Experts' Lectures/Discussions
26 March 2024
13 Years of Fukushima: Lesson in Nuclear Safety and Nuclear Energy
Prof V S Ramamurthy Emeritus Professor, and Prof DK Srivastava
15 March 2024
Pakistan's Elections and its Long Crisis
Amb Dr TCA Raghavan
Amb Dr Raghavan is a former diplomat from the Indian Foreign Service. He served as India’s High Commissioner to Pakistan (2013-15) and earlier as High Commissioner to Singapore (2009- 2013). He is a historian and the author of Attendant Lords: Bairam Khan and Abdur Rahim, Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, which was awarded the Mohammad Habib Memorial Prize by the Indian History Congress. His other books include: The people next door: The curious history of India's relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G.S. Sardesai, Raghubir Singh and their Quest for India’s Past.
20 February 2024
A New Geopolitical Epoch: Economic Challenges from a European Standpoint
Dr Martin Kocher
Federal Minister of Labour and Economy, Republic of Austria
12 January 2024
Interview on Russia in International Order
Amb D B Venkatesh Varma
Ambassador D.B.Venkatesh Varma was a Member of the Indian Foreign Service from 1988 to 2021. During his diplomatic career, he has worked in the Ministry of External Affairs, in the Office of External Affairs Minister and in the Prime Minister’s Office. He served as India’s Ambassador to Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, to the Kingdom of Spain and to the Russian Federation, until October 2021.
11 January 2024
Russia and Two Years of the Ukraine War
Amb D B Venkatesh Varma
Ambassador D.B.Venkatesh Varma was a Member of the Indian Foreign Service from 1988 to 2021. During his diplomatic career, he has worked in the Ministry of External Affairs, in the Office of External Affairs Minister and in the Prime Minister’s Office. He served as India’s Ambassador to Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, to the Kingdom of Spain and to the Russian Federation, until October 2021.
21 December 2023
Nepal: Internal Politics and its Consequences on External Relations
Dr Nishchal N Pandey
Dr Nishchal N Pandey is Director of the Centre for South Asian Studies, Kathmandu, Convener of the Consortium of South Asian Think-Tanks and a well-known Nepali academic. He was also Executive Director of the Institute of Foreign Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal where he worked for eight years (1998-2006). He was Advisor to the National Planning Commission of Nepal (1997) and recently a member of the high-level task force on foreign policy under the chairmanship of the Foreign Minister (2018).
Dr Pandey was Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore (2006-2007); Visiting Fellow at the University of Hull (2009); and Visiting Fellow at the German Institute of International and Security Affairs, Berlin (2013). A man of letters, Dr Pandey is author of several books on Nepal’s foreign policy and peace process and has edited 12 other books. His books include New Nepal: The Faultlines (SAGE, 2008) and India’s Northeastern Region (Manohar Publishers, 2008). In 2015, Dr Pandey was a participant of the ‘US-South Asia Leader Engagement Program on Terrorism as a Threat to Global Security’ organised by Harvard Kennedy School.
6 November 2023
Fourth NIAS-KAS Indo-German Dialogue: Global Strategic Landscape
Prof AV Krishnan | Prof Vinay Kumar Dadhwal | Prof PM Soundar Rajan | Prof Sindhu Radhakrishna | Mr Fynn Schymek | Ms Kim Thy Tong | Mr Moritz Fink | Mr Tom Zeising
4 November 2023
Taiwan and the global politics
Dr. Mumin Chen
Dr. Mumin Chen is an associate professor at the Graduate Institute of Political Science, National Chung Hsing University and member of international affairs section, Taiwan Think Tank, in Taiwan.
3 November 2023
Taiwan and the global politics
Dr. Mumin Chen
Dr. Mumin Chen is an associate professor at the Graduate Institute of Political Science, National Chung Hsing University and member of international affairs section, Taiwan Think Tank, in Taiwan.
13 October 2023
Interaction with Latvia's Ambassador to India
Juris Bone and Marks Deitons
Juris Bone is Latvia's Ambassador to India and Marks Deitons is the Latvia's First Secretary for Political and Economic Affairs in India
Latvia and Baltic States | Latvia and Contemporary Europe |
14 August 2023
Pakistan: State of Politics in 2023
Amb TCA Raghavan
Dr TCA Raghavan served as Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan (2013-15). He also served in the United Kingdom (1995-1998), Bhutan (1992-1995) and Kuwait (1983-1986). His earlier posts held in the Ministry of External Affairs include Director of the Office of the External Affairs Minister (2000-2003).
