Indian Council of World Affairs

Inaugural

10:30 - 10:35              Welcome Remarks

Ms. Nutan Kapoor Mahawar                                 

Acting Director General, Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) 

10:35 – 10:45            Special Remarks

Mr Atul Malhari Gotsurve                                                 

Ambassador of India to Mongolia 

10:45 – 10:55            Special Remarks

Mr Ganbold Dambajav                                           

Ambassador of Mongolia to India 

10:55 – 11:05             Keynote Address                                                                    

Professor Lari Azad                                                

Head of the Department of History, NREC PG College, Khurja, U.P 

11:05 – 11:10              Recitation of a Mongolian Poem by Students 

11:10 – 11:30              Photo Session & Tea/Coffee Break

Session 1 - India and Mongolia: Regional and Global Perspectives

11:30 - 11:35               Chair

Mr Ganbold Dambajav                                           

Ambassador of Mongolia to India 

Panelists

11:35 – 11:45              Professor Shashi Bala                                              

Indologist, Dean of K.M. Munshi Centre for Indology,

Chair - Acharya Raghuvira,

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Delhi 

11:45 – 11:55              Dr Sumiya Chuluunbaatar                                     

Non-Resident Fellow, Institute of International Studies,

Mongolian Academy of Sciences

11:55 – 12:05             Professor Sharad Kumar Soni                               

Centre for Inner Asian Studies,

School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) 

12:05 – 12:20              Q&A – Moderated by Chair 

Session 2 – Bilateral Economic and Strategic Partnership: Opportunities and Challenges

12:20 - 12:25               Chair

Ambassador Ashok Sajjanhar                                

Former Ambassador of India to Kazakhstan, Sweden and Latvia 

Panelists

12:25 – 12:35             Dr Mahesh Ranjan Debata                                     

Associate Professor, Centre for Inner Asian Studies,

SIS, JNU, New Delhi 

12:35 – 12:45             Dr Baatarkhuu Khorloo                                         

Non-Resident Fellow,

Institute of International Studies, Mongolian Academy of Sciences 

12:45 - 12:55              Dr Pankaj Vashisht                                             
                                     Associate Professor and Coordinator, ASEAN-India Centre (AIC),                  
                                     Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) 

12:55 – 13:10              Q&A – Moderated by Chair 

13:10 – 14:10              Lunch 

Session 3 - Cultural and Spiritual Linkages: The Enduring Soft Power Ties

14:10 - 14:15               Chair                                                                                                                                                                                                   Ambassador Phunchok Stobdan    

Senior Fellow for Eurasian Security, Delhi Policy Group (DPG), Former Ambassador of India to Kyrgyzstan

Panelists

14:15 – 14:25             Dr Battsetseg Altangerel                                         

Senior Lecturer, School of Political Science, International Relations and Public Administration, National University of Mongolia 

14:25 – 14:35             Dr Vaishali Krishna                                                

Assistant Professor, Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, SIS, JNU, New Delhi 

14:35 – 14:45             Dr Ulziit Luvsanjav                                                 

Minister Counsellor, Embassy of Mongolia to India 

14:45 – 15:00             Q&A – Moderated by Chair 

Valedictory Session: Reflections and Future Roadmap

15:00 – 15:05             Mr Ganbold Dambajav

Ambassador of Mongolia to India 

15:05 – 15:10             Ms Nutan Kapoor Mahawar

Acting Director General, Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) 

15:10 – 15:15             Vote of Thanks

Dr. Tunchinmang Langel

Research Fellow, Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) 

End of Programme - High Tea

[By Invitation only]

38th Asia Pacific Roundtable

and the

62nd CSCAP Steering Committee Meeting

Participant(s):
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, SRF to represent CSCAP-India

[In collaboration with ICWA's MoU partner USI]

For ICWA Research Faculty only

Coordinator:
Maj. Gen. Rajendra Singh Yadav,
Director, Centre of Strategic Studies & Simulation, USI