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AGENDA
Day 1: Friday, March 20
15.00 hrs
Inauguration of Exhibition by Shri Ashok Chandra Panda, Hon’ble Minister for Tourism & Culture,
Government of Odisha
INAUGURAL SESSION (Venue: Central Hall, Mayfair Convention)
16.00-16.05 hrs
Chair:
Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS, New Delhi, India
16.05-16.10 hrs
Welcome Address:
Mr. Arindam Mukherjee, Secretary, ISCS, Kolkata, India
16.10-16.25 hrs
Chief Guest:
Shri Naveen Patnaik, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha, India
16.25-16.50 hrs
Inaugural Address:
Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Hon’ble External Affairs Minister, Government of India
16.50-17.15 hrs
Keynote Address:
Mr. R. N. Ravi, Prime Minister Office, Government of India
17.15-17.25 hrs
Guest of Honour:
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Petroleum,
Government of India
17.25-17.38 hrs
Amb. K.V. Bhagirath, Secretary-General, IORA, Mauritius
17.38-17.45 hrs
Mr. Sumith Nakandala, Secretary-General, BIMSTEC, Dhaka, Bangladesh
17.45-17.55 hrs
Release of Logo of Indian Ocean Resource Centre:
Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Hon’ble External Affairs Minister, Government of India
Book Release by:
Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Hon’ble External Affairs Minister, Government of India
Release of Postal Stamp:
Mr. Tilak De, Chief Post Master General, Odisha Circle, Department of Posts,
Government of India
17.55-18.00 hrs
Vote of Thanks:
Mr. Rituraj Sinha, Secretary, Organising Committee
18.00 hrs
Tea
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18.30 hrs
Cultural Programme (Venue: MayFair Vatika)
20.00 hrs
Dinner (Venue: Crystal Room, MayFair Convention)
19.30 hrs
Roundtable with IOR Ambassadors (By invitation only)
Venue: Lily, Mayfair Lagoon
Day 2: Saturday, March 21
PLENARY I
Venue: Central Hall, May Fair Convention
9.00 hrs-10.30 hrs
Session I: Historical Linkages and Cultural Networks in IORA
Chair: Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Hon’ble Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent
Charge), Government of India
Book Release
 Prof. Kishore Basa, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India
 Sailing from the Mediterranean to India, Alexander Augustus times:
Prof. J.F. Salles, Archaeologist, Institut Francais du Proche-Orient, Amman, France
 Jewish Merchants in the Indian Ocean during the 1000-1300 CE period:
Prof. Ranabir Chakroborty, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU),
New Delhi, India
 1000th Anniversary of Rajendra Chola-I’s Coronation and its Significance:
Prof. P. Shanmugam, University of Madras, Chennai, India
Open Discussions
PLENARY II
Venue: Central Hall, MayFair Convention
10.30 hrs-11.00 hrs
Tea
11.00 hrs-13.00 hrs
Session II: Regional Maritime and Energy Security in Indian Ocean
Co-Chair: Amb. A. N. Ram, Former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Co-Chair: Shri Upendra Pratap Singh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas,
Government of India

Building an Indian Ocean Maritime Security Regime:
Prof. Dennis Rumley, Professor of Indian Ocean Studies, Distinguished Research
Fellow, Curtin University, Western Australia

Changing Security Environment in Indian Ocean Region: Relooking the Effectiveness of
Existing Regional and Sub-Regional Initiatives:
Dr. Francis Kornegay, Senior Research Fellow IGD, UNISA & Global Fellow, the Wilson
Centre, South Africa

The Emerging Security Landscape in the Indian Ocean: Evolving Architecture of
Cooperation- IORA, IONS, etc.:
Dr. David Lang, Analyst and Editor of ASPI’s blog, Australian Strategic Policy Institute,
Australia

Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific: Competing Geo-Political Discourses:
Prof. C. Rajamohan, Head, Strategic Studies and Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research
Foundation, New Delhi, India.