After retirement from the Indian Foreign Service, he served as the Director-General of the Indian Council of World Affairs in New Delhi (2018-21). He is the author of several books including, Attendant Lords, Bairam Khan and Abdur Rahim- Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, (Harper Collins, 2017); The People Next Door- The Curious History of India’s
relations with Pakistan, (Oxford University Press, 2019); and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G.S. Sardesai,
Raghubir Sinh and their quest for India's Past (Collins India, 2019).
21 June 2023
Uzbekistan Foreign Policy
Davlatov Kamronbek Sanjarbek o'g'li
Young Researcher of University of World Economy and Diplomacy under Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Uzbekistan (MFA)
8 June 2023
The Road to Peace through the SDGs: Targets, Indicators, Issues & Challenges
NIAS Young Scholars
SDG 01: No Poverty | SDG 02: Zero Hunger | SDG 03: Good Health and Well-being | SDG 04: Quality Education |
SDG 05: Gender Equality | SGD 06: Clean Water and Sanitation |
20 April 2023
India’s evacuation operation ‘Mission Ganga’ in Ukraine
Shri Ambarish Verumi
Policy Planner at the Ministry of External Affaiirs
India’s evacuation operation ‘Mission Ganga’ in Ukraine |
10 April 2023
Russia, China and the US: Theoretical perspectives
Dr Dmitry P. Novikov
Leading Researcher, Institute of China and Contemporary Asia, Russian Academy of Science
“Russia, China and the US: Theoretical perspectives” |
31 March 2023
Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan
Anshuman Behera, Sanjay Kumar Bhardwaj, Shalini Chawla, Abigail Miriam Fernandez
State of Bangladesh in 2023 | State of Pakistan in 2023 | State of Pakistan in 2023 | State of Afghanistan in 2023 |
20 February 2023
Discovering Common Ground, Embracing Diversity: Common future of the SCO countries
Karagulov Batyr-Mukhammad Azamatovich
Leading Specialist, Department for International Cooperation and Public Relations, National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic
"Discovering Common Ground, Embracing Diversity: Common future of the SCO countries" |
17 February 2023
Europe, Ukraine war and the Aftermath
Mr Thorsten Frei
Thorsten Frei is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg since 2013.
Europe, Ukraine war and the Aftermath |
15 February 2023
Challenging the concept of "China World"
Prof Anne Cheng
Professor, Collège de France
Challenging the concept of "China World" |
30 January 2023
Book Discussion | The Harambee Factor
Ambassador Gurjit Singh
Former Ambassador to Germany, Indonesia & ASEAN, Ethiopia & the African Union
India-Africa Economic And Development Partnership |
23 January 2023
"China's Reforms and Opening up"
Zou Zhengxin
Director Assistant at the Centre for South Asia-West China Cooperation and Developement Studies, Sichuan University
PhD scholar in Political Science, University of Delhi, India
"China's Reforms and Opening up" |
19 January 2023
History of India-China border conflict
Lt Gen Dr SL Narasimhan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Lt. Gen. Dr. SL Narasimhan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM is Member, National Security Advisory Board, India and Director General, Centre for Contemporary China Studies, MEA. He is an Infantry Officer commissioned in 1977. Dr. Narasimhan served as the Defence Attaché in the Embassy of India in China for three years. Lt. Gen Narasimhan has been awarded four times for his outstanding contribution to the Indian Army by the President of India.
Lt. Gen Narasimhan has a Graduate degree in Mathematics, Post-Graduate degree in Defence Studies and a PhD in India-China Relations. He is qualified in Chinese language and has been a keen observer of China for the past 18 years. His expertise spans international relations and internal issues, economy and defence related subjects of China. He has taken part in many Track 2 dialogues both in India and abroad. Lt. Gen. SL Narasimhan has also authored many articles in various journals and magazines.
