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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Amita Batra is a Professor of Economics and currently Chairperson, Centre for South Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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).
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).
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.
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.
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
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
Panel: Dr Nishchalnath, Director, Center for South Asian Studies, Prof VS Ramamurthy, Prof SD Muni, Prof PM Soundar Rajan, Prof Srikumar Pullat & Prof Saibaba
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.