International Conference on BIMSTEC: What is Achieved and Where to Go?

Organized by

Centre for Studies in International Relations and Development (CSIRD) &

Institute of Foreign Policy Studies (IFPS), University of Calcutta

Dates: 12-13 March 2013 Day 1 Inaugural Session Chair Gen B S Mallik Welcome address Dr Suranjan Das Special Guest Shree Saurabh Kumar Special address Shree G S Reddy Keynote address Amb. Rajiv Sikri TEA BREAK 10.00-11.30

Venue: Hotel Peerless Inn, Kolkata 12/03/2013

President, CSIRD and President of Control Arms Foundation Vice-Chancellor, university of Calcutta Joint Secretary, Policy Planning and Research Division, MEA, India OSD, ASEAN, MEA, India Former Secretary, East Asia, MEA, India 11.30-11.45

Session One Chair

CATCHING WITH THE TREND: THE ECONOMY OF BIMSTEC

11.45-13.30

Her Excellency, Mrs Abida Islam Dr Ajitava Raychaudhuri Prof Somchai Ratanakomut Mr Sanjay Pulipaka Lunch Session Two Chair His Excellency, Mr Abhijit Sen Dr Partha Pal Mr Chandana Karunaratne Mr Tapan Chattopadhay TEA BREAK City Tour Dinner Day 2 Session Three Chair His Excellency, Mr Chandra Kumar Ghimire Cdr Rikeesh Sharma Prof P V Rao

Honble Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh Professor, Dept of Economics, Jadavpur University Advisor, Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Fellow, Indian Council For Research on International Economic Relations, New Delhi 13.30-14.30

TRADE,INVESTMENT & IMPEDIMENTS

14.30-16.00

Honble Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka Associate Professor, Dept of Economics, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta Research Officer, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka Director, Council For Leather Exports, Kolkata 16.00-16.30 16.00 to 18.30 19.30 Onward 13/03/2013 SECURING THE BIMSTEC REGION 10.00 to11.30

Honble Deputy High Commissioner of Nepal Commander, National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi Former Director Centre For Indian Ocean Studies, Hyderabad and

Visiting Professor Nalsar Law University Dr Ranajoy Bhattacharya TEA BREAK Session Four Chair His Excellency, Mr Kyaw Swe Tint Mr Nihal Rodrigo Dr Cho Cho Thein Prof Karma Ura LUNCH Session Five Chair His Excellency, Mr Prasittibesh Vichipsorasatra Mr Nischal Nath Pandey Dr Prabir De Prof Swapna Bhattacharya Chakravorti Ms Sayantani Sen Majumdar Vote of Thanks Tea/Coffee Honble Consul General of Thailand Director, CSAS, Kathmandu, Nepal Research Fellow, Research and Information System for Developing Countries Professor, Dept of South and South-East Asian Studies, University of Calcutta Fellow, MAKAIAS, Kolkata Dr. Binoda Kumar Mishra, Director, CSIRD 15:30 Honble Counsel General of Myanmar Former Secretary General of SAARC Professor, Dept of Economics, Mektila Institute of Economics Meiktila, Myanmar Director, Centre for Bhutanese Studies, Thimphu, Bhutan 1300:14:00 CONNECTIVITY AND PEOPLE TO PEOPLE COOPERATION 14:00-15:30 Professor, Dept of Economics, Indian Institute Of Foreign Trade, Kolkata 11.30-11.45 TOURISM AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE 11.45-1.00