Dr. Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, Chief Executive, South African Institute of International Affairs
(SAIIA), Johannesburg, South Africa
Open Discussions
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13.00 hrs-14.30 hrs
Lunch at Crystal Room, May Fair Convention
14.30 hrs-16.00 hrs
Parallel Session I
IA: Trade Linkages: Routes,
Commodities and Merchants
IB: Religion and Literature:
Buddhism, Brahmanism, Epics and
Secular Literature in Sanskrit
IC: Migration and Diaspora in the
Indian Ocean Realm
Venue: Board Room, MayFair
Convention
 Chair: Prof. Rila Mukherjee,
Institute
de
Chandernagor,
University of Hyderabad, India
Venue: Orchid, MayFair Lagoon
Venue: Camellia, MayFair Lagoon
Chair: Prof. Ranabir Chakroborty,
JNU, New Delhi, India
Chair: Mr. Md. Shahidul Haque,
Foreign Secretary, Bangladesh
Speakers:
Speakers:
Speakers:

Mr. Sumith Nakandala, Secretary  Vietnam
Gold
Leaf  A Shared History: India-South
General,
BIMSTEC,
Dhaka,
Africa Civilisational Partnership:
(Deities):
Bangladesh
Mr. Shridaran Satchidhanandan
Mr. Le Lien Thi, Institute of
Pillay, First Secretary (Political),
Archaeology, VASS, Vietnam
South African High Commission,
New Delhi, India
Prof. Rila Mukherjee, Institute

Buddhism
&
Maritime
Heritage:
de Chandernagor, University of
Hyderabad, India
A Study on East & South-East
 Diaspora, Migration, Cultural and
Social Change in the IORA:
Asian Context:
Experiences from Malaysia:
Cotton Trade across Indian
Dr. Sunil Pattanaik, Secretary,
Prof. Premalatha Karupiah,
Ocean (Ancient Period):
Odisha Institute of Maritime and SE
University Sains, Malaysia
Dr. Suchandra Ghosh, Professor
Asian Studies, Bhubaneswar, India
of History, University of Calcutta,


India

Cotton Trade across Indian
Ocean (Medieval Period):
Prof. Radhika Seshan, University
of Pune, India

Ancient Maritime Connections of
Tamizhagam in South India and
their Historical Implications:
Dr. V. Selva Kumar, Professor,
Tamil University, India.
 Ramayana in Arts of South East
Asia:
Dr. Amarjiva Lochan, Professor,
University of Delhi, Delhi, India
 One Diaspora, Many Identities:
The Asia-Africa Experiences in
Kenya:
Dr. Pheroze Nowrojee - Asian
African Heritage Trust, Nairobi,
Kenya
 Buddhist Architecture of Buddha 
Shrines
in
Thailand
and
Myanmar
during
14-15
Centuries:
Professor Chotima Chaturawong,
Silpakorn University, Thailand
 Lt. Cdr. Kalesh Mohan, Deputy
Director, Naval History Division,
Ministry of Defence (Navy), New
Delhi, India
Open Discussions
16.00-17.30 hrs
Open Discussions
The Bay of Bengal Interaction
Sphere:
Techno-Cultural
Transmissions; Migrations &
Indic Diaspora in SE Asia &
Beyond (500 BC - AD 700):
Dr. Sunil Gupta, Allahabad
Museum, Allahabad, India
Open Discussions
PARALLEL SESSION II
II A: Maritime and Humanitarian
Issues
II B: Non-Traditional Security Issues
II C: Resources, Climate Change and
Sustainable Development
Venue: Board Room, MayFair Venue: Orchid, MayFair Lagoon
Convention
Chair: Amb. Rajiv Bhatia, Director
Chair: Major Gen. (Prof.) Nilendra
General, ICWA, New Delhi, India
Kumar, Director, Amity Law School,
Amity University, Noida, India
Venue: Camellia, MayFair Lagoon

