Vol. 11 No. 4 October 2015
— Policy research to shape the international development agenda
National Consultation on India-Africa Partnership
Ahead of the third India- Africa Forum Summit, RIS, in collaboration with the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Brookings India, organised a National Consultation on “India-Africa Partnership: Priorities and Prospects” on 16 September 2015 in New Delhi. Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS delivered the Welcome Address, in which he complimented Mr. Navtej Sarna, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India speaking Mr. Navtej Sarna, Secretary (West), at the National Consultation on India-Africa Partnership: Priorities and Prospects. Also seen in Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), picture (from left to right) are Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS; Amb. Rajiv Bhatia; Ms. Ruchita Beri, IDSA; and Dr. WPS Sidhu, Senior Fellow, Brookings India. Government of India for the excellent logo for the forthcoming Sarna, Secretary (West), MEA, Rajiv Bhatia, delivered the Keynote India-Africa Forum Summit which Government of India delivered the Address. Remarks were also made represents both “past history and Inaugural Address. Ambassador ideas for the future”. Mr. Navtej Continued on page 8... Fourth Roundtable of the ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks (AINTT)
(From left to right) Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS and AIC; Amb. Anil Wadhwa, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India; Hon Dato' Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia; Tan Sri Rastam Mohd Isa, Chairman and Chief Executive, Institute of Strategic and International Studies Malaysia; General (Retd) Vijay Kumar Singh, Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India; and Amb. V. S. Seshadri, Vice Chairman, RIS and AIC.
ASEAN-India Centre (AIC) at and the Institute of Strategic and ‘ASEAN-India: Strengthening the RIS, jointly with the Ministry of International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia Ties That Bind’ on 7-8 August 2015 External Affairs, Government of organised the Fourth Roundtable in Kuala Lumpur. Tan Sri Rastam India; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, of the ASEAN-India Network of Malaysia; the ASEAN Secretariat; Think Tanks (AINTT) on the theme Continued on page 13...
RISRIS DiaryDiary OctoberOctober 2015 1 Policy Dialogues
IORA Blue Economy Dialogue on Prospects of Blue Economy in the Indian Ocean
RIS, jointly with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), New Delhi organised an International Conference on the “Prospects of Blue Economy in the Indian Ocean” on 17-18 August 2015 in Goa. The conference began with the Welcome Remarks by Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS. Mr. Samir Saran, Vice President, ORF and Mr. Alok Dimri, Director (MER), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India made Special Remarks. Prof. V. N. Attri, Chair, Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS making Welcome Remarks at the conference. Also seen in picture (from left to right) are Prof. V. N Attri, Chair, Indian Ocean Rim Studies, IORA; Mr. Alok Indian Ocean Rim Studies, IORA Dimri, Director (MER), MEA; Mr. Samir Saran, Vice President, ORF; and Prof. S. K. Mohanty, RIS. delivered the Keynote Address. Prof. S. K. Mohanty, RIS extended the vote of thanks. it brings to the green economy growth. Island and coastal economies Mr. Alok Dimri, Director (MER), philosophy which has been an are expected to gain more from the MEA chaired the first session on integral part of development blue economy orientation in their ‘Developing a Comprehensive strategies in several countries. development policies. Accounting Framework for Blue However, one can still identify the Following the blue economy Economy’. The second session on relevance of blue economy from paradigm, the major oceans of the Fisheries and Aquaculture was the angle of the weight assigned to world are likely to attract more chaired by Dr. H. P. Rajan, Deputy blue resources in the development investments into aquaculture, Director (Retired), Division for process. Blue resources whose seafood processing, marine Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea, universe is not yet defined properly technology development and UN. The third session chaired by typically cover oceans, rivers, lakes research, marine-based services and Dr. Vikrom Mathur, Senior Fellow and other form of water bodies and so on. By that logic, Indian Ocean and Head, Climate Initiative, ORF water-related activities. In precise covering four different sub-regions, deliberated on ‘Renewable Ocean terms, both freshwater and marine e.g. South East Asia, South Asia, Energy’. The fourth session on water coverage of a country and the Middle East and Africa, is the third ‘Ports, Shipping, Manufacturing natural resources and activities such largest ocean in the world with and Other Sectors’ was chaired by as fishing, minerals, aquatic plants, enormous potential for harnessing Dr. H. Purushottam, Chairman and oil, water tourism and leisure, marine blue economy resources. It carries MD, NRDC. The fifth session was biotechnology, deep sea mining of half of the world’s container ships, chaired by Mr. Randolph Payet, hydrocarbons, thorium, etc., and the one-third of the bulk cargo traffic Secretary General, Indian Ocean related activities on land are parts and over two-thirds of the world’s Tuna Commission, Seychelles. The of blue economy. The protagonists oil shipments. For the member states session discussed issues related to of this approach visualise a great of the Indian Ocean Rim Association ‘Sea-bed Exploration and Minerals’. potential for growth and job creation (IORA) this notion of blue economy in the blue economy sectors as it The concept of blue economy offers an opportunity for more blends the two important objectives is a relatively new acronym in efficient and scientific exploitation of sustainable and harmonious use the development literature. Many of blue resources for catalysing of resources and greater exploitation ponder over the difference that growth and employment in the of resources for faster economic Continued on page 11...
2 RIS Diary October 2015 Policy Dialogues Financing for Development and Post 2015 Agenda
Mr. Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Finance, Government of India delivering keynote address at the seminar. Also seen in picture (from left to right) are Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS; Dr. Bhaskar Chatterjee, Director General and CEO, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India; Ms. Sujata Mehta, Secretary (M&ER), MEA; Amb. Shyam Saran, Chairman, RIS; Mr. Yuri Afanasiev, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in India; Ms. Nisha Agarwal, CEO, Oxfam India; and Mr. Amitabh Behar, Executive Director, National Foundation for India / Wada Na Todo Abhiyan, and Convenor, FIDC Working Group on Emerging Development Agenda. RIS, in association with the UN in Agenda: Way Forward from Addis’ umbrella, RIS had organised two India and the Forum for Indian on 2 September 2015 in New other consultations on ‘Financing Development Cooperation (FIDC) Delhi. It formed a part of the RIS for Development’ in New Delhi on convened a seminar on ‘Financing work programme on Sustainable 8 July 2015 and in Addis Ababa on for Development and Post 2015 Development Goals. Under the same Continued on page 14... RIS Events on the Side Lines of United Nations General Assembly, New York
(From left to right) Mr. Yuri Afanasiev, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in India; Ambassador Macharia Kamau, Permanent Representative of Kenya to the UN; Ms. Helen Clark, Administrator, UNDP; Prof. Arvind Panagariya, Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog, Government of India; Ambassador Asoke Kumar Mukerji, Permanent Representative of India to the UN; Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS; and Dr. Sabyasachi Saha, Assistant Professor, RIS at the 21 September 2015 consultation at the UN Headquarters, New York.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Southern Perspectives” was held Mission of India to the United Development: Southern on 21 September 2015 at the UN Nations. Welcome Remarks were Perspectives Headquarters in partnership delivered by Dr. Sabyasachi RIS organised two side events with United Nations Foundation Saha, Assistant Professor, RIS. alongside United Nations General and Centre on International Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director Assembly in New York. The first Cooperation, New York University. General, RIS and Ambassador side event on “The 2030 Agenda The meeting was convened in collaboration with the Permanent for Sustainable Development: Continued on page 9...
