Energy Agency, ViennaMichael Shellenberger, Founder & President, Environmental ProgressSunjoy Joshi, Director, Observer Research FoundationModerator: Samir Saran, Vice President, Observer Research Foundation, India

13.30 – 13.45 Keynote AddressPiyush Goyal, Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy in the Government of India

13.45 – 14.30 Lunch

14.30 – 15.30 Plenary Session 7South by South-West: The Threat in the NeighbourhoodThis panel explores asymmetrical and sub-conventional security threats from state and non-state actors that threaten to under-mine Asia’s efforts to integrate its economies and societies. It discusses possible responses by key actors in Asia and sub-re-gional groupings to manage and contain such toxic contempo-rary developments. Panelists:Michael Rubin, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute, USAAmrullah Saleh, Former head of Afghanistan’s National Director-ate of Security, Afghanistan Christine Fair, Associate professor, Georgetown University, USATimur Makhmutov, Deputy Director of Programs, Russian Inter-national Affairs Council, RussiaMax Abrahms, Professor of Political Science, Northeastern University, USAGreg Barton, Professor, Australian National University, AustraliaModerator: Ashok Malik, Senior, Observer Research Founda-tion, India


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15.45 – 16.45 Breakout Session 2Group 1 – Asia@Africa (Jehangair Roundtables)This session debates how Asian economies, particularly India, can build mutually beneficial and complementary partnerships with Africa for development and security, particularly in human capacity building, technology, energy, health and policy conver-gence in global governance institutions. Panelists:Akshay Mathur, Director of Research & Fellow of Geoeconomic Studies, Gateway House, IndiaBarthelemy Blede, ISS Africa, SenegalArmoogum Parsuramen, Founder-President, Global Rainbow Foundation, Mauritius Col. Nguyen The Hong, Chief of Asia-Africa Division, Institute for Defence International Relations, VietnamJaya Josie, Head – BRICS Research Centre, Human Science Research Council, South AfricaWinnie Wairimu, Institute of Diplomacy and International StudiesThe University of Nairobi, KenyaModerator: Amar Sinha, Secretary (ER), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, IndiaGroup 2 – Pathways: The New Development Landscape (Plenary Room)This session deliberates upon the opportunities and challenges that alternative forms of development cooperation hold for the implementation of the SDGs in Asia, with a particular focus on issues of inequality, energy, health and gender.Panelists:Rathin Roy, Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, IndiaPurity Kagwiria, Executive Director - Akili Dada, KenyaWinston Muhwezi, Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment, UgandaMosharraf Zaidi, Columnist/Former Advisor to Pakistan Foreign Ministry, PakistanSadanand Dhume, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Insti-tute, USALucy Corkin, Rand Merchant Bank, South AfricaModerator: Sujata Mehta, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, India

16:45 – 17:15 Tea/Coffee

17:15 – 17:30 Keynote AddressSuresh Prabhu, Union Minister, Railways, Government of IndiaModerator: Sunjoy Joshi, Director, Observer Research Foundation, India


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19.00 – 19.45 Discussion Panel Can SAARC Get Serious? C. Raja Mohan, Director, Carnegie India, IndiaIn Conversation With: Dr. S. Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, IndiaShyam Saran, Senior Fellow, CPR, and former Foreign Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, India

19.45 – 20.45 Plenary Session 8Challenges & Opportunities for Regional Cooperation on Border ManagementThis panel explores the need to create smart borders that, on the one hand, allow enhanced trans-border movement of peo-ples, goods and ideas, and on the other, minimise potential for cross-border security challenges. Panelists:M.J. Akbar, Member of Parliament, IndiaManpreet Singh Anand, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, USANirbhay Sharma, Governor of Mizoram, India Tariq Karim, Former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India; Distinguished Fellow Vivekananda Foundation, IndiaMaj. Gen. Muniruzzaman, President, Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS), BangladeshNishchal N. Pandey, Director, Centre for South Asian Studies, NepalModerator: Suhasini Haidar, Deputy Resident Editor & Diplo-matic Affairs Editor, The Hindu, India

20.45 - 21:00 Valedictory Address: General Vijay Kumar Singh, Minister of State, Ministry of Exter-nal Affairs, India

21.00 – 21.15 Closing Remarks & Vote of Thanks Ashok Malik, Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, India

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Jakob von Weizsäcker

Member, European Parliament

Jakob von Weizsäcker is a German politician and economist. In 2014, he was elected as Mem-

ber of the European Parliament for the social democrats (SPD) representing Thuringia. He

joined the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs (Berlin) in 2001 as Private secretary to Sieg-

mar Mosdorf. In 2002, he was recruited by the World Bank in Washington DC as economist.

Geoffrey Van Orden


Geoffrey Charles Van Orden MBE is a British politician and former Army officer. He is currently

Member of the European Parliament for the East of England; Vice Chairman, European Con-

servatives & Reformists Group (ECR) Conservative Defence & Security Spokesman Chairman,

Delegation for Relations with India Founding President, New Direction – The Foundation for

European Reform.

Ali Resul usul

Chairman, Centre for Strategic Research of the Ministry of Foreign Af-

fairs, Turkey

Professor Ali Resul Usul is currently affiliated with the Centre for Strategic Research, Ministry

of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey. He completed his BA, MA and PhD studies at Bo-

gaziçi University, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Bilkent Univer-

sity, Department of Political Science and the University of Essex, Department of Government,

respectively. One of his books, “Democracy in Turkey: The Impact of EU Political Conditionality”,

was published by Routledge in 2011.

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Breakfast PanelWhither European Union?


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Stepan Grigoryan

Chairman, Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation

(ACGRC), Armenia

Dr.Stepan Grigoryan is currently Chairman of the Board of the Yerevan-based Analytical Cen-

tre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation (ACGRC). Previously he was an Advisor to

the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia (1998-2000). He has also been a

Member of the Armenian Parliament from 1990 to 1995.

Ali Aslan

Television Host and Journalist, Germany

Ali Aslan is the host of the international talk-show Quadriga on Deutsche Welle TV. Born in Tur-

key and raised in Germany, Ali Aslan has worked as a journalist for leading television networks

around the world. Ali Aslan holds a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University’s

School of International and Public Affairs, and a Masters in Journalism from the Columbia Uni-

versity Graduate School of Journalism. He received his Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service

from Georgetown University.

Manuella Appiah

Researcher, The Hague Institute for Global Justice, Netherlands

Manuella joined The Hague Institute for Global Justice as a researcher in February 2012.

Her field of expertise includes international human rights law, European competition law and

international trade law. She was born in Kumasi, Ghana and in January 2012, she was awarded

a Master’s degree in International and European Public Law. She also worked part-time as a

legal advisor for Leenheer BV.

Siddharth Varadarajan

Founding Editor, The Wire

Siddharth Varadarajan is a Founding Editor of The Wire. He was earlier the Editor of The Hindu

and is a recipient of the Ramnath Goenka Award for Journalist of the Year. He has taught

Economics at New York University and Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley,

besides working at the Times of India and the Centre for Public Affairs and Critical Theory,

Shiv Nadar University.


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Li Zhaoxing

Former Foreign Minister, China

Mr. Li Zhaoxing served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2003-2007. Earlier in his career,

Zhaoxing served as the Chinese Ambassador to the United States from 1998 to 2001, and as

the Chinese Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1993 to 1995.

hideaki Domichi

Senior Vice President, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japan

Ambassador Domichi is the Senior Vice-President, Japan International Cooperation Agency.

He has previously been Ambassador to the Republic of India, concurrently to the Kingdom of

Bhutan (2007) and Ambassador in charge of Economic Diplomacy (2011).

hung-Mao Tien

President, Institute for National Policy Research, Taiwan

Dr. Tien is President and Board Chairman of the Institute for National Policy Research in Taipei.

He has previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan), Representative (Am-

bassador) to the United Kingdom, and Presidential advisor to former President Lee Teng-hui.

His numerous publications include “Government and Politics in Kuomintang China 1927-37”.

Peter Tan

Deputy Secretary, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Singapore

Mr. Tan is the Deputy Secretary, Southeast Asia and ASEAN and concurrently Deputy Sec-

retary International, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore. He joined the Ministry of Foreign

Affairs in 1992 and has served in various capacities on issues related to Northeast Asia,


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Eastern Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, and Southeast Asia. Mr. Tan was

posted to the Singapore Embassy in Tokyo as First Secretary from 1995 to 1998, and to the

Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur as Counsellor from 2001 to 2002. He also

served in the Singapore Embassy in Tokyo from 2002 to 2005 as Counsellor, and subse-

quently as Acting Minister-Counsellor and Deputy Chief of Mission.

helga Zepp

Head of Schiller Institute, Germany

Ms. Helga Zepp-LaRouche serves as the Head of the Schiller Institute. Trained as journalist,

she was one of the first European journalists to China in 1971. She is the wife of American

economist Lyndon LaRouche, and together they have worked on economic development pro-

grammes for all parts of the world, including a 40 year development plan for India in 1979. Mrs.

