FORM B (Under Rule 8 of ICWA Rules, 2006) INDIAN COUNCIL of WORLD AFFAIRS ANNUAL REPORT for the Financial Year 2010-11 1

FORM B (Under rule 8 of ICWA Rules, 2006) INDIAN COUNCIL OF WORLD AFFAIRS ANNUAL REPORT for the Financial Year 2010-11 1. Introduction During the year, ICWA continued with its mandated activities under Section 13 of the ICWA Act, 2001.

2. Constitution of the Council, including changes therein. Shri M. H. Ansari, Vice-President of India, was the President, ex officio, of the Council during the year 2010-11. Shri Sudhir T. Devare was Member-Secretary of the Council. Shri Jag Mohan Vice President of the Council & Chairman of the Building Committee has resigned as per the minutes of the sixth meeting of Governing Body held on 30 November, 2010

A list of the members of the Council is attached. (Annexure – I) A list of the members of the Governing Body is attached. (Annexure – II)

3. Meetings of the Council/Governing Body. 3.1 Meetings of the Council 6th Meeting of the Council: 30 November 2010. 5th Meeting of the Council: 4 August 2010. 3.2 Meetings of the Governing Body 6th Meeting of the Governing Body: 30 November 2010.

4. Meetings of the Committees: A. PROGRAMMES COMMITTEE (i) 14th Meeting held on 14th February, 2011 (ii) 13th Meeting held on 22 September, 2010 (iii) 12th Meeting held on 11 June, 2010

B. FINANCE COMMITTEE (i) 11th Meeting held on 21 September, 2010 (ii) 10th Meeting held on 22 June, 2010

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C. BUILDING COMMITTEE (i) 6th Meeting held on 26 November, 2010 (ii) 5th Meeting held on 13 July, 2010

D. LIBRARY COMMITTEE (i) 5th Meeting held on 11 June, 2010

E. RESEARCH COMMITTEE (i) 4th Meeting held on 8th February, 2011

F. WEBSITE COMMITTEE (i) 4th Meeting held on 2 November, 2010

The membership of the various Committees mentioned above is at Annexure – III.

5. Grant-in-Aid by Ministry of External Affairs Rs.700 Lacs 6. Publications ICWA‟s Journal „India Quarterly‟(IQ) was brought out regularly during this period. October- December 2009, January-March 2010, April-June 2010, July-September 2010 & October- December 2010 were brought out on 9.6.2010, 28.7.2010, 28.10.2010, 31.1.2011 & 31.1.2011 respectively. In addition, the ICWA has brought out a publication entitled: “India-Russia Strategic Partnership” edited by Nivedita Das Kundu on 16.4.2010.

7. Library ICWA Library has digitized its entire catalogue of books, journals, UN & EU documents, installed RFID gates to secure these resources, installed modern inventory management systems to carry out stock verification of the library regularly. The collection is now accessible through the ICWA website and searchable through the Online Public Access Catalogue system. The library team is digitizing its valuable collection of rare books, bound newspapers and press clippings (this process will help in systematizing and preserving its rich and unique resource in the field of international affairs, while making them easily available for researchers and experts in the field of world affairs in India and abroad). The content pages of all issues of India Quarterly (1945-2008) has been digitized which can now be browsed on the web site.

The Library membership is 1001 and growing. It revenue has reached Rs.12,16,700/- at the end of financial year 2010-11. The library atmosphere is comfortable and conducive to learning. Sapru House library is a member of reputed professional bodies like, IFLA, DELNET, IASLIC. These memberships are optimally used to seek information or borrow material for our Research and students. Our library collection is visible on the DELNET‟s union catalogue. The collection is being strengthened with new books and subscription to electronic journals. A collection of books named Heritage of Diplomacy written by our diplomats is being created in the Library. New books are listed on ICWA we-site. We will be circulating the information about the modernization of ICWA library to Indian and foreign universities and institutions.

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The growing popularity of ICWA library is reflected in its increasing membership, usages and references.

We are also upgrading skills of our library personnel. They are regularly sent for intensive training and conferences to keep them abreast with the latest trends and technology, using computers. New signage in the stack hall and in the library help the reader locate books quickly.

8. Conference/Lectures/Seminars From 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011, the Indian Council of World Affairs planned and organized the following events:

Events organised from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011:

i) Lectures - 20 ii) Seminars - 15 iii) Bilateral strategic dialogue - 18 iv) Panel Discussions/Background briefings - 07 v) Other events (book release/film screening etc.) - 05 Total - 65

Some of the major events included:

(i) ICWA-AAS Asian Relations Conference 2010 20-21 Nov. 2010 at Gulmohar on Hall, India Habitat Centre, “India and GCC Countries, Iran and Iraq: Emerging Security Lodi Road, New Perspectives” Delhi.

