Venue: IDSA Auditorium

IDSA in collaboration with the Ocean Policy Research Foundation ( OPRF) Japan, Society for Indian Ocean Studies and National Maritime Foundation is hosting a two day international seminar on “Maritime Dimensions of Power Game in Asia”. The event will be inagurated by Dr. Ashwini Kumar, Union Minister for Law and Justice.

Programme

Registration: 0930-1000

Inaugural Session : (1000 -1130)

Chair: V. ADM. Mihir Roy- Director, SIOS

Welcome remarks : Dr. Arvind Gupta (DG, IDSA, India)

Dialogue Ethos : V. Adm. Mihir Roy (Director, SIOS)

Keynote addresses :

1. Prof. Masahiro Akiyama (Senior Advisor of OPRF, Japan)
2. Admiral Arun Prakash (Member, National Security Advisory Board)

Inaugural address:
Dr. Ashwini Kumar, Union Minister for Law and Justice

Vote of Thanks : V. Adm. Pradeep Kaushiva, Director, NMF

Tea : 1115-1145

Session 1 : “Emerging Maritime Challenges” (1145 -1330)

Moderator : Dr. Arvind Gupta – IDSA
i) V. Adm. Hideaki Kaneda (JIIA, Japan)
ii) Prof. Toshi Yoshira (US Naval War College, US)
iii) Dr. M Paul Joshy (NMF)
iv) Dr. Satoru Nagao (Research Fellow, OPRF, Japan)

Discussant : Rear Admiral Samir Chakravorty (5 minutes)

Lunch : 1330-1430 (IDSA)

Session 2 : “Confluence of the two seas – Indo-Pacific Ocean” (1430-1600)

Moderator : V. Adm. Hideaki Kaneda
i) Prof. Horimoto (Kyoto University, Japan)
ii) Amb. Aftab Seth (Sun and Sands, India)
iii) R. Adm. Kazumine Akimoto (OPRF, Japan)
iv) Dr. Vijay Sakuja (ICWA, India)

Discussant : Prof. P V Rao

Session 3 : “Non-Traditional Security –Terrorism, Piracy and Cyber Security” (1600-1730)

Moderator : Adm. Predeep Kaushiva (Director, NMF)
i) K. Natarajan, (I.G, Coast Guard, India)
ii) Ms. Kiyota Tomoko (former MOFA, Japan)
iii) Dr. S. Cherian, (IDSA, India)
iv) Mr. James Brown (Lowy Institute, Australia)

Discussant : Cmde. Sujeet Samaddar

Day 2: 01 Nov. 2012

Session 4: “India, Japan and ASEAN” (0930-1130)

Moderator: Sanjoy Singh, Secretary (East)
i) Prof. G V C Naidu (JNU, India)
ii) Capt. Bonji Ohara (IHS Jane’s, Japan)
iii) Dr. Chiristopher Len (ISDP, Sweden, Singaporean)
iv) Prof. Baladas Ghoshal (SIOS, India)

Discussant : Prof. Yagama Reddy (5 minutes)

Tea : 1130-1145

Valedictory Session : Auditorium (1145-1245)

Chair : Amb. Rajiv Bhatia, D.G, ICWA

Concluding remarks :
V. Adm. Premvir Das (SIOS, India)
Prof. Akiyama (Senior Advisor, OPRF, Japan)

Valedictory address : Dr. Raja Mohan (ORF)

Vote of Thanks : Dr.Paul Joshy