Invite- Session on “India-Nepal Ties: Energizing the Future”

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Presents  Session on“India-Nepal Ties: Energizing the Future”
EVENT DETAILS
DATE		Wednesday, July 30, 2014
TIME		11:00 AM  - 12:30 PM (Registration: 10:30 am)
LOCATION		WWF India Auditorium, 172-B, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
SPEAKERS		Ambassador Jayant Prasad, Former Ambassador of India to Nepal  Mr. D. P.  Tripathi, General Secretary of Nationalist Party of India (NCP)  Mr. Prashant Jha, Associate Editor, Hindustan Times and Former Columnist with the Kathmandu Post Mr. Sujeev Shakya,  Author and Founder CEO of Beed Management (via Video Link from Kathmandu)
MODERATOR		Mr. Siddharth Varadarajan, Senior Fellow, Center for Public Affairs and Critical Theory, Shiv Nadar University and Former Editor, The Hindu
ABOUT THE EVENTThe upcoming visit of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Nepal reflects his deep commitment to strengthen the bilateral relations between the two nations on various spheres. Nepal and India share a unique relationship characterized by open borders, and deep cultural and religious ties, which is a great asset for both countries in their quest for development. This is a win-win relationship for both nations: India's role is crucial for Nepal as it enters a new era of democracy, change and development, while harnessing Nepal's water and energy resources can help solve India's pressing energy needs. The Indian Prime Minister's visit to Kathmandu is an incredible opportunity for leaders of both nations to address bilateral concerns and build a solid foundation for new agreements on infrastructure, energy security and trade. In this context, Ananta Aspen Centre is organizing a public discussion on “India-Nepal ties: Energizing the Future” with a panel of policy experts from both sides to explore how the two nations can usher in a new era of bilateral relationship. The session will explore key issues, including but not limited to, border security, sustainable growth, political transition in Nepal and mutual economic cooperation. ​
SPEAKERS
		Jayant Prasad, Former Ambassador of India to Nepal ​ Ambassador Jayant Prasad is currently a visiting scholar at Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania.  He joined Indian Foreign Service in 1976.  In his 37-year career in the Indian Foreign Service, he served as India’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Algeria, Nepal, and UN Conference on Disarmament, Geneva
Ambassador Prasad was member of U.N. Secretary- General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters (2005-07), Fellow at the Weatherhead Center for international Affairs, Harvard University (1998-99), and Rapporteur of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights, Geneva (1986-87).
		Devi Prasad Tripathi, General Secretary of Nationalist Party of India (NCP)  Devi Prasad Tripathi is current general secretary and chief spokesperson of Nationalist Party of India (NCP) and Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha). He was a former lecturer of politics at Allahabad University. Mr. Tripathi joined politics at an early age and worked as political analyst and strategy planner with former Prime Minster late Rajiv Gandhi (1983 -1991).
He joined the Nationalist Congress Party in 1999. Mr. Tripathi played a great role in negation over seat-sharing in Maharashtra. He also served as a member of various committees and governing bodies of various organizations like Indian Council of Agricultural Research (I.C.A.R.), Sarva Siksha Abhiyan 2004 onwards, Committee on Energy June 2012 onwards Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, 2011 Aug. 2012 onwards, Committee on External Affairs Member, Railway Convention Committee. Mr. Tripathi participated in Paris Round Table on Globalization and Human Development, 1997. He has lectured in 39 European and American Universities including Oxford and Cambridge (U.K.), Harvard & Columbia (U.S.A.), Sorbonne (France) from 1978 to 2007 on subjects such as Indian Culture and Civilization, Indian Political System, Changing World Order, Indian Literature and Society and Developments in Third World Countries.  Mr. Tripathi is Editor-in-Chief of a quarterly journal Think India since 1989.  He has also edited many books individually or jointly like Congress and Independent India, Celebrating Faiz, Indian Economy – Trends and Challenges, Nepal in Transition – A Way Forward, India China Relation – Future Perspectives, Indian Economy etc.
		Prashant Jha, Associate Editor, Hindustan Times and Former Columnist, the Kathmandu Post ​ Prashant Jha is currently working as an associate editor at Hindustan Times, New Delhi. He was a former columnist with the Kathmandu Post and Nepal correspondent for The Hindu. Mr Jha is well known as a keen observer of and commentator on political issues of Nepal.
His first book “Battles of the New Republic – A Contemporary History of Nepal”, was published by Aleph in South Asia and Hurst in UK. He writes regularly in Nepal’s on political issues in Nepal’s leading papers.
		Sujeev Shakya, Author and Founder CEO of Beed Management Sujeev Shakya is founder CEO of Beed Management, a Nepal based management consulting and financial advisory firm.  He chairs the Nepal Forum that acts as a private sector interface to development.  Mr. Shakya is a popular speaker at business schools and youth programs in Nepal and amongst the Nepali diaspora community.
He was awarded Hubert H Humphrey Fellowship by the US Department of State. A regular speaker at television and radio programs and Humber Humphrey Programs, Mr. Shakya conducts leadership seminars for both profit and no-for-profit leaders. He also conducts Leadership Thinkshops as Thought Faciliatator. Mr Shakya has a keen economic sense and an extensive corporate experience in developing strategy, business development, consulting and planning, as well as in direct line management over fifteen years. He wrote a regular column Arthabeed in Nepali Times from 2000 to 2001. Mr. Sujeev is the author of the bestselling book “Unleashing Nepal – Past, Present and Future of the Economy.”
MODERATOR
		Siddharth Varadarajan, Senior Fellow, Center for Public Affairs and Critical Theory, Shiv Nadar University and Former Editor, The Hindu Siddharth Varadarajan is Senior Fellow at the Center for Public Affairs and Critical Theory, Shiv Nadar University. A former Editor of The Hindu, Mr. Varadarajan is a trained economist who taught at New York University for several years before returning to India to work as a journalist.
In 2006, he was awarded the Bernardo O'Higgins Order by the President of Chile—that country's highest civilian honor for a foreign citizen—for his contributions to journalism and to the promotion of India's relations with Latin America and Chile. In 2009, he was a Poynter Media Fellow at Yale University and in 2010 he won the Ramnath Goenka award for print journalism. Mr. Varadarajan is a member of the International Founding Committee of The Real News, a board member of the inter-governmental B.P. Koirala India-Nepal Foundation, a member of the Indian Council of World Affairs and member of the editorial board of India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs and a member of the Executive Council of the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies.  A leading commentator on national and international issues, he edited a book on 2002 Gujarat riots “Gujarat: The Making of a Tragedy,” (Penguin)
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