History of India-China border conflict |
18 January 2023
State of Arms-control, Non-proliferation and Global Nuclear Disarmament
Amb DB Venkatesh Varma
Ambassador DB Venkatesh Varma was a Member of the Indian Foreign Service from 1988 to 2021. During his diplomatic career, he has worked in the Ministry of External Affairs, in the Office of External Affairs Minister and in the Prime Minister’s Office. He served as India’s Ambassador to Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, to the Kingdom of Spain and to the Russian Federation, until October 2021. Amb. Varma has vast experience in India’s Security and Defence policies, including its nuclear, missile, and space programs. He was closely involved with developing India’s relations with Russia including Prime Minister Modi’s Act Far East Initiative, deepening of India’s Defence, Nuclear, Space, Energy, Commercial, Science & Technology and Cultural relations with Russia.
State of Arms-control, Non-proliferation and Global Nuclear Disarmament |
17 January 2023
Russia and Europe
Amb DB Venkatesh Varma
About the Speaker
Ambassador D.B.Venkatesh Varma was a Member of the Indian Foreign Service from 1988 to 2021. During his diplomatic career, he has worked in the Ministry of External Affairs, in the Office of External Affairs Minister and in the Prime Minister’s Office. He served as India’s Ambassador to Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, to the Kingdom of Spain and to the Russian Federation, until October 2021. Amb. Varma has vast experience in India’s Security and Defence policies, including its nuclear, missile, and space programs.
Russia and Europe |
10 January 2023
Forgotten Kashmir: The Other Side of the Line of Control
Amb DP Srivastava
Amb Srivastava is a Distinguished
Fellow at Vivekananda International
Foundation. He was the Indian
Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of
Iran (2011-15). During his tenure, he led
negotiations on Indian Participation in
Chabahar Port. In the past, he has served
as Indian Ambassador to the Czech
Republic, Libya and India’s High
Commissioner to Malta. After
retirement, he served as Senior Advisor
to ONGC Videsh Ltd (2015-16). He also
served as an Independent Director on the
Board of GAIL (2017-20). He is
currently on the Board of Directors of
India Ports Global Ltd, the company
under the Shipping Ministry charged
with the development of Chabahar Port.
He holds a post-graduate degree in
Political Science.
Forgotten Kashmir: The Other Side of the Line of Control |
6 January 2023
New Nepal, Old Issues: An overview of Nepal's transition from constitutional monarchy to a federal republic
Dr Srinivasan Ramani
Dr Srinivasan Ramani is senior associate editor with The Hindu and in charge of the opinion, data and explanatory journalism sections of the newspaper. His PhD thesis was on political relations between India and Nepal in the early 21st century during the respective countries' transition into neoliberal and republican regimes respectively.
New Nepal, Old Issues: An overview of Nepal's transition from constitutional monarchy to a federal republic |
3 January 2023
India in the Second Space Age of Interplanetary Connectivity
Chaitanya Giri
Dr. Chaitanya Giri is a Consultant for Space Policy & Space Diplomacy at the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi, India, and an Affiliate Scientist at the Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. Chaitanya was earlier the Fellow for Space and Ocean Studies at Gateway House, Mumbai and prior to that worked as planetary scientist for a decade. He has been a visiting scientist at the Carnegie Institution for Science, US, the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, US, and Synchrotron SOLEIL, France. He has a doctorate in Chemistry with a specialisation in analytical astrochemistry from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Germany and the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France. Chaitanya was a scientific crew member of the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and a co-investigator of the Cometary Sampling and Composition Experiment (COSAC) payload on Rosetta's Philae Lander.
3 January 2023
India's Maritime and the Strategic Significance of its Port Infrastructure
Mihir Das
A Shipping & Ports professional turned academician from 2012. Exposed to all sectors of Port & Shipping through working in Indian major Ports, Adani Ports, Pipavav Port & MSC operations. An empanelled Consultant to the Ministry of Ports, Shipping &Waterways. Thoroughly involved in drafting of Maritime India Vision 2030 and also assisted NITI AAYOG in framing Blue Economy deliverables. Had been a Faculty at Gujarat University, CEPT University, 6- years at the University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, ICFAI Business School and presently an Adjunct Professor in Gatishakti University.
