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Ministry of External Affairs

PP&R Division
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11th HOMs’ Conference- 2024

Venue: TBC; Dates: TBC

Day 1

Inauguration by PM, Keynote address (TBC)

Review of major achievements & challenges of last 10 years for Indian Diplomacy
– 5 minute video
Conference Sessions

All participating HOMs would be placed into regional groupings with

concerned HOD(s) as moderator.

Each of the groups undertake a collective review of Indian Foreign Policy

in respective region/function for the last 10 years prior to reaching HOM
Conference- marking the achievements, and lessons for the future

On day 1 of HOM Conference, presentations would be made on each of the

below 10 groupings by one HOM, assisted by other concerned HOMs
moderated by relevant HOD.

Groups:
1. Neigbhourhood First
2. West Asia (‘Link West Policy’)
3. Eurasia and Central Asia
4. Act East and ASEAN
5. Indian Ocean Region and its Groupings
6. Europe and the EU
7. Africa
8. Latin America and the Caribbean
9. North America
10. Multilateralism

0900-1000 Session 1: Review of India’s Neigbhourhood First Policy – and way

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forward

Presentation by: HOM Dhaka

Concerned HOMs: HOMs in Dhaka, Kathmandu, Islamabad,

Thimpu, Colombo, Male, Yangon

Moderated by: JS(North)

2000 Dinner hosted by FS

Day 2

0930-1030 Session 10: Lessons from G20 for the Future

- Key challenges in organizing the conference

- Key lessons/take-aways

Presentation by: Sp Secy (G-20)

With inputs from: JS (CoP), JS (DPA-3), JS (Summits)

1045-1145 Session 11: Diaspora Diplomacy in Service of Nation Building

- Thinking beyond traditional engagements with the

Diaspora
- Identifying niche areas for channelising unique strengths
and interests of Diaspora members for specific initiatives
or projects in India

Keynote: Secy (CPV & OIA)

Presentation by: HoM in Abu Dhabi

With inputs from: HoMs in Washington, Canberra & CGs in Sydney,
Toronto, San Francisco
Moderator: HoM in Jakarta

1200-1300 Session 3: 21st Century Diplomatic Missions: Empowered, data

driven, adaptable

 Post Pandemic: Using IT and digital solutions to

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increase outreach and outcomes and training of

personnel
 Proactive, Non-siloed action – focus on result-driven
approaches.
 Agile and ready for crises and connected with
stakeholders
 Fostering partnerships with the local strategic
community
 Building capacity for the future – lateral
entrants/Consultants in short-term mission postings.

Presentation by: JS (AD)

With inputs from: JS(CNV), JS (GEM), JS (Pers.), JS (EG &IT) Director
(Finance)
Moderator: AS (AD)

1300-1400 Lunch

1400-1500
Session 4: Development Partnership: Project Management and
Delivery

 How best to leverage existing DPAs

 Project Management- Best practices and experiences
 Maximising impact with limited resources- leveraging
India’s strengths
 Lessons from other countries- looking beyond
traditional areas

Keynote: Secy (ER)

Presentations by
HOM Tanzania
HOM Dhaka
HOM Kenya

1515-1615 Tea Break

1615-1715 Session 5: Telling the India Story: Narrative Building and Norm
Setting in a Post-Modern World

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 Emerging contours of the ‘India Narrative’ and ‘India

Terminology’ in international discourse
 India’s Strategic Culture and Thought
 Identifying our civilisational strengths -how do they
impact our worldview and the way we manage our
external relations
 Establishing India to be a pole in itself, in the emerging
multipolar order
 Counter Narratives: Understanding, deconstructing and
countering disinformation efforts targeting India.

Presentation by: PR to UN at Geneva

With inputs from: HoMs in Brussels, London, Doha, Canberra & CG New
York & CG San Francisco
Moderator : JS (XP)

1730-1830 Session 6: Securing India- whole of Government approach

 Preparing ourselves against the weaponization of

everything: Tech, ideologies etc
 Terrorism: efforts to build a common global agenda
against terror; understanding vulnerabilities
 How can missions work against disinformation and
information warfare targeted at India?
 Defence ties with partners
 Defense Make in India, Self-reliance in Defense
Manufacturing

Keynote: Dy NSA

Presentations by

Secy(Home)
Secy (Defense)
Secy(R)

1830-2000 Slot for Call on (President/ Vice President) / Ministerial Session-

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NSA/RM/FM/CIM

2000 Dinner

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Day 3

0930-1030
1030-1130 Session 7 (Part 1): India and the Global South: New Vistas of
Cooperation

- Digital Public Goods: Understanding India’s Unique Approach

Presentation/Keynote: Sp Secy (ER&DPA)

Presentation on Uniqueness of India Stack of DPIs - iSpirit /IIIT

Bangalore team
Moderator: JS (DPA-3)

1130-1200 Tea Break

1200-1300 Session 8 (Part 2): India and the Global South: New Vistas of
Cooperation

- Repurposing of ITEC capacity building programs/ICCR

scholarships for 21st Century needs of Global South/Global
South Scholarship/Arogya Setu

Presentation by: JS (DPA-3)

With inputs from: AS (DPA-2), DG ICCR, DG RIS, JS (E&SA), JS
(C&WA)

1300-1400 Lunch Break

1400-1500 Session 9: Ideas for the future of the service

 Expectations from young officers

 Empowerment of spouses and welfare of families
 Preparing MEA for India@100- training

Keynote:

Lady Officer
Officer from IFS Association
TBC

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1500-1600 Session 10: Lessons from Evacuations

 Planning before crises

 Execution of evacuation using case studies and
sharing of learnings

Keynote: Secy(West)

Presentations by
HOM Greece
HOM Bucharest
JS(WANA)

1600-1630 Tea Break

1630-1730 Session 11: Unicorns and You : Diplomacy for Development

 Missions contributions to Make in India

 Panel with business leaders on ways Indian missions
can promote India Inc. abroad.
 Ways to R&D collaborations between Indian Start-Ups
and venture capitals/tech players abroad
 Focus on building socio-economically relevant
Unicorns

Keynote: Secy (East)

Suggested Names:
Nirmit Parekh, CEO & Founder of Apna (blue colour job platform for
unemployed);
Alakh Pandey & Prateek Maheswari, Founders of Physics Wallah
(educational technology company);
Falguni Nayar, Nykaa (Fashion)
Dr. Garima Sawhney, Pristyn Care (providing surgeries and treatment for
masses)
1730-1830 Session 12: Multilateralism- the way forward
 Securing India’s interests
 Building like minded partnerships
 Reform Agenda and the way forward

Presentation by: PR PMI NY

Concerned HOMs: PR PMI Geneva, CD

Moderated by: JS(UNES)

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1830 onwards Slot for Call on (President/ Vice President)/Ministerial Session-

NSA/RM/FM/CIM

Concluding Address by EAM

Summary Remarks by FS

2000 Reception & Dinner with remarks by MoSs

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