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2Nd EAS Conference on Maritime Security and Cooperation, Goa, 4—5 November 2016 1 Vol.2, No.2, July-December, 2016 Major Events 2nd EAS Conference on Maritime Security and Cooperation, Goa, 4—5 November 2016 Group Photo: Amb. Shyam Saran, Chairman, RIS; Amb. Preeti Saran, Secretary (East), MEA; Ms. Pooja Kapur, Jt. Secretary (ASEAN-ML), MEA; Rear Admiral Monty Khanna, Rear Admiral Suresh Mehta with the delegates of the 2nd EAS Conference on Maritime Security and Cooperation, Goa, 4-5 November 2016. The Ministry of External Affairs gave Special Address. Ms. Blue Economy and Maritime (MEA), in partnership with the Pooja Kapur, Jt. Secretary Conservation, and (v) Way ASEAN-India Centre (AIC) at (ASEAN-ML), Ministry of Ex- Forward. First session on RIS, the National Maritime ternal Affairs, New Delhi de- “Maritime Security Issues in Foundation (NMF) and Naval livered the Inaugural Address. the Asia-Pacific” was chaired War College (NWC) organized Dr. Prabir De, Coordinator, by Adm. Arun Prakash the 2nd EAS Conference on AIC gave the Welcome Re- (Retd.), Former Chairman, “Maritime Security and Coop- marks. Rear Admiral Monty Chiefs of Staff Committee and eration” on 4-5 November, 2016 Khanna, NM, Commandant Chief of the Naval Staff, In- in Goa. All the EAS countries NWC, Goa delivered the Spe- dian Navy. Speakers of the session were Commander nominated their officials to the cial Remarks. Prakash Gopal, Research Fel- Conference, and overall 100 The Conference was divided low, NMF, New Delhi and participants including senior into five sessions, aimed at fa- country representatives of Ja- officials attended this two-day cilitating an in-depth discus- pan, Indonesia, Singapore and event. Ambassador Preeti Sa- sion on maritime security and Vietnam. ran, Secretary (East), Ministry cooperation and maritime Mr. Daisuke Namioka, Di- of External Affairs, Government multilateralism: (i) Maritime rector, Maritime Security Pol- of India delivered the Keynote Security Issues in the Asia- icy Division, Ministry of For- Address. Ambassador Shyam Pacific, (ii) Maritime Safety eign Affairs (MoFA), Japan Saran, Chairman, RIS made the Issues in the Asia-Pacific, (iii) chaired the Second Session on Opening Remarks. Dr. Vijay Maritime Multilateralism: Op- “Maritime Safety Issues in the Sakhuja, Director, National portunities, Challenges and Asia-Pacific”. Dr. Gurpreet Maritime Foundation (NMF) Prospects for Asia-Pacific, (iv) Khurana, Executive Director, Continued on page 2 Major Events 2 Continued from page 1 the Philippines and speakers ers in this session. Session V NMF, New Delhi; Dr. Lawrence were from Australia, the Phil- was a panel discussion on Prabhakar, Madras Christian ippines, Myanmar and Russia. “Way Forward”, which was College, Chennai and represen- Amb. Preeti Saran, Secretary chaired by Dr. Vijay Sakhuja, tatives from Thailand, China, (East), MEA delivered the Key- Director, NMF. The Conference Lao PDR were the speakers in note Address on the second discussed, analysed and had this session. day of the conference. This was put together the various com- Third Session on “Maritime followed by the 4th Session on ponents that would help Multilateralism: Opportunities, “Blue Economy and Marine strengthen cooperation among Challenges and Prospects for Conservation”, which was EAS participating countries in Asia-Pacific” was chaired by chaired by Dr. Prasanna the maritime security. In the Mr. Tham Borg Tsien, Deputy Kumar, Director, National In- Concluding Session, Dr. Vijay Director-General, ASEAN Di- stitute of Oceanography (NIO), Sakhuja, Director, NMF sum- rectorate, Ministry of Foreign Goa. Dr. P Shekhar, Chairman, marized the conference output. Affairs (MoFA), Singapore. In Microtech Corp., Mumbai and Comrade Ashok Rai, Deputy this session, the panellists in- country representatives from Commandant, NWC and Dr. cluded Amb. Yogendra Kumar, Singapore, China, Cambodia Prabir De, Coordinator, AIC Former Indian Ambassador to and Thailand were the speak- extended the Vote of Thanks. 5th India-ASEAN Economic Forum: A Curtain Raiser to 14th ASEAN – India Summit and 11th East Asia Summit, New Delhi, 8 July 2016 AIC Newsletter, Vol.2, July No.2, Release of Knowledge Report by Hon'ble Gen. (Dr.) V.K. Singh (Retd.), Amb. Preeti Saran, Secretary (East), MEA; Amb. Shyam Saran, Mr Sunil Kanoria, HE (Mrs.) Ma. Teresita C. Daza, HE Ton Sinh Thanh, at the 5th India-ASEAN Economic Forum, 8 July 2016, New Delhi. AIC at RIS in collaboration with 2016 at New Delhi. This event between ASEAN and India. Department of Industrial Policy was a curtain raiser to 14th Mr. Sunil Kanoria, President, & Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of ASEAN-India Summit and 11th ASSOCHAM gave the Wel- Commerce and Industry (MoC), East Asia Summit. The objec- come Address. Mr. R. K. - December, 2016December, Government of