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  • June 18, 2021
    Bilateral
    Only by Invitation
    1330 to 1530 hrs

    The Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) is holding a dialogue (online) with the Shanghai Institute of International Studies (SIIS) in Shanghai.

    Subject: The Future of China-India Relations

    Bio of SIIS and MP-IDSA Speakers

    Opening remarks

    Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy, an expert on China, Japan and national security issues, is Director General, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP- IDSA), New Delhi. A career diplomat of the Indian Foreign Service from 1981-2018, he was India’s Ambassador to Japan from 2015-2018, and earlier, the Ambassador to Mexico. A specialist with over 25 years of experience on East Asia and the Asia-Pacific, he served in Indian Missions in Hong Kong and Beijing and as Consul General in Shanghai and Sydney.

    Prof. and Dr. CHEN Dongxiao is the President of Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS). Dr. Chen specializes in the studies of United Nations, China’s foreign policy and China-U.S. relations.

    Session-I

    Dr. Jagannath Panda is a Research Fellow and Coordinator of the East Asia Centre, MP-IDSA. His research focuses are on East Asian affairs.

    Dr. Liu Zongyi is a Senior Fellow and the Secretary General of South Asia and China Center, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS). His research interests are on India’s Economy and Foreign Policy, China’s Foreign Policy, BRICS, and G-20.

    Session-II

    Dr. Liu Youfa is a non-Resident Senior Fellow, previously served as Ambassadorial Consul General of China to Mumbai, Republic of India, Vice President at China Institute of International Studies (CIIS).

    Dr. Prashant Kumar Singh is an Associate Fellow, MP-IDSA. His research areas are strategic and domestic affairs of China and Taiwan. He is a recipient of CCS Grant for Foreign Scholars in 2016 by National Central Library, Taiwan and )a recipient of the prestigious CCS Grant for Foreign Scholars in 2016 by National Central Library and National Huayu Enrichment Scholarship, Taiwan (2011-12).

    Session-III

    Dr. Li Hongmei is a Research Fellow of International Strategic Studies, SIIS. Her research fields focus on India`s maritime strategy and foreign policy, Indo-Pak relations, the regional security in the Indian Ocean, Geopolitical theory and etc.

    Dr. Titli Basu is an Associate Fellow, MP-IDSA. Her research interests include Japanese security, strategy and foreign policy. She was a visiting fellow at University of Tokyo (2010-2011) and NIDS (2017).

    Session-IV

    Ms. Shruti Pandalai is an Associate Fellow, MP-IDSA. Her research interest are Media and National Security, strategic communication in diplomacy and conflict resolution. Previously, she was a broadcast journalist, a News Anchor and Senior Correspondent with a leading national English news network.

    Dr. Shao Yuqun is a senior fellow and the Director of the Institute for Taiwan, Hong Kong & Macao Studies and Senior Fellow of the Center for America Studies. She used to work as the Deputy Director of the Department of American Studies and the Director of the Department of Research Management & International Exchange, SIIS.

    Concluding remarks

    Moderator: Maj. Gen (Dr.) Bipin Bakshi (Retd.) is the Deputy Director General, MP-IDSA. He has wide experience across Operations, Training and Cyber/Information Warfare with 5 years in the Parachute Brigade and over 2 ½ years in the NSG. He commanded an Infantry Brigade on the Northern Border and an Infantry Division on the Western Border, and led the Info Warfare section of Northern Command as a Brigadier and served in the UNO in UNAVEM III, Angola


    Programme Schedule

    Co-Chairs:     Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy, DG, MP-IDSA

    Co-Chairs:     Prof. Chen Dongxiao, President, SIIS

    • 1330 hours – 1340 hours (Beijing time) (10 minutes)

      [1100 hours – 1110 hours IST]        

      Opening Remarks

      MP-IDSA: Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy, DG, MP-IDSA

      SIIS: Prof Chen Dongxiao, President, SIIS

    • 1340 hours – 1450 hours (Beijing time) (70 minutes, 8 minutes for each speaker)
      [1110 hours- 1220 hours IST]

      Session-I:        India-China Relations: Rebuilding Trust

      Moderator:      Prof Chen Dongxiao, President, SIIS

      Dr Jagannath Panda, Research Fellow, MP-IDSA [TBC]

      Dr. LIU Zongyi, Secretary General & Senior Fellow, South Asia & China Centre, SIIS

      Session-II:       India-China Trade and Economic Ties                     

      Moderator:      Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy, DG, MP-IDSA

      Dr. LIU Youfa, Distinguished Fellow, SIIS

      Dr. Prashant Kumar Singh, Associate Fellow, MP-IDSA

      Session-III:     Regional Security Environment

      Moderator:      Prof Chen Dongxiao, President, SIIS         

      Dr. LI Hongmei, Research Fellow, Institute for International Strategic Studies, SIIS

      Dr. Titli Basu, Associate Fellow, MP-IDSA

      Session-IV:      Global Security Architecture

      Moderator:     Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy, DG, MP-IDSA

      Ms. Shruti Pandalai, Associate Fellow, MP-IDSA

      Dr. SHAO Yuqun, Director and Senior Fellow, Institute for Taiwan, Hongkong & Macao Studies, SIIS 

    • 1450 hours – 1520 hours (Beijing time) (30minutes)

      [1220 – 1250 hours IST]                 

      General discussion

    • 1520 hours – 1530 hours (Beijing time) (10minutes)

      Concluding Session

      Moderator:       Maj Gen (Dr) Bipin Bakshi (Retd), Deputy Director General, MP-IDSA

      Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy, DG, MP-IDSA

      Prof Chen Dongxiao, President, SIIS

      Participants of SIIS:

      CHEN Dongxiao, President and Senior Fellow, SIIS

      CHEN Youjun, Senior Fellow, Institute for World Economy Studies, SIIS

      LI Hongmei, Research Fellow, Institute for International Strategic Studies, SIIS

      LI Yanliang, Research Fellow, Institute for Foreign Policy Studies, SIIS

      LIU Youfa, Former Chinese Consul General at Mumbai, Distinguished Fellow, SIIS

      LIU Zongyi, Secretary General and Senior Fellow, South Asia and China Centre, SIIS

      SU Liuqiang, Research Fellow, Institute for International Strategic Studies, SIIS

      SHAO Yuqun, Director and Senior Fellow, Institute for Taiwan, Hongkong & Macao Studies, SIIS

      Zhang Qiyue, Research Fellow, Institute for Global Governance Studies, SIIS

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