International Seminar

On

Changing Scenario in Afghanistan: Implications for South Asia

Schedule 23rd October 2013
Registration: 9:00 AM - 9:25 AM Opening Session: 9:30 AM 10:45 AM Opening Remarks: Dr. Siddharth Mallavarapu, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Department of International Relations (FSS), South Asian University (SAU), New Delhi. Dr. Dhananjay Tripathi, Assistant Professor and Seminar Coordinator, Department of International Relations (FSS), South Asian University (SAU), New Delhi.

Introduction:

Welcome Address: Prof. G.K. Chadha, President, South Asian University (SAU), New Delhi. Keynote Address: Ambassador Vivek Katju, IFS (Retd), Former Ambassador of India to Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Prof. G.K. Chadha, President, South Asian University, New Delhi.
High Tea: 10:45 am 11:00 am

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Session 1: Analysing the Present Situation of Afghanistan: 11:05 am 1:00 pm Chair: Prof. Rajen Harshe, Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Allahabad, Visiting Professor, Department of International Relations (FSS), South Asian University (SAU), New Delhi. Speakers: Shri Bharat Bhushan, Senior Journalist and Consultant at Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi. Analyzing Recent Political Discourses in Afghanistan and Assessing its Future Implications Dr. Arpita Basu Roy, Senior Fellow, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (MAKAIAS), Kolkata. Afghanistan Beyond 2014: South Asian Security Concerns Dr. Aman Ullah Malik, Associate Professor, Faculty of Legal Studies (FLS), South Asian University (SAU), New Delhi. Pakistan's Afghan Policy: Challenges and Prospective Dr. Athar Zafar, Research Fellow, Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), New Delhi. Implications of US Drawdown from Afghanistan on India's Engagements in Central Asia Mr. Omar Sadr, Research Scholar, Department of International Relations, South Asian University (SAU), New Delhi. The US Presence in Afghanistan and Regional Stability Lunch: 01:00 pm 01:30 pm

Session II: Future Projections: 1:40 pm 3:30 pm Chair: Lt Gen P.K. Singh, Director, the United Service Institution of India, New Delhi. Speakers: Mr. Rana Banerjee, IAS (Retd), Former Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, Currently Distinguished Fellow, IPCS & Visiting Professor, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi. Pakistans options in Afghanistan Prof. Gulshan Sachdeva, Professor of European Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Post-2014 Development Scenario in Afghanistan: Role of Regional Players Dr. Suba Chandran, Director, the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), New Delhi. South Silk Route: Afghanistan as a Regional Gateway Dr. Hussain Yasa, Coordinator, the Munich Process. Afghan Elections and its Implications Tea: 3:30 pm - 3:40 pm Session III: Role of Different Actors: 3:45pm 5:00 pm Chair: Prof. Ramesh Dadhich, Member Secretary, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi. Speakers: Dr. Eva Gross, Senior Analyst, EU Institute for Strategic Studies (EUISS), Paris. Parameters of the EU engagement in post-2014 Afghanistan Dr. Nishchal Nath Pandey, Director, Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS), Kathmandu. Afghanistan 2014: An Analysis on a Regional Solution Mr. Shafeek Seddiq, President, Afghan Justice Organization, Kabul. Debunking the Doomsayers: Afghanistan Will Survive Dr. Dhananjay Tripathi, Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations (FSS), South Asian University (SAU), New Delhi. International Military Interventions in Regions: Case Study of Kosovo and Afghanistan Valedictory Session: 5:00 pm- 5:45 pm Valedictory Address By: Mr. M. Ashraf Haidari, Deputy Chief of Mission (Minister Counselor), Of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to India. Prof. Yogesh Tyagi, Dean and Professor, Faculty of Legal Studies (FLS), South Asian University (SAU), New Delhi.

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Concluding Remarks:

Prof. Sasanka Perera, Dean and Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, South Asian University (SAU), New Delhi.

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