RIS Diary October 2015 3 Policy Dialogues Consultation on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) RIS, in association with the NITI Aayog, Government of India; UN in India; Forum for Indian Development Cooperation (FIDC); and Observer Research Foundation (ORF) held a day long consultation with stakeholders on SDGs in New Delhi on 9 September 2015, ahead of the special session of the UN General Assembly held in New York on 25-27 September 2015. Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS delivered the Welcome Address. The UN Ms. Sindhushree Khullar, Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog, Government of India delivering Welcome Resident Coordinator and UNDP Address at the consultation. Also seen in picture (from right to left) are Prof. Anuradha Chenoy, Resident Representative in India, Chairman, FIDC and Dean School of International Studies, JNU; Mr. Puneet Aggarwal, Joint Secretary Mr. Yuri Afanasiev welcomed the (UNES), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India; Ambassador Shyam Saran, Chairman, RIS; Mr. Yuri Afanasiev, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in India; and guests. Ms. Sindhushree Khullar, Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS. Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog delivered the Inaugural Address. remarks in the inaugural session complex and raised the question of Amb. Shyam Saran, Chairman, were delivered by Prof. Anuradha how to nationalise these goals. The RIS, made the Chairperson’s Chenoy, Chairman of FIDC and panellists also gave a perspective remarks. Mr. Puneet Aggarwal, Dean, School of International Studies on how MDGs and SDGs are Joint Secretary (UNES), MEA made at Jawaharal Nehru University. The integral to India’s development Special Remarks. The concluding panellists noted that SDGs were Continued on page 15... Consultations on Financing for Development Ahead of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD 3) in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, RIS in association with the UN in India and the Forum for Indian Development Cooperation (FIDC), organised consultations on Financing for Development to discuss the core issues of the FfD 3. The first consultation was organised in New Delhi on 8 July 2015 in which Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Prof. Deepak Nayyar, Professor Emeritus of Economics, JNU speaking at the consultation. Also seen Director-General, RIS made in picture (from left to right) are Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS; Amb. Shyam Saran, Welcome Remarks. Ambassador Chairman, RIS; Dr. Adarsh Swaika, Director, UN Economic and Social Division, Ministry of External Shyam Saran, Chairman, RIS made Affairs,Government of India; Dr. Akmal Hussain, Distinguished Professor of Economics, Forman Christian College, Lahore; and Mr. Amitabh Behar, Board Member, FIDC and Executive Director, Chairman’s Remarks. Dr. Adarsh National Foundation for India (NFI). Swaika, Director, UN Economic and Social Division, Ministry of External Professor of Economics, Forman context that would decide the Affairs, Government of India; Prof. Christian College, Lahore were the global development architecture Deepak Nayyar, Professor Emeritus key panellists. for the next 15 years. It also builds of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru The panellists flagged India’s on the 2002 Monterrey Consensus University, New Delhi; and Dr. position in the run up to the FfD3. and the 2008 Doha Declaration that Akmal Hussain, Distinguished The FfD3 was taking place in a Continued on page 12...
4 RIS Diary October 2015 Policy Dialogues International Conference on ASEAN-India Cultural Links
ASEAN-India Centre (AIC) at RIS, in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs, Governmnent of India and Indian Council of Cultural Affairs (ICCR), organised the International Conference on “ASEAN-India Cultural Links: Historical and Contemporary Dimensions” in New Delhi on 23- 24 July 2015. Amb. Anil Wadhwa, Secretary (East), MEA, GoI delivered the Keynote Address. Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS Amb. Anil Wadhwa, Secretary (East), MEA, GoI delivering the Keynote Address at the conference. and AIC delivered the Welcome Also seen in picture (from left to right) are Prof. Prabir De, Coordinator, AIC; Amb. Shyam Saran, Address. Amb. Shyam Saran, Chairman, RIS and AIC; Prof. Lokesh Chandra, President, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR); and Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS and AIC. Chairman, RIS and AIC delivered the Opening Address. Prof. Lokesh the trade links between India and of beliefs; (vi) Evolving artistic Chandra, President, Indian Council ASEAN. expressions: from tradition to for Cultural Relations (ICCR), New modernity; and (vii) Writing our own The various session of the histories: changing methodologies. Delhi made Inaugural Address. The conference deliberated on: (i) Trade Eminent scholars from several conference touched a number of and maritime links between South parts of the world participated in issues related to ancient cultural ties and Southeast Asia; (ii) Continuities the Conference. Prof. Prabir De, between India and ASEAN and their and change; (iii) Representations of Coordinator, AIC gave the vote significance in the present world. The religions and rituals; (iv) Textual of thanks. The detailed agenda is conference also aimed to look how traditions and transmissions; (v) available on the RIS website. cultural links can help to strengthen Sacred geographies and localisations
India-Korea CEPA: An Appraisal of Progress Amb. Anil Wadhwa, Secretary (East), MEA, GoI released the AIC- RIS report entitled ‘India-Korea CEPA: An Appraisal of Progress’ in New Delhi on 8 September 2015. Amb. Wadhwa in his Special Address applauded AIC and RIS for bringing out a very timely and useful report as five years after the implementation of India-South Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), the two sides have begun talks to expand the agreement and cover Amb. Anil Wadhwa, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India releasing more manufacturing sectors. The the report. Also seen in picture (from left to right) are Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS and AIC; Amb. V S Seshadri, Vice-Chairman, RIS & AIC; Shri Sanjay Chadha, Joint Secretary, Government is keen to look out and Department of Commerce, Government of India. benefit from all the opportunities with Korea. Saran Chairman, RIS and AIC made (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, the Opening Remarks. Mr. Amitabh Industry made Special Remarks and Director General, RIS made Kant, Secretary, Department of highlighted that this Report would Welcome Remarks. Amb. Shyam Industrial Policy and Promotion Continued on page 11...