9 December 2022
Scientists, Scientific Advisors and Science Diplomacy
Sir Robin Grimes
Sir Robin Grimes has been Professor of Materials Physics. In 2017 he was appointed Ministry of Defence Nuclear Chief Scientific Adviser. From 2013 - 2018 he was the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Chief Scientific Adviser. He joined the Materials Department at Imperial College in 1995 as Governors'' Lecturer. Prior to this he was Assistant Director of the Davy Faraday Research Laboratory at the Royal Institution. He spent the year 2000 at Los Alamos National Laboratory as Bernd T. Matthias Scholar.
His primary research interest is the application and development of computer simulation techniques to predict structural and dynamic properties of ceramics and metals.
Scientists, Scientific Advisors and Science Diplomacy |
5 December 2022
The Pashtuns: A Contested History
Tilak Devasher
Tilak Devasher is the author of three widely acclaimed books on Pakistan: ‘Pakistan: Courting the Abyss’ (2016), Khaled Ahmed; ‘Pakistan: At the Helm’ (2018), and ‘Pakistan: The Balochistan Conundrum’ (2019). He retired as Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat Government of India in October 2014. He is currently a member of the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) and also a Consultant with the Vivekananda International Foundation, Distinguished Fellow, United Services Institution and emeritus faculty member, Rashtriya Raksha University.
The Pashtuns: A Contested History |
24 November 2022
European Security and Finland’s Entry into NATO
HE Ms Ritva Koukku-Ronde
HS Ritva Koukku-Ronde is currently the Ambassador of Finland to India.
23 November 2022
US Mid-term Elections & The return of Donald Trump
Prof D. Suba Chandran, Dr Uma Purushothaman, and Prof MJ Vinod
US Mid-term Elections & The return of Donald Trump |
21 November 2022
The Kremlin Question: What lies ahead?
Prof Dr Heribert Dieter
Heribert Dieter is an Adjunct Professor at the National Institute of Advances Studies, Bengaluru. He is Senior Fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin.
17 November 2022
India's Pakistan Conundrum
Ambassador Sharat Sabharwal
Amb Sabharwal is a civil servant and a career diplomat, and a member of the 1975 batch of the Indian Foreign Service. As a civil servant and career diplomat, he held several positions of responsibility, such as the Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the UN in Geneva (1999-2002), Ambassador to Uzbekistan, High Commissioner to Pakistan, appointed in March 2009, and Member of the Central Information Commission, Government of India.
India's Pakistan Conundrum |
4 November 2022
Young-IPRI Workshop: Why Conflicts Continue Day 2
Ungoverned Borderlands and Contested Identity: The Case of the Naga Insurgency | The Balochistan Insurgency: Contemporary factors that prolong the conflict | Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: Six reasons why it continues | Conflict in Central Sahel: Reasons for protraction of conflict | The Conflict in Xinjiang: Three reasons why It continues | Conflict in the South China Sea: Between Chinese expansionism and American Alliances | The Solomon Islands Conflict: Transformation from Ethic Indifferences to Political Instability | Conflict over Kuril Islands: Four reasons why it continues | Eleven Years of Libya Conflict: Four reasons why it continues | 3 November 2022
Young-IPRI Workshop: Why Conflicts Continue Day 1
Honour Killings in Pakistan: The social roots of a conflict | Understanding discrimination towards the LGBT Community in Europe | Nagorno- Karabakh Conflict: Reasons for War and Provocation | The perpetual Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Key issues at stake | Crimes against Kurds: Five reasons why it is still continuing | The Catalonia crisis: Reasons behind the persisting conflict | Populism in Europe: Why the present acceleration, and why it will continue further | Environmental Issues and Identity Crisis in Brazil: Unresolved conflict between indigenous communities and political regimes | Conflicts in the Sahel: The role of climate change in conflict perpetuation | Water Conflicts in Central Asia: Issues of scarcity, management, and external involvement | The continuing GERD conflict: Bifurcated national interests and resource scarcity | 10 October 2022
"Lectures on Sri Lanka"
Mr Sathiyamoorthy N
Independent policy analyst and commentator, specialising in the study of Sri Lanka, Maldives, and
the Indian Ocean Region (IOR)
Sri Lanka: Of History and Historicity | Sri Lanka: Fault-lines and Failures | Sri Lanka: How and Why of India Relations | Maldives: What Democracy Has Done and Undone |
28 September 2022
"South Asia in the Contemporary Global Political Economy"
Prof Rahul Tripathi
Prof. Rahul Tripathi is associated with the newly constituted D.D.Kosambi School of Social Sciences and Behavioural Studies, Goa University (earlier as part of Department of Political Science which he headed for twelve years).
