Venue: Seminar Hall 2, IDSA

Bilateral Dialogue between:
Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi
German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg

Programme

Day 1, March 12, 2013

0930-1000h: Registration & Tea

1000-1030h: Inaugural Session

Welcome Remarks by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director General, IDSA
Welcome Remarks by Dr. Joachim Betz, Senior Research Fellow, GIGA

1030-1100h: Tea

1100-1315h: Session I: Established and Emerging Powers in the Age of Multipolarity

Chair: Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director General, IDSA

• Prof. Dr. Robert Kappel, President Emeritus and Senior Research Fellow, GIGA
  Germany, Europe and the Emerging Powers
• Prof. Dr. Sujit Dutta, M K Gandhi Chair, Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
  India and the Changing Asian Order
• Prof. Dr. Rajendra K Jain, Jean Monnet Chair and Chairperson, Centre for European Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
  India-EU Relations: Challenges in the Partnership
• Ms. Shebonti Ray Dadwal, Research Fellow, IDSA
  India-EU Energy Cooperation

1315-1415h: Lunch

1415-1545h: Session II: Global Governance

Chair: Prof. Dr. Robert Kappel, President Emeritus and Senior Research Fellow, GIGA

• Prof. Dr. Cord Jakobeit, University of Hamburg
  Emerging Powers and Global Governance
• Prof. Dr. Joachim Betz, Senior Research Fellow, GIGA
  Governance of the Global Financial Market
• Dr. Uttam Kumar Sinha, Research Fellow, IDSA
  The Future of the International Climate Governance

1545-1600h: Tea

1600-1715h: Session III: Traditional Security Issues

Chair: Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Satish Nambiar, Distinguished Fellow, IDSA

• Prof. Dr. Michael Brzoska, IFSH
  Priorities in European Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and Expectations towards Emerging Powers
• Brig. Mandip Singh, Senior Fellow, IDSA
  India and Traditional Security Issues

Day 2, March 13, 2013

0930-1130h: Session IV: Case Study: Afghanistan and Its Neighbourhood

Chair: Amb. Phunchok Stobdan

• Dr. Sandra Destradi, Research Fellow, GIGA
  Making Sense of Afghanistan’s Neighbourhood: A Research Agenda
• Dr. Meena Singh Roy, Research Fellow, IDSA
  Can there be a New Regional Approach towards Afghanistan?
• Dr. des. Nadine Godehardt, SWP
  China in Central Asia: Implications for Afghanistan
• Mr. Vishal Chandra, Associate Fellow, IDSA
  Transition in Afghanistan: What Next?

1130-1145h: Tea

1145-1230h: Ideas for Common Projects between IDSA and GIGA

Moderation: Dr. Meena Singh Roy, Research Fellow, IDSA and Dr. Sandra Destradi, Research Fellow, GIGA
Open discussion about avenues for future cooperation

1230-1245h: Concluding Remarks

Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director General, IDSA
Dr. Joachim Betz, Senior Research Fellow, GIGA
Dr. Sandra Destradi, Research Fellow, GIGA

1245h: Lunch