Foreign Ministry arranges international seminar on India on 26 May at the Nobel Institute
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Published under: Bondevik's 2nd Government
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Press release | Date: 25/05/2004 | Last updated: 24/10/2006
India’s current role will be discussed from a geopolitical and foreign policy perspective. (25.05)
Press release
No.: 60/04
Date: 25.05.2004
Foreign Ministry arranges international seminar on India on 26 May at the Nobel Institute
On 26 May the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be holding a seminar at the Nobel Institute entitled "India in the 21 st> Century – a Major International Power". India’s current role will be discussed from a geopolitical and foreign policy perspective.
The seminar is being organised around presentations by three well-known international experts: Professor Stephen P. Cohen (Brookings Institution), Mr Salman Khursheed (All India Congress Committee) and Professor Raja Mohan (Jawaharlal Nehru University). A panel of Nordic experts will comment on the presentations. State Secretary Vidar Helgesen will open the seminar, which will also be open for questions from the press.
"India is playing an increasingly global role, both politically and economically. As a major power in South Asia, India has considerable influence on issues that also engage Norway. It is therefore important for Norway to strengthen its bilateral co-operation with India by developing a political partnership based on common interests. We should also promote knowledge of India among the general public," said Mr Helgesen.
Notes for editors
Participation in the seminar is by invitation only, but it will be open to representatives of the press. Those who are interested should contact Mariam Naqvi, Asia Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, tel: 22 24 32 64, or e-mail: mnaq@mfa.no by the end of today, 25 May.
The programme for the seminar follows below.
Programme for the international seminar
India in the 21 st> Century – a Major International Power
The Nobel Institute, 26 May 2004
09.15-09.45 | Registration and coffee |
09.45-10.00 | Opening, Mr Geir Lundestad, Director of the Nobel Institute. Introduction by the Moderator, Director Stein Tønnesson, Peace Research Institute, Oslo |
10.00-10.10 | Opening address, State Secretary, Deputy Foreign Minister Vidar Helgesen, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
10.10-10.45 | India: Perils and Prospects of a Rising Power Professor Stephen P. Cohen, the Brookings Institution, Washington D.C. |
10.45-11.15 | Comments by the panel followed by a discussion |
The panelists: Professor Thomas Blom Hansen, University of Edinburgh, Assistant Professor Sten Widmalm, University of Uppsala | |
11.15-11.30 | Coffee break |
11.30-12.00 | Realising Indias potential as a regional and global economic player Mr Salman Khursheed, Chairman of Policy Planning and Coordination, All India Congress Committee, New Delhi |
12.00-12.30 | Comments by the panel followed by a discussion |
12.30-13.30 | Lunch |
13.30-14.00 | The Transformation of India’s Foreign Policy Professor Raja Mohan, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi |
14.00-15.00 | Comments by the panel followed by a discussion |
15.00 | Closing address, HE Mr Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Ambassador of India to Norway |