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USI-HQIDS Seminar on "Winning a War Without Fighting: Strategies for Peaceful Victories"

                                                                                                                                                                                  SEMINAR

                                                                                                                                   ‘STRATEGIES FOR WINNING OVER NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES’

                                                                                                                                                                               15 OCT 2024

 

Running            Time	Time   Allotted	Events	Remarks
0900 – 0930 h	30	Registration & Networking Tea
0930 – 0940 h	10	Welcome Remarks	Maj Gen PK Goswami, VSM (Retd), Dy Director General USI / Maj Gen RS Yadav, VSM (Retd), Director CS3, USI
Session 1 : Moderated by Maj Gen PK Goswami, VSM (Retd), Dy Dir Gen USI / Maj Gen RS Yadav, VSM (Retd),  Director, CS3, USI
0940 – 0955 h	15	Presentation on      China Amb Nalin Surie, IFS (Retd), Former Ambassador to China and High Commissioner to UK
0955 – 1010 h	15	Presentation on      Pakistan Amb TCA Raghavan, IFS (Retd), Former High Commissioner to Islamabad, Pakistan
1010 – 1025 h	15	Presentation on Nepal Amb  Manjeev Singh Puri, IFS (Retd), Former Ambassador to Nepal
1025 – 1040 h	15	Presentation on Sri Lanka Amb Ashok K Kantha, IFS (Retd), Former Ambassador to China and High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
1040 – 1120 h	40	Open House (for added Suggestions)
1120 – 1140 h	20	High Tea
Session 2 : Moderated by Maj Gen PK Goswami, VSM (Retd), Dy Dir Gen USI / Maj Gen RS Yadav, VSM (Retd),  Director, CS3, USI
1140 – 1200 h	20	Presentation on Afghanistan, Amb  Jayant Prasad, IFS (Retd), Former Ambassador to Afghanistan
1200 – 1220 h	20	Presentation on Myanmar Amb VS Seshadri, IFS (Retd), Former Ambassador to Myanmar
1220 – 1230 h	10	Presentation on Bangladesh Amb Veena Sikri, IFS (Retd), Former High Commissioner to Bangladesh.
1230 – 1240 h	10	Presentation on Bhutan Amb Anil K Trigunayat, IFS (Retd), Former Ambassador to Jordan, Malta and Libya
1240 – 1250 h	10	Presentation on Maldives Amb Anil K Trigunayat, IFS (Retd), Former Ambassador to Jordan, Malta and Libya
1250 – 1330 h	40	Open House (for added Suggestions)
1330 – 1340 h	10	Closing Remarks by DDG, USI / Dir CS3, USI
1340 – 1345 h	05	Group Photograph
1345 h Onwards	45	Lunch

 

 

Programme Summary

1. The seminar on “Strategies for Winning over Neighbouring Countries” was conducted by the Centre for Strategic Studies and Simulation (CS3) at the United Service Institution of India (USI) on 15 Oct 2024 for evolving policy recommendations for the decision makers.
2. The programme began with welcome remarks by Maj Gen BK Sharma, AVSM, SM** (Retd), Director General USI.
3. The first session of the event was moderated by Maj Gen BK Sharma, AVSM, SM** (Retd), Director General USI. This session entailed presentations by Amb Nalin Surie, IFS (Retd) on China; Amb TCA Raghavan, IFS (Retd) on Pakistan; Amb Jayant Prasad, IFS (Retd) on Nepal; and Amb Ashok K Kantha, IFS (Retd) on Sri Lanka.
4. This was followed by the second session, which was moderated by Maj Gen RS Yadav, VSM (Retd), Director, CS3, USI. Presentations by Amb Jayant Prasad, IFS (Retd) on Afghanistan; Amb VS Seshadri, IFS (Retd) on Myanmar; Amb Veena Sikri, IFS (Retd) on Bangladesh; and Amb Anil K Trigunayat, IFS (Retd) on Bhutan and Maldives were showcased.
5. The closing remarks were delivered by Maj Gen RS Yadav, VSM (Retd), Director, CS3, USI.

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