Inaugural Address by:

Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Hon‟ble Vice President of India

Valedictory Address by:

Smt. Nirupama Rao, Foreign Secretary

[in association with the Association of Asia Scholars (AAS), New Delhi] (ii) Address by the H.E. Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council of 16 December the People‟s Republic of China 2010

Presided over by: Shri S.M. Krishna, Hon‟ble Minister of External Affairs

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th (iii) Address by His Excellency Dr. Leonel Fernandez Reyna, 4 February, President of The Dominican Republic 2011

(iv) „Annual Lecture 2011‟ of the Association of Indian Diplomats by 11 March 2011 Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Hon‟ble Vice President of India on “The Challenges to Indian Diplomacy in the 21st Century”

[in association with the ICWA]

(v) Delhi Dialogue III: “Beyond the First Twenty years of 3-4 March 2011 India-ASEAN Engagement” – organized by ICWA, FICCI at Hotel Le and ISEAS, Singapore with support of MEA Meridien, New Delhi

A Complete list of the events organized by the ICWA is attached [Annexure-IV]

Outreach programmes with Universities and Centers for International Affairs within India:

a) During the period, the ICWA signed MoUs for bilateral cooperation with the following:

i) Institute of Foreign Policy Studies, University of Calcutta, Calcutta

b) Joint Seminar on „Constitutional Crisis in Nepal‟ Bhim Rao Ambedkar [in collaboration with Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bihar University] Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar – 22 January 2011

c) Joint Seminar on „Strengthening Cooperation in SAARC: In the University of context of Non-Traditional Security Threats‟ : Rajasthan, Jaipur - 12 [in collaboration with the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur] Feb. 2011

d) Joint Seminar in collaboration with Asia Centre Bangalore on Asia Centre, “Emerging Realities of Indo-US Strategic Relations: A Cost Bangalore – Benefit Analysis” 25 Sept. 2010

e) Joint Seminar in collaboration with Asia Centre Bangalore on “Is Asia Centre, the Indian Ocean Ceasing to be Indian? Current Realities, Bangalore – Challenges and Opportunities for India” 26 Feb. 2011

Outreach programmes with Universities and Centers for International Affairs outside India:

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a) During the period, the ICWA signed MoUs for bilateral cooperation with the following:

i) Ethiopian International Institute for Peace and Development (EIIPD), Ethiopia ii) Centre for Strategic Research of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, Turkey iii) The Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS) of the Republic of Korea iv) The Nepal Council of World Affairs, NCWA Building Harihar Bhawan, Pulchowk, Kathmandu v) Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, The Dominican Republic vi) Proasia Colombia vii) Saranrom Institute of Foreign Affairs, Bangkok

b) 5 member ICWA delegation to Dushanbe for dialogue on the geo-political dynamics in India-Tajik relations with the Tajik Academy of Sciences (TAS) as per MOU signed with TAS: Venue: Dushanbe: 26-30 June 2010

c) Second ICWA-EUISS Forum Meeting: Venue: Brussels: 11-12 Oct. 2010 d) Fifth India-Spain Dialogue Forum: Venue: Madrid: 14-15 Oct. 2010

9. Awards NIL

10. Research and Analysis During the period under review, ICWA promoted individual research and encouraged collaborative cross-disciplinary projects. In February / March 2011, the research faculty was expanded from five Research Fellows to eight.

The Research Fellows engaged in the Study and research on the political, security, and economic trends and developments in Africa, China, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan / Afghanistan, Persian Gulf, Russia / CAR and Southeast Asia and the wider global geostrategic and economic environment. ICWA Fellows authored several Issue briefs, Policy Briefs, Viewpoints on regular basis which were published on the ICWA website. A number of publications (books and monographs) authored by the research faculty would be published in the coming months.

The ICWA conducted major international conferences, seminars and workshops on a variety of issues including regional and global politico-strategic developments, economic and trade issues and cross-cultural dialogues. In November 2010, ICWA hosted the annual Asian Relations conference titled “India and GCC Countries, Iran and Iraq: Emerging Security Perspectives". In December 2010, " ICWA-PISM Seminar on " India and Poland in the Changing World Order" was organized in collaboration with the Polish Institute for International Affairs, and ICWA-MGIMO conference on "Evolving World Order: India Russia

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Perspectives" was organized in collaboration with the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). Significantly, these events provided academic underpinning to the ongoing research at ICWA, served as policy inputs to the government and created research collaboration within partners and foreign universities.

11. Visit of Foreign Dignitaries to the Council 1. H.E. Mr. Alexander Stubb, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland 3 May 2010

2. H.E. Mr. Viktor Mayko, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine 22 Sept. 2010

3. H.E. Mr. Vladimir I. Semashko, First Deputy Prime Minister of the 25 Oct. 2010 Republic of Belarus

4. H.E. Mr. Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the 11 November 2010 Republic of Armenia

5. H.E. Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn, Deputy Prime Minister and 1 December 2010 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia

6. H.E. Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council of the People‟s 16 December 2010 Republic of China 7. Mr. Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, former Foreign Minister of Pakistan 20 January 2011

8. His Excellency Dr. Leonel Fernandez Reyna, President of The 4th February, 2011 Dominican Republic 9. H.E. Mr. Phongsavath Boupha, Minister, Hon‟ble President Office, 9 February 2011 Lao People‟s Democratic Republic

12. Report on matters referred to the Council by the Central Government or Governing Body. NIL.

13. Council for Security and Co-operation in the Asia-Pacific (CSCAP) - India activities :

The ICWA is the designated Secretariat of CSCAP-India Committee, the composition of which is attached. (Annexure – V).

Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) events organised from April 2010 to March 2011:

1 33RD Steering Committee Meeting & 23rd Asia Pacific Round Table Meeting held in Kuala Lumpur from June 10, 2010 attended by Ambassador Kishan S. Rana. Chairman

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2. CSCAP Study Group Meeting on CPWMD (Countering the Proliferation of Weapons and Mass Destruction held in Singapore from July 3-4, 2010 attended by Ambassador Dilip Lahiri (Retd)

3. CSCAP SGM om R2P held in Metro Manila, Philippines from September 21-22, 2010 attended by Lt. General Satish Nambiar

th 4. 34 Steering Committee Meeting of CSCAP held in Metro Manila from November 21-22, 2010 attended by Ambassador Leela K. Ponappa, Chairperson, CSCAP- India.