RIS Diary October 2015 5 Policy Dialogues ASEAN-India Eminent Person Lecture As part of ASEAN-India Eminent Persons’ Lecture Series, ASEAN- India Centre (AIC) at RIS, jointly with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and the ASEAN Secretariat, organised a lecture by H.E. Mr. Evan Garcia, Foreign Affairs Under Secretary, the Philippines in New Delhi on 17 July 2015. Amb. Anil Wadhwa, Secretary (East), MEA, GoI delivered the Special Address. Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS and AIC made Amb. Shyam Saran, Chairman, RIS and AIC delivering the Opening Address. Also seen in picture (from Welcome Remarks. Amb. Shyam left to right) are Prof. Prabir De, Coordinator, ASEAN-India Centre (AIC) at RIS; Amb. Anil Wadhwa, Saran, Chairman, RIS delivered the Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India; H.E. Mr. Evan Garcia, Foreign Opening Address. Affairs Under Secretary of Philippines and Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS and AIC. Amb. Garcia’s lecture examined of engagement - bilateral, regional The event came to an end with the current horizon of cooperation as well as international - continues closing remarks by Amb. Shyam and interaction between India and to deepen and broaden in the years Saran and vote of thanks by Prof. the Philippines and suggested to come. Prabir De, Coordinator, ASEAN- concrete steps to ensure that the level India Centre (AIC). One Belt, One Road
The Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) organised the “One Belt, One Road” and BCIMS Regional Interconnection Conference in Beijing, China on 25-26 August 2015. RIS was co-organiser of this Interconnection Conference. The programme began with the opening and welcoming remarks by ZHANG Yuyan, Director, IWEP, CASS. The Bangladesh-China-India- Myanmar Economic Corridor (BCIM-EC) is complementary to Participants of the One Belt, One Road and BCIMS Regional Interconnection conference. achieving the vision of ‘One Belt, One Road’. The BCIM countries fall was organised to discuss about Lanka, discussed about a wide range under the ancient South-western Silk the opportunities, identify major of economic, social, and security Road connecting Southern part of challenges and collectively agree issues related to ‘OBOR and BCIM China, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and on recommendations to expedite cooperation’ and mutual benefit India including the northeastern the process of BCIM Cooperation. of BCIM, as well as measures to states. After decades of deliberation Participants from institutions/think promote regional interconnection. and discussion as a Track II think tanks like the Institute of World From RIS, Prof. S.K. Mohanty tank level initiative, BCIM-EC Economics and Politics (IWEP), participated in the Conference and eventually got official recognition China; the Institute for Policy, made a presentation on “Emergence as a Track I inter-governmental Advocacy, and Governance (IPAG), of A Regional Growth Epicentre initiative in 2013. Considering the Bangladesh; Observer Research in Asia Potential of BCIM with the immense potential and opportunities Foundation (ORF), Mumbai; and Policy of ‘One Belt One Road’”. for cooperation, this conference Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Sri
6 RIS Diary October 2015 Policy Dialogues Roundtable on ASEAN India Air Connectivity ASEAN-India Centre (AIC) at RIS organised a Roundtable on “ASEAN- India Air Connectivity” on 28 September 2015 in New Delhi. Prof. Prabir De, Coordinator, AIC made the Welcome Remarks. Ambassador Anil Wadhwa, Secretary (East), MEA, GoI delivered the Keynote Address. Ambassador Shyam Saran, Chairman, RIS delivered the Opening Address. Mr. Anil Srivastava, Joint Secretary (AS), Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) gave Special Amb. Shyam Saran, Chairman, RIS and AIC, delivering the opening address at the Roundtable. Also Address. The first session of the seen in picture (from left to right) are Prof. Prabir De, Coordinator, ASEAN-India Centre (AIC); Mr. Anil Roundtable on ‘Air Transportation Srivastava, Jt. Secretary (AS), Ministry of Civil Aviation (MOCA); Amb. Anil Wadhwa, Secretary (East), MEA, GoI; Ms. Pooja Kapur, Joint Secretary (AML), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. between India and Southeast and East Asia’ was chaired by Dr. Sanat Kaul, Chairman, International Foundation on ‘ASEAN – India Air Connectivity’ was chaired by Mr. Satendra Singh, for Aviation, Aerospace and study. Dr. Shefali Juneja, Director, Former Director-General, Directorate Development (IFFAAD), New Delhi. Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Ms. Pooja Kapur, Joint Secretary made Special Remarks. The second New Delhi. The conference ended (AML), MEA delivered the Special session on ‘ASEAN-India Open with the vote of thanks by Dr. Durairaj Address. Prof. Prabir De, RIS and Sky: Opportunities and Challenges’ Kumarasamy, Consultant, AIC. Coordinator AIC made a presentation
NeST Meeting @ UNDP, New York RIS organised a consultation in collaboration with UNDP’s Bureau for Policy and Programme Support on South-South and Triangular Cooperation at UNDP Office in New York on 22 September 2015 in which the future work programme of Network of Southern Think-Tanks (NeST) was discussed in detail. Dr. Xiaojun Grace Wang, Lead Advisor, UNDP made the opening remarks. Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, DG, RIS made special remarks. Other panellists included Dr. Wang Yihuan, Director, Research Center for (From left to right) Mr. Doningnon Soro, Policy Analyst, South-South and Triangular Cooperation, International Development (RCID), UNDP; Dr. Thomas Fues, German Development Institute; Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, China Agricultural University RIS; Dr. Wang Yihuan, Director, Research Center for International Development (RCID), China (CAU); Mr. Jesus Velazquez Castillo, Agricultural University (CAU); Dr. Xiaojun Grace Wang, Lead Advisor, South-South and Triangular Cooperation, UNDP; Dr. Sabyasachi Saha, Assistant Professor, RIS.; Mr. Pratyush, Research Delegate of Permanent Mission of Assistant, RIS; and Ms. Shams Banihani, Policy Analyst, South-South and Triangular Cooperation, Mexico to the United Nations; Ms. UNDP at the meeting. Angela Trenton-Mbonde, Senior Advisor, UNAIDS; Dr. Thomas Fues, The panel discussed the need emergence of collaborative efforts German Development Institute; and of collaboration between North- undertaken by the Southern think- Prof. Manuel Montes, The South South partnership and South-South tanks was also discussed. Center. Cooperation. In this regard, the
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National Consultation on India-Africa Partnership continued from page 1... by Dr. WPS Sidhu, Senior Fellow, Brookings India, New Delhi and Mr. Pranav Kumar, Head - International Policy & Trade, CII. Dr. Ruchita Beri, Senior Research Associate and Coordinator, Africa, LAC and UN Centre, IDSA extended the vote of thanks. The various sessions of the consultation deliberated on (i) India-Africa Partnership and Global Context; (ii) Trade, Investment and Mr. B. S. Bhalla, Joint Secretary (FT Africa), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India delivering Special Address at the consultation. Also seen in picture (from left to right) are Amb. Virendra Development Issues; (iii) Energy, Gupta, former Ambassador of India to South Africa; Mr. Pranav Kumar, Head - International Policy Climate Change and Maritime & Trade, CII; and Prof. S.K. Mohanty, RIS. Security; and (iv) People-to-People: Head - International Policy & Trade, Education, Civil Society and Social and hoped that this consultation CII. Dr. WPS Sidhu, Senior Fellow, Sector. would provide some key research inputs – on trade, investment and Brookings India extended the vote The India-Africa Forum development; energy, climate of thanks. Summit is a mechanism devised to change and maritime security; strengthen the ancient ties between and people-to-people endeavours India and Africa. India and Africa in the domain of education, civil New Frontiers of share a long history of friendship society and social sector – for the and cooperation in development. Forum Summit. In the present RIS Research Our relations quintessentially define global context, it is very important RIS has launched a new the modern concept of development that India-Africa partnership seminar series for senior compact that is based on shared strengthens further. Given the researchers called Frontier responsibility and helping one wide range of complementarities Research Seminar Series another meet their developmental between the regions, there is an at which discussion on the goals. ample scope to enhance the India- evolving research programme RIS has been actively facilitating Africa partnership in areas like of the institute would be taken discussions on various aspects agriculture, food security, climate up. of the India-Africa Cooperation change, energy security and so on through lectures, discussion in a concerted manner. • The first seminar in the series on ‘Eurasian FTA meetings and publications. In early The consultation ended with and India’ by Prof. Ram 2015, RIS organised a conference on closing session chaired by Mr. Upendra Das was held on India-Africa Partnership in New Tanmaya Lal, Joint Secretary 28 August 2015. Technologies in Agriculture in New (E&SA), MEA, GoI. Dr. Ruchita Beri Delhi. This consultation was a step presented the conference report. It • In the second seminar on in this direction. also had remarks by H.E. Amb. Dr. 28 September 2015 Prof. Mr. Navtej Sarna, Secretary Hassan E. El Talib, Non-Resident S.K. Mohanty presented an (West), MEA, GoI in his Inaugural Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Nepal, outline for the forthcoming Address remarked that this Bangladesh and Maldives, Embassy RIS World Trade and consultation was the opening of the Republic of Sudan, New Delhi; Development Report event of the India-Africa Forum Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director (WTDR). Summit that was five weeks away General, RIS and Mr. Pranav Kumar,
