| 09:00–10:30 |
Working Session I: Reimagining the Global Order: The Indian Imperative
| Chair | Ummu Salma Bava (Chairperson, Centre for European Studies, SIS, JNU) |
| Panelists |
Jorge Heine (Former Ambassador to India and Former Minister of National Assets, Chile)
Seong-ho Sheen (Professor and Dean, GSIS, Seoul National University)
Sanjay Kumar Verma (Former Ambassador and Chairperson, RIS)
Dmitry Trenin (Online) (Member, Foreign and Defence Policy Council, Russia)
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| 10:30–11:00 |
Distinguished Address: India’s Scientific Imprint on the Globe
| Chair | Amitabh Mattoo (Professor and Dean, SIS, JNU) |
| Speaker | Manjul Bhargava (Professor of Mathematics, Princeton University, Fields Medalist, Adviser on Education to Government of India) |
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| 11:00–11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30–12:30 |
Working Session II: India’s Economic Ascent: Implications for the World
| Chair | V. Anantha Nageswaran (Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India) |
| Panelists |
Sanjeev Sanyal (Member, EAC-PM)
Prabir De (Professor, RIS)
Amita Batra (Professor, Centre for South Asian Studies, SIS, JNU)
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| 12:30–13:30 |
Working Session III: India at the Frontiers of Technology and Innovation
| Chair | Amit Shovon Ray (Professor, Centre for the Study of the World Economy, SIS, JNU) |
| Panelists |
Anirudh Sharma (Founder & CEO, Digantara)
Kiran Karnik (Chairperson, HelpAge India)
Santanu Chaudhury (Professor, Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi)
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| 13:30–14:30 | Lunch Break |
| 14:30–16:00 |
Working Session IV: India’s Global Footprint: Mobility, Migration and Diaspora
| Chair | J.M. Moosa (Chairperson, Centre for African Studies, SIS) |
| Panelists |
Maurits S. Hassankhan (Professor of History, Anton De Kom University, Suriname)
Ayodeji Olukoju (Distinguished Professor of History, University of Lagos)
Lomarsh Roopnarine (Professor of Caribbean & Latin American History, Jackson State University, USA)
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| 16:00–17:00 |
Working Session V: India as a Civilisational State: Shaping a New Global Consciousness
| Chair | Heeraman Tiwari (Chairperson, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, JNU) |
| Panelists |
Anand Ranganathan (Professor, Special Centre for Molecular Medicine, JNU)
J. Sai Deepak (Lawyer, Supreme Court and Author)
Awadhesh Kumar Sharma (Former Professor, Bhagalpur University)
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| 17:00–17:30 | Coffee Break |
| 17:30–18:30 |
Working Session VI: Securing Sustainability: Climate Justice and Energy Transition
| Chair | Debajit Palit (Centre Head, Chintan Research Foundation) |
| Panelists |
Manjeev Singh Puri (Former Ambassador and Distinguished Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change, TERI)
Ulka Kelkar (Executive Program Director, Climate, Economics and Finance, WRI India)
Aparna Sawhney (Professor, Centre for the Study of the World Economy)
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| 18:30–19:30 |
Valedictory Session: What Kind of Global Power Will India Be?
| Chair | Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit (Vice Chancellor, JNU) |
| Panelists |
Kanwal Sibal (Chancellor, JNU)
Malini Parthasarathy (Honorary Professor, SIS, JNU)
J. Nanda Kumar (All India Convener of ‘Prajna Pravaha’ Movement)
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| Vote of Thanks | Priti Singh (Conference Co-convenor, SIS, JNU) |
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