5. CSCAP Study Group Meeting on Countering the Proliferation of Weapons and Mass Destruction in Asia Pacific held in Las Vagas, USA from February 21-22, 2011 attended by Dr. Manpreet Sethi, Research Fellow, Air Power Studies.

6. CSCAP Study Group Meeting on Cyber Security held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from March 21-23, 2011 attended by Shri BJ Srinath, Scientist „G‟/Senior Director M/o Communication and Shri Vinayak Godse, Director Data Protection, DSCI, NASSCOM.

7. CSCAP Study Group Meeting on Water Resources Security held in Hanoi, Vietnam from March 22-23, 2011 attended by Shri Uttam Kumar Sinha, Research Fellow, IDSA

(Sudhir T. Devare) Director General Indian Council of World Affairs

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Annexure I

INDIAN COUNCIL OF WORLD AFFAIRS Sapru House, New DelhiMembers of the Council of ICWA

1. Shri M.H. Ansari, Ex-officio President of the Council Hon‟ble Vice President of India, and Chairperson of the Governing 6, Maulana Azad Road, Body New Delhi – 110011. Ph: 23016422, 23016344, Fax: 2301 8124 E-mail: [email protected]

2. Shri S.M. Krishna, ex-officio Vice-President of the Hon‟ble Minister of External Affairs, Council Ministry of External Affairs, Tel: 2301-1127, 2301-1165 South Block, Fax: 2301-1463, 2301-3254 New Delhi – 110 011. E-mail: [email protected]

3. Shri Ananth Kumar, ex-officio Vice President of the Hon‟ble Chairperson, Council Parliamentary Standing Committee Telefax. (011) 23794754 of the Ministry of External Affairs, Fax - (011) 23012791 26, Tughlak Crescent, E-mail: akumar- New Delhi - 110 011. [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

4. Shri S.T. Devare, Ex- officio Member-Secretary Director General, Tel: 2331 9055, Fax: 2331 1208 Indian Council of World Affairs E-mail: [email protected] Sapru House, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi.

5. Smt. Nirupama Rao, ex-officio Foreign Secretary, Ph: 2301 2318, 2301 2196 Ministry of External Affairs, Fax: 2301 6781 Room No. 178, E-mail: [email protected] South Block, New Delhi-110011.

6. Shri Ajai Choudhry, ex-officio Dean(FSI), Ph: 2618 1345, Fax: 2618 1346 Ministry of External Affairs, E-mail: [email protected] Foreign Service Institute, [email protected] Baba Gangnath Marg, Old JNU Campus, Ber Sarai, New Delhi-110067.

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7. Shri K.N. Shrivastava, ex-officio Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Tel: 2309 4709, 23013261, Fax: Ministry of External Affairs & FA, ICWA 23013100 South Block, E-mail: [email protected] New Delhi – 110 011. 8. Shri Salman Haidar, IFS (Retd.) Ph: 24350998 Former Foreign Secretary, Email: [email protected] A-3, Nizamuddin East, New Delhi-110013.

9. Shri Chandrashekhar Dasgupta, IFS (Retd.) Ph: 95124 2389117, 2468 2100(O) C-12/11, DLF Qutab Enclave, Phase-I, E-mail: [email protected] GURGAON-122 002.

10. Commodore (Retd.) C. Uday Bhaskar, Ph: 2615-4901, 2615-6520 National Maritime Foundation, Ph: 2617 0857 (O) Varuna Complex, Airport Road E-mail: [email protected] NH-8 Opp: Delhi Cantt., New Delhi-110010

11. Prof.Amitabh Mattoo, Ph: 2670-4358 (O) 2670-4349 (O), Centre for International Politics, Organization Ph. 0124-4061780 and Disarmament, SIS, Jawaharlal Nehru [email protected] University New Delhi-110 067

12. Shri Jawhar Sircar, ex-officio Secretary, Tel: 2338 6995, 2338 1040 Ministry of Culture, Fax: 2338 4093 Shastri Bhavan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, E-mail: [email protected] New Delhi -110 001. [email protected].

13. Shri Pradeep Kumar, ex-officio Defence Secretary, Tel: 2301 2380, 2301 1976 Ministry of Defence, Fax: 2301 0044 South Block, E-mail: [email protected] New Delhi -110 011.

14. Dr. T. Ramasami, ex-officio Secretary, Tel: 26511439, 26510068 Dept. of Science and Technology, Fax: 26863847, 26862418 Ministry of Science and Technology, E-mail: [email protected] Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi – 110 016.