8 RIS Diary October 2015 Ajit Singh: A GreatPolicy Mind Dialogues with Extra-ordinary Courage RIS Events on the Side Lines of United Nations General Assembly, New York continued from page 3... Economic growth, jobs, infrastructure Asoke Kumar Mukerji, Permanent and industrialisation will be the Representative of India to the United Nations made Opening engines for attaining SDGs: Remarks. Prof. Arvind Panagariya, Prof. Arvind Panagariya Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog delivered the Keynote Address. Ms. Prof. Arvind Panagariya in his Keynote Address Helen Clark, Administrator, UNDP at the RIS event on 21 September 2015, said: “At delivered the Special Address. The the outset, let me congratulate and commend RIS, event was graced by Ambassador India and the other co-organisers for organising this Macharia Kamau, Permanent important and timely event. It is heartening to see Representative of Kenya to the a star cast of speakers come together to expound UN; Ambassador David Donoghue, and possibly even extoll the Indian perspective on Permanent Representative of this fresh global initiative that proposes to make Ireland to the UN and the co- abject poverty history in fifteen years’ time. I also wish to take this facilitators of the Open Working opportunity to thank my good friend Ambassador Asoke Mukerji for the important role he and his Mission have played in nudging the SDG Group on SDGs. Senior diplomats agenda toward the priorities set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.” and policymakers, members of the permanent delegations to the UN, On the issues of global partnerships and multilateralism, he UN officials, prominent academics, commented: “The question of “how” within the targets, I am referring members of the civil society and to Goals 8 and 9, which address such important instruments of the media, from Southern countries poverty alleviation as economic growth, jobs, infrastructure and participated. industrialisation. The fact that these instruments have been explicitly recognised as policy objectives in their own right, perhaps for the first The first panel discussion was time in the history of multilateral development negotiation, is of great on 2030 Agenda: What it means significance for developing countries.” for developing countries? The panellists included Prof. Carlos On the topic of balance between development and redistribution, Correa, The South Centre, Geneva; Prof. Panagariya exclaimed: “But today, we live in a highly globalised Ms. Sarah F. Cliffe, Director, Centre and democratic world and the sequence of growth first and on International Cooperation, New redistribution later is not a choice. Rising prosperity must be shared with minimal lag while also ensuring environmental sustainability. York University; Mr. Yuri Afanasiev, As the world’s largest democracy, India has recognised this fact and UN Resident Coordinator and its successive governments have ensured that rising incomes are UNDP Resident Representative accompanied by rising social expenditures with sufficient attention in India and Ms. Minh-Thu paid to the protection of the environment. It is, therefore, no surprise Pham, Senior Policy Director, UN that the first two task forces that the Prime Minister appointed Foundation. The 2030 Agenda for under the auspices of the Niti Aayog were on Poverty Elimination Sustainable Development with 17 and Agricultural Development. It is for the same reason that he has Sustainable Development Goals set the target of 175 GW of installed capacity in renewable energy (SDGs) and 169 targets framed by by 31 March 2022 and launched the India-wide campaign for a the UN promises to connect five ‘clean India’ by the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Ps – People, Planet, Prosperity, 2 October 2019.” Peace and Partnership. The SDGs are universal, integrated and interlinked, and pledge to leave no would be critically hinged on the National Foundation for India. The one behind. While implementation successful North-South Partnership panellists for this session included of the SDGs rests with individual and South-South Cooperation. Prof. Sanjay Reddy, The New countries, the developing world The second panel discussion School for Social Research, New must have access to adequate was on: 2030 Agenda: Challenges York; Ambassador Carlos Sergio resources. In this light, the first and Opportunities for a Rising Sobral Duarte, Deputy Permanent panel explored why fulfilment South. It was moderated by Mr. Representative of Brazil to the UN; of objectives under this agenda Amitabh Behar, Executive Director, Dr. Samir Saran, Vice-President,
RIS Diary October 2015 9 Policy Dialogues Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi; and Dr. WPS Sidhu, Without India, the sustainable development Senior Fellow, Brookings India, goals cannot be achieved: Ms. Helen Clark New Delhi. Ms. Helen Clark in her special address at the RIS event on 21 September The main challenges for the 2015 on the sideline of UNGA said that “member States have agreed the new South over the next 15 years are: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will apply to all countries regardless resource, capacity and technology. of their level of development. To ensure that prosperity is shared and the Global governance architecture planet’s natural limits are respected, transformational change is needed in on economy, technology, and countries at all income levels.” environment, therefore, will have On global partnerships, she added: “Rejuvenated global partnerships, to comprehensively facilitate and underpinned by shared goals and mutual accountability, are needed. These support implementation of the must reflect the changing geopolitical landscape and the full diversity agenda across countries. Means of of financial flows and development actors – including within the Global Implementation (MOI), an integral South. This is about more than financing. It is also about reforming global institutions.” Articulating the balance between national and international part of the agenda, addresses issues commitments she said: “While each country has primary responsibility for of finance, technology, capacity its own economic and social development, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda building, trade and systemic issues recognises that national efforts must be complemented by enabling an internationally. The second panel international economic environment”. discussed why the multilateral On the issue of technology facilitation mechanism, she emphasised that institutions would have to “the creation, development and diffusion of new technologies are vitally accommodate the rise of emerging important for sustainable development. Member States in Addis agreed, powers and aspirations of the calling specifically for the transfer of environmentally sound technologies developing world to make the to developing countries on favourable terms.” delivery of this agenda effective on On the global taxation issue, she exclaimed that “UNDP has also teamed up all the counts. with the OECD to provide “Tax Inspectors Without Borders”. Under this initiative, international tax audit experts from the Global South and North, Consultation on Institutional work alongside national tax authorities, helping to build their capacity to Architecture and Development and assess and collect the taxes owed by international companies.” Access to Technology The second side event organised by RIS in collaboration goals offer Southern players a Foundation, New Delhi. Current with the Centre on International chance to clarify their roles and institutional arrangements are Cooperation, New York University ambitions in the global system. The insufficient to deliver immediate and was on ‘Consultation on Institutional panel deliberated on the legitimacy urgent technology development, Architecture and Development and of wider global participation deployment, dissemination, and Access to Technology’ at the New in multilateral institutions and transfer to developing countries. York University Midtown Center on necessity of enhanced provision There are barriers like IP rights 22 September 2015. The first session of global public goods to fulfil and lack of capacity to absorb was on Institutional Architecture the SDGs. It also focussed on how technology. The Addis Ababa and Development. It was moderated Southern institutions can support Action Agenda documents the by Dr. WPS Sidhu, Senior Fellow, the resource needs of the developing final decision on part of world Brookings India. The speakers world and shape the outcome of the leaders to establish a technology included Dr. Thomas Fues, German Post 2015 agenda. facilitation mechanism (TFM) under Development Institute; Dr. Sarah The second session was on the Post 2015 Development Agenda. Hearn, Centre on International Institutionalising TFM: IP and UN system is now working on Cooperation, New York University; Access to Technology. The panellists giving life to this proposal. Thus, Dr. Reneta Giannini, Senior for this session were Mr. Amit the second panel explored the Researcher, Instituto Igarape; Narang, Counsellor, Permanent possible framework under TFM to and Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, DG, Mission of India to the UN; Dr. institutionalise commitments by RIS. As Goal 16 under the SDGs Davis O’Connor, UN-DESA; and countries on access to technology focuses on peace and justice and Prof. Carlos Correa, The South and technology transfer, capacity Goal 17 calls for revitalising global Centre, Mr Samir Saran, Vice- building and financing of innovation partnership for development. These President, Observer Research at the global level.
