A STRATEGICALLY DECISIVE INDIA 2020

Guest Of Honour

Mr. Ram Madhav,

National General Secretary, BJP

Speakers

Amb Mr. Amar Sinha

Amb Mr. Amar Sinha

Former Secretary MEA

H.E. Mr. Eduardo Sánchez

H.E. Mr. Eduardo Sánchez

Chargé D'affaires, Embassy of Spain

H.E. Mr. Sidharto Suryodipuro

H.E. Mr. Sidharto Suryodipuro

Ambassador of Indonesia

H.E. Mr. Ugo Astuto

H.E. Mr. Ugo Astuto

Ambassador of the EU

Amb Mr. Dinkar Khullar

Amb Mr. Dinkar Khullar

Ambassador of India to EU

Amb Dr. Mohan Kumar

Amb Dr. Mohan Kumar

Former Indian Ambassador to France

Amb Mr. Navdeep Singh Suri

Amb Mr. Navdeep Singh Suri

Former Ambassador of India to UAE

Amb Mr. Phunchok Stobdan

Amb Mr. Phunchok Stobdan

Former Indian Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan

H.E. Mrs. Tahina Rasamoelina

H.E. Mrs. Tahina Rasamoelina

Chargé d'affaires of the Republic of Madagascar

H.E. Mr. Daniel Chuburu

H.E. Mr. Daniel Chuburu

Ambassador of Argentina

H.E. Mr. André Aranha Correa do Lago

H.E. Mr. André Aranha Correa do Lago

Ambassador of Brazil

H.E. Mr. Nejmeddine Lakhal

H.E. Mr. Nejmeddine Lakhal

Ambassador of Tunisia

H.E. Mr. Sulton Rahimzoda

H.E. Mr. Sulton Rahimzoda

Ambassador of Tajikistan

Mr. Gautam Chikermane

Mr. Gautam Chikermane

Vice President, ORF

Programme

Session 1:

BALANCING GROWTH AND ENVIRONMENT
  • Economic effect of climate change – free trade and economic growth
  • Can policy solutions such as banning the use of single-use plastic produce the desired result in a timely manner?
  • Seeking innovative solutions to stop climate change
  • Lessons from countries leading the way to a greener future
  • Adopting climate-safe energy solutions: renewal energy, clean energy, solar, and wind power
  • Global strategy to reduce “emissions gap”
Guests:
  • His Excellency Mr. Sidharto Suryodipuro, Ambassador of Indonesia to India
  • His Excellency Mr. Andre Aranha Correa Do Lago, Ambassador of Brazil to India
  • His Excellency Mr. Ugo Astuto, Ambassador of The European Union to India & Bhutan
  • His Excellency Mr. Eduardo Sánchez, Chargé D'affaires, Embassy of Spain

Session 2:

CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
  • Rise of wildfires, pollution, cyclone, and flood – extreme events worldwide
  • How can governments, businesses, and investors address the challenge of climate change and manage risks posed by it in the future?
  • Climate change and its burden on developing nations
  • Increase in temperature, increase in energy demand
  • Solutions adopted by participating countries to tackle climate change
Guests:
  • His Excellency Mr. Daniel Chuburu, Ambassador of Argentina to India
  • His Excellency Mr. Nejmeddine Lakhal, Ambassador of Tunisia to India
  • His Excellency Mr. Sulton Rahimzoda, Ambassador of Tajikistan to India
  • Her Excellency Mrs. Tahina Rasamoelina, Chargé D'affaires of Madagascar to India

Session 3:

REKINDLING INDIA’S DIPLOMATIC MIGHT
  • Changing geopolitics and geoeconomics - risks and challenges for India
  • A little less talk, a lot more action- India's changing foreign policy narrative
  • Technology, connectivity, and trade
  • Priorities and challenges of India's grand outreach
  • Rising US-China competition and India
  • Indo-American strategic partnership in the era of Sino-centrism
  • RCEP - "No agreement is better than a good agreement"? good or bad for 'Act East' policy
  • India's neighbourhood policy - investment, growth and tension
  • Talking the talk on terrorism: "Pakistan a challenging neighbour"?
  • Modi 2.0: Evaluating India’s foreign policy victory
  • India's 17.5 million diaspora largest in the world: an underused resource?
  • Kashmir: India’s internal matter
Guests:
  • Ambassador Navdeep Singh Suri, Former Ambassador of India to UAE
  • Ambassador Amar Sinha, Former Ambassador of India to Afghanistan
  • Ambassador Mohan Kumar, Former Ambassador of India to France
  • Ambassador Phunchok Stobdan, Professor & Former Indian Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan
  • Ambassador Dinkar Khullar, Former Ambassador of India to Azerbaijan
  • Mr. Gautam Chikermane, Vice President, Observer Research Foundation

WION WORLD ORDER: TALKING DIPLOMACY

Date: 5th of December 2019
Time: 2.00 PM to 4.30 PM