The National Seminar preceding the 10th Asian Security Conference will be held on February 04, 2008. The Conference attracts scholars from think tanks, state and central universities and scholars working on strategic studies. The day-long seminar will be divided into four sessions.

0830 – 0915: Registration
0915 – 0920: Opening Remarks by N.S. Sisodia
0920 – 0935: Inaugural Address by N.N. Vohra
0935 – 0940: Vote of Thanks by Thomas Mathew

Tea: 0940 – 1000

1000 – 1145: Session 1: Asian Strategic Context: Perspectives

Chair: Sujit Dutta

• Arpita Mathur – Japanese Nationalism: Implications for Asian Security
• Abanti Bhattacharya – The Meaning of Chinese Nationalism: Implications for Asian Security
• Namrata Goswami – Theorising the Rise of Asia: Global Power Balances, Shifts and State Responses

1145 – 1330: Session 2: The Emerging Challenges to the Nuclear Order in Asia

Chair: Rajesh Rajagopalan

• Sima Baidya – Iran’s Nuclear Crisis: Implications for Asian Security
• Konsam Ibo Singh – North Korea’s Nuclear Card
• Reshmi Kazi – Dirty Bombs: Potential Threat for South Asia
• Priyanka Singh – Iranian Nuclear Crisis: NIE and After

LUNCH: 1330 – 1415

1415 – 1630: Session 3: Co-operative Framework for Asian Security in the 21st Century

Chair: Manoj Joshi

• Harinam Singh – Role of Multilateral Institutions in Asia with special reference to India in 21st Century
• S. K. G. Sundaram – Co-operative Framework of Economic Strategy for Asian Security
• P. K. Gautam – Co-operative Framework for Asian Security in the 21st Century: Climate Change and Environment
• Pramod K. Mishra – Evolution of Asian Security through ASEAN’s Regional Forum

Tea: 1630 – 1645

1645 – 1830: Session 4: Afghanistan and Transnational Security Challenges

Chair: Anita Inder Singh

• Seema Sridhar – Civil-Military Engagement in Post-Conflict Reconstruction: A Study of Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan
• Anup Datta – Post-Taliban Afghanistan: Conflict, Violence and Regional Stability
• Indranil Banerjie – Problem of National Institution Building in Afghanistan and its impact on Regional Security
• Bibhu Prasad Routray – Insurgencies and Transnational Linkages: A Case study of Indian Experience in North East India
• Arshi Khan – Situating Iraq into a Discourse on Asian Security