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RIS Breakfast Seminar Series RIS Breakfast Seminar Series to chair these sessions to benefit Prasad, Visiting Fellow, RIS is meant to provide a platform from their experience and wisdom. chaired the Seminar. to younger faculty members To make these sessions interactive • ‘Trade Policy Liberalisation and early-career researchers occasionally senior researchers and its Linkage with Trade in to disseminate their research and policymakers are invited as India’ by Ms. Aastha Gupta, findings, discuss ongoing work discussants. As part of this series RIS Research Assistant, RIS on 11 and receive comments/feedback organised the following seminars: from experts and their peers. September 2015. Dr. Shahid Eminent scholars are also invited to • ‘Vietnam - China Greater Mekong Ahmed, Head, Department speak on subjects of academic and Sub-regional Framework of of Economics, Jamia Millia policy relevance. At the same time, Cooperation (GMS)’ by Ms. Islamia University, chaired the distinguished experts are invited Rashmi Singh, Consultant, RIS Seminar. on 11 August 2015. Amb. Jayant
IORA Blue Economy Dialogue on Prospects of Blue Economy in the Indian Ocean continued from page 2... region. Mauritius and Seychelles, the two small island developing countries, have already embarked upon a holistic marine policy strategy for implementing blue economy principles in their respective economies. Other countries in IORA are considering of embracing this development paradigm in full spirit so as to seize the opportunities emerging from blue economy sectors Participants of the IORA Blue Economy Dialogue on Prospects of Blue Economy in the Indian Ocean. for higher growth, social welfare and ecological balance. representing the Indian Ocean Rim also had presentation of Conference In view of the importance of countries and from other parts Summary by Prof. S. K .Mohanty, RIS the subject, RIS took initiative to of the world participated in the and vote of thanks by Dr. Vikrom organise this important conference. Conference. The conference ended Mathur, Senior Fellow and Head, Academicians, policymakers, with concluding session that was Climate Initiative, ORF. diplomats and informed intelligentsia chaired by Prof. V. N. Attri, Chair, Indian Ocean Rim Studies, IORA. It
India-Korea CEPA: An Appraisal of Progress continued from page 5... help the Government when the two important insights into the India- the implementation of this CEPA sides sit for further negotiations Korea CEPA. in the last five years since it came to upgrade the agreement. Amb. The Report is first of its kind into effect. It has sought to examine V S Seshadri, Vice-Chairman, that intends to critically evaluate if there is scope for improvement RIS & AIC, who is the principal how the FTAs that have come into in its implementation and makes investigator of the study, made a force and in which India is a partner specific recommendations. It has presentation on the study. Mr. S. R. are being implemented and whether also considered whether there Tayal, Former Ambassador of India there are ways by which we can is a case for moving towards an to Republic of Korea also presented ensure better returns. It looks at upgrade of CEPA at this stage.
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Consultations on Financing for Development continued from page 4...
Mr. Jayant Sinha, Hon’ble Minister of State for Finance, Government of India speaking at the consultation. Also seen in picture (from left to right) are Dr. Sabyasachi Saha, Assistant Professor, RIS; Mr. Danny Sriskandarajah, Secretary General, Civicus; Ambassador Sanjay Verma, Ambassador of India to Ethiopia and Djibouti; Dr. Manuel Montes, Senior Advisor, Finance and Development, The South Centre, Geneva; Mr. Amitabh Behar, Executive Director, National Foundation of India; and Professor Milindo Chakrabarti, Visiting Fellow, RIS at the consultation held on 14 July 2015 in Addis Ababa. sought to mobilise resources for Tavares, Representative, UN Dr. Manuel Montes, Senior Advisor, development and for the effective Women Office for India. Finance and Development, The use of all these resources in the South Centre, Geneva; Mr. Amitabh The panellists were of the global partnership for sustainable Behar, Executive Director, National opinion that India’s position development – the three dimensions Foundation of India; and Mr. should be that the Financing for of which are: the promotion of Danny Sriskandarajah, Secretary Development process should inclusive growth, protecting General, Civicus presented views feed into the wider canvas, which environment and promotion of from academia and civil society. includes post-2015 development peaceful and inclusive societies. Dr. Sabyasachi Saha, Assistant agenda, climate change, and Professor, RIS extended the vote Presentation on the Draft development cooperation. The of thanks. Outcome Document of the Third issues on Financing for Development International Conference on cover aid, international financial The outcomes of these Financing for Development were architecture, domestic resource consultations in the form of a policy made by Dr. Priyadarshi Dash, mobilisation and global tax issues. communiqué were presented to Research Associate, RIS; Mr. N. the Minister of State for Finance, The second consultation was Paul Divakar, General Secretary, Mr. Jayant Sinha, who led the organised in Addis Ababa on 14 Dalit Arthik Adhikar Andolan; Indian delegation to Addis Ababa, July 2015 on the sidelines of FfD 3. Mr. Subrat Das, Executive Director, and were later fed into the inter- Mr. Jayant Sinha, Hon’ble Minister Centre for Budget and Governance governmental process on the of State for Finance, Government Accountability, New Delhi; Mr. post-2015 development agenda of India made Chairperson’s Amitabh Behar, Convenor, Wada underway at the General Assembly remarks. Ambassador Sanjay Na Todo Abhiyan; and Mr. Harsh in New York in September. RIS has Verma, Ambassador of India Jaitli, Voluntary Action Network collaborated with the UN and was to Ethiopia and Djibouti made India (VANI). This session was the key partner from academia/ Welcome Remarks. Prof. Milindo chaired by Ms. Rebecca Reichmann research for the first consultation Chakrabarti, Visiting Fellow, RIS; on SDGs in India.