Zepp-LaRouche has been campaigning for the New Silk Road in many countries of the world.

Ding Guorong

Senior Vice President, Silk Road Fund, China

Mr. Ding Guorong serves as Executive Vice President of the Silk Road Fund, China. Before

joining SRF, he assumed a number of positions in different institutions, including as Division

Director and Deputy Director-General of the Intermediary Supervision Department of China

Securities Regulatory Commission, Director-General of the Capital Market Department of

Central Huijin Investment Ltd. (concurrently Board Member of China Galaxy Securities Co.,

Ltd.), Chairman of the Board and legal representative of Shenyin & Wanguo Securities Co., Ltd.

(concurrently Chairman of the Board of Shenyin & Wanguo H.K. Group Co., Ltd. and of SWS

Research Co., Ltd.).

Shashi Tharoor

Member of Parliament, India

An author, politician, and former international civil servant, Shashi Tharoor straddles several

worlds of experience. Currently a second-term Lok Sabha MP representing the Thiruvanan-

thapuram constituency and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External

Affairs, he has previously served as Minister of State for Human Resource Development and

Minister of State for External Affairs in the Government of India. During his nearly three-de-

cade long prior career at the United Nations, he served as a peacekeeper, refugee worker, and

administrator at the highest levels, serving as Under-Secretary General during Kofi Annan’s

leadership of the organisation.


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naoki Tanaka

President, Centre for International Public Policy Study, Japan

Mr. Naoki Tanaka is President of Center for International Public Policy Studies and a free-

lance economic critic specializing in a variety of fields, including international and Japanese

economics, politics, and industry. He graduated from the University Of Tokyo Faculty Of Law

and finished all coursework for a Ph.D. at the Economic Research Division. He was previously

President of the 21st Century Public Policy Institute.

Juita Mohamad

Senior Analyst, Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Malaysia

Dr. Juita Mohamad is a Senior Analyst in Economics. She obtained her PhD in International

Studies from Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, and MA in Economics from Shiga University,

Japan. In Tokyo, she held a Research Associate position at the Asian Development Bank Insti-

tute. She was involved in research activities with the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN

and East Asia.

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Rohan Samarajiva

Founding Chair, LIRNEasia, Sri Lanka

Rohan Samarajiva is founding Chair of LIRNEasia, an ICT policy and regulation think tank

active across emerging Asia. He was Team Leader at the Sri Lanka Ministry for Economic

Reform, Science and Technology (2002-04) responsible for infrastructure reforms. He was

Director General of Telecommunications (1998-99) and founder director of the ICT Agency

of Sri Lanka (2003-05). Samarajiva was Policy Advisor to the Ministry of Post and Telecom in

Bangladesh (2006-09).

Siegfried Wolf

Senior Researcher, Heidelberg University, Germany

Dr. Wolf, Senior Researcher (member) at the South Asia Institute (SAI), Heidelberg University,

and Director of Research at South Asia Democratic Forum, a Brussels based think tank (Coor-

dinator: Democracy Research Program). He was educated at the SAI and Institute of Political

Science (IPW) in Heidelberg. He is the co-author of ‘A Political and Economic Dictionary of

South Asia’ (Routledge: London, 2006).

Ben Shenglin

Professor of Banking & Finance, School of Management, Zhejiang Uni-

versity, China

Ben Shenglin is Professor of Banking & Finance Dean, Academy of Internet Finance，Zhejiang

University. Before joining Zhejiang University as a full-time professor in May 2014, Dr. Ben was

a veteran banker with ABN AMRO, HSBC and lastly JP Morgan Chase as CEO, JP Morgan

Chase Bank (China) Co Ltd.

Vivek Dehejia

Associate Professor of Economics, Carleton University, Canada;

Resident Fellow, Political Economy, IDFC Institute, India

Dr. Vivek Dehejia is Resident Fellow in Political Economy at IDFC Institute. Dr. Dehejia is As-

sociate Professor of Economics at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada; Resident Fellow in

Political Economy at IDFC Institute; and Columnist, Mint. Dr. Dehejia is also co-author of “Indi-

anomix: Making Sense of Modern India” Random House India, 2012, republished in paperback

2015.


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Group 2 Asia’s Strategic Order

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, India

Dr. Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan is Senior Fellow and Head of the Nuclear and Space Policy

Initiative at Observer Research Foundation. She was formerly Assistant Director at the Na-

tional Security Council Secretariat. She is the author of four books: Nuclear Security in India

(2015), Clashing Titans: Military Strategy and Insecurity Among Asian Great Powers (2012),

The Dragon’s Fire: Chinese Military Strategy and Its Implications for Asia (2009), and Uncer-

tain Eagle: US Military Strategy in Asia (2009)..

Theresa hitchens

Senior Research Scholar, Center for International and Security Studies,

Maryland USA

Theresa Hitchens is a Senior Research Scholar at CISSM, where she focuses on space secu-

rity, cyber security, and governance issues surrounding disruptive technologies. Prior to joining

CISSM, Hitchens was the director of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research

(UNIDIR) in Geneva from 2009 through 2014.

C. Raja Mohan

Director, Carnegie India

C. Raja Mohan is director of Carnegie India. He is the foreign affairs columnist for the Indian

Express, and a visiting research professor at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National

University of Singapore. He was a member of India’s National Security Advisory Board. From

2009 to 2010, Mohan was the Henry Alfred Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International

Relations at the Library of Congress.

Rory Medcalf

National Security College, Australia National University, Australia

Professor Rory Medcalf began his tenure as the Head of the National Security College in January

2015. His professional background involves more than two decades of experience across diplo-

macy, intelligence analysis, think tanks and journalism. Most recently he was the Director of the

International Security Program at the Lowy Institute for International Policy from 2007 to 2015.


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James J. Wirtz

Dean, School of International Graduate Studies, Naval Postgraduate

School, USA

Professor James J. Wirtz is the Dean of the School of International Graduate Studies at the

Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). He is an editor of the Palgrave Macmillan series, Initiatives

in Strategic Studies: Issues and Policies, and is on the Governing Board of the International

Security Studies Section of the International Studies Association. Dean Wirtz joined NPS after

teaching at Franklin & Marshall College, Penn State University and the State University of New

York, Binghamton.

Arthur Ding

Distinguished Research Fellow of Institute of International Relations,

Taiwan

Shuhfan Ding, also known as Arthur S. Ding, is a Distinguished Research Fellow of Institute

of International Relations, and concurrently a professor of Graduate Institute of East Asian

Studies, National Chengchi University. Arthur Ding focuses his research on China security,

including civil/party-military relations, defence industry, arms control and disarmament, and

US-China relations. Arthur Ding’s publications include PLA’s Doctrinal Reform, 1978-1991

and China’s Defence Industry Conversion, as well as numerous related articles.

Rakesh Sood

Former Ambassador, Government of India, India

Rakesh Sood is a former Indian diplomat, columnist, writer and expert on foreign affairs. He

was appointed then Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-proliferation in

September, 2013. He studied physics at St. Stephen’s College, Delhi and joined the Indian

Foreign Service in July 1976. He has served as India’s Ambassador to Afghanistan and Nepal,

Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.

He has also served as Deputy Chief of Mission in the Embassy of India in Washington DC.


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Keynote Addresses

Admiral harry B harris Jr.

Commander, Pacific Command, USA

Admiral Harry B Harris Jr. is Commander, US Pacific Command. Admiral Harris graduated from

the U.S. Naval Academy in 1978. Harris’ graduate education focused on East Asia security.

He attended Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Georgetown’s School of Foreign Ser-

vice, and Oxford University. He was a MIT Seminar 21 fellow. Harris was promoted to Admiral

and assumed command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet in October 2013. He was designated as the

Theatre Joint Force Maritime Component Commander. In May 2015, he assumed command

of the U.S. Pacific Command.

Li Zhaoxing

Senior Research Scholar, Center for International and Security Studies,

Maryland USA

Mr. Li Zhaoxing served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2003-2007. Earlier in his career,

Zhaoxing served as the Chinese Ambassador to the United States from 1998 to 2001, and as

the Chinese Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1993 to 1995.

S. Jaishankar

Foreign Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, India

Dr. S. Jaishankar assumed his responsibilities as Foreign Secretary of India on 29 January

2015. He has more than three decades of diplomatic experience, joining the Indian Foreign

Service in 1977. Dr. Jaishankar served as the Indian Ambassador to China and U.S.A. He also

headed the Americas Division in the Ministry of External Affairs and as High Commissioner

to Singapore. He holds a Ph.D. and M.Phil in International Relations and a M.A. in Political

Science.


