Experts' Lectures/Discussions
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.