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Delegation of National Academy of Politics of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at RIS A seven-member delegation, the delegation included: Dr. Nguyen HNAP in charge of International led by Assistant Prof. Dr. Thi Tuyet Mai, Senior Lecturer, Cooperation; Mr. Do Khuong Trinh Duc Thao, Director of Institute of Leadership and Public Manh Linh, MA, Expert of Institute of State and Law, Ho Policy, HNAP; Dr. Nguyen Thi Centre for Indian Studies, HNAP; Chi Minh National Academy Phuong Lan, Lecturer of Institute of and Ms. Vu Van Anh, Expert of Politics (HNAP), visited RIS Economy, HNAP; Mr. Nguyen Van of International Cooperation, for an interactive session on 15 Duong, MA, PS to Vice President of HNAP. September 2015. The members of
Fourth Roundtable of AINTT continued from page 1... Mohd Isa, Chairman and Chief Executive, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia made Welcome Remarks. Hon Dato' Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia delivered the Keynote Address. General (Retd) Vijay Kumar Singh, Minister of State for External Affairs, Government General (Retd) Vijay Kumar Singh, Minister of State for External Affairs, Governmnent of India of India delivered the Inaugural releasing the ‘ASEAN-India Economic Relations: Opportunities and Challenges’, AIC/RIS Proceedings Address. Amb. Anil Wadhwa, of the 3rd AINTT Roundtable. Also seen in picture (from left to right) are Amb. V. S. Seshadri, Secretary (East), MEA, GoI and Amb. Vice-Chairman, RIS and AIC; Amb. Anil Wadhwa, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India; Tan Sri Rastam Mohd Isa, Chairman and Chief Executive, Institute of Strategic V. S. Seshadri, Vice Chairman, RIS and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia; Hon Dato' Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican, Deputy and AIC made Special Remarks. Prof. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia; Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS and AIC; Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, Prabir De, Coordinator, AIC. RIS and AIC made concluding security architectures and discussed Tan Sri Dato Ajit Singh, Advisor remarks. the challenges that the countries have (India Business), IJM Corporation At the Roundtable ‘ASEAN- been facing in the region. Ms. Elina Berhad and Former Secretary- India Economic Relations: Noor chaired this session. The third General, ASEAN Secretariat chaired Opportunities and Challenges’, AIC/ session discussed issues relating to fifth the session on ‘Post-2015 Agenda RIS Proceedings of the 3rd AINTT regional economic architecture such of ASEAN and the Way Forward.’ as ASEAN Economic Community Roundtable and ‘ASEAN-India: The Roundtable concluded with (AEC), Regional Comprehensive Shaping the Post-2015 Agenda’, Economic Partnership (RCEP), and the vote of thanks by Prof. Prabir De IDSA Proceedings of the 7th Delhi the way forward. It was chaired and Tan Sri Rastam Mohd Isa. Senior Dialogue were also released. The by Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Chancellor, officials from India and ASEAN first session of the Roundtable Gokhale Institute of Economics and member countries participated in deliberated on issues relating to Politics, Pune and Senior Fellow, the Roundtable. The outcomes of non-traditional security threats such Centre for Policy Research (CPR). the Roundtable would be used in as maritime security, cyber security the preparation of the 13th ASEAN- The fourth session chaired by and transnational crime including India Summit to be held at Kuala Prof. Prabir De, RIS and Coordinator, international terrorism. Amb. V. S. Lumpur later this year. The detailed AIC discussed past and present Seshadri, chaired this session. cultural links between ASEAN and programme of the Roundtable is The second session dealt with India and suggested a way forward available on the RIS website. existing and emerging regional to strengthen the links.
RIS Diary October 2015 13 Policy Dialogues Financing for Development and Post 2015 Agenda continued from Page 3... Capital flows from Developing World 14 July 2015 as a side event to the impairing Development: Mr. Jayant Sinha Third International Conference on Financing for Development, Addis Linking global capital flows to the UN's proposed Sustainable Ababa, Ethiopia. Development Goals (SDGs), Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Jayant Sinha said India has pitched for a global tax regime to be built into Mr. Jayant Sinha, Hon’ble the UN process. He was speaking at the RIS seminar on Financing for Minister of State for Finance, Development and Post 2015 Agenda held on 2 September 2015. Government of India delivered "India stands at a profound moment tectonic change in the world the Keynote Address. Welcome where, while Official Development Assistance (ODA) globally is in remarks were delivered by Prof. the range of about $150 billion, capital flows leaving the developing Sachin Chaturvedi, Director world to richer parts through capital gains structures or illicit financial General, RIS. Ambassador Shyam flows are estimated at between $400 billion to $600 billion," he said. He Saran, Chairman RIS gave the added that these capital flows are impeding the development process Chairman’s Remarks and Ms. Sujata in these countries. Mehta, Secretary (M&ER), MEA The Minister said if one moves to a UN process on this with delivered the special remarks. Ms. intergovernmental consultations there would be a more equitable and Nisha Agarwal, Oxfam India and responsive tax policy for the developing world. Dr. Bhaskar Chatterjee, Director General & CEO, Indian Institute Todo Abhiyan, and Convenor, of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of FIDC Working Group on Emerging Corporate Affairs were the other Roundtable on Development Agenda extended the panellists. Mr. Amitabh Behar, vote of thanks. Medical Devices Executive Director, National Foundation for India/Wada Na Policy RIS organised a Roundtable to invite comments/suggestions on the Draft National Medical Devices Policy, 2015 on 10 August 2015. The purpose Revitalising SAARC of the Roundtable was to to facilitate coordinated response The National Defence College, New Delhi, organised to the Draft Policy. Prof. Sachin the Seminar on “Revitalising SAARC on 9 September Chaturvedi, Director General made Welcome Remarks. 2015. Prof. Ram Upendra Das chaired the session on Mr. T.C. James, Consultant, Promoting SAARC Economic integration at the Seminar. RIS presented the Draft Policy. Mr. K. M. Gopa Kumar, Third World Network; Dr. Reji K. Joseph, ISID; Dr. Amit Sengupta, International People’s Health University; Dr. Jitendar Kumar Sharma, National Health Systems Resource Centre, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Mr. Zakir Thomas, former Director, OSDD; Dr. Sarojini N B; Dr. Debapriya Dutta, Director, Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research, and Prof. Ram Upendra Das, RIS at the Seminar on ‘Revitalising SAARC’ organised by the National Defence College. Dr. Sabyasachi Saha, Assistant Professor participated in the Roundtable.
14 RIS Diary October 2015 Policy Dialogues Consultation on SDGs continued from page 4... process enshrined in five-year plans. The work programme of RIS also discussed them and it was emphasised that development and South-South cooperation is at the top of its agenda and this focus entails innovative ways of working with traditional donors and new partners. The challenges in fulfilling the SDGs were also discussed. It was mentioned that in the 12th Ms. Sindhushree Khullar, Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog, Government of India releasing the Five-Year Plan, there were only 25 special issue of the ABDR on Sustainable Development Goals. Also seen in picture (from left to right) are Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS; Mr. Yuri Afanasiev, UN Resident Coordinator indicators, many of which could not and UNDP Resident Representative in India; Ambassador Shyam Saran, Chairman, RIS; Dr. K. Ravi be assessed due to data problems Srinivas, Consultant, RIS; Dr. Balakrishna Pisupati, Advisor SDGs, UNEP-DELC and Senior Adjunct and SDGs are even more ambitious Fellow, RIS; Mr. Puneet Aggarwal, Joint Secretary (UNES), Ministry of External Affairs, Government with 169 targets. of India; and Prof. Anuradha Chenoy, Chairman, FIDC and Dean School of International Studies, JNU. At this consultation, RIS also The technical sessions of the Inclusive Growth, Gender and released a special issue of its journal consultation deliberated on (i) Sustainability; (iv) SDGs: Energy Asian Biotechnology and Development SDGs on Health, Agriculture and Environment; (iv) SDGs: Role of Review (ABDR) on SDGs. The and Nutritional Security and Industry, Civil Society and Media; institute also unveiled a new web Human Development; (ii) and (v) SDGs: Implementation page dedicated to SDGs. Science, Innovation and Access Issues, Monitoring, Role of States to Technology; (iii) SDGs: and Global Commitments. Contributions to Outside Policy Dialogues
Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi Sustainable Development’ at Korea Foundation (KF) in Seoul Director General the Regional Workshop on on 20 August 2015. • Made a presentation on Harnessing Science, Technology • Lead Discussant in the session ‘Development Cooperation vs. and Innovation for Sustainable on ‘Building a South-South Foreign Aid: Global Impact’ at Development, organised by UN Support Structure’ at the the 55th course for the select ESCAP in Bangkok on 6 August High-level Multi-stakeholders senior defence and civil service 2015. Strategy Forum on Scaling-up officers, organised by the • Made a presentation on Global Support for South-South National Defence College in ‘Structural Reform and and Triangular Cooperation New Delhi on 21 July 2015. Challenges of Implementation’ in the Context of the Post-2015 • Made a presentation on ‘Post at the China-Australia Global Development Agenda, organised 2015 Development Agenda’ at Issues Dialogue, organised by the Committee on South- Speaker’s Research Initiative by the Shanghai Institute for South Cooperation and the (SRI), held at Parliament House International Studies (SIIS) and United Nations Office for South- in New Delhi on 23 July 2015. East Asia Bureau of Economic South Cooperation (UNOSSC) • Participated in the First Research Research (EABER), ANU in and its Global South-South Institute Network Meeting Shanghai on 14 August 2015. Development Expo Secretariat (RINM) of the Economic • Made a presentation in the session (GSSD Expo) in Macao on 25 Research Institute for ASEAN on ‘Asian Panel Roundtable’ at August 2015. and East Asia (ERIA), organised the Symposium on Sustainable • Made a presentation on ‘Sharing by the Bangkok Research Centre Development Goals and Asian Experience of FIDC Work’ at the and JETRO in Bangkok on 25 Perspective organised jointly Seminar on India’s Development July 2015. by the Korea Association of Cooperation with Africa: What • Made a presentation on ‘Linking International Development and Role for the Private Sector, Trade, Investment and STI for Cooperation (KAIDEC) and organised by CII in New Delhi on 2 September 2015.
