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EU-India: Beyond the New Delhi Summit
Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Brussels
Date: 4 December 2003

A one-day conference examining the outcome of the EU-India New Delhi Summit, and future prospects of EU-India relations.

Co-organised by EIAS and the Konrad-Adenauer-
Stiftung.

Conference Documents
Conference Programme (pdf)
Invitation & Registration Form (pdf)
Photo Gallery

Presentations
Gender, Economy and Social Development by Dr Ranjana Kumasri

Corruption, Transparency and the Good Governance Agenda in India by Professor Gurharpal Singh

India, Pakistan and China: A Nuclear arms Race in Asia? by Major-General Dipanker Banerjee

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EU-India: Implications of the New Delhi Summit 
EU-India: Beyond the New Delhi Summit
Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Brussels
Date: 4 December 2003

Conference Programme (pdf)
Invitation & Registration Form (pdf)
Photo Gallery

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

13:30    Registration and Coffee

14:00    An Overview of the EU-India New Delhi Summit

Mr John Cushnahan MEPChair: Mr. John Walls Cushnahan M.E.P.
Member, European Parliament delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Co-operation

Welcome Address
Professor Dr. Günter Rinsche
Member of the Board, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

EU-India Relations: A View from the European Union Presidency
Mr. Mario Luigi Palma
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy; Italian Presidency of the European Union

EU-India Relations: A View from India
Speaker: Paramjit Mann
Embassy of India, Brussels

Mr Antti turunen and Ms Laurence Argimon-PistreEU-India Relations: A View from the European Commission
Ms. Laurence Argimon-Pistre
Head of India Unit, DG External Relations, Directorate H – Asia, European Commission

EU-India Relations: A View from the European Council
Speaker: Antti Turunen
Policy Unit, General Secretariat, Council of the European Union

Forty Years of EU-India Relations: A View from Brussels

Mr. Malcolm Subhan
Vice-Chairman, European Institute for Asian Studies, Brussels

Open Discussion

15.30    Coffee break
 
15:45    Economic and Social Development in India

Professor Dr Gunter RinscheChair: Professor Dr. Günter Rinsche
Member of the Board, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

To Agree or Disagree? Iraq, Cancun and the EU-India Future
Mr. M. J. Akbar
Editor-in-Chief, Asian Age, New Delhi and Bangalore, India

Gender, Economy and Social Development: Major Policy Considerations of EU-India Relations
Dr. Ranjana Kumari
Director, Centre for Social Research, New Delhi, India

Open Discussion

17:00    Coffee break

17:15    Governance, Security and International Relations

Professor Singh, Mr gupwell (chair) and Maj-Gen BanerjeeChair: Mrs. Neena Gill M.E.P.*
Vice-Chair, European Parliament delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Co-operation

Corruption, Transparency and the Good Governance Agenda in India
Professor Gurharpal Singh
Nadir Dinshaw Chair in Inter-Religious Relations, University of Birmingham, UK

India, Pakistan and China: A Nuclear Arms Race in Asia?
Major-General (Indian Army, retd.) Dipanker Banerjee
Director, Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi, India

Open Discussion

18:30    Summary and Overview**

Dr Willem van der Geest closes the conferenceMr. Mark C. Fischer
Assistant Director, European Office (Brussels) Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

Dr. Apurba Kundu

Senior Research Fellow, European Institute for Asian Studies, Brussels

Dr. Willem van der Geest
Director, European Institute for Asian Studies, Brussels

18:45    End of the Conference

Notes:
* Due to unavoidable circumstances, the chair for this session was Mr. Dick Gupwell, EIAS Secretary General.
** Due to a time over-run, this session was replaced by a general summary by Dr. Willem van der Geest, EIAS Director.

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