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yasumasa nagamine

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Japan

Yasumasa Nagamine has been serving as Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs since July 2013.

A graduate of the University of Tokyo with a B.A. in international studies, he joined the Ministry

of Foreign Affairs in 1977. He studied at Oxford University from 1978 to 1980, completing a

Special Diploma in Social Studies. He was appointed as Director-General of the International

Legal Affairs Bureau in 2010. He served as Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands

from 2012 to 2013.

Ravi Shankar Prasad

Union Minister, Communications and Information Technology,

Government of India

Ravi Shankar Prasad is the Union Cabinet Minister for Communications and Information Tech-

nology in the Government of India. He is an eminent Lawyer and a Senior Advocate in the

Supreme Court of India. He is a Member of Parliament since the year 2000 and has been the

member of important Parliamentary Committees in the Parliament. He was also Minister of

State for Coal and Minerals in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.

Piyush Goyal

Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New and Re-

newable Energy , Government of India

Piyush Goyal is the Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal and New &

Renewable Energy in the Government of India. He is currently a Member of Rajya Sabha and

was earlier the National Treasurer of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He headed the BJP’s

Information Communication Campaign Committee. He earlier served on the Board of India’s

largest commercial bank, the State Bank of India and Bank of Baroda.

Suresh Prabhu

Union Minister, Railways, Government of India

Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu is currently Union Minister for Railways, Government of India. A

fourth time Member of the Lok Sabha. He was Minister of Industry and Commerce, Minister of

Environment and Forests, Government of India and formerly, Minister of Fertilizers & Chemi-

cals. He was the Union Minister for Power, Government of India until August 2002.


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Shyam Saran

Senior Fellow, CPR, and former Foreign Secretary, Ministry of External

Affairs, India

Shyam Saran, senior fellow at CPR, is a former foreign secretary and has served as the Prime

Minister’s Special Envoy for Nuclear Affairs and Climate Change and as chairman of the Na-

tional Security Advisory Board. He is currently chairman of the Research and Information Sys-

tem for Developing Countries. Shyam Saran was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2011 India’s

third highest civilian honour, for his contributions to civil service.

General Vijay Kumar Singh

Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs, India

General Vijay Kumar Singh is an Indian politician and a retired four star general in the Indian

Army. In May 2014, he was appointed as the Minister of State of External Affairs and Minister

of state (independent charge) for North East Region.


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Plenary Session 2 A Line in the Water: Underwriting Asian Security

C. Raja Mohan

Director, Carnegie, India

C. Raja Mohan is director of Carnegie India. He is the foreign affairs columnist for the Indian

Express, and a visiting research professor at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National

University of Singapore. He was a member of India’s National Security Advisory Board. From

2009 to 2010, Mohan was the Henry Alfred Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International

Relations at the Library of Congress.

Samir Paul Kapur

Professor, Naval Postgraduate School, USA

Samir Paul Kapur is a professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Na-

val Postgraduate School. He is also an Affiliate at Stanford University’s Center for International

Security and Cooperation, and a Visiting Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, New

Delhi. His research and teaching interests include nuclear weapons proliferation, deterrence,

Indian Ocean regional security, and the international security environment in South Asia. Kapur

is author of Dangerous Deterrent: Nuclear Weapons Proliferation and Conflict in South Asia

(Stanford University Press, 2007).

Rahul Roy Chaudhury

Senior Fellow, South Asia at the International Institute for Strategic Stud-

ies in London, UK

Rahul Roy-Chaudhury is the Senior Fellow for South Asia at the International Institute for Stra-

tegic Studies in London, where he heads its South Asia programme. Earlier, he served in the

National Security Council Secretariat in the Prime Minister’s Office. He was also on the faculty

of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in New Delhi and a Senior Research Fellow

at the International Policy Institute at King’s College, London.


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Ambassador Ric Smith AO

Australian National University, Australia

Richard Smith is a Nonresident Fellow at the Lowy Institute for International Policy. He joined

the then Department of External Affairs in 1969. He served in the Australian High Commis-

sion, New Delhi (1970-1973), at the Australian Embassy in Tel Aviv (1975-77) and at the

Australian Embassy in Manila (1980-84). He has also served as the Australian Ambassador to

the People’s Republic of China and Republic of Indonesia. Mr Smith was named as an Officer

of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 1998 Australia Day Honours List and was awarded the

Public Service Medal (PSM) ON 17 October 2003.

Vice Admiral AK Singh (Retd),

United Services Institution of India

Vice Admiral AK Singh PVSM, AVSM, NM is a submariner who is also the former Command-

ing-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command. In his previous commands, he has also headed the

country’s only tri-service Andaman and Nicobar command as well as the Coast Guard. He

also commanded the INS Chakra, the former Soviet Charlie-I class SSN, which the Indian navy

leased for three years till 1991 in order to gain operational experience with nuclear powered

submarines.

Akihiko Tanaka

Institute of Advanced Studies on Asia; Former President of JICA, Japan

Akihiko Tanaka is the former President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

and Professor of International Politics at the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia (IASA),

the University of Tokyo. Professor Tanaka’s specialties include theories of international politics,

contemporary international relations in East Asia, and Japan’s foreign policy. He was Director

of the Institute of Oriental Culture in 2002-2006, Executive Vice President of the University of

Tokyo in 2009-2011, and Vice President there in 2011-2012.

Indrani Bagchi

Senior Diplomatic Editor, Times of India

Indrani Bagchi is senior diplomatic editor with The Times of India. She writes news stories;

opinion articles; news features; a blog, “Globespotting”; and a fortnightly column for The Times

of India Crest edition. She covers India, US, China, Pakistan, terrorism, nuclear weapons, and

national security issues, among others. Having graduated from Loreto College, Calcutta Uni-

versity with English honours, Indrani has been a Reuters Fellow at Oxford University. In 2010,

Indrani was awarded the Chang Lin-Tien fellowship by the Asia Foundation to study US-China

relations at Brookings Institution, Washington DC.


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Plenary Session 3 Indian’s Strategic Posture and possibilities for partnership with key liberal democracies

Geoffrey Van Orden


Geoffrey Charles Van Orden MBE is a British politician and former Army officer. He is currently

Member of the European Parliament for the East of England; Vice Chairman, European Con-

servatives & Reformists Group (ECR) Conservative Defence & Security Spokesman Chairman,

Delegation for Relations with India Founding President, New Direction – The Foundation for

European Reform.

Michael Clarke

Former Director-General RUSI, UK

Professor Michael Clarke was the Director General of the Royal United Services Institute from

2007-2015. Until July 2007 he was deputy vice-principal and director of research develop-

ment at King’s College London (KCL), where he is now also visiting professor of Defence

Studies. He was the founding director of the International Policy Institute at KCL from 2001-

05 and head of the School of Social Science and Public Policy at KCL in 2004-05.

David M. Malone

Rector, United Nations University, Japan

Prior to joining the United Nations University on 1 March 2013, Dr. David Malone served

(2008–2013) as President of Canada’s International Development Research Centre. Dr.

Malone had earlier served as Canada’s Representative to the UN Economic and Social Council

and as Ambassador to the United Nations (1990–1994); President of the International Peace

Academy (now International Peace Institute). He served as Canada’s High Commissioner to

India and non-resident Ambassador to Bhutan and Nepal (2006–2008). .


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yossi Amrani

Head of Policy Planning Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel

Ambassador Yossi Amrani is currently the head of the Policy Planning Division in Israel’s Minis-

try of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Amrani – a career diplomat – has been Israel’s Ambassador

to Zagreb, the Consul General in San Francisco, and Minister of Political Affairs in Israel’s Em-

bassy in Washington, D.C. He holds a B.A and a M.A in General History from Haifa University

and a M.A in American Jewish History from the Hebrew University.

Steven Blockmans

Head, CEPS, Belgium

Steven Blockmans is Head of EU Foreign Policy at the Brussels-based think tank Centre for

European Policy Studies (CEPS), Professor of EU External Relations Law and Governance at

the University of Amsterdam, and a founding member of the Centre for the Law of EU External

Relations (CLEER).

Tanvi Madan

Fellow, Brookings Institution, USA

Tanvi Madan is a fellow in the Project on International Order and Strategy in the Foreign Policy

program at the Brookings Institution, and director of The India Project. Madan’s work explores

Indian foreign policy, focusing in particular on India’s relations with China and the United States.

