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PROGRAMME

 

September 02, 2006               (Venue: Golden Palms Conference Hall)                        Saturday

ARRIVALS

 

16.30 – 18.00              Briefing on Programme and Logistics Golden Palms Conference Hall (Participants Only)

 

19.00:                         Welcome Dinner (Dining Hall)Faculty Members and Participants)

 

September 03, 2006               (Venue: Golden Palms Conference Hall)                        Sunday

 

09:00-10:00                 Inaugural Session

 

Keynote Address: Mr. Inam Ul Haque. Former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Pakistan

 

10:00-10:25                Discussion on the Keynote address

 

10:30-11:00              Group Photo followed by Tea/Coffee

 

11:00-12:00:                Presentation on RCSS

 

12:00-13:30                Lunch

 

13:30 –15:30                Panel Discussion: Future of Conflict in South Asia

(Gen. V R Raghavan, Dr. Tanvir Ahmed Khan, Prof. Pang Zhongying)

 

15:30-15:45                 Tea/Coffee

 

15:45-17:45                 Panel Discussion: Emerging Nuclear Postures of India, Pakistan and China

(Dr. Shireen Mazari, Gen. Dipankar Banerjee, Prof. Pang Zhongying)

 

19:00-20:30                 Dinner

 

21:00-22:00                 Group Discussion by Syndicates

 

 

September 04, 2006                (Venue: Golden Palms Conference Hall)                        Monday

 

9:00-10:30                   Joint Lecture: Military Balance in South Asia (Gen. Dipankar Banerjee, Gen. Talat Masood)

 

10:30-10:45                 Tea/Coffee

 

10:45-12:45                 Panel Discussion: Role of Military and Nuclear Technology

(Gen. V R Raghavan, Gen. Talat Masood, Dr. Chris Smith)

 

12:45-14:00                 Lunch

 

14:00-15:30                 Joint Lecture: US-India Nuclear Cooperation (Dr. Shireen Mazari, Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal)

 

15:30-15:45                 Tea/Coffee

 

15:45-17:45                 Panel Discussion: Missile Proliferation and BMD (Gen. Dipankar Banerjee, Air. Cmdr. Khalid Banuri, Prof. Pang Zhongying)

 

19:00-20:30                 Dinner

 

21:00-22:30                 Group Discussion by Syndicates

 

 

September 05, 2006                 (Venue: Golden Palms Conference Hall)                        Tuesday

 

09:00-10:30                 Joint Lecture: Nuclear Risk Reduction Measures (Air. Cmdr. Khalid Banuri and Prof. P.R. Chari)

 

10:30-10:45                 Tea/Coffee

 

10:45-12:15                 Joint Lecture: Weapon Technologies and Arms Control Issues (Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa, Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal)

 

12:15-14:00                 Lunch

 

14:00-15:30                 Joint Lecture:

                                  Weapon Systems, Arms Imports and Developmental Costs (Gen. Dipankar Banerjee, Gen. Talat Masood)

 

15:30-15:45                 Tea/Coffee

 

15:45-17:45                 Panel Discussion: Changing Pattern of Alignment in the

Region (Dr. Tanvir Ahmed Khan, Prof. P.R.     Chari and Prof. Wang Dehua)

                                     

19:00-20:30                 Dinner

 

21:00-22:30                 Research Methodology 1 (Prof. Stephen P. Cohen)

 

 

September 06, 2006                 (Venue: Golden Palms Conference Hall)          Wednesday

 

09:00-10:15            Lecture: India as an Emerging Power (Prof. Stephen P. Cohen)

 

10:15-10:30                 Tea/Coffee

 

10:30-12:30              Panel Discussion: Nuclear Doctrine, Force Structures and Postures (Prof. P.R. Chari, Air. Cmdr. Khalid Banuri, Prof. Stephen P Cohen)

 

12:30-14:00              Lunch

 

14:00                        Local Sight-Seeing (Negombo)

 

19:00-20:30              Dinner

 

 

September 07, 2006                 (Venue: Golden Palms Conference Hall)                        Thursday

 

09:00-10:30                 Joint Lecture: Global War on Terror (Dr. Tanvir Ahmed Khan, Prof. Wang Dehua)

 

10:30-10:45                 Tea/Coffee

 

10:45-12:15                 Joint Lecture: WMD Terrorism and Small Arms (Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa, Dr. Chris Smith)

 

12:15-14:00                 Lunch

 

14:00-15:15                 Lecture: FMCT and Export Controls (Brig Naeem Salik)

 

15:15-15:30                 Tea/Coffee

 

15:30-17:30                 Panel Discussion: Future of Cooperative Security in South Asia  (Prof. Hasan Askari Rizvi, Prof. Wang Dehua)

 

19:00-20:30                 Dinner

 

21:00-22:00                 Group Discussion by Syndicates

 

 

 

September 08, 2006                                                                                                     Friday

 

Sight Seeing (Visit to Colombo and surrounding areas)

                                    (Assemble in the Hotel Lobby at 9.a.m.)

 

20:30-22:30                 Dinner

 

 

September 09, 2006                (Venue: Golden Palms Conference Hall)                        Saturday

 

09:00-10:30                 Joint Lecture: China’s South Asian Policy (Prof. Shen Dingli, Prof. Hasan Askari Rizvi)

 

10:30-10:45                 Tea/Coffee

 

10:45-12:15                 Joint Lecture: Crisis Management in South Asia (Gen. Ashok Mehta, Dr. P.I. Cheema)

 

12:15-14:00                 Lunch

 

14:00-16:00             Panel Discussion:  Role of Outside Powers (US, China, EU) in Promoting Cooperative Security (Prof. Shen Dingli, Brig. Naeem Salik, Prof. Sridhar Khatri)

 

16:00-16:15                 Tea/Coffee

 

16:15-17:45                 Joint Lecture:  Kashmir: Is it Ripe for Resolution? (Gen. Ashok Mehta, Prof. Hasan Askari Rizvi)

 

19:00-20:30                 Dinner

 

21:30-22:30                 Group Discussion by Syndicates

 

 

 

September 10, 2006                 (Venue: Golden Palms Conference Hall)                        Sunday

 

09:00-11:00                 Panel Discussion:  The Future of the Composite Dialogue (Prof. Aparajita Biswas, Prof. Shen Dingli, Dr. E. Sridharan, Dr. P.I. Cheema)

                                   

11:00-11:15                 Tea/Coffee

 

11:15-13:15             Panel Discussion: Role of SAARC in Promoting Regional Harmony  (Prof. Sridhar Khatri, Prof. Aparajita Biswas, Dr. E. Sridharan)

 

13:15-14:30                 Lunch

 

14:30-16:30             Panel Discussion: Comprehensive Security (Dr. E. Sridharan, Gen. Ashok Mehta, Professor Hasan Askari Rizvi)

 

16.30-16.45                 Tea/Coffee

 

16:45-18:15                 Joint Lecture: Understanding and Responding to Terrorism

 (Prof. Aparajita Biswas, Prof. Sridhar Khatri)

 

19:30-21:00                 Dinner

 

21:30-22:30                 Group Discussion by Syndicates

 

 

September 11, 2006                 (Venue: Golden Palms Conference Hall)                        Monday

 

09:00-10:00                 Group Presentation I

 

10:00-11:00                 Group Presentation II

 

11:00-11:15                 Tea/Coffee

 

11:15-12:15                 Group Presentation III

 

12:15-13:00                 RCSS Research Awards and Course Feedback

 

13:00-14:30                 Farewell Lunch

 

 

September 12, 2006                                                                 Tuesday

 

Departure

 

 
 

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