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15. Shri T.R. Baalu, Tel: 011-23359111, 23321010 Hon‟ble Member of Parliament, Email: [email protected] 10, Raisina Road New Delhi-110 001

16. Shri Maheshwar Hazari, Tel: 011-23327374, 23327375 Hon‟ble Member of Parliament, Mobile: 9013180081 14C, Ferozshah Road Email: New Delhi-110001

17. Smt. Chandresh Kumari, Tel: 011-29231921 Hon‟ble Member of Parliament, Fax: 011-26475954 S-43, Greater Kailalsh, Pt.I, Mobile: 9013180307, 9811913543 New Delhi Email: [email protected]

18. Shri Tathagata Satpathy, Tel: 011-26525522, 26968440, Hon‟ble Member of Parliament, 26968441 B-60, Gulmohar Park, 1st Floor, Mobile: 9868180270 New Delhi-110049

19. Shri Uday Singh, Tel: 011-26145393, 26143156 Hon‟ble Member of Parliament, Fax: 011-26145232 31, Paschimi Marg, Vasant Vihar New Delhi-110057

20. Shri Janardan Dwivedi Telephone : 23073848, 22726100, Hon‟ble Member of Parliament, 23782260 23073434, Mobile: AB-89, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi. 9868181424 Email: [email protected] 21. Shri Shanta Kumar, Telephone : {01894} 230631, Hon‟ble Member of Parliament, Mobile: 09418030630 23, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001 Email: [email protected]

22. Shri Sitaram Yechury, Tel. 23782030 Hon‟ble Member of Parliament, 9871794037 PA Veerayya 29, Ferozeshah Road, E-mail: [email protected] New Delhi-110001. E-mail: [email protected]

23. Shri Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, IFS (Retd.) Ph: 2410 0278, Fax: 2611 9148 C-362, Defence Colony New Delhi-110024

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24. Shri C.V. Ranganathan, IFS (Retd.) Mobile: 099452-77275, 080-2696- 1202, „Magnolia‟ Brigade 2122 Millinium, E-mail: [email protected] Puttanahalli Road, JP Nagar Phase-7 E-mail: [email protected] Bangalore- 560078

25. Lt. Gen (Retd.) Shamsher Singh Mehta Tel: 020-65007449 T-16A, Florida Estate, Mobile: 9890566663 Keshav Nagar, Mundhwa, Email: [email protected] Pune-411036

26. Prof. Upendra Baxi, Mob: 9971314910 A-51, 5th Floor, Law Apartment, Karkardooma, Delhi-110092 27. Prof. Mahendra P. Lama, Ph: 359-2251073, 251462, 251436, Vice-Chancellor 251438, University of Sikkim Email: 6th Mile, Samdur, PO Tadong 737102, Gangtok, Sikkim 28. Dr. T.Tirupati Rao Tel. 040-2709-8048 Vice Chancellor Osmania University Prof. J.Anantha Swamy Administrative Building Hyderabad-500 007 (AP) 29. Prof. Suranjan Das, Tel: 033 2241 0071 Vice Chancellor, 033-22413288 (D) University of Calcutta Fax: 033 22573026 Senate House, 87 /1 College Street, Email: Kolkata-700 073 [email protected] 30. Prof. Deepak Nayyar Tel. 26704462 Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Email: Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University [email protected] New Delhi.

31. Ms. Sunita Narain, Ph: 29955124/5, 29956394, Director, 29956401, M-98100-64207 Centre for Science and Environment, 41, Tughlakabad, Institutional Area, New Delhi-110 062. 32. Shri R.M.S. Liberhan, ex-officio Director, India Habitat Centre, Tel: 24682000, 2468 2001-9/Extn: Core 5-A, 6th floor, Lodhi Road, 2001 New Delhi-110003. Fax: 24682010 E-mail: [email protected]

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33. Dr. Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Ph: 2611 4797, 2611 5273(O), President, E-mail: [email protected] Centre for Policy Research, Dharam Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021.

34. Lt. Gen. P.K. Singh, PVSM, AVSM, (Retd.), Ph: 26148849 (Direct) Director, United Services Institution of India, Rao Tula Ram Marg, Opp. Signals Enclave, Post Bag No. 8, Vasant Vihar Post Office, New Delhi-110057. 35. Shri Siddharth Varadarajan, Ph: 2371 5426 (O), Mob: 98111 Chief of Bureau, The Hindu, 60260 INS Building, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001.

36. Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, ex-officio Director, India International Centre, Ph: 24619435, 24619431 40, Max Mueller Marg, E-mail: [email protected] Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003.

37. Dr. Ranjit Sinha, ex-officio Member-Secretary, Tel: 2674 2059, 2674 1833 Indian Council of Social Science Research, Telefax: 26742109 (Ministry of Human Resource Development), E-mail: [email protected] JNU Institutional Area, E-mail: [email protected] Post Box No.10528, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi – 110 067.

38. Shri N.S. Sisodia, ex-officio Director General, Institute for Defence Studies Ph: 2614 6831 & Analyses (IDSA), No. 1 Development E-mail: [email protected] Enclave, Next to USI Building, [email protected] Rao Tula Ram Marg, Delhi Cantt., New Delhi-110 010.

39. Dr. Manoj Joshi, Ph: 2368 4848, Fax: 2368 4858 Editor, Mail Today, E-mail: [email protected] India Today Group, 13th Floor, Videocon Towers, E-1, Jhandewalan Extn., New Delhi-110055.

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40. Shri Dilip Dandekar Tel : 91-22-22046633 President Fax : 91-22-22048508 / 22838281 Indian Merchants‟ Chamber E-Mail : [email protected], IMC Bldg., IMC Marg, [email protected] Churchgate, Mumbai - 400 020.