Sanjaya Baru

Member, Governing Board and Honorary Senior Fellow, Centre for Poli-

cy Research India

Dr Sanjaya Baru is a member of the governing board of CPR and an honorary senior fellow at

the Centre. He also serves as Director for Geo-economics and Strategy at the International In-

stitute for Strategic Studies. He previously served as the official spokesman and media advisor

for Manmohan Singh. Dr Baru has also served as editor of the Business Standard, chief editor

of the Financial Express, and associate editor of the Economic Times and the Times of India.


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Plenary Session 4 Waters of Asia

Sonam Jatso

General Secretary of People’s Democratic Party, Bhutan

Sonam Jatso is the founder of BIWBPA, a development consultancy and Research firm. He

also served as the Advisor on Bhutan’s Tourism and Culture for a World Bank project. Before

joining the private sector, he worked in the Royal Government’s Ministry of Finance.

Rathana Peou

Southeast Asia Regional Scenarios Coordinator, Climate Change, Agri-

culture, and Food Security, Cambodia

Dr. Rathana Peou joined the CCAFS scenarios team in 2012, originally as the Scenarios Coor-

dinator for South Asia. She now serves as the Southeast Asia Regional Scenarios Coordinator.

Dwarika nath Dhungel

Senior Researcher, Social Sciences and Life Member & Treasurer, Tan-

ka Prasad Acharya Memorial Foundation (TPAMF)

Dwarika Nath Dhungel is currently a Senior Researcher, of Social Sciences and Life Member

& Treasurer at Tanka Prasad Acharya Memorial Foundation (TPAMF). He was also the Execu-

tive Director (2001-2006) and Senior Researcher (2006-2011) of the Institute for Integrated

Development Studies (IIDS). .


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Mervyn Jayaprakash Josie

Head, BRICS Research Centre, Human Sciences Research Council

(HSRC), South Africa

Dr Jaya Josie is head of the HSRC BRICS Research Centre. He obtained a PhD in Public

Finance and Administration from the University of the Western Cape in collaboration with the

University of Antwerp in September 2011 and, from 1992 to 1996 was an MPhil/PhD candi-

date at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.

Genevieve Connors

Program Leader, Water and Sustainability, India Country Program,

World Bank

Dr. Genevieve Connors is the Program Leader for Water and Sustainability in the India Country

Program of the World Bank. She is based in New Delhi, where she currently works in the office

of the Country Director on new operations and analytical work in several sectors, including

water, environment, agriculture and irrigation, rural development, disaster management and cli-

mate change. Previously, for two years, she supervised implementation of the National Ganga

River Basin Project, the $1 billion loan to the Government of India to support cleaning of the

Ganga River, primarily in cities in the five states of the mainstem.

Ashok Malik


Ashok Malik is a Senior Fellow, and Head of ORF’s Neighbourhood Regional Studies Initiative.

A journalist for 20 years, Ashok is a columnist for several leading Indian and international

publications (such as Times of India, Hindustan Times, YaleGlobal Online). His current work

focusses on India’s domestic politics and its foreign and trade policies, and their increasing

intersection.


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Thursday, March 3, 2016

Breakfast PanelDiplomaShe: Gender, Policy and Politics

h.e Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga

Former President, Sri Lanka

Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga served as the fifth President of Sri Lanka, from 12

November 1994 to 19 November 2005. The country’s only female president to date, she won

a landslide victory in the presidential election held in 1994. She was also the leader of the Sri

Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) until the end of 2005.

Jyoti Malhotra

Senior Writer, India Today, India

Jyoti Malhotra has been a journalist for 30 years, across print and TV, focussing on foreign

affairs and domestic Indian politics, and with a particular passion for South Asia. At present she

is a senior writer with India Today.

Latha Reddy

Commissioner Global Commission on Internet Governance, and former

Deputy National Security Advisor, India

Latha Reddy served in the Indian Foreign Service from 1975 to 2011 and as India’s Depu-

ty National Security from 2011 to 2013. Among her numerous diplomatic assignments she

served as Ambassador to Portugal and Thailand, and as Secretary (East) in the Indian Ministry

of External Affairs. She currently holds positions in several organisations and think tanks, both

globally and in India. Her main areas of expertise include security and strategic issues, interna-

tional affairs and foreign policy .


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Shaili Chopra

Journalist, India

Shaili Chopra is an award winning business news Presenter and Editor with prime time stints

in India’s largest television networks NDTV and ETNow. She just finished writing her third book

- When I Was 25 - where she captures the essence of leaders in their 20s. She also writes

for DNA and Mint. She was recently awarded the Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in

Journalism. She is considered among the 30 witty and intelligent women to follow on Twitter

by CNN IBN and in 2010, FICCI awarded her the Young Women’s Achiever Award for contri-

bution to media.

Sarah–Jean Cunningham

Director - Operations & Business Development, Lapis Communications

Sarah–Jean Cunningham is a strategic communications and research expert with almost a

decade of experience in the Middle East and Asia. She has advised a diverse range of gov-

ernments and international organisations and currently spearheads Lapis operations in sev-

en frontier markets. Sarah-Jean manages global teams that create multimedia campaigns on

a range of strategic social and development issues, including, elections, health, countering

violent extremism, civic education, economic development, youth engagement and women’s

empowerment.


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Plenary Session 5 Securing Digital Asia: Threats & Opportunities for a Smart Realm

Raghu Raman

Group President, Risk, Security & New Ventures, Reliance Industries

Mr. Raghu Raman is Group President for Risk, Security & New Ventures at Reliance Industries.

In a career that has spanned the armed forces, intelligence, and the corporate sector, Mr.

Raman has been the CEO of the National Intelligence Grid (“NatGrid”). Mr. Raman is also a

Distinguished Fellow at ORF, and author of “Everyman’s War.”

Jacob von Weizsäcker

Member of European Parliament, Germany





Roger Bradbury

Head, Strategy and Statecraft in Cyberspace, National Security College,

ANU, Australia

Professor Roger Bradbury heads up the Strategy and Statecraft in Cyberspace research pro-

gram at the National Security College, Australia. Professor Bradbury is a complex systems

scientist, trained originally as a zoologist. In recent years he has worked in the Australian Intel-

ligence Community on the strategic analysis of international science and technology issues. .


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Jonathan Reiber

Senior Fellow, UC Berkeley’s Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, USA

Mr. Jonathan Reiber is a Senior Fellow and writer at Berkeley’s Center for Long-Term Cyberse-

curity. He focuses his research and writing on cyber resilience, national contingency planning,

and international security. Prior to his appointment at Berkeley, Mr. Reiber held a number of

positions in the Obama Administration within the U.S. Department of Defense.

Lang Ping

CASS, China

Dr. Lang Ping is a Senior Research Fellow and deputy head of Department of International

Politics, Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP), Chinese Academy of Social Scienc-

es (CASS). She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Literature from Tianjin University in 1993,

Master (1999) and Ph.D. (2014) in International Relations from China University of Interna-

tional Relations and the Graduate School of CASS respectively. Her main academic interests

include international political economy and cyber politics.

Max Abrahms

Professor of Political Science, Northeastern University, USA

Max Abrahms is a senior fellow at George Washington University’s Center for Cyber and

Homeland Security, and a board member at the Human Security Centre in London and the

Center for the Study of Terrorism in Rome.

Santosh Jha

JS (PP&R, GCI and ERS), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of

India

Santosh Jha, a career Indian diplomat since 1993, is Joint Secretary for Policy Planning and

Research, and Global Cyber Issues Cell.


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Plenary Session 6 Light of Asia: The Future of Energy

Sumant Sinha

Founder and CEO of ReNew Power, Goldman Sachs, India

Sumant Sinha is the Founder CEO of ReNew Power, India’s largest clean energy company.

In 2011, the company received the largest equity funding in India’s clean energy space from

Goldman Sachs. Under his leadership, ReNew Power has raised more than a billion dollars in

debt and equity financing, with close to 1000MW in construction and operational wind & solar

projects across the country. Prior to founding ReNew Power, Sumant held top management

positions at some of India’s largest conglomerates. He was the CFO at the Aditya Birla Group

and the Founder CEO of Aditya Birla Retail.

Manpreet Singh Anand

Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, USA

Manpreet Singh Anand serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of South and

Central Asian Affairs. Mr. Anand oversees U.S. policy towards and diplomatic relations with the

South Asian countries within the bureau: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri

Lanka. Immediately prior to taking on this portfolio, he oversaw Regional Affairs within SCA.

He joined the State Department from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),

where he served as the Deputy Assistant Administrator in the Asia Bureau.

Memduh Karakullukçu

Vice-Chairman and President of Global Relations Forum, Turkey

Memduh Karakullukçu is the Vice-Chairman and President of Global Relations Forum (GRF).

He is also the Founding Partner of the Turkish online legal informatics initiative, kanunum.com.

