First India- Africa Strategic Dialogue

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Programme

November 24, 2011, Thursday

0945h-1015h: Registration

1015h-1045h: Inaugural Session
1015h-1025h: Welcome Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Lal Bahadur Shastri Chair, IDSA
1025h-1040h: Inaugural Address by Shri M Ganapathi, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs
1040h-1045h: Vote of Thanks by Ms Ruchita Beri, Senior Research Associate, IDSA
1045h-1115h: High Tea

1115h-1245h: Session 1: Global Strategic Issues

Chair: Shri Shashank, Former Foreign Secretary, MEA
Speakers:
Prof Abednego Edho Ekoko, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
Dr Arvind Gupta, Lal Bahadur Shastri Chair, IDSA

Discussion/Q&A

1245h-1400h: Lunch

1400h-1545h: Session 2: Regional Issues - UN Peacekeeping and Prospects of Conflict Resolution
Chair: Shri HHS Vishwanathan, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation
Speakers:
Mr Festus K Aubyn, Senior Research Fellow, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping and Training Center (KAIPTC), Ghana
Gen (Retd) Satish Nambiar, Distinguished Fellow, IDSA
Discussion/Q&A

1545h-1600h: Tea

1600h-1730h: Session 3: Regional Issues - Piracy
Chair: Vice Admiral (Retd) Pradeep Kaushiva, Director, National Maritime Foundation
Speakers:
Mr Richard Barno, Senior Researcher and Policy Advisor, IGAD Capacity Building Program Against Terrorism (ICPAT), Ethiopia
Cdr S S Parmar, Research Fellow, IDSA
Discussion/Q&A

November 25, 2011, Friday

0930h- 1100h: Session 4: Bilateral Issues - Economic
Chair: Ambassador V B Soni, Chairman, Overseas Infrastructure Alliance (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Speakers:
Ms Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, National Director, South African Institute of International Affairs, South Africa
Dr Sachin Chaturvedi, Senior Fellow, Research and Information System for Developing Countries
Discussion/Q&A

1100h-1115h: Tea

1115h-1300h: Session 5: Bilateral Issues - Security
Chair: Ambassador R Rajagopalan, Member, Executive Council, IDSA
Speakers:
Prof Paul Musili Wambua, University of Nairobi School of Law
Ms Ruchita Beri, Senior Research Associate, IDSA Discussion/Q&A

1300h-1400h: Lunch

1400h-1530h: Session 6: Bilateral Issues - Diaspora
Chair: Shri J C Sharma, Former Secretary, MEA
Speakers:
Prof Phillip O Nyinguro, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Prof Sanjukta Bhattacharya, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Discussion/Q&A

1530h-1545h: Tea

1545h-1730h: Panel Discussion: India-Africa Strategic Partnership: Way Forward
Chair: Shri Vivek Katju, Former Secretary, MEA
Speakers:
Ms Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, National Director, South African Institute of International Affairs, South Africa
Prof Abednego Edho Ekoko, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
Shri HHS Vishvanathan, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation
Prof S N Malakar, Chairperson, Centre for African Studies, JNU
Ms Ruchita Beri, Senior Research Associate, IDSA
Discussion/Q&A