Programme

0930-1000h: Registration & Tea

1000-1100h: Inaugural Session

Welcome Remarks by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director General, IDSA
Welcome Remarks by Dr. Mostafa Dolatyar, Director General, IPIS
Address by Mr. Mohsen Pakparvar, Chargé d’affaires of Embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran, New Delhi
Keynote Address by Shri Yash Sinha, Additional Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran Division), Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India

1100-1115h: Tea

1115-1300h: Session I: Emerging Trends in West Asia: Indian and Iranian Perspectives

Chair: Amb. C R Gharekhan
Dr. Mostafa Dolatyar, Director General, IPIS
Developments in West Asia: Iranian Perspective
Prof. P R Kumaraswamy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Developments in West Asia: Indian Perspective
Mr. Siddharth Varadarajan, Editor, The Hindu
The Nuclear Issue: Indian Perspective

1300-1400h: Lunch

1400-1600h: Session II: Indian and Iranian Perspectives on the Prospects for India-Iran Bilateral Relations

Chair: Dr. Mostafa Dolatyar
Prof. Girijesh Pant, Dean, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
India-Iran Relations: Economic Relations
Mr. Mohsen Pakparvar, Chargé d’affaires of Embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran, New Delhi
India-Iran Relations: Iranian Perspective
Dr. Meena Singh Roy, Research Fellow, IDSA
India-Iran Relations: Regional Cooperation
Amb. Ali Mojtaba Rouzbehani, Director, Center for Asia and Pacific Studies, IPIS
Security Issue in Afghanistan
Mr. Vishal Chandra, Associate Fellow, IDSA
Emerging Situation in Afghanistan