41. Shri S. Gopalakrishnan Tel: 080-28520431, Fax: 080- Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, 28520352 Infosys Technologies Limited Mob: 9845048148 Electronics City, Hosur Road, [email protected] Bangalore, Karnataka-560100

42. Shri R.S. Butola Tel: 26260000, Chairman, Mob: 9868282301 Indian Oil Corporation Limited, E-mail: [email protected] Corporate Office, Plot 3079/3, Sadiq nagar, J B Tito Marg New Delhi-110009

43. Shri T.C.Venkat Subramanian, M-98202-67061 (M), 95857-46197 Former Chairman and Managing Director, Exim Email: [email protected] Bank Flat 10, Devayan Apartments, 17, Rue Pappammal Koil, Puducheery 605-003

44. Shri C. Banerjee, ex-officio Director General, Tel: 2462 1874, 2462 9994 Confederation of Indian Industry, Fax: 2463 3168 The Mantosh Sondhi Centre, E-mail: [email protected] 23, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003.

45. Ms. Vibha Puri Das, ex-officio Secretary, Tel: 2338 6451, 2338 2698 Department of Higher Education, Fax: 2338 5807 Ministry of Human Resource Development, E-mail: [email protected] Shastri Bhavan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi – 110001.

46. Shri Navin Kumar, ex-officio Secretary, Tel: 2306 2377, Fax: 2306 1459 Ministry of Urban Development, E-mail: [email protected] Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi – 110011.

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Annexure II

INDIAN COUNCIL OF WORLD AFFAIRS Sapru House, New Delhi Members of the Governing Body of ICWA

2. Shri S.M. Krishna, ex-officio Vice-President of the Hon‟ble Minister of External Affairs, Governing Body Ministry of External Affairs, Tel: 2301-1127, 2301-1165 South Block, Fax: 2301-1463, 2301-3254 New Delhi – 110 011. E-mail: [email protected]

3. Shri Ananth Kumar, ex-officio Vice President of the Hon‟ble Chairperson, Governing Body Parliamentary Standing Committee Telefax. (011) 23794754 of the Ministry of External Affairs, Fax - (011) 23012791 26, Tughlak Crescent, E-mail: akumar- New Delhi - 110 011, [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

4. Shri S.T. Devare, Ex- officio Member-Secretary Director General, Tel: 2331 9055, Fax: 2331 1208 Indian Council of World Affairs E-mail: [email protected] Sapru House, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi.

5. Smt. Nirupama Rao, ex-officio Foreign Secretary, Ph: 2301 2318, 2301 2196 Ministry of External Affairs, Fax: 2301 6781 Room No. 178, E-mail: [email protected] South Block, New Delhi-110011.

8. Shri Salman Haidar, IFS (Retd.) Ph: 24350998 Former Foreign Secretary, Email: [email protected] A-3, Nizamuddin East, New Delhi-110013.

9. Shri Chandrashekhar Dasgupta, IFS (Retd.) Ph: 95124 2389117, 2468 2100(O) C-12/11, DLF Qutab Enclave, Phase-I, E-mail: [email protected] GURGAON-122 002.

13. Shri Pradeep Kumar, ex-officio Defence Secretary, Tel: 2301 2380, 2301 1976 Ministry of Defence, Fax: 2301 0044 South Block, E-mail: [email protected] New Delhi -110 011.

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Annexure - III

INDIAN COUNCIL OF WORLD AFFAIRS Sapru House, New Delhi

Committees

Finance Committee

1. Shri Salman Haidar, Chairman 2. Shri S.T. Devare, Director General, ICWA, ex-officio 3. Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Financial Advisor, MEA, ex-officio 4. Shri Asoke Kumar Mukerji, Additional Secretary (Pol & PP&R)

Programmes Committee

1. Prof. Amitabh Mattoo, Chairman 3. Shri S.T. Devare, Director General, ICWA, ex-officio 4. Shri K.N. Shrivastava, AS & FA, MEA, ex-officio 5. Shri Asoke Kumar Mukerji, Additional Secretary (Pol & PP&R) 6. Shri Suresh K. Goel, Director General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations

Building Committee

1. Chairman 2. Shri S.T. Devare, Director General, ICWA 3. Shri K.N. Shrivastava, Financial Advisor, MEA 4. Shri Asoke Kumar Mukerji, Additional Secretary (Pol & PP&R) 5. Shri Alok K. Sinha, Joint Secretary (Projects), MEA 6. Shri C. S. Prasad, Director General Works, CPWD

Research Committee

1. Ambassador K. Raghunath, Chairman 2. Prof. Mushirul Hasan, former VC, Jamia Milia Islamiya 3. Shri Sudhir T. Devare, DG, ICWA 4. Prof. Charan D. Wadhva 5. Prof. Deepak Nayar 6. Shri Amit Mitra, Secy. Gen., FICCI 7. Shri Asoke Kumar Mukerji, Additional Secretary (Pol & PP&R)

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Library Committee

1. Ambassador C. Dasgupta, IFS (Retd.), Chairperson 2. Shri S.T. Devare, Director General, ICWA, ex-officio 3. Dr. Partha S. Ghosh, Prof of South Asian Studies, JNU 4. Dr. Krishan Gopal, Acting Librarian, JNU 5. Dr. Jayati Srivastava, Associate Professor, JNU 6. Dr. Kamal Jeet Kumar, Chief Librarian, Centre for Policy Research

Website Committee

1. Commodore(Retd.) C. Uday Bhaskar, Chairman 2. Shri Sudhir T. Devare, DG, ICWA 3. Dr. Sarvajit Chakravarti, DDG, ICWA 4. Dr. Vijay Sakhuja, Dir(Research), ICWA 5. Prof. Puspesh Pant, School of International Studies, JNU 6. Shri Rajneesh K. Rai, IT-Assistant, ICWA

