SEMINAR ON TIBET IN THE AFTERMATH OF DEVOLUTION OF POLITICAL AUTHORITY
6-7 SEPTEMBER 2011
Organized by Vivekananda International Foundation
at VIF Seminar Hall,
Vivekananda International Foundation
3, San Martin Marg
Chanakyapuri - 110021
For more information: visit www.vifindia.org
Program Details
Organized by Vivekananda International Foundation
at VIF Seminar Hall,
Vivekananda International Foundation
3, San Martin Marg
Chanakyapuri - 110021
For more information: visit www.vifindia.org
Program Details
DAY 1 (6TH SEPTEMBER 2011)
09.30 - 10:00 Registration and Tea
10:00 - 11.15: Inaugural Session
Inaugural Speech: Mr. Ajit Doval, KC, Director, VIF
Keynote Address: Dr. Lobsang Sangay, Kalon Tripa, Central Tibetan Administration
Vote of Thanks: Ambassador TCA Rangachari
11.15 - 11.30: Tea
11.30 - 13.00: Session - 1: Devolution of Political Authority by Dalai Lama: Rationale, Impact and Import
Chair: Ambassador TCA Rangachari
Speakers:
1) Devolution of Dalai Lama's Political Authority: Vision of His Holiness the Dalai Lama - Mr. Penpa Tsering, Speaker, Tibetan Parliament in Exile
2) Dalai Lama as an Institution, civilisational and Spiritual Status - Mr. Rajiv Mehrotra
3) Dharamsala-Beijing Dialogue after Devolution - Mr. Tenzin Sonam
1) Devolution of Dalai Lama's Political Authority: Vision of His Holiness the Dalai Lama - Mr. Penpa Tsering, Speaker, Tibetan Parliament in Exile
2) Dalai Lama as an Institution, civilisational and Spiritual Status - Mr. Rajiv Mehrotra
3) Dharamsala-Beijing Dialogue after Devolution - Mr. Tenzin Sonam
13.00 - 13.45: Lunch
13.45 - 15.15: Session II: Looking Back: Six Decades of Socio-Political Developments in Tibet
Chair: Ambassador Rajiv Sikri
Speakers:
1 Status of Tibetan Movement: In and outside Tibet - Mr. Thubten Samphel, Information Secretary, Department of Information and International Relations, CTA
2) Tibetan Autonomy: Myth and Reality - Mr. Vijay Kranti
3) Tibet in Global Politics - Dr. Abanti Bhattacharya
1 Status of Tibetan Movement: In and outside Tibet - Mr. Thubten Samphel, Information Secretary, Department of Information and International Relations, CTA
2) Tibetan Autonomy: Myth and Reality - Mr. Vijay Kranti
3) Tibet in Global Politics - Dr. Abanti Bhattacharya
15.15 - 15.30: Tea
15.30 - 17.30: Session III: Tibet Issue in India - China Relations
Chair: Ambassador Satish Chandra
Speakers:
1) China's Approach to Tibetan Issue - Prof. Sujit Datta
2) India's Approach to Tibetan Issue - Prof. Madhu Bhalla
3) Tibet in India-China Relations - Prof. Madhuri Sondhi Santhanam
4) India-Tibet relations in Cultural and Historical Perspective - Prof. Ngawang Samten, Vice Chancellor, Central University for Tibetan Studies, Sarnath
1) China's Approach to Tibetan Issue - Prof. Sujit Datta
2) India's Approach to Tibetan Issue - Prof. Madhu Bhalla
3) Tibet in India-China Relations - Prof. Madhuri Sondhi Santhanam
4) India-Tibet relations in Cultural and Historical Perspective - Prof. Ngawang Samten, Vice Chancellor, Central University for Tibetan Studies, Sarnath
Day - II (7th September 20110
10.00 - 11.30: Session IV: China in Tibet and its implications for Tibet
Chair: Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney
Speakers:
1) Human Rights and Public Security Apparatus in Tibet: Mrs. Sonam Sangmo, Department of Information and International Relations, CTA
2) Socio-Economic changes in Tibet - Col PK Gautam, Research Fellow, IDSA
3) Chinese Build up in Tibet and India - Maj Gen Sheru Thapliyal
1) Human Rights and Public Security Apparatus in Tibet: Mrs. Sonam Sangmo, Department of Information and International Relations, CTA
2) Socio-Economic changes in Tibet - Col PK Gautam, Research Fellow, IDSA
3) Chinese Build up in Tibet and India - Maj Gen Sheru Thapliyal
11.20 - 11.35: Tea
11.30 - 13.00: Session V: Significance of tibet to Asia: Environment and Water Security
Chair: Mr. C D Sahay
Speakers:
1) China's Water Diversion Plans and its Impact on Asia - Mr. Claude Arpi
2) Climate Changes in Tibet and Asia - Mr. Tenzin Norbu
3) Legal Status of Tibet - Mr. Naresh Mathur, Lawyer, Supreme Court of India
1) China's Water Diversion Plans and its Impact on Asia - Mr. Claude Arpi
2) Climate Changes in Tibet and Asia - Mr. Tenzin Norbu
3) Legal Status of Tibet - Mr. Naresh Mathur, Lawyer, Supreme Court of India
13.00 - 13.30: Valedictory Session
Mr. Lalit Mansingh, former Foreign Secretary and India's Ambassador to U.S
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