NIAS Lectures on Science and Technology

Indian Science Philosophy, Structure and Policies

By Dr RK Sharma
1130 hrs

Dr. RK Sharma started is a senior scientist with the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. He started his career as a Chemist. He joined the DST in 1988 and has worked in various capacities and has held various responsibilities which include International Cooperation in Science & Technology, weather forecasting services at National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), R&D Division (SAIF Scheme). Dr. Sharma is currently responsible for International multilateral and regional cooperation programs in DST which include India-ASEAN S&T Cooperation, BRICS STI Cooperation, SAARC S&T Cooperation, BIMSTEC, Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), Indo-Pacific Ocean Initiatives (IPOI), NAM S&T Centre, etc.

NIAS Lectures on the Indian Neighbourhood

The Indian Neighbourhood

By Prof SD Muni
1130 hrs

Prof SD Muni is Professor Emeritus at JNU. He taught International Relations and South Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University (1974-2006), National University of Singapore (2008-2013), Banaras Hindu University (1985-86), and University of Rajasthan (1972-73). He was also India’s Ambassador to Lao People's Democratic Republic (1997-99).

NIAS Lectures on "The Indian Neighbourhood"

Contemporary India-Nepal Relations

By Amb Rakesh Sood
1130 hrs

Amb Rakesh Sood had a distinguished career with India's Ministry of External Affairs. He served in crucial positions; he was the Special Envoy of the Prime Minister for Disarmament and Non-proliferation Issues (2013-2014). Earlier, he was Indian Ambassador to France (2011-13), Nepal (2008 - 2011), and Afghanistan (2005-08). He also served as India’s first Ambassador — Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations in Geneva. Within MEA, he set up the Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Division.

Online Lecture Series

The Post-COVID World Order: The Future of Hong Kong

By N Jayaram
1130 hrs

Mr Jayaram had worked as the Beijing Correspondent with the Press Trust of India for 15 years and was with the Agence France-Presse news agency's Asia-Pacific operations in Hong Kong for 11 years. He also studied human rights law at the Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong. The event is in collaboration with the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, Stella Maris College, Chennai, and Maharajas College, Mysuru.

Webinar

Sri Lanka: One Year after the Easter Sunday Attacks

By Multiple Speakers
1130 hrs- 1330 hrs

Dr G Gladston Xavier, Dr La Toya Waha, Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, Dr Mallika Joseph, Visaka Dharmadasa, Prof D Suba Chandran, Ruwanthi Jayasekara, Natasha Fernando, Aparupa Bhattacherjee, Chavindi Weerawansha, Sanduni Atapattu, Chrishari de Alwis Gunasekare.

Book Discussion

Trumped: Emerging Powers in a Post-American World

By Dr Sreeram Chaulia
1000-1130

Interactions

Arctic: Towards preparing a Plan-A for India

1000-1530 hrs

Panel Discussion

India and the Arctic: Is it too far? Why should India look at the Arctic? And how?

By Prof D Suba Chandran
1145-1300 hrs

Professor & Dean, International Strategic & Security Studies Programme National Institute of Advanced Studies. (NIAS)

Panel Discussion

Arctic: Why India should pursue the north pole from a S&T perspective

By Dr Shailesh Nayak
1045-1130 hrs

Dr Shailesh Nayak is currently Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies and Distinguished Scientist in the Ministry of Earth Sciences. He was the Chair, Earth System Science Organization (ESSO) and Secretary to the Government of India for Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), between August 2008-2015

Inaugural Address

Arctic: Towards preparing a Plan-A for India

By Amb PS Raghavan
1000-1045 hrs

Chairman, National Security Advisory Board(NSAB).

Panel Discussion

Himalayan Science Council and the Arctic

By Dr Arvind Gupta
1000-1230 hrs

Former Diplomat, Dr Arvind Gupta is the Director of Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi.

ISSSP Lecture

India as a Rising Power

By Prof TV Paul

James McGill Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science at McGill University, Montreal, Canada and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Science Diplomacy Initiative Panel Discussion

Himalayan Science Council and Beyond: S&T Initiatives in BIMSTEC

By Initial Remarks by Prof Shailesh Nayak

Panel: Dr Nishchalnath, Director, Center for South Asian Studies, Prof VS Ramamurthy, Prof SD Muni, Prof PM Soundar Rajan, Prof Srikumar Pullat & Prof Saibaba

Class Interactions

India's Foreign Policy Trajectories

By Prof SD Muni

Professor SD Muni is a member of the IDSA’s Executive Council. He served as India’s Special Envoy to SE Asian countries on UNSC Reforms.

Interaction

Afghanistan and Nepal

By Amb Rakesh Sood

Ambassador Rakesh Sood was Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of India on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues and former Ambassador to Afghanistan, Nepal and France.  

Lecture

US, China and the Indo-Pacific

By Dr George Perkovich
1500 –1630 hrs

George Perkovich is the Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Chair and vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

ISSSP Panel Discussion

India-China Strategic Stability

By Prof Rajaram Nagappa, Lt Gen Dr Prakash Menon, AVSM, PVSM, VSM, Prof VS Ramamurthy, Mr Manoj Kewalramani & Dr George Perkovich
1000 –1230 hrs

Capacity Building Workshop for Young Scholars

NIAS Strategic Forecast 2020: Contemporary World Affairs

By NIAS Global Politics Course
0930–1700 hrs

IPRI Peace Lecture Series

Drivers of Migration: A Global Analysis

By Dr François Héran
1100 –1230 hrs

Professor, Collège de France, Paris

Interaction

US Foreign Policy and East Asia

By Devin T. Stewart
1100 –1230 hrs

Interaction

Briefing for a Visiting Delegation from Myanmar: Indian Democracy and Federalism

1100 –1230 hrs

Lecture

Modi 2.0: Foreign Policy Challenges

By Pramit Pal Chaudhuri
1100 –1230 hrs

Foreign Affairs Editor of the Hindustan Times, and a Distinguished Fellow, Ananta Aspen Centre, New Delhi.

Book Discussion

Plutonium and Beyond: The Future of Nuclear Energy

By Dr Alan J Kuperman
1100 –1230 hrs