India and Europe in the Indian Ocean and Middle East

 September 30

Venue: India International Centre

• Dr. C. Raja Mohan, Director, Carnegie India
• Dr. Ernst Stetter, Secretary General, Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS)

  10:30-12:00 First Session: Coping with the Middle Eastern Turbulence

• Chair: Shivnath Thukral, Managing Director, Carnegie India
  Indian Policy and Strategy

• Prof. P. R. Kumaraswamy, Jawaharlal Nehru University
• Amb. Ranjit Gupta, Former Head of West Asia and North Africa Division, Ministry of External Affairs

  European Challenges in the Middle East

• Prof. Bruno Liebhaberg, Chair of the FEPS Scientific Council
• Mr. Alex Sceberras Trigona, Former Foreign Minister of Malta, Member of the FEPS Scientific Council
• Ms. Pia Locatelli, Socialist International Women Hon. President, Member of the Italian Parliament

  12:30-14:00 Maritime Security Challenges in the Indian Ocean Chair: C. Uday Bhaskar, Director, Society for Policy Studies Indian Policy and Strategy

• Vice Adm. Shekhar Sinha (Retd), former CnC, Western Naval Command, Indian Navy
• Amb. Ranjan Mathai, Former Foreign Secretary European Strategies

• Dr. Frederic Grare, Non-Resident Sr. Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Ms. Neena Gill, Member of the European Parliament, S&D Group

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15:00-16:30 Third Session: Prospects for Regional Cooperation

Chair: Dr. Ernst Stetter Indian View

• Dr. C. Raja Mohan, Director, Carnegie India
• Amb. Pinak Chakravarty, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation European View
• Prof. André Gerrits, Member of the FEPS Scientific Council
• Dr. Klaus Voll, FEPS Advisor on Asia

  16:30-17:00 Tea/Coffee break

  17:00-17:45 Wrap-Up Session and Next Steps

  Rapporteurs

• Mr. Constantino Xavier, Associate, Carnegie India
• Mr. Vassilis Ntousas, FEPS International Relations Policy Advisor

  Opening remarks by Dr. C. Raja Mohan and Dr. Ernst Stetter Moderator: Dr. C. Raja Mohan, Director, Carnegie India

• Keynote Speech: The Future of EU-India Political Engagement
  Amb. Bhagwati, RBI Chair Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (TBC)
• Keynote Speech: Perspectives for a constructive EU-India dialogue in global and regional affairs Tomasz Kozlowski, Ambassador of the European Union to India
• Keynote Speech: The importance of sustainable strategic relations between Europe and India in the Indian Ocean and the Middle East
  Neena Gill, Member of the European Parliament, S&D Group

  Short panel discussion chaired by Dr. C. Raja Mohan Closing remarks by Dr. C. Raja Mohan and Dr. Ernst Stetter Followed by dinner