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• Made a presentation on ‘India’s organised by TERI and Konrad Government of India in New Development Cooperation’ at Adenauer Stiftung in New Delhi Delhi on 6 August 2015. the Training Programme on on 17 September 2015. • Made a presentation on ‘Blue International Economics and • Chaired a session on ‘Financing Economy as a Driver of Economic Business Management for the Smart City for India at the Growth’ at the Indian Ocean Officer Trainees of the Indian National Conference on Smart Dialogue 2015 organised by the Foreign Service, organised by Cities and India’s New Urban Department of Foreign Trade, the IIFT in New Delhi on 3 Imperatives’, organised jointly Australian Government; IORA; September 2015. by the Centre for Public Affairs, ORF and Future Directions • Delivered the Inaugural Address IIC, National Foundation for International, Australia in Perth, and chaired the Inaugural Session India and ICSSR in New Delhi Australia on 5-7 September 2015. at the Consultation to Propose on 29 September 2015. • Participated in the Meeting Indicators for Climate Change- upcoming IORA Council of related Sustainable Development Prof. S.K. Mohanty Ministers Meeting (CoMM), Goals and UNFCCC Bonn • Delivered a lecture at the held in the Ministry of External Debrief, organised jointly by the International Summer School Affairs, Government of India, Alternative Futures and CANSA (ISS) on ‘India and China in New Delhi on 30 September in New Delhi on 10 September the World Economy: Emerging 2015. 2015. Trends in Trade and Investment’, • Made a presentation on ‘Macro organised by the Jamia Milia Prof. Ram Upendra Das Perspective: Setting the tone Islamia Central University in • Participated in the first meeting with India’s aspirations on Post- New Delhi on 16 July 2015. of the Joint Feasibility Study 2015 development agenda with • Participated in the Meeting on Group (JFSG) for entering into a specific focus to Goal 16’ at ‘Blue Economy and Reviewing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) the Roundtable Consultation the Mining Sector in Indian between the Eurasian Economic on Goal 6 of the Sustainable Context’ held at the Ministry of Union (EAEU) and its Members Development Goals, organised Mines in New Delhi on 27 July States and the Republic of India jointly by the WaterAid India 2015. in Moscow on 31 July 2015. and Wada Na Todo Abhiyan • Participated in the Meeting • Delivered a Special Lecture on in New Delhi on 14 September ‘New Perspectives on FTAs’ at 2015. on Blue Economy held at the National Statistical Commission, the Department of Economics, • Panellist in the session on ‘Fair Ministry of Statistics and Jamia Millia Islamia University and Equitable Sourcing in Programme Implementation in in New Delhi on 5 August 2015. Reputation Economy’ at the New Delhi on 29 July 2015. • Participated in the First 10th Sustainability Summit, • Made a presentation on ‘Towards Meeting of the Committee on organised by the CII in New ‘International Trade Policy and Delhi on 15 September 2015. a Comprehensive Framework for the Blue Economy in IORA’ at Exports’, organised by CII in • Panellist at the Regional Seminar the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi on 6 August 2015. on ‘Unlocking The Potential of Government of India in New • Participated in the Second Regional Economic Integration Delhi on 2 August 2015. Meeting of the Advisory in South Asia: Priorities for the • Participated in the Meeting on Council on ‘Make in India: Islamabad Summit of SAARC’, The Next Leap’, organised by organised by UNESCAP, Prospects of Blue Economy in the Indian Ocean Rim at the ASSOCHAM in New Delhi on FICCI and SAARC Chamber of 20 August 2015. Commerce and Industry in New National Shipping Board in New • Participated in a meeting Delhi on 16 September 2015. Delhi on 4 August 2015. on ‘Regional Economic • Made a presentation on ‘Natural • Participated in the Meeting on Towards a Comprehensive Cooperation’, organised by the Resource Trade: A Perspective Embassy of the United State of from the South’ at the Conference Framework for the Blue Economy in IORA, held at America in New Delhi on 21 on Accessing Resources from August 2015. Global Market: Geo-political the Central Statistical Office • Participated in the Roundtable Challenges and Strategies, (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, on ‘Economic Cooperation
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between India-New Zealand’, General of Health Services and of human genetic information organised by the Embassy of the other academics on 21 August, and precision medicine’ in New Zealand in New Delhi on 2015. The meeting examined the Beijing on 28-29 August 2015. 22 August 2015. various provisions of the Bill. • Chaired the Session on • Participated in the meeting on Dr. Sabyasachi Saha ‘Promoting SAARC Economic Health Impact Fund Proposal Assistant Professor Integration’ at the Seminar on on 21 August 2015. • Delegate at the Meeting of the ‘Revitalising SAARC’, organised • Participated in the First Meeting Network of Southern Think- by the National Defence College of the CII Africa Committee Tanks (NeST), UNDP held in in New Delhi on 9 September (2015-16) on 17 August 2015. New York on 22 September 2015. 2015. • Made a presentation on • Participated as expert in the • Speaker at the Regional ‘Access and Benefit Sharing Meeting with Parliamentarians Workshop on ‘WTO and under the Convention on on SDGs, organised by the Regional Trade Agreements in Biological Diversity in the National Foundation for India South Asia: Negotiation and Nagoya Protocol: Implications in New Delhi on 16 September Implementation Challenges’, and Scope for Regional 2015. organised by the United Nations cooperation giving the Indian • Participated as expert in ESCAP- SSWA in New Delhi on Perspective’ at the regional the Meeting on Proposing 16 September 2015. meeting on ‘Conservation, Use Indicators on Four Climate- • Participated in the Expert and Exchange of Crop Genetic related Post-2015 Sustainable Group Meeting on ‘Regional Resources: Promoting Regional Development Goals, organised Cooperation for Inclusive and Cooperation for Food Secure, by the Alternative Futures and Sustainable Development: Climate Resistant South Asia’, Action 2015 in New Delhi on 10 South and South-West Asia organised by the South Asia September 2015. Development Report’, organised Watch on Trade, Economics by ESCAP-SSWA in New Delhi and Environment (SAWTEE) • Participated as expert in on 17 September 2015. in Kathmandu, Nepal on 26-27 Consultation Workshop on Goal 16 of the Proposed Sustainable • Participated in the Meeting of August 2015. Development Goals, organised Joint Feasibility Study Group by Wada Na Todo Abhiyan in (JFSG) on Report for entering Dr. K. Ravi Srinivas New Delhi on 30 July 2015. into a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Eurasian Consultant Economic Commission (EaEC) • Participated in Open Plant Dr. Durairaj Kumarasamy SynBio Meeting and IP Working and its Member States and the Consultant, RIS Republic of India, organised by Group Workshop held in the the Ministry of Commerce and Cambridge University on 28-30 • Participated in a five-day Industry, Government of India July 2015. Workshop on Empirical Methods in New Delhi on 22 September • Speaker in Session ‘Enhancing in Trade: Analyzing Trade Costs 2015. Infrastructure for Research and Trade Facilitation organised by WTO/ESCAP 10th ARTNeT • Participated in the Conference on and Innovation for Health - Capacity Building Workshop for ‘One Belt One Road’, organised Technology Hubs, Science Parks, Trade Research held in Bangkok, by the China-India Association And More’ in Global Forum for Thailand on 15-19 June 2015. for Promotion and Trade Research and Innovation for (CAPET) in Kuala Lumpur on Health 2015, organised by the • Made a presentation on Trade 22-25 September 2015. Council on Health Research for and Investment Relations Development (COHRED), in between India and China: partnership with the Philippine Scope and Potentials at the Mr. T.C. James Department of Health and monthly seminar on India’s Consultant Philippine Department of Connectivity with Neighbours • Participated in the Meeting on Science and Technology, in and its Implications for Sino- DNA Bill in Parliament with Manila on 26 August 2015. India Relations, held at the Professor Thomas Pogge from • Made a presentation at the Hainan Institute for World Yale University, former and Workshop on the ‘Governance Watch, Haikou, China on 25-28 present officers of Director August 2015.