27 September 2022
Challenges before the SAARC: Four decades of Regional Cooepration
Prof Rahul Tripathi
Prof. Rahul Tripathi is associated with the newly constituted D.D.Kosambi School of Social Sciences and Behavioural Studies, Goa University (earlier as part of Department of Political Science which he headed for twelve years).
5 September 2022
Arctic Warming and Its Implications
Prof Shailesh Nayak
Shailesh Nayak is an Indian scientist and is currently Director of the National Institute of Advanced Studies and Distinguished Scientist in the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
25 July 2022
Chinese influence operations: A Machiavellian moment
Dr Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer
Dr. Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer is director of the Institute for Strategic Research (IRSEM) at the French Ministry for the Armed Forces, and a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, Washington DC.
24 May 2022
AI, Ethics & Society
Dr Tawhid Chtioui
Dr Tawhid Chtioui is the founding president and dean of Aivancity, is a professor, international expert and
entrepreneur in the field of higher education and training. He holds a PhD in Management Sciences from Paris Dauphine University and the Leadership Development Program in Higher Education from Harvard University. He has held scientific and leadership positions in various business schools in France.
26 April 2022
Contemporary Developments in India's Neighbourhood
Dr Arvind Gupta
Dr Arvind Gupta is the Director of the Vivekananda International Foundation.
26 April 2022
Contemporary Developments in Ukraine
Dr Arvind Gupta
Dr Arvind Gupta is the Director of the Vivekananda International Foundation.
26 April 2022
How China Fights: A Strategic Perspective
Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon
Lt. Gen. (Retd) Prakash Menon is the Director, Strategic Studies Programme, Takshashila Institution and an Adjunct Professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS).
12 April 2022
Europe at Crossroads
Gert Heijkoop
Mr Gert Heijkoop is the Consul General, Kingdom of the Netherlands, in Bangalore
22 February 2022
Europe Lecture Series | War clouds over Ukraine: Implications for global geopolitics
Amb PS Raghavan
Amb PS Raghavan served as the Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) during 2016-20. Earlier, he held diplomatic positions in USSR, UK, Poland, South Africa and Vietnam, and was India’s Ambassador to Czech Republic, Ireland and Russia.
9 February 2022
Resumption of the JCPOA
Natesan Ramamoorthy
Dr. N. Ramamoorthy, Retired as Associate Director (International Collaboration & Technical Coordination), BARC, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).
JCPOA Negotiations: 8th round of talks |
19 January 2022
What Russia wants from Central Asia
Dr Indrani Talukdar
Dr Indrani Talukdar is a Faculty at the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service, New Delhi
12 January 2022
Contemporary Developments in Kazakhstan
Dr Athar Zafar
Dr Athar Zafar is a Senior Research Fellow at ICWA, New Delhi
5 January 2022
Sudan | Internal developments and Implications
Dr Shaji S
Dr Shaji S is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad.
7 December 2021
India's Strategic Landscape
Lt Gen Prakash Menon
Lt. Gen. (Retd) Prakash Menon is an and Adjunct Professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS).
7 December 2021
Europe: The Migration Crisis
Achim Burkart
Mr Achim Burkart is currently the Consul General at the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bengaluru.
30 November 2021
The US, China, and International Order
Dr Gudrun Wacker
Dr Gudrun Wacker is a Senior Fellow in the Asia Division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin
23 November 2021
India and the Glasgow Climate Change Summit
Dr Tejal Kanitkar
Dr Kanitkar is an Associate Professor at the Energy, Environment, and Climate Change Programme at NIAS.
2 November 2021
EU, China, and the World Order: Parterns, Competitors and Systemic Rivals
David Merkle
David Merkle is a Desk Officer China at Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS).
26 October 2021
Review Discussion on "Living with Risks: The Art and Science of Managing Public Risks"
Dr Manoharan N, Dr Madhumati Deshpande, Dr Shreya Upadhyay
13 October 2021
China and Taiwan: Recent Tensions
N Jayaram
Mr Jayaram previously 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 studied human rights law at the Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong.