Previously, he has served as the senior advisor to the Chairwoman of Turkish Industry and

Business Association (TÜS，AD) and as the Founding Managing Director of Istanbul’s lead-

ing science park, Istanbul Technical University (，TÜ) ARI Teknokent, currently an innovation

community of over one hundred technology companies. His earlier academic work includes re-

search commissioned by the IMF and the World Bank on inflation dynamics, debt instruments

and debt markets. .


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Rachel Pritzker

President, Pritzker Innovation Fund

Rachel Pritzker is President and Founder of the Pritzker Innovation Fund which supports the

development and advancement of paradigm-shifting ideas to address the world’s most wicked

problems, with a primary focus on climate change, global poverty, and energy. Rachel is Chair

of the Advisory Board of the Breakthrough Institute, a pioneering research organisation that

is changing how people think about energy and the environment, and is a board member and

co-chair of the Energy Program at Third Way, a multi-issue think tank that answers America’s

challenges with modern ideas.

Adeline Djeutie

Private Consultant, Former Programme Management Officer at Interna-

tional Atomic Agency, Vienna

Adeline has extensive experience in country programming, project management and interna-

tional development in the area of natural resources and environment in Africa. She has been

focusing on strategic and policy analysis, policy formulation and dialogue, capacity develop-

ment and stakeholder engagement. She has served in various positions in leading international

organizations including the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the World Bank Global

Environment Facility (GEF), and the United Nations Economic Commission in Africa (UNECA).

Michael Shellenberger

Founder and President, Environmental Progress

Michael Shellenberger is founder and president of Environmental Progress. A leading global

thinker on energy and the environment, Shellenberger views universal prosperity, cheap en-

ergy, and nuclear power as the keys to environmental progress. Michael is a Time Magazine

“Hero of the Environment” and winner of the Green Book Award for his (and Ted Nordhaus’)

2007 book, Break Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility,

which Wired called “the best thing to happen to environmentalism since Rachel Carson’s Silent

Spring.”Michael’s research is regularly cited and published in the New York Times, Slate, USA

Today, and theWashington Post. He has appeared on The Colbert Report and CNN’s Crossfire.


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Sunjoy Joshi

Director, Observer Research Foundation, India

Sunjoy Joshi is the Director of the Observer Research Foundation, India. He holds a Master’s

Degree in English Literature from Allahabad University, India, as well as in Development Stud-

ies from University of East Anglia, Norwich. He also studied Upstream Economics and Risk

Analysis at the Petroleum Economist, Woking, UK. He joined the Madhya Pradesh Cadre of the

Indian Administrative Services in 1983, but has taken premature retirement from the service in

2009 in order to pursue his primary interests in energy and environment.

Samir Saran

Vice President, Observer Research Foundation, India

Samir Saran is a senior fellow and vice president at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF),

a Fellow at the Cambridge Sustainability Programme, and co-chair of the year-long Road to

Paris Track-II initiative. A frequent commentator on issues of Global Governance, his areas of

expertise include climate change and energy policy, global development architecture, cyber se-

curity and internet governance, and India’s foreign policy. Apart from his academic publications,

Samir is featured regularly in Indian and international print and broadcast media. His most

recent publication on climate changes was “New Room to Manoeuvre: An Indian Approach to

Climate Change – an ORF-Global Policy.


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Plenary Session 7 South By South-West

Michael Rubin

Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute, USA

Michael Rubin is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and senior editor of

the Middle East Quarterly. Between 2002 and 2004, Rubin worked as a staff advisor for Iran

and Iraq in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Rubin’s most recent books are Dancing

with the Devil: The Perils of Engagement, a history of American diplomacy with rogue regimes

and terrorist groups,The Shi’ites of the Middle East,and two earlier books examining Iranian

history. Rubin holds a B.S. in biology from Yale University, and a Ph.D. in history from the same

institution.

Amrullah Saleh

Former Head of Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security,

Afghanistan

Amrullah Saleh is a politician in Afghanistan who served as head of the National Directorate of

Security from 2004 until his resignation in 2010.Prior to that he was a member of Ahmad Shah

Massoud’s Northern Alliance. In 1997, Saleh was appointed by mujahideen leader Massoud to

serve as Northern Alliance’s liaison office inside the Afghan Embassy in Dushanbe, Tajikistan,

handling contacts to international non-governmental (humanitarian) organizations and intel-

ligence agencies. In late 2010, Saleh created a pro-democracy and anti-Taliban movement

called Basej-e Milli (National Mobilization) and Green Trend.

Christine Fair

Associate Professor, Georgetown University, USA

C. Christine Fair is an Associate Professor in the Security Studies Program within Georgetown

University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. She previously served as a senior

political scientist with RAND, a political officer with the United Nations Assistance Mission to

Afghanistan in Kabul. Her most recent book is Fighting to the End: The Pakistan Army’s Way

of War .


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Timur Makhmutov

Deputy Director of Programs, Russian International Affairs Council,

Russia

Makhmutov is the Deputy Director of Programs of Russian International Affairs Council, Rus-

sia. He started his carrier as lecturer at the political theory department of MGIMO. He has

published several articles and 2 books on political process in Russia, socio-economic influence

on international cooperation with special attention to the processes of marginalization.

Max Abrahms


Max Abrahms is a professor of political science at Northeastern University, a member at the

Council on Foreign Relations, a senior fellow at George Washington University’s Center for Cy-

ber and Homeland Security, and a board member at the Human Security Centre in London, the

Center for the Study of Terrorism in Rome, and on the journal Terrorism and Political Violence.

Greg Barton

Professor, Australian National University, Australia

Greg Barton is a Professor at the Australian National University. Professor Greg Barton is a

counter-terrorism expert at Deakin University and Co-Director of the Australian Intervention

and Support Hub, based in RegNet.

Ashok Malik


Ashok Malik is a Senior Fellow, and Head of ORF’s Neighbourhood Regional Studies Initiative.

A journalist for 20 years, Ashok is a columnist for several leading Indian and international pub-

lications (such as Times of India, Hindustan Times, YaleGlobal Online). His current work work

focus on India’s domestic politics and its foreign policies, and their increasing intersection.


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Breakout Session 2 Asia @ Africa

Akshay Mathur

Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations, India

Mr. Mathur is the Director of Research and a Fellow of Geoeconomic Studies, Gateway House:

Indian Council on Global Relations. His research focuses on the architecture of international

business, finance and trade, and its impact on geopolitics. Before joining Gateway House, he

worked as a Principal Architect with Fidelity Investments in Boston. He has an MBA from Bos-

ton University’s Questrom School of Business and a B.S. in Computer Science from the School

of Computer Science at University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Barthelemy Blede

ISS Africa, Senegal

Barthelemy Blede is senior researcher at the Conflict management and peace building division

of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). Before joining the ISS he was a chief port security

project’s manager at the port of Abidjan and an advisor to the Cote d’Ivoire maritime authority.

Blede is a graduate from the World Maritime University of Malmo, Sweden, the School of Mar-

itime Administrators of Bordeaux, France, and the Department of Economics of the University

of Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.

Armoogum Parsuramen

Founder-President, Global Rainbow Foundation, Mauritius

Parsuramen is currently the Founder President of the Global Rainbow Foundation (GRF), a Char-

itable Trust. Since 2013 Mr Parsuramen is also the Founder-President of the University of Third

Age (Trust) Mauritius. He has previously worked in the UNESCO Secretariat where he served as

Director of the UNESCO’s Regional Bureau for Education in Africa from 2000-2004 .


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Col. nguyen The hong

Chief of Asia-Africa Division, Institute for Defence International Relations,

Vietnam

Col Nguyen the Hong is the Chief of the Asia-Africa Division at the Institute for Defence In-

ternational Relations in Vietnam. He was Deputy Defence Attaché of Vietnam to China from

2009 to 2012. He has a master degree at China’s University for Political Science and Law.

Jayaprakash Josie


Dr Jaya Josie is head of the HSRC BRICS Research Centre. He obtained a PhD in Public

Finance and Administration from the University of the Western Cape in collaboration with the

University of Antwerp in September 2011 and, from 1992 to 1996 was an MPhil/PhD candi-

date at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.

Winnie Wairimu

Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies, The University of Nairo-

bi, Kenya

Dr. Wairimu lectures at the University of Nairobi. She is also a partner at Earthcare Services.

She holds a PhD in Sociology and Anthropology of Development and a MSc. in International

Development Studies.

Amar Sinha

Secretary (ER), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Amar Sinha joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1982. He is an Economics Graduate from Pat-

na University and has worked with the State Bank of India for over two years before joining the

Indian Foreign Service. He also held diplomatic positions in Indian Missions in Washington DC,

Jakarta and Brussels. He has also served as India’s Ambassador to Tajikistan and Afghanistan.