RIS Diary October 2015 17 Latest Publications
Contributions to Outside Books and Reports Publications by RIS Faculty India-Korea CEPA Books/Reports An Appraisal of Progress Chaturvedi, Sachin. 2015. The Logic of Sharing: Indian V. S. Seshadri, AIC-RIS Approach to South-South Cooperation. New Delhi: New Delhi, 2015 Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 978-1-107-12792-0 Das, Ram Upendra. 2015. India’s Strategy for Economic Integration with CLMV, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, August. ISBN: 81-7122-109-2 REsearch Papers ASEAN-India Economic Das, Ram Upendra. 2015. “Diplomacy for Economic Relations: Opportunities and Development.” Yojana. Ministry of Information Challenges and Broadcasting, Government of India, June. Proceedings of the Third ISSN-0971-8400. Roundtable on ASEAN-India De, Prabir. 2015. “Act East Policy and AEAN-India Network of Think-Tanks Connectivity”, in Rumel Dahiya and Udai Bhanu (AINTT) Singh (eds.) ASEAN-India: Shaping the Post-2015 AIC-RIS, New Delhi, 2015 Agenda, Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi, August. Kumarasamy, Durairaj (co-author). 2015. “Do Electronic Payments in Banking Affect Inflation? Evidence Journals from India.” International Journal of Economics and South Asia Economic Journal Finance, Vol.7, No.9, September 2015. DOI: 10.5539/ Vol. 16, No. 2, September 2015 ijef.v7n9p85 The Logic of Sharing: Indian Approach to Asian Biotechnology and Development Review South-South Cooperation Special Issue on Sustainable Development Goals Vol. 17, No. 2, July 2015 India's development cooperation programmes reflect the broad principles that inform Indian foreign policy in Policy Brief general. In essence they reflect sovereign No. 73 Make in India: State of Manufacturing in India, equality and belief in friendly relations with all countries, particularly India's September 2015 neighbours coupled with opposition to colonialism and a continued commitment DisCussion papers to the amplification of human freedom and the creation of equitable conditions for the peaceful and No. 199 Towards ‘Make in South Asia’: Evolving harmonious development of nations. Indian nationalist Regional Values Chain by Ram Upendra Das leader Mahatma Gandhi underlined that while juxtaposition of peace and prosperity is not contrivance for establishing No. 200 Foreign Direct Investment and Poverty moral prospects, the two conditions are indissolubly linked. Reduction: India in Regional Context by Such pragmatism is evident in the genesis and evolution Manmohan Agarwal and Pragya Atri of India's development cooperation policy. Independent India has a history of successful RIS DIAry cooperation with other developing countries. The extension of Indian resources and expertise to the global South, which Vol. 11 No. 3, July 2015 dates back to the early 1950s, became institutionalised under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation AIC Newsletter Programme (ITEC) established in 1964. Although the scale Vol.1, No.1, July 2015 of India's development cooperation has been modest, it has expanded along with the country's emergence as a rapidly growing economy, at a time when development assistance available from other major emerging economies has also been growing significantly.
18 RIS Diary October 2015 Latest Publications Commerce Secretary Ms. Rita Teaotia launches Report on India's Strategy for Economic Integration with CLMV
Ms. Rita Teaotia, Commerce Secretary, Government of India launched the Report on India’s Strategy for Economic Integration with CLMV on 14 August 2015 in New Delhi. The Report is brought out by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. Ambassador Shyam Saran, Chairman, RIS, New Delhi made Chairperson’s Remarks. Shri Ravi Capoor, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India presented Ms. Rita Teaotia, Commerce Secretary, Government of India launching the Report. Also seen in picture (from left to right) are Prof. Ram Upendra Das, RIS; Ambassador Shyam Saran, Chairman, the Rationale and Genesis of the RIS; Ms. Rita Teaotia, Commerce Secretary, Government of India; Shri Ravi Capoor, Joint Secretary, Report. H.E. Mr. Ton Sinh Thanh, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India; and H.E. Mr. Ton Sinh Thanh, Ambassador Ambassador of Vietnam to India of Vietnam to India. made Special Remarks. Prof. Ram the Report, presented broad contours ended with vote of thanks by Prof. Upendra Das, RIS, who authored of the Report. The launch event Ram Upendra Das. About the Report on India's Strategy for Economic Integration with CLMV The Report provides a rationale for establishing commercial and economic linkages between India and the Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) region. The current level of economic linkages between India and CLMV, both in trade and FDI, are weak. Some major challenges confronting India-CLMV economic relations include information gap, communication gap, skill unavailability, banking constraints and integrating SMEs in RVCs. However, the Report highlights that the underdevelopment of CLMV is a development opportunity for India and thus, the various identified potential sectors for stronger economic linkages between India and the CLMV region need to be tapped. There are several sectors in CLMV that the Report has identified as focus sectors from the view-point of taking advantages of synergies across, manufacturing, trade and investment. These include agro-processing, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, wood and timber, light engineering, garments, automobiles, education, IT, SMEs, tourism and skill development. The Report finds that one of the important ways of utilising the CLMV’s economic space is by setting up manufacturing units in the region. This will help in accessing the Chinese markets through exports originating from CLMV under the China-AEAN FTA. Additional export expansion to the tune of US$ 100 billion is feasible, which in turn can address the trade deficit of India with China, as estimated in the Report. One of the major thrusts in the Report includes creating an India-CLMV convergence in the regional trade negotiations and alignment of India’s commercial interests with CLMV’s policy focus. The Report observes that one of the most important ingredients of setting up business is skill availability and there exists considerable skill complementarities between India and CLMV in terms of skill availability in India matched with unavailability in CLMV. It is also desirable to integrate the employment intensive SMEs with regional value chains through India-CLMV integration and to facilitate this process there is a need to increase the presence of Indian banks there. The Report has been prepared by Prof. Ram Upendra Das of RIS for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
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