CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

12 March, 2015, Thursday

Venue: Auditorium, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi

ACADEMIC SESSION (0930-1730 hours):

0900-0930 hours – Registration

0930-0935 hours – Welcome Address by Brig. Rumel Dahiya (Retd), Dy. Director General, IDSA
0935-0945 hours – Keynote Address by Shri. Anil Wadhwa, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs of India

0945-0955 hours – Brief on Partners and Associates of Delhi Dialogue VII

0955-1135 hours

Session 1: Geopolitical Issues

Moderator: [ASEAN] Mr. Mediyatama Suryodiningrat, Editor in Chief, The Jakarta Post

1. Maritime Security

• Lead Speaker: [India] Cdr. Abhijit Singh, Research Fellow, IDSA
• Panellist: [ASEAN] Dr. Nguyen Vu Tung, Vice-President, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam

• Lead Speaker: [India] Dr. Kamlesh Bajaj, CEO, Data Security Council of India
• Panellist:
  [ASEAN] Tan Sri Azumi Mohamed, Chairman, Cyber Security, Malaysia
  [India] Mr. Alok Vijayant, Director, Cyber Security Operations, NTRO, India

1135-1150 hours – Tea/Coffee

1150-1320 hours

Session 2: Socio-Cultural Issues

1. Building Knowledge Societies and Economies: Education and Skill Development including Mutual Recognition of Degrees
2. Strengthening Cultural Linkages and People-to-People Contacts

   Moderator: [India] Prof. S D Muni, Distinguished Fellow, IDSA

   • Lead Speaker: [ASEAN] Atty. Julito D Vitriolo, Executive Director IV, Commission on Higher Education, Govt. of Philippines
   • Panellists:

     ASEAN] Asst. Prof. Rajesh Rai, Asst. Director, Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), Singapore
     [India] Prof. Baladas Ghoshal, Director, Society for Indian Ocean Studies, India

1320-1410 hours – Lunch

1410-1550 hours

Session 3: Economic Issues

1. Infrastructure and Connectivity
2. Energy
3. Integrating Regional Production Networks and Value Chains

Moderator: [India] Amb. Shyam Saran, Chairman, RIS and NSAB

• Lead Speaker:
  [ASEAN] Dr. Sankaran Nambiar, Senior Fellow, Malaysia Institute of Economic Research (MIER), Kuala Lumpur

  Dr. Prabir De, Professor, RIS and Coordinator, ASEAN-India Centre at RIS

• Panelists:
  [ASEAN] Prof. Suthiphand Chirathivat, Head, ASEAN Studies Centre, and Director, Chula Global Network, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok

  [India] Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Head, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific’s South and South-West Asia Office

1550-1600 hours Tea

1600-1730 hours

Session 4: The Way Forward

1. Future Directions for ASEAN-India Relations
2. Directions for Delhi Dialogue VIII

Moderator: [ASEAN] Prof. Hidetoshi Nishimura, Executive Director-ERIA.

• Panellists:
  [India] Brig. Rumel Dahiya (Retd.), Dy. Director General, IDSA, New Delhi

  [India] Amb. Rajiv K. Bhatia, Director General, ICWA, New Delhi

  [ASEAN] Amb. Gopinath Pillai, Chairman, Management Board of the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), Singapore

  [ASEAN] Tan Sri Rastam Mohd Isa, Chairman and Chief Executive, ISIS Malaysia

  [ASEAN] H.E. U Nyunt Maung Shein, Chairman, Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Myanmar

  [ASEAN] Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Fellow, ISIS, Thailand