Experts' Lectures/Discussions
28 November 2022
First NIAS-KAS Annual Conclave Europe in 2022 & Second Indo-German Dialogue on Global Strategic Landscape
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. She previously served as Ambassador in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Helsinki in 2019, Ambassador of Finland to Germany from 2015 to 2019, and to the US from 2011 and 2015. Between 2009 and 2011, Koukku-Ronde has held many positions as Finnish Governor and Chairman of the Board of Directors in the African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, Finnfund, the Institute for African Leadership for Sustainable Development, Dar es Salam, the Finnish Water Forum and the Finnish Meteorological Institute.
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 | 14 October 2022
NIAS-KAS One Year of NIAS Europe Studies
EU: Between supranational approach and national biographies | Contemporary Europe: Challenges Ahead | One Year of NIAS Europe Studies and Europe Monitor: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead | France’s Foreign Policy and the World Order: Challenges and Opportunities | 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.
24 August 2022
NIAS-KAS Indo-German Dialogue on Global Strategic Landscape
Major Global Developments: Grand strategies of the US, Russia, China, and Europe | Indo-Pacific and Big Powers | The Road Ahead: Inputs for future dialogues | 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. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) and an Honorary Ancien of NATO Defense College. He served previously as a Policy officer on "Security and Global Affairs" at the Policy Planning Staff (CAPS) of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2013-2016).
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.
