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| RIS-CII Seminar on Economic Cooperation Between India and Central Asia Venue: Long Champs,
Hotel Taj Man Singh, New Delhi |
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| 1000-1030 hrs | Registration |
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Inaugural session |
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| 1030 hrs | Welcome Remarks: Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Director-General, RIS |
| 1040 hrs | Inaugural Address: Shri Digvijay Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State for External Affairs |
| 1100 hrs | Vote of Thanks: Mr. V.K. Mathur, Chairman, CII Central Asia Committee |
| 1110 hrs | Tea/coffee |
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Working Session I: Geo-Strategic Perspectives and Framework for Trade and Investments |
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| Chair: Dr. S.R. Hashim, Member, Union Public Service Commission | |
| 1120-1250 hrs | Panelists |
| Strategic and Economic Potential | |
| Air Commodore Jasjit Singh, Director, Centre for Strategic and International Studies | |
| Dr. Raj Chhikara, Visiting Senior Fellow, RIS | |
| Mr. P. Stopdan, Research Fellow, IDSA | |
| Business Environment and Trade Linkages | |
| Mr. Anil Chugh, Larsen and Toubro | |
| Mr. P.K. Mahapatra, Director, Ministry of Commerce | |
| Dr. Ram Upendra Das, Fellow, RIS | |
| Open Discussion | |
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Working Session II: Trade and Investment: Focus on the Energy Sector |
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| Chair: Mr. Rajiv Sikri, Additional Secretary (ER), Ministry of External Affairs | |
| 1250-1400 hrs Panelists | |
| Ms. Barnali Nag, Research Associate, RIS | |
| Mr. S.N. Jha, Advisor, India Petrocom | |
| Mr. Bikash C. Bora, Ex-Chairman and Managing Director, ONGC and Oil India Ltd. | |
| Ms. Shebonti Ray Dadwal, Senior Editor, Financial Express | |
| Dr. Nimmi Kurian, Associate Research Professor, Centre for Policy Research | |
| Open Discussion | |
| 1400 hrs | Lunch |
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