 Energy Security Issues in the
Indian Ocean:
Dr. Ruchita Beri, Research Officer,
Maritime Security Climate in  Challenges of Non-Traditional
Indian Ocean: Geo-Political and
Security in IORA:
Regional Perceptions:
Prof. GVC Naidu, JNU, New
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Chair: Mr. Sandeep Chakraborty,
Deputy High Commission of India to
Bangladesh
Prof. P.V. Rao, Visiting Professor,
NALSAR, University of Law,
Hyderabad, India
Delhi, India
IDSA, New Delhi, India
 Role of State and Non-State
Actors in Combating NonTraditional Security NonTraditional Security:
Dr. Mrs. Ebtesam Al Ketbi,
President, Emirates Policy Center,
UAE
 Dr. Sanjay Deshmukh, Professor of
Life Sciences, University
Department of Life Sciences,
University of Mumbai, India
 Institutional Mechanism for the
Search and Rescue Operations in
IOR:
Admiral Arun Kumar Singh
Former Flag Officer Commandingin-Chief of the Eastern Naval
Command, Visakhapatnam, India
 Maritime Terrorism and Piracy:
Implications for Regional Stability
in IORA: Dr. Monika Chansoria,
Senior Fellow, CLAWS, New Delhi,
India
 Climate Change and Littoral
States:
Dr. Uttam Sinha, Research Fellow,
IDSA, New Delhi, India
 Security Issues in Bay of Bengal:
Dr. Shahriar Kabir, Bangladesh
 Towards Formalising CounterTerrorism Strategy in the Indian
Ocean Rim: An African
Perspective
Dr. John Antony Jingu, Lecturer,
University Dares Salaam, Tanzania
 Mineral Exploration and
Sustainable Development in
Indian Ocean:
Dr. Pankaj Jha, Director
(Research), ICWA, New Delhi, India

Challenges of Maritime security
strategy in the Indian Ocean:
Dr. I Made Andi Arsana, Lecturer
and Researcher, Universitas Gadjah
Mada, Indonesia
 Geo-Politics of Energy in Indian
Ocean:
Dr. Samir Pradhan, Senior
Consultant, UAE
Open Discussions
Open Discussions
Open Discussions
17.30-18.00 hrs
Tea
18.45 hrs
Bus Departure for Cultural Programme (Assemble in the lobby of MayFair Convention)
19.30 hrs
Cultural Programme (Venue: Rani Gumpha, Udayagiri)
21.00 hrs
Dinner (Venue: MayFair Vatika)
Day 3: Sunday, March 22
PLENARY III
Venue: Central Hall, MayFair Convention
9.00 hrs-10.30 hrs
Session III: Regional Economic Cooperation in Trade and Investment in IORA
Chair: Ms. Sujata Mehta, Secretary (M&ER), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Time for Deeper Regional Trade Integration: Assessment of Trade Potential in IORA:
Prof. S. K. Mohanty, RIS, New Delhi, India

Industrial Change and Manufacturing Sector in IORA:
Dr. Saman Kelegama, Executive Director, Institute of Policy Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Scientific Cooperation and Technology Transfer in the Indian Ocean Rim Association: An
Indian Perspective:
Dr. H. Purushotham, Chairman & Managing Director National Research Development
Corporation, New Delhi, India