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Pathways The New Developmental Landscape

Rathin Roy

Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India

Rathin Roy too charge as director of NIPFP in May 2013. Prior to joining NIPFP, he has been

the Director of the Asia Pacific Regional Center, UNDP, Bangkok. He has also been the

Director, International Policy Center for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG). UNDP, Brazil.

Purity Kagwiria

Executive Director, Akili Dada, Kenya

Purity is the Executive Director of Akili Dada. Akili Dada is an international award-winning lead-

ership incubator, nurturing a generation of young African women from poor backgrounds. A

journalist by profession, Purity is an active member of the feminist/women’s rights movement

and she is committed to analyzing the private and personal spaces and developing strategies

that lead to the emancipation of women. Purity was recognized as one of the 18 phenomenal

feminists to know and celebrate.

Wilson Winstons Muhwezi

Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment, Uganda

Dr. Wilson Winstons Muhwezi is an expert in issues of public policy, health promotion/public

health, social epidemiology, research methods, as well as monitoring an evaluation. He is an

Associate Professor of Behavioural Sciences & Mental Health in the School of Medicine, Mak-

erere University College of Health Sciences and Director of Research at Advocates Coalition

for Development and Environment.


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Mosharraf Zaidi

Journalist, Pakistan

Mr. Zaidi currently heads the education campaign Alif Ailaan. He is a leading columnist, dip-

lomat and government advisor who writes a weekly column for The News. He was Advisor

to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan between 2011 and 2013, where

he established the public diplomacy division. In his capacity as a public policy analyst, he has

advised governments and international organizations on topics such as public policy and in-

ternational aid.

Sadanand Dhume

Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute, USA

Sadanand Dhume writes about South Asian political economy, foreign policy, business, and so-

ciety, with a focus on India and Pakistan. He is also a South Asia columnist for the Wall Street

Journal. He has worked as a foreign correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic Review in

India and Indonesia and was a Bernard Schwartz Fellow at the Asia Society in Washington,

D.C. His political travelogue about the rise of radical Islam in Indonesia, My Friend the Fanatic:

Travels with a Radical Islamist, has been published in four countries.

Lucy Corkin

Class of Program at Rand Merchand Bank, South Africa

Dr Corkin was recruited to Rand Merchant Bank, the investment banking division of FirstRand

Group in 2012. Prior to her foray into investment banking she was the Projects Director at the

Centre for Chinese Studies, based at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Lucy has a PhD in

International Relations from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

Sujata Mehta

Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Ms Sujata Mehta is Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. One

of India’s most respected diplomats, Ms. Mehta joined the Ministry in 1980 after obtaining

an MPhil in Political Science. Her key past positions include being Secretary (Economic Re-

lations), Additional and Special Secretary, Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, as

India’s Ambassador to Spain, and as the Indian Permanent Representative to the Conference

on Disarmament in Geneva.


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M.J. Akbar

Member of Parliament, India

M. J. Akbar is a distinguished writer and Member of Parliament for the BJP he launched, as

editor, India’s first weekly political news magazine, Sunday in 1976, and two daily newspapers,

The Telegraph and The Asian Age in 1989 and 1994.

nirbhay Sharma

Governor of Mizoram, India

Lt. Gen Nirbhay Sharma is the Governor of Mizoram and former Governor of Arunachal

Pradesh. Born in Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) in 1946, he is a product of the National Defence

Academy and was commissioned in the Indian Army in 1966. General Sharma is one of the

most distinguished and decorated Field Commanders of the Indian Army.

Tariq Karim

Former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India

Ambassador Tariq Karim is currently Advisor to the World Bank for Regional Integration, South

Asian Region. He was Bangladesh’s immediate past High Commissioner to India from August

2009 until October 2014 with the rank and status of a Minister of State.

Maj. Gen. Muniruzzaman

President, Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS),

Bangladesh

Maj Gen Muniruzzaman is President of the Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Stud-

ies(BIPSS).Maj Gen Muniruzzaman (Retd) a former career military officer had commanded a

Field Artillery regiment and two artillery brigades. He served in a plethora of key operational

staff appointments including as the Chief Operational Staff Officer of an Infantry division.


Plenary Session 8 Challenges & Opportunities for Regional Cooperation on Border Management


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nishchal nath Pandey

Director, Centre for South Asian Studies - Nepal

Dr Nishchal Nath Pandey is the Director of the Centre for South Asian Studies. Previously, he

has served as the Executive Director of the Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA) under the Ministry

of Foreign Affairs. Dr Pandey was also a member of the International Research committee of

the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Colombo and at present, an Honorary fellow at the

Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi.

Suhasini haider

Deputy Resident Editor and Diplomatic Affairs Editor, The Hindu, Indiaa

Sushasini Haider is currently Deputy Resident Editor and Diplomatic Affairs Editor of “The

Hindu.” Ms Haider, in a long career in print as well as television journalism, has also been asso-

ciated with CNN-IBN where she anchored the channel’s “World 360” programme.

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GReG eARL

greg earl is a Foreign affairs

Journalist specialising in asia,

australia

KATheRIne JOneS

Katherine Jones is the Deputy

secretary, national security

and Criminal Justice group,

australia

MeLISSA COnLey-TyLeR

Melissa Conley-tyler is the national

executive Director, australian

institute of international affairs”

australia

MARK ThIRLWeLL

Mark thirlwell is the Chief

economist, austrade, australia

BRIG Gen ShAheDuL

AnAM KhAn

Brig gen shahedul anam Khan

is the editor, Defence & strategic

affairs, the Daily star, Bangladesh

IShFAq ILAhI

ChOWDhuRy

ishfaq ilahi Chowdhury served in the

Bangladesh air Force from 1971-

2003, Bangladesh

LT Gen M FAZLe AKBAR

Lt gen M Fazle akbar was the Colonel

Commandant of the regiment of

artillery of Bangladesh army from

March 2010 to February 2015

DuPThOB

Dupthob is a Member of parliament

from Bhutan

SOnAM JATSO

sonam Jatso is the general

secretary of the people’s

Democratic party in Bhutan

LIu FenG

Liu Feng is an associate professor

of international relations at nankai

University, China

hOu yAnqI

Hou Yanqi is the Vice Director

general of asian affairs Department,

Foreign Ministry of China

SI ZhAnG

si Zhang is the attache of asian

affairs Department, Foreign Ministry

of China

Featured invitees


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yI ZhAO

Yi Zhao is a senior navy Captain

and associate professor of the

strategy Faculty, national Defense

University, China

ZhAnG henG

Zhang Heng is Lieutenant at the

international military cooperation

office, Ministry of Defence, China

ABIGAeL VASSeLIeR

abigael Vasselier is a programme

Co-ordinator for asia & China at

eCFr, France

IBRAhIM WAheeD

ibrahim Waheed has worked with

Maldivian governement and as a

statesman for 34 years, Maldives

AhMeD ZAhIR

ahmed Zahir is the editor of sun

Online newspaper, Maldives

BuDDhI nARAyAn

ShReSThA

Buddhi narayan shrestha is the

Managing Director of Bhumichitra

Mapping Company, nepal

MOShARRAF ZAIDI

Mosharraf Zaidi is a Journalist and

Former advisor to pakistan Foreign

Ministry, pakistan

FAheeM AhMeD

Faheem ahmed is the Chief

executive Officer of Lapis

Communication, U.a.e

ThOMAS JOhnSOn

thomas Johnson is a professor and

Director of the program for Culture

& Conflict studies at the naval

postgraduate school, U.s.a

RIChARD BeRRy

richard Berry is the special

assistant to aDM Harris,Us pacific

Command, U.sa

WILLIAM MCquILKIn

rear admiral William McQuilkin is

currently the director of the U.s.

navy_s strategy and policy Division,

U.s.a

ye ZhAnG

Ye Zhang is a navy senior Captain

and Director of pLa navy research

institute, China


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AAShA KhOSA

aasha Khosa is the Deputy editor of

governance now.

ABhIJIT SInGh

abhijit singh is a senior Fellow at the

OrF and heads the Maritime security

initiative

AIVIS KLAVInSKIS

aivis Klavinskis is the Deputy Head

of Mission at the embassy of Latvia

to india.

ALKA AChARyA

alka acharya is currently on

deputation as Director and senior

Fellow of the institute of Chinese

studies, Delhi.”

AMITAV MALLIK

amitav Mallik is a Defence

technologist and strategic affairs

analyst.

AnAnD KuMAR

anand Kumar is an associate Fellow,

institute for Defense studies &

analyses”

AnChAL VOhRA

aanchal Vohra is the Foreign affairs

editor at Cnn iBn

AnDRÉS BARBÉ

andres Barbe is currently the

ambassador, embassy of Chile, new

Delhi.