12 October 2021
Liberal International Order: Globalization, Deglobalization and Reglobalization
Prof TV Paul
Prof TV Paul is James McGill Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science at McGill University.
2 October 2021
Rise and Fall of Insurgencies/Militancies
Dr Rajat Kumar Kujur
Dr Kujur is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science & Public Administration, Sambalpur University, Odisha.
28 September 2021
US and the World Order: Options and Challenges in the 2020s
Prof Sumit Ganguly
Prof Sumit Ganguly is Rabindranath Tagore Chair, Indiana University, Bloomington
24 September 2021
European Colonial Policies in Africa
Dr Purnima Roy
Dr Roy teaches Global Politics in Miranda House, Delhi University. Her area of specialization is International Political Economy, particularly African Political Economy. She has been awarded Commonwealth Scholarship and also the Distinguished Teachers Award in 2009. She has completed her PhD from Delhi University.
9 September 2021
Maritime Dimensions of Science Diplomacy
Dr Chaitanya Giri
Dr. Chaitanya Giri is the Gateway House Fellow of the Space and Ocean Studies Programme.
10 August 2021
India and the Contemporary World Order
Amb PS Raghavan
Amb PS Raghavan until recently was the Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB), Government of India.
7 August 2021
Analyzing International Relations: Separating the wheat from the chaff
Amb PS Raghavan
Amb PS Raghavan until recently was the Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB), Government of India.
1 July 2021
Iran and Regional Security
Amb Sanjay Singh
Amb Sanjay Singh held charge in the Ministry as Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary (Gulf) from March 2005 to March 2009. He was India’s Ambassador to Iran from March 2009 to March 2011. He took over as Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs in March 2011 and retired in end April 2013.
Earlier, he served in the Indian Missions in Mexico, Germany, Ghana and France and in the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi as Director in the Office of the External Affairs Minister and Joint Secretary and Head of Division dealing with Latin American Countries and later Establishment.
25 February 2021
SCSS Science Diplomacy Course: "Challenges of Cyber Threat to Aerospace, Defence, and Infrastructure Sectors"
Prof P M Soundar Rajan
23 February 2021
"Contemporary Middle East"
Amb Sanjay Singh
Amb Sanjay Singh, Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary (Gulf), March 2005 to March 2009. India’s Ambassador to Iran, March 2009 to March 2011. Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, March 2011. Retired, April 2013
2 February 2021
India-China border instability: Understanding Beijing's endgame
Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd)
Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon is the Director of the Strategic Studies Programme at Takshashila Institution and an Adjunct Professor at NIAS.
2 January 2021
2021: Global Issues to Watch and The Release of 100th issue of The World This Week (TWTW)
Prof C Raja Mohan
29 September 2020
Beyond Kenosha and Portland: Making sense of anger and protests in the US
Dr Matt Rosenstein
Dr Matt Rosenstein is Director of Global Education and Training (GET) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign since 2015. He is also Director of the UIUC Shanghai Office since 2017 and the UIUC Intensive English Institute since 2018.
22 September 2020
The Abraham Accords: Will it lead to peace in the Middle East?
Prof AK Pasha
Professor AK Pasha teaches at the Centre for West Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has served as Chairperson of the Centre, Director of the Gulf Studies and also the Associate Dean of the School of International Studies, JNU.
30 August 2020
Global Economic Implications of the COVID Pandemic
Prof Amita Batra
Amita Batra is a Professor of Economics and currently Chairperson, Centre for South Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
25 August 2020
The Big Picture in the Middle East: Looking beyond Israel, UAE, and Palestine
Amb Sanjay Singh
Amb Sanjay Singh held charge in the Ministry as Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary (Gulf) from March 2005 to March 2009. He was India’s Ambassador to Iran from March 2009 to March 2011. He took over as Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs in March 2011 and retired in end April 2013.
Earlier, he served in the Indian Missions in Mexico, Germany, Ghana and France and in the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi as Director in the Office of the External Affairs Minister and Joint Secretary and Head of Division dealing with Latin American Countries and later Establishment.
18 August 2020
75 Years after Hiroshima: State of the Nuclear World Order and the possibility of a Nuclear Free World
Dr Manpreet Sethi
Dr Manpreet Sethi is a Distinguished Fellow, at the Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS), New Delhi where she heads the project on nuclear security.