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Annexure IV INDIAN COUNCIL OF WORLD AFFAIRS Sapru House, New Delhi

Seminars/Conferences/Lectures/Meetings: April 2010 – March 2011

S. No. Date Event Lectures

1. 8 April 2010 The First K R Narayanan Lecture on “Europe, the lost Continent?” by

Sir Howard Davies, Director, London School of Economics titled Chair: Shri Salman Khurshid, Hon‟ble Minister of State For Corporate Affairs and Minority Affairs

[in collaboration with the London School of Economics (LSE)]

2. Monday, 19 April Lecture by H.E. Mr. Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager, Chairman, Council for 2010 at 1630 hrs. Arab and International Relations on “The Gulf and the Arabs after 9/11”

3. 3 May 2010 Lecture by H.E. Mr. Alexander Stubb, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland on “Giants at Crossroads – Prospects for the India-European Union Strategic Partnership after the Treaty of Lisbon”

4. 26 May 2010 „Africa Day‟ Lecture on “India-Africa Relations”

5. 17 August 2010 Lecture by H. E. Mr. Peter Varghese, Australian High Commissioner to India at 1600 hrs. on “Australian Perspectives on the Asia-Pacific Region and India-Australia Cooperation in the Region”

6. Tuesday, 14 Sept. Lecture on “South Asian Regionalism: Prospects and Challenges” by 2010 at 1130 hrs. H.E. Dr. Sheel Kant Sharma, Secretary General, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Chair: Shri M. Rasgotra, former Foreign Secretary 7. 25 Oct. 2010 at Lecture by H.E. Mr. Vladimir I. Semashko, First Deputy Prime Minister of 1700 hrs. the Republic of Belarus

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Cooperation and Partnership”

Chair: Ambassador V.K. Grover

8. 11 November Lecture by H.E. Mr. Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the 2010 at 4.00 p.m. Republic of Armenia on “Armenia and her Neighborhood: Prospects for New Dynamics”

Chair: Shri Sudhir T. Devare, DG, ICWA

9. 16 November Lecture by Dr. Robin Niblett, Director, Royal Institute of International 2010 at 5.30 Affairs, Chatham House, London p.m. on : “UK and European Perspectives of India in a Changing World”

Chair: Dr. Abid Hussain

10. 22 November Lecture by Dr. Aris Ananta, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Southeast 2010 at 1500 hrs. Asian Studies, Singapore on “Poverty and Food Security in Uncertain Southeast Asia”

Chaired by: Prof. Alakh N. Sharma, Director, Institute for Human Development

11. Tuesday, 23 Talk on "Germany and India – Partners in addressing common Challenges" November 2010 by H.E. Mr. Thomas Matussek, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of at 1130 hours Germany

Chair: Ambassador S.K. Lambah

12. 24 November Lecture by Dr. Marie Lall (South Asia Specialist) Institute of Education, 2010 University of London and Chatham House on “The World through Myanmar‟s eyes – what do these elections mean?”

Chaired by: Shri Ravi Bhoothalingam, Chief Executive, Manas Advisory

[in collaboration with the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS)] 13. Wednesday, 1 Lecture by H.E. Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn, Deputy Prime Minister and December 2010 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia on “Ethiopia-India Relations” at 1130 hrs. Chaired by: Ambassador Kishan S. Rana

14. 16 December Address by the H.E. Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council of the 2010 at 1530 hrs. People‟s Republic of China

Presided over by: Shri S.M. Krishna, Hon‟ble Minister of External Affairs

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15. 5 January 2011 at Talk by Dr. Farish Ahmad-Noor, Senior Fellow for the Contemporary Islam 1100 hrs. Programme; S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore on “The Long Historical Connections between India and Southeast Asia: From the arrival of Hinduism to the Tabligh Jamaat today”

Chair: Prof. Veena Sikri, Ford Foundation Chair, Jamia Millia Islamia 16. Thursday, 20 Lecture by Mr. Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, former Foreign Minister of January 2011 Pakistan on “Evolution of India – Pakistan Relations in the First Decade of from 5.30 p.m. the Twentyfirst Century”

Chaired by: Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar, Hon‟ble Member of Parliament(Rajya Sabha)

17. Friday, the 4th Address by His Excellency Dr. Leonel Fernandez Reyna, President of The February, 2011 at Dominican Republic 1000-1130 hours [in collaboration with the Embassy of The Dominican Republic]

18. Wednesday, 9 Lecture by H.E. Mr. Phongsavath Boupha, Minister, Hon‟ble President February 2011, at Office, Lao People‟s Democratic Republic on “Contemporary State of Intra- 4.00 p.m. ASEAN Dynamics and India‟s Relations with ASEAN”

Chaired by:

Ms. Vijaya Latha Reddy, Secretary(East), Ministry of External Affairs

19. 14 -26 February Pandit Hriday Nath Kunzru Memorial Lectures 2011 on “Non Traditional 2011 from 3.30 Threats to Security” p.m. to 5.30 p.m. [in collaboration with the SIS, Jawaharlal Nehru University]

20. Friday, 11 March „Annual Lecture 2011‟ of the Association of Indian Diplomats by 2011 at 1600 hrs. Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Hon‟ble Vice President of India on “The Challenges to Indian Diplomacy in the 21st Century”

[in association with the ICWA]

Seminars

21. 1 April 2010 A One Day seminar on „India and China: Public Diplomacy, Building Understanding‟ to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and China

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Keynote Address by: Shri Shivshankar Menon, National Security Advisor of India

[in collaboration with the EA Division, MEA and Institute of Chinese Studies, New Delhi]

22. 17 May 2010 ICWA-IDSA joint Conference on “Afghanistan: The Way Ahead” at 1030 hrs.