AnIL KuMAR ChOPRA

anil Kumar Chopra is a former

Commander-in-Chief of the eastern

and Western naval Command

operations.

AnIL KuMAR GOeL

anil Kumar goel is a government

official with work experience in

Ministry of agriculture and Ministry

of Coal.

AnIRBAn BhAuMIK

anirban Bhaumik is a special

Correspondent with the Deccan

Herald

AnKhI DAS

“ankhi Das is the public policy

Director for Facebook for india,

south & Central asia. in this role, she

manages the company’s political risk

in the region, directs the company’s

public policy programs and oversees

strategic investments in the region.”

Anne MARChAL

anne Marchal is First Counsellor and

Head of political affairs, Delegation

of the european Union.”


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AnuJA KADIAn

anuja Kadian is the Head of

government relations at rolls-royce

india.

AnuRAG BhuShAn

anurag Bhushan is an indian Foreign

service officer, currently serving as

the Consul general of india in Dubai,

United arab emirates.”

AnuRAG DAS

anurag Das is managing partner

of rain tree Capital, and an

experienced investor in distressed

and special situations, and credit.”

AP MAheShWARI

a p Maheshwari an ips is presently

working with border security force.

ARMen MARTIROSynA

armen Martirosyna is the

ambassador of armenia to india

ARTI ShuKLA

WAnKheDe

arti shukla is a senior editor

associated with BBC Monitoring.

ARun SAhGAL

He is the founder and director of

india’s office of net assessment.

ARVInD ChAuhAn

arvind Chauhan is currently serving

at the Directorate of net assessment,

Headquarters of the integrated

Defence staff.”

ARVInD GuPTA

arvind gupta is the national

technology Head for the BJp

ARyAMAn BhATnAGAR

aryaman Bhatnagar is a programme

advisor, peace and security policy at

Friedrich ebert stiftung india.”

AShISh RAnA

ashish rana is Vice president in

strategy function of refining and

Marketing Business of reliance

industries Ltd in navi Mumbai.

BALAJI ChAnDRAMOhAn

Balaji Chandramohan is a Visiting

Fellow with Future Directions

international.

BIPuL ChATTeRJee

Bipul Chatterjee is executive Director

of CUts international, a global think-

tank.”

BLAISe FeRnAnDeS

Blaise Fernandes is the CeO at

gateway House

BS PRAKASh

Bs prakash is the Former

ambassador of india to Brazil.

ChARAn WADhVA

“Charan Wadhva is an Honorary

professor at Centre for policy

research and a member of the

executive Council of the institute of

Defence studies & analyses, new

Delhi


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ChhAyA ShRIRAM

Chhaya shriram is Director at Usha

international

ChIh WeIyu

Chih Wei Yu is Hong Kong phoenix

tV’s india correspondent, based in

Delhi.

ChRIS eLSTOFT

Chris elstoft is the Deputy High

Commissioner of australia to india.

ChRISTOF GeRTSCh

gs Christof gertsch is the Defense

attache at the embassy of

switzerland, new Delhi.”

ChunG-KWAnG TIen

Chung-Kwang tien is ambassador

of embassy of the republic of China

(taiwan) to india

DAnA KuRSh

Dana Kursh is currently the Deputy

Head of Mission at the embassy of

israel, new Delhi.”

DAVID BOXeR

David Boxer is serving as the

environment, Climate, and science Unit

Chief at the embassy of the United

states of america in new Delhi.

DeePAK MAheShWARI

Deepak Maheshwari is the Director

of government affairs (india and

asean region), at symantec.

DeMeTRIOS

TheOPhyLACTOu

Demetrios theophylactou is the High

Commissioner of Cyprus to india

DhAVAL DeSAI

Dhaval D. Desai is senior Fellow and

programme Coordinator at Observer

research Foundation.

DIPAnKAR BAneRJee

Dipankar Banerjee is currently

serving as Mentor at institute of

peace and Conflict studies (ipCs),

new Delhi.

DIRK AuGuSTIn

Dirk augustin is the Head of the

political Department in the german

embassy in new Delhi

DuSAn VuKIC

Dusan Vukic is currently the Deputy

Chief of Mission at the embassy of

the republic of serbia, new Delhi.

eSALA WeeRAKOOn

esala Weerakoon is the sri Lankan

High Commissioner to india

GAyAne hAKOByAn

gayane Hakobyan is a tV reporter

currently working with the a1 plus

Online channel.

GeORGeS De LA ROChe

georges de la roche is the

ambassador of guatemala to india


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GeORGy TOLORAyA

georgy toloraya is a former diplomat

who serves as Director at the russkiy

Mir presidential Foundation.

GILLeS RODuIT

giles roduit is currently the Deputy


switzerland, new Delhi.

GIReeSh ChAnDRA

PRASAD

gireesh Chandra prasad is the

energy editor at Mint.

GuRPReeT KhuRAnA

gurpreet Khurana is a serving indian

navy Captain and the executive

Director of national Maritime

Foundation (nMF), new Delhi.

hARInDeR SeKhOn

Harinder sekhon is a senior Fellow

at the Vivekananda international

Foundation

heLMuT hAuSChILD

Helmut Hauschild is the Director,

indo-german social security

programme at giZ.

henRI CARRIÈReS

Henri Carrières is the head of the

political section of the embassy of

Brazil in new Delhi.

JABIn T JACOB

Jabin t. Jacob, phD, is assistant

Director and Fellow, institute of

Chinese studies, Delhi and assistant

editor of the academic journal, China

report.

JAGJeeT SAReen

Jagjeet sareen is currently the senior

policy Officer at the World Bank

group.

JATInDeR SInGh BAJWA

Js Bajwa is presently the editor of

the indian Defence review.

JAyADeVA RAnADe

Jaydeva ranade is the president of

the Centre for China analysis and

strategy.

JAyAnTA ROy

ChOWDhuRy

Jayanta roy Chowdhury is the senior

editor at the telegraph.

JAyShRee SenGuPTA

Jayshree sengupta is a senior Fellow

working with OrF’s economy and

Development programme

JInu KOOLA

Jinu Koola is U.s. treasury’s Financial

attaché to india.

JyOTI RAWAL

Jyoti rawal is currently working as

project Manager, peace and security

policy of the Friedrich-ebert-stiftung,

Delhi.


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K P nAyAR

Kp nayar is currently the Consulting

editor at the telegraph.

K V KuMAR

K V Kumar is Deputy Legilative

Counsel at the Ministry of Law and

Justice, india

KABIR TAneJA

Kabir is a journalist and researcher

focusing on foreign policy, energy

security and defence.

KAMAL DAVAR

Lt gen Kamal Davar is one of

india’s distinguished soldiers and a

renowned military thinker who was

the first Chief of india’s Defence

intelligence agency

KAnChAn GuPTA

Kanchan gupta is a senior political

commentator at aBp news tV and a

columnist with several newspapers,

including the pioneer and Mail today.

LAOVe VeRMA

Laove Verma is at Headquarters of

the integrated Defence staff in the

strategic intelligence analysis domain.

Le yuChenG

Le Yucheng is the ambassador of

China to india

LInDA BRADy hAWKe

Linda Brady Hawke is the publisher-

CeO of LB associates pvt. Ltd.

LIu JInSOnG

Liu Jinsong is DCM and Minister of the

Chinese embassy in india and Japan

MALLIKA JOSePh

Mallika Joseph is Deputy Director at

the australia india institute, new Delhi.

MAnISh ChAnD

Manish Chand is Founder-CeO

and editor-in-Chief of india Writes

network, www.indiawrites.org, an

e- magazine and journal focused

on international affairs, emerging

powers, China and africa

MAnu PuBBy

Manu pubby is the assistant editor

at the economic times, writing on

security and strategic environment

around india.

MARC SAXeR

Marc saxer is resident

representative of Friedrich-ebert-

stiftung (Fes) in india, and the

coordinator of the asia-europa

economy of tomorrow program.

MARTInA BuRKARD

Martina Burkard is the Director of the

Competence in Motion Unit with giZ

india


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MARy WeRnTZ

Mary Werntz is Head of the iCrC’s

regional Delegation based in new

Delhi

MAX RODenBeCK

Max rodenbeck is the south asia

Bureau Chief for the economist.

Mh RAJeSh

MH rajesh is currently a research

Fellow at the United services

institution.

MIhIR BhATT

Mihir r. Bhatt leads the all india

Disaster Mitigation institute (aiDMi)

MIhIR ShARMA

Mihir sharma is the Opinion editor for

the Business standard

MILAn MeeTARBhAn

Milan Meetrabhan is the former

ambassador of Mauritius to the

United nations and also served as

a senior policy advisor to the prime

Minister of Mauritius.

