National Security Conference, July 05-06 2008

[Bodhi]

<b>Programme Outline</b>

<b>Day 1: Saturday, July 05, 2008</b>

0930 onwards Registration, Seminar secretariat

1000 - 1100 Inaugural Session

Welcome
Inaugural Address
Keynote Address: Challenges to National Identity and Security in 21st Century
Vote of Thanks

1100 – 1130 Tea

1130 - 1300 Session 1: International Factors Shaping National Identity and Security

Globalization and its Impact
Islamic Identity Movements and Its Impact on India & Its Neighborhood
India's Role in the Changing International Order

1300 – 1400 Lunch <i>(Not Served. Available at the museum cafetaria for a nominal charge)</i>

1400 – 1600 Session 2: Regional Security Challenges

Unstable Neighborhood and Its Politico-Security
Consequences (Maoism in Nepal, HuJI in Bangladesh)
Dealing with Rising China
Future of Indo-Pak Relations
Multilateralism & Regionalism as an Option

<b>Day 2: Sunday, July 06, 2008</b>

0930 – 1130 Session 3: Emerging National Security Challenges

Challenges to India's Nuclear Policy
Nature and Responses to the Threat of Terrorism
Emerging Military Threats & Defence Policy Options

1130 – 1330 Session 4: Internal Security Challenges
Ethnic Identity Movements (Northeast & Kashmir)
The Rise of Left-Wing Extremism
Religious Fundamentalism and India's National Identity

1330 – 1430 Lunch <i>(Not Served. Available at the museum cafetaria for a nominal charge)</i>

1430 – 1630 Session 5: The Way Forward

Crafting a Foreign Policy in the 21st Century
Challenges of Democracy and Authoritarianism to Indian Foreign Policy
Independent Foreign Policy and Strategic Partnership
Reshaping Indian Cultural Values in 21st Century
Governance, Development and Deepening of Democracy in India

1630 – 1700 Concluding Session