International Seminar Jointly organized by Chennai Centre for China Studies (C3S) National Maritime Foundation - Tamil Nadu (NMF-TN) Trends & Transformations in China s Geo-Politics, Strategy, Society & Business Programme Schedule 10 th Anniversary of C3S 08-09 June 2018
Day 1 10:30-11:15 Registration Inaugural Session 11:30-11:40 Welcome Address Cmde. R. S. Vasan IN (Retd), Director C3S; Regional Director, NMF (Tamil Nadu) 11:40-11.45 Lighting of Lamp 11:45-12:00 Inaugural Address Mr B. S. Raghavan IAS (Retd.), Former Policy Advisor to UN (FAO); Former Chief Secretary, Governments of West Bengal & Tripura; Former Secretary, Ministry of Food & Agriculture, Government of India; Patron, C3S 12:00-12:15 Theme Address Amb. M. Ganapathi IFS (Retd.), Former Secretary (West), MEA, Government of India; Member, C3S 12:15-12:35 Keynote Address Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon ble Minister of Defence, Government of India 12:35-12:45 Book Launch C3S Publications 12:45-12:55 Vote of Thanks Prof. V. Suryanarayan, Former Director, Centre for South and South East Asian Studies, University of Madras, Chennai, India; President, C3S 12:55-14:00 Lunch Session I- China s Domestic Politics Session Moderator: Dr Aravind Yelery, ICS 14:00-14:20 Economic Considerations in Chinese Domestic Politics 14:20-14:40 Politics in Xi Jinping s Era: Reforms under Emerging Authoritarianism 14:40-15.00 Censorship & Social Media in China 15:00-15:15 Q & A Dr Jabin T. Jacob, Former Fellow, Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) Dr Bhim Subba, Research Associate, Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) Ms Ranjani Srinivasan, Student, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras 2
Session II China s Geo-Politics I (Central & West Asia) Session Moderator: Lt. Gen. S. L. Narasimhan PVSM, AVSM, VSM 15:15-15:35 India and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO): Expanding Engagement 15:35-15.55 China-Iran Ties: Opportunities & Challenges 15:55-16:15 Like a Storyboard: China s Multifarious Motivations for Engagement in Afghanistan 16:15-16:30 Q & A Dr Meena Singh Roy, Research Fellow, Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi Mr Sundeep Kumar. S, Research Officer, C3S, PhD Scholar, University of Madras Ms Chayanika Saxena, Former Researcher at Centre for Land and Warfare Studies (CLAWS); Masters Student, RSIS, Singapore Session III- China s Geo-Politics II (East Asia) Session Moderator: Cmde. R. S. Vasan IN (Retd.) 16:30-16:50 Cross-Strait Relations Today Prof.Alagu Perumal Ramasamy, Associate Professor, 16:50-17:10 Japan in China s Strategic Calculations: Provocateur or Partner? 17:10-17:20 Q & A Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA); Member, C3S Dr M. S. Prathiba, Associate Fellow, Centre for East Asia, Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi 17:20 Tea & Close of Day 1 (Day 2 Programme Next Page) 3
Day 2 Session IV- China s Geo-Strategy Session Moderator: Col. R. Hariharan VSM (Retd.) 09:00-09:20 Consolidation of Military Prowess under Xi for achieving 2049 targets 09:20-09:40 China s Space Program: A Critical Evaluation 09:40-10:00 Positioning Energy in Energy Security: A Study of China s Energy Demand Management Policies 10:00-10:15 Q & A Lt. Gen. S. L. Narasimhan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Director General, Centre for Contemporary China Studies (CCCS), New Delhi Prof. S. Chandrashekar, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore Mr Oliver Nelson Gonsalves, PhD Candidate, Centre for Energy Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Session V- China s Society I Session Moderator: Dr Jabin T Jacob, China Analyst 10:15-10:25 Civil-Military Relations in China Post Xi Jinping s Annointment as Life Long Leader 10:25-10:45 China s Ethnic Policies and Reincarnation as Twin challenges for the Chinese Government 10:45-11:00 Q & A Dr Atul Kumar, Adjunct Research Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University, Australia Mr Tenzin Tseten, Research Fellow, Tibet Policy Institute (TPI), Dharamsala 11:00-11:15 Tea (Session VI to IX Next Page) 4
Session VI- China s Society II Session Moderator: Dr Meena Singh Roy, IDSA 11:15-11:35 Food Security in China: Lessons for India 11:35-11:55 Commercialisation and Transformation of Healthcare services in China 11:55-12:15 China s Environment Security- Agenda, Strategy & Progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Implementation 12:15-12:30 Q & A Dr Prachi Agarwal, Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese, Sanchi University Dr Madhurima Nundy, Associate Fellow, Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) Ms Archana Jayaraman, Consultant, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Climate Change Researcher 12:30-13:30 Lunch Session VII- Business & Economy I Session Moderator: Mr. Somi Hazari, MD, Shosova Group of Companies; Senior Advisor (India), Transnational Strategy Group LLM 13:30-13:40 Intellectual Property Rights in China and Global Implications 13:40-14:00 Economic Risks, Trends and Outlook in China Dr Vinod Surana, CEO & Managing Partner, Surana & Surana International Attorneys Mr Vivien Massot, Managing Director, TAC Economics, India 14:00-14:20 Ease of Doing Business in China Mr T. V. Krishnamurthy, Former Investment Banker; 14:20-14:35 Q & A Management Professional; Member C3S Session VIII- Business & Economy II Session Moderator: Mr K. Subramanian, Former Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance 14:15-14:35 Overseas Investments by China s State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Dr Aravind Yelery, Asst. Director & Associate Fellow, Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) 14:35-14:55 Internationalisation of Yuan Mr Sanjay Pulipaka, Senior Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum Library (NMML), New Delhi 14:55-15:10 Q & A 5
Session IX Panel Discussion India s Responses Session Moderator: Vice Admiral B Kannan IN (Retd.), CEO L&T Shipbuilding 15:10-15:40 Panel Discussion Panelists: 1. Lt. Gen. S. L. Narasimhan PVSM, AVSM, VSM 2. Dr. Jabin T. Jacob 3. Dr. Meena Singh Roy 4. Mr. Sanjay Pulipaka 15:40-16:00 Q & A 16:00-16:10 Summing up & Way Forward Cmde. R. S. Vasan IN (Retd.), Director, C3S; Regional Director, NMF-TN 16:10-16:30 Tea & Close of Seminar 6