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| ADB-ICRIER Seminar on “ India ’s Role in Asian Economic Integration” |
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March 10, 2008,
The Imperial Hotel, New Delhi |
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| Session details, presentation and papers are available in downloadable format. |
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| Opening Session |
| Introduction and welcome address |
Srinivasa Madhur, Director, Office of Regional Economic Integration (OREI), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila |
| Inaugural address: |
Mani Shankar Aiyar, Minister, DONER, Delhi |
| Vote of Thanks : |
Rajiv Kumar , Director & CE, ICRIER, Delhi |
| Session I : India ’s Role in SAARC Integration and Way Ahead |
| Chair |
Kheya Bhattacharya, Jt. Secretary (SAARC), MEA |
| Presentation by : |
Rajiv Kumar , Director & CE, ICRIER, Delhi
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| Panelists : |
Dushni Weerakoon, Deputy Director, Institute of Policy Studies, Sri Lanka
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Jayant Menon, Principal Economist, OREI, ADB
Bishwambher Pyakuryal, Professor, Tribhuvan University , Board of Director of Nepal Rastra Bank |
| Session II : Spillovers from India ’s Northeast Provinces to Neighboring Countries |
| Chair |
Rajeev Kher, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Delhi |
| Presentation by : |
M. Govinda Rao, Director, NIPF&P, Delhi
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| Panelists : |
Rajeev Singh, Secretary General, ICC, Kolkata;
Bibek Debroy, Center for Policy Research, Delhi
Hans-Peter Brunner, Senior Economist, South Asia Regional Department, ADB [Download Presentation][Download Paper] |
| Session III : India ’s Economic Relations with East Asia |
| Chair |
R. Gopalan, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| Presentation by |
Nagesh Kumar, Director General, RIS, Delhi
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Ganeshan Wignaraja, Senior Economist, OREI, ADB
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Panelists :
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Suthad Setboonsarng, former Deputy Secretary General, ASEAN Secretariat and Partner, WMS, Thailand
Ashok Desai, Business World
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| Session IV : Panel Discussion on India ’s Role in Regional Integration |
| Moderator : |
Santosh Kumar, External Consultant, ICRIER |
| Panelists : |
S. D. Muni, Professor, JNU, Delhi
Farooq Sobhan, President, BEI, Dhaka
G.D.C. Ekanayake, Addl. Director General of the External Resources Department, Treasury, Government of Sri Lanka
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