Tuesday, March 16, 2010
9:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Joukowsky Forum
India Abroad, India Within: A Day with India's Public Intellectuals
“India Abroad, India Within”
A Day with India’s Public Intellectuals
“India Abroad, India Within” will explore central issues in contemporary India’s domestic and international policies: relations with Afghanistan and Pakistan; Islam in India; climate change and energy strategy; and local governance. The day-long conference features four noted public intellectuals—former cabinet minister Mani Shankar Aiyar, former senior administrator Sunjoy Joshi, and senior journalists Saeed Naqvi and Siddharth Varadarajan. The conference is co-sponsored by the Watson Institute for International Studies and the Observer Research Foundation, a leading public policy think tank in Delhi.
Co-sponsored by:
The Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University
The Observer Research Foundation, Delhi
As Part of Brown’s Year of India
Conference Schedule:
9:45am: Opening Remarks
-Michael Kennedy, Director, Watson Institute for International Studies
10:00am: “India and the AfPak Strategy”
-Siddharth Varadarajan, Strategic Affairs Editor, The Hindu
(Chair: Nina Tannenwald, Watson Institute)
11:15am: Break
11:30am: “Islam: The Indian Experience”
-Saeed Naqvi, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation
(Chair: Lina Fruzzetti, Department of Anthropology and Year of India)
12:45pm: Break
2:00pm: “Limited Room to Maneuver: Challenges for India’s Energy-Climate Strategy”
-Sunjoy Joshi, Chair, Center for Resources Management, Observer Research Foundation
(Chair: Timmons Roberts, Center for Environmental Studies)
3:15pm: Break
3:30pm: “Local Government in India and China”
-Mani Shankar Aiyar, Former Cabinet Minister for Local Governments, the Government of India
(Chair: Ashutosh Varshney, Department of Political Science and Year of India)
4:45pm: Reception
Conference Location: Joukowsky Forum, Watson Institute, 111 Thayer Street
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