India, Invest- tive of the forum was to pro- Gupta, Chairman and Manag- ment & Technology Promotion vide platform for entrepre- ing Director, WAPCOS gave Division, Ministry of External neurs, financers, mentors and the Theme Address. Ambassa- Affairs (MEA), Government of other stakeholders to engage dor Shyam Saran, Chairman, India, Micro, Small and Medium and collaborate across the RIS; HE Mr. Ton Sinh Thanh, Enterprises (MSME), ASEAN ASEAN, to share ideas, best Ambassador of Vietnam; and Secretariat and ASSOCHAM, practices, develop solutions HE Mrs. Ma Teresita C. Daza, organised the 5th India-ASEAN and partnership that Economic Forum on 8th July strengthen the relationship Continued on page 3 Continued from page 2 3 Ambassador Extraordinary and Arvind Mehta, Additional Sec- and Sanitation, Government of Plenipotentiary, the Philippines retary, Department of Com- India gave the Keynote Ad- delivered the Special Addresses, merce, Government of India dress in this Session. gave the Keynote Address and respectively. Ambassador Preeti Third Session on Ms. Ravneet Kaur, Joint Secre- Saran, Secretary (East), Ministry “Addressing India-ASEAN tary, Department of Industrial of External Affairs (MEA), Gov- Transport Connectivity” was Policy and Promotion (DIPP), ernment of India delivered the moderated by Mr. Raghu Ministry of Commerce & In- Keynote Address. Gen. (Dr.) V. Dayal, Former Chairman, Con- dustry, Government of India K. Singh (Retd.), Minister of tainer Corporation of India State, MEA gave the Inaugural delivered the Special Address. Dr. Prabir De, Coordinator (CCI). Mr. Sanjay Mitra, Secre- Address. AIC took part in the panel dis- tary, Ministry of Road Trans- The Forum had three sessions cussion of the First Session. port & Highways, Government covering various issues of trade, of India made the Keynote Ad- The Second Session on investment, environment sus- dress. Ms. Pooja Kapur, Jt. Sec- “Water and Sustainable En- tainability and ASEAN-India retary (ASEAN ML), Ministry ergy: Increasing Environ- connectivity. The First Session mental Resilience” was chaired of External Affairs (MEA) de- was focused on “Trade, Invest- by Mr. Rudresh K Sugam, Sen- livered the Special Address. ment and Financing: Exploring ior Programme Lead Council Finally, Mr. D. S. Rawat, Secre- New Opportunities”, chaired on Energy, Environment. Mr. tary General, ASSOCHAM by Mr. Subhomoy Bhattachar- Parameswaran Iyer, Secretary, gave the Concluding Remarks jee, Business Standard. Mr. Ministry of Drinking Water and Vote of Thanks. Seminar on Promoting India’s Export to Japan under India-Japan CEPA, New Delhi, 6 October 2016 AIC Newsletter, Vol.2, July No.2, Hon’ble Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge), Government of India releasing the RIS-AIC report on India-Japan CEPA. Also seen in picture (from left to right) are Dr. S. Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary, Government of India; Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, DG, RIS; Amb. Shyam Saran, Chairman, RIS; HE Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Japan and Amb. V. S. Seshadri, Vice-Chairman, - RIS and AIC jointly organised Address. Dr. V. S. Seshadri, ent Charge), Mrs. Nirmala 2016December, the Seminar on “Promoting, Vice-Chairman, RIS made a Sitharaman was the Guest of India’s Export to Japan under brief presentation of the RIS- Honour and released the Re- India-Japan CEPA”. Inaugural AIC report on “India-Japan port entitled “India-Japan Session was chaired by Am- CEPA: An Appraisal”. It was CEPA: An Appraisal”, au- bassador Shyam Saran, Chair- succeeded by the ministerial thored by Dr. V. S. Seshadri, man, RIS. Prof. Sachin level inaugural session, where Vice-Chairman, RIS, and gave Chaturvedi, Director General, the Minister of State for Com- the Keynote Address. HE Mr. RIS delivered the Welcome merce and Industry (Independ- Continued on page 4 Continued from page 3 4 Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador tor General, Apparel Export ies; Dr. Abhay Sinha, Regional Extraordinary and Plenipotenti- Promotion Council (AEPC), Director, Pharmexcil; Mr. Ma- ary, Embassy of Japan gave a New Delhi; and Mr. D. L. koto Shigemitsu, Executive Special Address. Dr. S. Sharma, Director, Vardhman and Deputy Managing Direc- Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary, Mills. tor, Medreich Limited, Banga- Ministry of External Affairs Mr. Hari Krishna, Director, lore; and Mr. Krunal Parekh, (MEA) delivered a Special Ad- Ministry of Commerce and In- General Manager-Operations, dress. Dr. Prabir De, Coordina- dustry, Government of India Lupin Pharmaceuticals were tor, AIC extended the Vote of chaired the Second Session ti- the panellists. Thanks. tled “Promotion of Indian Sea Session Four titled The one-day seminar had Food Exports”. Dr. Ram “Promoting Greater Trade and four sectoral sessions
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