She is an expert on the entire range of nuclear issues having published over 80 papers in reputed academic journals. Over the last 18 years, she has been researching and writing on subjects related to nuclear energy, strategy, non-proliferation, disarmament, arms and export controls and BMD.
4 August 2020
J&K Today One year after the removal of Article 370
Prof Amitabh Mattoo
Professor of Disarmament Studies at the Centre for International Politics, Organisation and Disarmament at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is also honorary Director of AII@Delhi and honorary Professor in the Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne.
He also holds the Chair, Jammu and Kashmir Knowledge Initiative. Earlier, he was an Advisor to Chief Minister (with the status of a Cabinet Minister) and Vice-Chancellor, University of Jammu.
21 July 2020
India through the Neighbourhood's Lens: Views from Nepal
Dr Nishchalnath Pandey
Dr Nishchal N. Pandey is currently the Director, Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS), Kathmandu. He also coordinates a regional grouping - Consortium of South Asian Think Tanks (COSATT).
7 July 2020
Hard Power in the Post- COVID World Order Confirmation
Lt General (Dr) Prakash Menon
Lt Gen Menon has extensive operational experience in commanding counter-insurgency operations in Central, North, and South Kashmir.
30 June 2020
India in the post-COVID World Order
Amb PS Raghavan
Ambassador Raghavan is the Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB), Government of India.
23 June 2020
Indian Science Philosophy, Structure and Policies
Dr RK Sharma
Dr. RK Sharma started is a senior scientist with the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. 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.
16 June 2020
The Indian Neighbourhood
Prof SD Muni
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).
9 June 2020
Contemporary India-Nepal Relations
Amb Rakesh Sood
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).
2 June 2020
The Post-COVID World Order: The Future of Hong Kong
N Jayaram
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.
9 May 2020
Sri Lanka: One Year after the Easter Sunday Attacks
Multiple Speakers
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.
4 February 2020
India and the Arctic: Is it too far? Why should India look at the Arctic? And how?
Prof D Suba Chandran
Professor & Dean, International Strategic & Security Studies Programme National Institute of Advanced Studies. (NIAS)
4 February 2020
Arctic: Why India should pursue the north pole from a S&T perspective
Dr Shailesh Nayak
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
4 February 2020
Arctic: Towards preparing a Plan-A for India
Amb PS Raghavan
Chairman, National Security Advisory Board(NSAB).
28 January 2020
Himalayan Science Council and the Arctic
Dr Arvind Gupta
Former Diplomat, Dr Arvind Gupta is the Director of Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi.
14 January 2020
India as a Rising Power
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
10 January 2020
Himalayan Science Council and Beyond: S&T Initiatives in BIMSTEC
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
10 January 2020
India's Foreign Policy Trajectories
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.
7 January 2020
Afghanistan and Nepal
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.
5 December 2019
US, China and the Indo-Pacific
Dr George Perkovich
George Perkovich is the Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Chair and vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
5 December 2019
India-China Strategic Stability
Prof Rajaram Nagappa, Lt Gen Dr Prakash Menon, AVSM, PVSM, VSM, Prof VS Ramamurthy, Mr Manoj Kewalramani & Dr George Perkovich
16 November 2019
NIAS Strategic Forecast 2020: Contemporary World Affairs
NIAS Global Politics Course
11 October 2019
Drivers of Migration: A Global Analysis
Dr François Héran
Professor, Collège de France, Paris
11 September 2019
Modi 2.0: Foreign Policy Challenges
Pramit Pal Chaudhuri
Foreign Affairs Editor of the Hindustan Times, and a Distinguished Fellow, Ananta Aspen Centre, New Delhi.
30 November 1999
Pakistan's Elections and its Long Crisis
Amb Dr TCA Raghavan
Amb Dr Raghavan is a former diplomat from the Indian Foreign Service. He served as India’s High Commissioner to Pakistan (2013-15) and earlier as High Commissioner to Singapore (2009- 2013). He is a historian and the author of Attendant Lords: Bairam Khan and Abdur Rahim, Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, which was awarded the Mohammad Habib Memorial Prize by the Indian History Congress. His other books include: The people next door: The curious history of India's relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G.S. Sardesai, Raghubir Singh and their Quest for India’s Past.
