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RIS
jointly with South Asia Centre for Policy Studies (SACEPS)
organized a Regional Conference on SAARC – Post Islamabad
Challenges on Tuesday, 31 August 2004.
In this conference senior experts from Bangladesh,
Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives and India were invited
to discuss the issues concerning challenges to the implementation
of SAFTA, potential for cooperation in energy issues as well as
evolving a regional approach to poverty and social issues.
Shri
J.N. Dixit, National Security Adviser, Prime Minister's Office
inaugurated the Conference.
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Programme
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9.30
am
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Registration
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10.00
am to 10.45 am:
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Inaugural Session
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Chair:
Professor
Arjun Sengupta, Chairman, RIS and SACEPS.
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Introduction
to the conference: Professor
Rehaman Sobhan, Executive Director, SACEPS
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Inaugural Address:
Shri J. N. Dixit, National Security Adviser, Prime Minister's
Office
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Vote
of Thanks: Dr.
Nagesh Kumar, Director-General, RIS.
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10.45
am to 11.15 am:
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Tea break
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11.00
am to 12.00 am:
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Session 1:
SAFTA: Prospects and Challenges
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Chair:
Professor Muchkund Dubey, President, CSD
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Co-Chair:
Mr. Sayed Babar Ali, Member of the Economic Advisory
Board, Govt. of Pakistan
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Panelists: Dr.
Saman Kelegama,
Executive
Director, Institute for Policy Studies, Colombo
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Dr.
Akmal Hussain, Member, Economic Advisory Board to the President
of Pakistan
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Professor
I.N. Mukherjee,
School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University and RIS
Presentation: Slide
1 to 10 Slide
11 to 20
Slide 21 to 29
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Dr.
Sudipto Mundle, Deputy Country Director and Chief Economist for
India, ADB
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Dr.
Nagesh Kumar,
Director-General, RIS
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Open
Discussion
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1.00
pm to 2.00 pm:
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Lunch
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2.00
pm to 3.15 pm:
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Session 2: Energy
Cooperation in South Asia
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Chair: Hon'ble
Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas
and Minister of Panchayati Raj
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Co-Chair:
Dr. Mohan Man Sainju, Chairman, IIDS, Kathmandu
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Panelists: Farooq
Sobhan, President, Bangladesh
Enterprise Institute
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Dr.
Leena Srivastava, Executive Director, TERI, New Delhi
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Professor
Mahendra Lama,
School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
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Open
Discussion
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3.15
pm to 3.30 pm :
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Tea
Break
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3.30
pm to 5.00 pm :
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Session 3: Social
Charter and Poverty Alleviation: The Tasks Ahead
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Chair:
Dr.
Kamal Hossain, Former
Foreign Minister of Bangladesh
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Co-Chair:
Dr. Abhijit Sen, Member, Planning Commission
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Panelists: Dr.
Godfrey Gunatilleke, Marga Institute: SAARC Social Charter
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Dr.
(Ms.) Maxine Olson, Resident Coordinator, UNDP, New Delhi
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Dr.
Sridhar Khatri, Director, RCSS
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Dr.
Rohini Nayyar, Adviser, Planning Commission
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Open
Discussion
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5.00
pm to 5.30 pm:
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Concluding Session
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