Beyond Tariff: Protectionism through Non-Tariff Barriers in IORA Countries:
Dr. Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Additional Director, Research, Centre for Policy Dialogue
(CPD), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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
Changing Landscape of Energy Scenario in IORA:
Prof. V. N. Attri, Indian Ocean Chair, IORA, Mauritius
Open Discussions
10.30 hrs -11.00 hrs
Tea
11.00 hrs-13.00 hrs
PARALLEL SESSION III
III A: Sectoral Cooperation
III B: Blue Economy
III C: B2B
Venue: Board Room, MayFair
Convention
Venue: Orchid, MayFair Lagoon
Venue: Camellia, MayFair Lagoon
Chair: Amb. A. N. Ram, Former
Secretary, Ministry of External
Affairs, Government of India
Chair: Mr. Md. Shahidul Haque,
Foreign Secretary, Bangladesh
Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, Chief
Executive, South African Institute of
International Affairs (SAIIA),
Johannesburg, South Africa
 Environmental Concerns in
 Blue Economy- A Sustainable
IORA:
Development Framework in the
Dr. Bala Pisupati, Former
Context of Bangladesh:
Chairman, National Biodiversity
Dr. Anjan Datta, Adviser, ICCCAD
Authority, Chennai, India
and CEGIS, Dhaka, Bangladesh
 Mr. Kiprono Kittony, National
Chairman The Kenya National Chamber
of Commerce & Industry, Kenya
 Institutional Mechanisms for
 Trends and Regional Perspective
Promoting Trade and
on Fisheries Sector Governance
Investment in KnowledgeArchitecture in IORA:
Prof. Mary Ann Palma-Robles,
Based Industries in the IORA
Region:
University of Wollongong, Australia
Mr. Raveen Ekanayake,
Research Officer, IPS, Sri Lanka  Ocean Resources Management in
IORA
Dr. Alex Benkenstein, Program
 Access to Medicinal Plants:
Policy Issues:
Manager, SAIIA, South Africa
Mr. T.C. James, Visiting
Fellow, RIS, New Delhi, India
 Potential of Blue Economy in the
Indian Ocean Rim Association:
Opportunities and Challenges:
 Inventory stockpiling of crude
Prof. R. Ramesh, Chair LOICZ
oil as an intervention towards
energy security resilience:
SSC & Director, National Centre for
Dr. Ranjit Rath, Engineers
Sustainable Coastal Management,
India Limited, New Delhi, India
Anna University, India.
 University to Business Linkages: R&D
and Product Development in a
Regional Perspective:
Prof. K. Narayanan, Professor of
Economic, Department of HSS, IIT
Bombay, India
 Infrastructure Investment in
IORA:
Dr. Priyadarshi Dash,
Research Associate, RIS, New
Delhi, India
 Changing Business Environment in
the IORA: Lessons from India-South
Africa Economic Relations:
Dr. Jaya Josie, Head, BRICS Centre,
South Africa
 Mr. Rahman Jahangir, Editorial
Consultant, Financial Express,
Dhaka, Bangladesh
 Mr. Salim Jumeea Sulaiman Al
Senaidi, Deputy Manager, Oman
Chamber of Commerce &
Industry(OCCI), Oman
 B2B in the Indian Ocean Region:
Dr. Saikat Sinha Roy, Associate
Professor, Jadavpur University, Kolkata,
India
 Mr. S. K. Mohapatra, Director Dharma
Port Company Ltd. (DPCL),
Bhubaneswar, India
Open Discussions
Open Discussions
Open Discussions
13.00-13.45 hrs Lunch (Venue: Crystal Room, MayFair Convention)
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VALEDICTORY SESSION (Venue: Central Hall, MayFair Convention)
13.55 hrs
Arrival of the Chief Guest H.E. Dr. S. C. Jamir, Hon’ble Governor of Odisha
13.55 hrs
National Anthem
14.00 hrs
Welcome Remarks:
Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries
(RIS), New Delhi, India
14.05 hrs
Presentation of Bouquet by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Minister of State for Petroleum to H.E.
Dr. S. C. Jamir, Hon’ble Governor of Odisha
Presentation of Bouquet by Prof. S. K. Mohanty, RIS to Shri Manohar Parikar, Hon’ble Minister of
Defence
14.10 hrs
14.20 hrs
14.30 hrs
14.40 hrs
15.00 hrs
15.25 hrs
15.30 hrs
Presentation of Bouquet by Mr. Tapan Mitra, Acting Director, Institute of Social and Cultural Studies to
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce & Industry
Presentation of ‘Bhubaneswar Declaration’ by:
Prof. S. K. Mohanty, RIS, New Delhi, India
Special Remarks:
Ms. Sujata Mehta, Secretary (M&ER), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Address by:
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce & Industry,
Government of India
Valedictory Address by:
Shri Manohar Parikar, Hon’ble Minister of Defence, Government of India
Special Address by:
H.E. Dr. S.C. Jamir, Hon’ble Governor of Odisha
Vote of Thanks by:
Dr. H. P. Das, Chairman, Reception Committee
National Anthem
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