23. 25 Sept. 2010 Joint Seminar in collaboration with Asia Centre Bangalore on

“Emerging Realities of Indo-US Strategic Relations: A Cost Benefit Analysis”

Venue: Bangalore

24. 21-22 India Mexico bi-national seminar on Oct. 2010 “Democracy, Diversity and Development”

celebrating 60 years of Mexico – India Diplomatic Relations

25. 17 Nov. 2010 Conference on “Revival of Buddhism at Global Level and Its Possible impact at 1000 hrs. to World Culture”

[jointly organized by the ICWA, Institute for Chindian Studies, Jinan University and Guangzhou and Buddhist Studies, University of Delhi]

26. 20-21 Nov. ICWA-AAS Asian Relations Conference 2010 2010 at Gulmohar on Hall, India Habitat “India and GCC Countries, Iran and Iraq: Emerging Security Perspectives” Centre, Lodi Road, New Inaugural Address by: Delhi. Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Hon‟ble Vice President of India

Valedictory Address by:

Smt. Nirupama Rao, Foreign Secretary

[in association with the Association of Asia Scholars (AAS), New Delhi]

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27. 7 December ICWA-PISM Seminar on „INDIA AND POLAND IN THE CHANGING WORLD 2010 at 0915 ORDER‟ hrs. [in collaboration with the Polish Institute for International Affairs]

28. 9-10 ICWA- MGIMO Conference on “Evolving World Order: India Russia December Perspectives” 2010at 1000 hrs. [in collaboration with the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)]

29. 6-7 January, International Conference on “Rethinking International Intervention in 2010, at Afghanistan” ICWA, Sapru House [in collaboration with the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata (MAKAIAS)] 30. 22 January Joint Seminar on „Constitutional Crisis in Nepal‟ 2011 Venue: Muzaffarpur, Bihar

[in collaboration with Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bihar University] 31. Phase I: 22- Annual Conference of South Asia Think Tanks (COSATT) sponsored by the 23 January Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi 2011 in Kathmandu participation of the ICWA invited

Venue: Nepal 32. 12 Feb. 2011 Joint Seminar on „Strengthening Cooperation in SAARC: In the context of Non-Traditional Security Threats‟

Venue: University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

[in collaboration with the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur]

33. 26 Feb. 2011 Joint Seminar in collaboration with Asia Centre Bangalore on

Subject: “Is the Indian Ocean Ceasing to be Indian? Current Realities, Challenges and Opportunities for India”

Venue: Bangalore

34. 1-3 March International Seminar on “Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: An Architect of Indo- 2011 Persian Culture” organized by Jawaharlal Nehru University in association with the ICWA at Jawaharlal Lal Nehru University

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35. 3-4 March Delhi Dialogue III: “Beyond the First Twenty years of India-ASEAN 2011 at Hotel Engagement” – organized by ICWA, FICCI and ISEAS, Singapore Le Meridien, with support of MEA New Delhi Bilateral Dialogues

36. 20 April 2010, An Interactive Session with a Delegation of Women Journalists from 1700 hrs. SAARC Countries

Chaired by: Smt. Shashi Uban Tripathi, Former Ambassador and Member, UPSC 37. 26-30 June 5 member ICWA delegation to Dushanbe for dialogue on the geo-political 2010 dynamics in India-Tajik relations with the Tajik Academy of Sciences (TAS) as per MOU signed with TAS

Venue: Dushanbe 38. 2 July 2010 An Interaction with a delegation of Senior Journalists from Pakistan at 1730 hrs.

Chair: Ambassador Satish Chandra 39. 9 July 2010 A Roundtable on “Bangladesh-India Relations: Six months after Prime at 1030 hrs. Minister Sheikh Hasina‟s visit to India”

Chair: Ambassador Muchkund Dubey 40. Saturday, 21 Roundtable with Ambassador Frank G. Wisner, former US Ambassador to August 2010 India at 1700 hrs. and Dr. Thomas Graham, Senior Director at Kissinger Associates on “Reflections on Russia and the US-Russia Relationship” Chair: Shri Kanwal Sibal, former Foreign Secretary 41. 23 August Interaction with a delegation of Senior Journalists from CIS Countries 2010 at 4.00 P.M. 42. Monday, 6 Roundtable on “Current Developments in South China Sea” September 2010 at 1100 [in collaboration with the National Maritime Foundation (NMF)] hrs. 43. Wednesday, An Interaction with H.E. Mr. Viktor Mayko, Deputy Foreign Minister 22 Sept. 2010 of Ukraine at 5 p.m. Chair: Ambassador V.B. Soni

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44. 11-12 Oct. Second ICWA-EUISS Forum Meeting 2010 Venue: Brussels

45. 14-15 Oct. Fifth India-Spain Dialogue Forum 2010 Venue: Madrid

46. 11 November An Interaction with a delegation of Journalists from Rwanda 2010 at 1100 hrs. Chair: Prof. Suresh Kumar, Head, Deptt. Of African Studies, University of Delhi