MOnICA LAnZeTTA

MuTIS

Monica Lanzetta Mutis is the

ambassador at the embassy of

Colombia, new Delhi”

nAGeSh KuMAR

nagesh Kumar is the Head at Un-

esCap south and south-West asia

Office

nAnDAn unnIKRIShnAn

nandan Unnikrishnan is a Vice

president and senior Fellow at OrF

nIRMALA JOShI

nirmala Joshi is an expert on

international relations in the region of

eurasia especially Central asia and

afghanistan.

nIShAnK MOTWAnI

nishank Motwani is a research

Fellow at the University of new south

Wales.

nISTuLA heBBAR

nistula Hebbar is the political editor

at the Hindu

nITIn GOKhALe

nitin a. gokhale, is the founder of

a specialised website Bharatshakti.

in, focused on supporting and

encouraging india’s quest for self-

reliance in defence.

nuR LAIq

nur Laiq is a Visiting Fellow at

georgetown University

OM ShAnKAR JhA

Om shankar Jha is currently the

Director inspector-general at the

Border security Force (BsF).


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PInAK RAnJAn

ChAKRAVARTy

pinak Chakravarty is a Distinguished

Fellow with OrF’s regional studies

initiative, where he oversees the

West asia initiative, Bangladesh and

selected asean-related issues

PK MALLICK

pK Mallick was commissioned in

Corps of signals in the indian army

and is a prolific defence writer.

PK SInGh

p K singh is the Director of the

United service institution of india.

PRAShAnT JhA

prashant Jha is a journalist with the

Hindustan times and an author

PRATeeK DABRAL

prateek Dabral is currently Director

(Business Development) at Bae

systems india.

PRATIK MAThuR

pratik Mathur is at the Ministry of

external affairs, government of india.

PRAVIn SAWhney

pravin sawhney is editor, FOrCe news

magazine and author of two books.”

PReM PRAKASh

prem prakash is the Chairman at ani

Media.

PReM VAShIShThA

prem Vashishtha currently serves

at the national Council of applied

economic research.

PuRnIMA AnAnD

purnima anand is a social activist

and socio-economist who currently

serves as the president of the BriCs

international Forum.

PuShPInDAR SInGh

ChOPRA

pushpindar singh Chopra is

president at the society for

aerospace studies (sas), a new

Delhi-based think-tank.

R PRASAnnAn

r prasannan is the Chief of the Delhi

Bureau of the Week

RADhIKA KAuL BATRA

radhika Kaul Batra is currently the

Chief of staff at Un, new Delhi.

RADu OCTAVIAn DOBRe

radu Dobre is Charge d’affaires at

the embassy of romania, new Delhi.

RAJA MenOn

raja Menon is a retired naval officer

RAJIV BhATIA

rajiv Bhatia is a Distinguished Fellow

at gateway House


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RAM MADhAV

ram Madhav is the general

secretary of the BJp, india

RAnJAnA

MuKhOPADhyAyA

ranjana Mukhopadhyaya is associate

professor of Japanese studies in the

Department of east asian studies at

University of Delhi

RAnJIT KuMAR

ranjit Kumar is the Diplomatic editor

at the navbharat times

RAunAq JAIn

raunaq Jain handles Outreach

programmes at prs Legislative

research.

RAVnI ThAKuR

ravni thakur is a senior Fellow at

the Delhi policy group

ReMyA nAIR

remya nair is a national Writer for

Ht Mint

RITA MAnChAnDA

rita Manchanda is research Director

of south asia Forum for Human

rights (saFHr)

ROBeRT KeMP

robert Kemp is the Deputy Minister

Counselor for economy, trade and

technology at the Us embassy”

ROMAn BABuShKIn

roman Babushkin is currently the

Counsellor (political) at the embassy

of russia in india.

S VenKAT nARAyAn

s Venkat narayan is a new Delhi-

based multimedia journalist, who writes

and broadcasts for radio and television

SADIq nAqVI

sadiq naqvi is currently the political

and strategic affairs Correspondent

for Catch news

SAehee Lee

saehee Lee is a political researcher

at the embassy of the republic of

Korea.

SAnDeeP JAIn

sandeep Jain is a senior Fellow with

the United services institution of

india

SAnDy ChAnDRA

Krishna Chandra has more than

40years of experience in managing

enterprises from a range of areas

including energy, internet of things,

Cyber security amongst others.

Currently he is involved in building a

thought leadership enterprise around

engineering intelligence.

SAnGeeTA MehTA

sangeeta Mehta is a senior Deputy

programme Manager at DFiD india.


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SAnJAy GuPTA

sanjay gupta works as a senior

Consultant for the World Bank,

operating across south asia and

China.

SAnJAy KuMAR

sanjay Kumar is the global executive

director of Climate parliament, a

network of democratic legislators

working worldwide to combat climate

change.

SAnJAy PuLIPAKA

sanjay pulipaka is coordinating the

east asia research programme at

the indian Council for research on

international economic relations

(iCrier), new Delhi.

SAnJAy SeThI

sanjay sethi is Director at newsnet

SAnJeeV MAnChAnDA

sanjeev Manchanda Us (saF) at the

Ministry of external affairs, india

SAnJeeV TRIPAThI

sanjeev tripathi is the former Chief of

research and analysis Wing

SAnKALP SAInI

sankalp saini is currently working

as the associate Director- external

Marketing at the iDFC Bank.

SAnnA BeDI

sanna Bedi is currently the Director

at global Youth, a foreign policy

forum for youth engagement.

SATISh AGARWAL

satish agarwal is the senior Vice

president (asia and Middle east) at

petrotel inc.

SD MunI

s.D. Muni is professor emeritus at

JnU and Distinguished Fellow at the

iDsa, new Delhi.

ShAFqAT MunIR

shafqat Munir is currently an

associate research Fellow at the

Bangladesh institute of peace and

security studies (Bipss)

ShAIDA ABDALI

shaida Mohammad abdali is the

ambassador of the independent

republic of afghanistan in india.

ShAKTI SInhA

shakti sinha is the Director for the

south asian institute for strategic

affairs

ShALInI ChAWLA

shalini Chawla is a senior Fellow

and heads pakistan and afghanistan

studies at the Centre for air power

studies (Caps), new Delhi.”

ShAnTAnu MITRA

shantanu Mitra represents stratfor in

south asia.


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SheLDOn WILLIAMS

sheldon Williams is a Maritime

Logistics Officer of the royal

australian navy and is currently the

australian Defence adviser in new

Delhi.

ShIReen SInGh

shireen singh is a political specialist

at the Us embassy covering indian

foreign policy and counter-terrorism.

ShRuTI GAKhAR

shruti gakhar is a research

assistant at Brookings india

ShRuTI GODBOLe

shruti godbole is research assistant

(Foreign policy) at the Brookings

india institution Center.

ShuMSheR K. SheRIFF

shumsher K. sheriff is secretary

general, rajya sabha, at the

parliament of india.”

SIMOn LOnG

simon Long is the author of a weekly

column on asian affairs in the

economist.

SITAnShu KAR

sitanshu Kar is the Director general

of the news services Division of all

india radio.

SMITA ShARMA

smita sharma is a Deputy editor and

Foreign policy incharge with india

today tV.

SS BAKShI

ss Bakshi currently heads the

net assessment Directorate of

Headquarters integrated Defence

staff, india.

STeFAnIA BenAGLIA

stefania Benaglia is currently a

freelance consultant and researcher

on eU-india relations.

STePhen

P GOLDRuP

stephen p goldrup is currently the

Foreign service Officer at the Us

Department of state.

STIJn MOLS

stijn Mols is currently the Deputy


Belgium, new Delhi.

SuBIMAL

BhATTAChARJee

subimal Bhattacharjee is a defence

and cyber security analyst and a

member of the research advisory

Committee of the global Commission

on internet governance (gCig).

SuDhIR VyAS

sudhir Vyas retired in 2013 as

secretary in the Ministry of external

affairs, government of india, after

over 36 years as a Diplomat with the

indian Foreign service

SuJeeT SAMADDAR

sujeet samaddar is currently the

Director and CeO of shinMaywa

industries india pvt. Ltd.


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SuRenDRA KuMAR

surendra Kumar is Founding

president of the indo-american

Friendship association, new Delhi.”

SuRenDRA SInGh

surendra singh currently serves as

advisor to the Observer research

Foundation

SuReSh K GOeL

suresh K goel is Distinguished

Fellow at the society for policy

studies

TAnVI RATnA

tanvi ratna is a foreign affairs

analyst, currently working with ernst

and Young.”

TARA KARThA

tara Kartha is a Director at the

national security Council secretariat

( nsCs).

ThAMeR AL AnI

Dr. thamer alany is the Director of

economic relations at Las.

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