Deepening India - Sri Lanka Ties in the New World Order
29 October 2020, 2:00 pm IST / SST
Programme
1.30 – 2.00 pm: Registration
2.00 – 3.00 pm: Session I: Inaugural
Welcome by:
· Mr Sabyasachi Dutta, Executive Director, Asian Confluence
In Chair:
· Dr. T C A Raghavan, Director General, ICWA
Opening Remarks:
· Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS
· Mr. Bernard Goonetilleke, Chairman, Pathfinder Foundation
Keynote Address:
· Admiral Jayanath Colombage (retired), Foreign Secretary, Sri Lanka
3.00 – 4.30 pm: Session II: Panel Discussion
Chair: Amb Ashok K Kantha, Director, Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), and former Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
Speakers
Sri Lanka
· Dr. Ganeshan Wignaraja, Executive Director, Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKI), Colombo
· Prof. Rohan Samarajiva, Founding Chair of LIRNEasia, Colombo
· Mr. Vish Govindasamy, Group Managing Director, Sunshine Holdings PLC and Deputy Chairman, The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Colombo
India
· Dr. Samatha Mallempati, Research Fellow, Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), New Delhi
· Prof. Biswajit Nag, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Delhi
· Mr Manjeet Singh Negi, VP (Credit), State Bank of India (SBI), Colombo
Valedictory Address:
· Mr. Gopal Baglay, High Commissioner of India, Colombo
Vote of Thanks:
· Dr. Prabir De, AIC at RIS, New Delhi