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News Puducherry, India - 10th April 2012

UNESCO MISARC & Southern Asia Studies Programme
Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India Seminar on

River Water Sharing in South Asia: Identifying Common Concerns for Peace and Development
April 19-21, 2012

Programme

Day One: Thursday, April 19, 2012

Inaugural Session: 10.00-12.00 Noon (UMISARC Auditorium)
Registration
9.00 – 9:45 a.m
Opening Remarks
Prof. N. K. Jha
Director, UMISARC & Dean, School of Social Sciences & International Studies, Pondicherry University
Inaugural Address
Prof Ramesh Dadhich
Member Secretary
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi
Keynote Address
Ambassador Ms. Meera Shankar, IFS (Retd.)
Former Indian Ambassador to the US Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi
Special Address
Prof Pushpesh Pant
Former Dean, School of International Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Special Address
Prof Varun Sahni
Former Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu
Presidential Address
Prof. J. A.K. Tareen
Vice Chancellor Pondicherry University
Vote of Thanks
Dr. A. Subramanyam Raju
Associate Professor, UMISARC Pondicherry University
Campus Visit
12:30 - 1:00 p.m
Lunch Break
1:00 - 2:00 p.m 
Working Session - I: An Overview
2:00 – 4:00 p. m
Chair: Prof. K Warikoo
Panelists
Paper Titles
Prof Varun Sahni
Climate Change and Water Issues in the South Asia Region
Dr. K C Sreekumar
Trans-Boundary River Water Sharing and Enhancement of Regional Cooperation in South Asia
Dr. Sunil Sondhi
Water Insecurity and Weak States in South Asia
Mr. Khursheed Ahmad Wani
& Ms. Shyna V V
Water as a Pathway to Peace in South Asia 
Tea Break
4:00 - 4:15 pm
Visit to Auroville
4:15 - 6:15 p.m
Dinner 
7:30 p.m

Day Two: Friday, April 20, 2012

Working Session - II: Pakistan
9:30 a.m - 11:00 a.m
Chair: Prof. P. Moorthy
Panelists
Paper Titles
Prof. K. Warikoo
India-Pakistan Water Dispute over Sharing of Indus Waters
Dr. Sudhir Kumar Singh
Inter Province Water Disputes in Pakistan
Mr. Khursheed Ahmad Wani
Critical Review Of Indus Water Treaty: A Current Flashpoint Between India and Pakistan
Mr. D. Sendhilkumar
Application of Indus Water Treaty to Resolve the Afghanistan and Pakistan Kabul River Problem
Tea Break
3:45 - 4:00 p.m
Working Session - III: Nepal & Bhutan
11:15 - 1:00 p.m
Chair: Prof. Arvind Kumar
Panelists
Paper Titles
Prof. Sangita Thapaliyal
Trans-boundary Rivers of India and Nepal: Sharing Resource, Anxieties and Complexities
Prof. B.C. Uperati
India- Nepal Water Resource Sharing: Issues, Problems and Common Concerns
Ms. Trishna Jaishi
Peace through Water Sharing in South Asia: A Case of Bhutan
Dr. K. Manikandan
& Dr. D. Purushothaman
River Water Sharing between India and Nepal: Opportunities and Challenges
Lunch Break
1:00- 2:00 pm
Working Session – IV: Bangladesh
2:00 - 3:30 p.m
Chair: Prof. B.C. Uperati
 Panelists
 Paper Titles
Dr. Sanjay Bharadwaj
Water Sharing Issues between India and Bangladesh since 1996 
Mr. Abu Sala Md. Yousuf
Bangladesh-India Water Negotiations: Political and Institutional Challenges
Mr. Gaurav Kumar Jha
Water Sharing in South Asia: India’s Emerging Challenges with Bangladesh
Dr. D. Purushothaman
& Mr. Abiderda Md. Abdujjaher
The Water Sharing of the Ganga and Teesta Rivers between Indian and Bangladesh: The West Bengal Factor
Tea Break
3:30 – 3:45 p.m
Working Session – V: China
3:45 - 5:00 p.m
Chair: Prof. Sangita Thapaliyal 
Panelists
 Paper Titles
Mr Amit Ranjan
China’s Threat to India's Water Security
Dr. Binoda Kumar Mishra
 China Can be the Cause of South Asian Water Crisis

Day Three: Saturday, April 21, 2012

Working Session – VI: Role of Provinces, Parliament and Science & Technology
9:30 - 11:30 a.m
Chair: Prof. Lazarus Samraj
Panelists
 Paper Titles
Dr. Tridivesh Singh Maini
Why Provinces Cannot be Ignored in Water Disputes
Dr. S. Prabhakar
Indian Parliament's Role in Sharing of River Water in South Asia
Prof. S. A. Abbasi
Conflicts Associated with Intra-national and International Water-Sharing: Can Science be of Help?
Dr. Tasneem Abbasi
Concerns about the Adverse Impact of Damming Rivers: Is Small Hydro an Alternative
Tea Break
11:30 - 11:45 a.m
Wrap Up Session
12:00 - 1:00 p.m
Chair: Prof. M. Ramadass
Introductory Observation
Prof. N. K. Jha
Director, UMISARC & Dean, School of Social Sciences & International Studies,
Pondicherry University
Brief Report
Dr. D. Purushothaman
Assistant Professor UMISARC
& Mr Gaurav Kumar Jha,
Research Scholar, DPIS
Valedictory Address
Prof K Warikoo
Founder, Himalayan Research and Cultural Foundation, New Delhi & Professor of Central Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Felicitation
Shri S .Raghavan, IA & AS
Finance Officer, Pondicherry University
Presidential Address
Prof. M. Ramadass
Director
Studies, Educational Innovations & Rural Reconstruction, Pondicherry University
Vote of Thanks
Dr. B. B. Biswas
Research Associate
Southern Asia Studies Programme Pondicherry University

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