47. Tuesday, 23 Roundtable with the delegation of Young Parliamentarians from Nepal on November “Democracy and Constitutional Developments in Nepal and India” 2010 at 1830 hrs. 48. Wednesday, 1 Roundtable discussion on “India and China in the Second Decade of the 21st December Century” 2010 at 3.30 p.m. Initiated by: Dr. Alka Acharya Ambassador Vinod C. Khanna Prof. Manoranjan Mohanty

[in collaboration with the Institute of Chinese Studies]

49. 14 December An Interaction with a delegation from Japan led by 2010 at 1030 hrs. Ms. Yoshiko Sakurai, Japan Institute for National Fundamentals, Tokyo (JINF) on “India-Japan Relations” 50. 14 December An Interaction with Alex Vines OBE, Director of Regional and Security 2010 at 1530 Studies and Head of the Africa Programme and Dr. Gareth Price, Acting hrs. Head and Senior Research Fellow of the Asia Programme, CHATHAM HOUSE, London on “India‟s Engagement in Africa”

51. Tuesday, 21 Interaction with a delegation from Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Dec. 2010 at Asian Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam 1530 hrs. National University – Ho Chi Minh City)

52. 10 January Interaction with a delegation of Editors/Journalists from East European 2011 from countries 1500 to 1600 hrs. C/o. XP Div. of MEA

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53. 15 March 2011 ICWA Policy Discussion Series at 1100 a.m. A round-table on the “Evolving Situation in West Asia & North Africa: Implications for India and Possible Responses”

Chair: Ambassador C.R. Gharekhan

Panel Discussions/Background Briefings

54. 30 Sept. 2010 One day Workshop on “India Vietnam Strategic Partnership: Exploring at 0900 hrs. Vistas for Expanded Cooperation”

55. 12 January Know India Programme 2011 at 1000 hrs. Workshop on Democracy and Diplomacy in Emerging India

[in collaboration with the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA)]

56. 28 January Function to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian 2011 at 1100 people hrs. Chief Guest: Mr. E. Ahamed, Hon‟ble Minister of State for External Affairs Guest: Ms. Vijaya Latha Reddy, Secretary(East), Ministry of External Affairs

57. 25 Feb. 2011 at Meeting with H.E. Mr. Ai Ping, Vice Minister of the International 1000 hrs. Department of the CPC, China

58. 25 Feb. 2011 Meeting with the NDC delegation from Thailand at 1500 hrs. Guest Speaker: Smt. Leela K. Ponappa

[at the request of The Thai Embassy]

59. Monday, 7 Visit of Casa Asia delegation, led by Mr. Jesus Sanz, Director General, March 2011 at Casa Asia, Barcelona, Spain in connection with the India-Spain Tribune, to 1100 hrs. ICWA

60. 15 March 2011 Visit of a delegation of five persons, led by Mr. Surapong Jayanama, at 4.00 p.m. Director from the Saranrom Institute of Foreign Affairs (SIFA) of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand to exchange views with ICWA about way and means to promote cooperation between SIFA and ICWA

Followed by Signing of MoU

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Between ICWA and SIFA, Bangkok

Book Release etc.

61. 18 August Release of Book “Colonialism and Indian Economy” by Professor Amiya 2010 at 1700 Kumar Bagchi, Director, Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK) hrs. [in collaboration with the Oxford University Press]

62. Monday, 20 Launch of Shri Talmiz Ahmad‟s book: “Children of Abraham at Sept. 2010 at War: The Clash of Messianic Militarisms” by Shri Mani Shankar 6.30 P.M. Aiyar, Hon‟ble Member of Parliament

63. 4 November Launch of the book “ARMING WITHOUT AIMING: India‟s Military 2010 at 5.00 Modernization”[authored by Stephen P. Cohen and Sunil Dasgupta] p.m.

64. Thursday, 10 Launch of Ms. Radha Raina‟s book “Echoes of a Distant Past: India and February 2011 Kazakhstan” by Shri Jayant Prasad, Special Secretary (PD), Ministry of at 1730 hrs. External Affairs, Government of India

[in association with the Kazakh Embassy]

65. Monday, 28 Launch of book: “Economic Diplomacy: India‟s Experience” Feb. 2011 at [Edited by Kishan S. Rana and Bipul Chatterjee] by Smt. Nirupama Rao, 1600 hrs. Foreign Secretary of India

[in collaboration with the Public Diplomacy Division, MEA]

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Annexure-V

Indian Council of World Affairs Sapru House, New Delhi

COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL FOR SECURITY COOPERATION IN THE ASIA PACIFIC (CSCAP INDIA) (AS ON 31 March 2011)

1. Ambassador Leela K. Poanappa, Chairperson 2. Shri N.N. Vohra, Governor, Jammu & Kashmir. 3. Lt. General Satish Nambiar, Director, United Service Institute. 4. Shri Virendra Gupta, Senior Director, CII. 5. Commander P.K. Ghosh, Senior Research Fellow, National Maritime Foundation 6. Dr. Bishwajit Dhar, Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries. 7. Dr. C. Raja Mohan, Editor, Strategic Affairs, The Indian Express. 8. Shri V.K. Topa, Advisor to the Secretary General, FICCI. 9. Prof. Radha Kumar, Director, Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution. 10. Shri Ajai Sahni, Executive Director, Institute for Conflict Management. 11. Ambassador Santosh Kumar 12. Ambassador T P Sreenivasan

Ex-Officio Members

13. Director General, ICWA 14. AS (I O), MEA 15. JS (D&ISA), MEA 16. Director (FSO), MEA 17. Director (D&ISA), MEA

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