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Quadrilateral Diginar Series on Blue Economy-Fourth Diginar on “Deconstructing Blue Economy in the Indo-Pacific”
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Programme Details
The fourth Diginar in the KAS (India office)-TERI-NMF-FICCI Series on “Blue Economy-India’s’ Pathway to a Sustainable, Secure and Resilient Economy”, will be held from 1030h to 1700h, on Friday, 18 December, 2020.
To continue the robust discussion on the above central theme, this Diginar will focus on “Deconstructing Blue Economy in the Indo-Pacific “.
Background
It is evident that Holistic Maritime Security and Blue Economy, being oceanic centric, have an intrinsic link. Holistic Maritime Security issues, whether considered hard or soft, traditional or non-traditional impact the Blue Economy of nations, including landlocked nations, with spin-offs at the regional and global levels. Therefore, in order to pursue a sustainable and secure Blue Economy there is a need to ensure a stable, secure and peaceful Maritime Environment. Oceans are not restricted by any boundaries and with the Indo-Pacific gaining traction, India’s Act East Policy, Concept of SAGAR, and the more recent Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) there is a need to look beyond the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and explore the Indo-Pacific Region (IOR). This diginar will put in place the interlinkages between Holistic Maritime Security and the Blue Economy in the IPR, of which the IOR is an important part.
About the Webinar
The Diginar will be hosted by the National Maritime Foundation, on a virtual platform, on 18 December 2020, Friday, from 1030 h to 1700 h (IST)
The Programme of the Webinar is as follows (all times are in IST): –
| Time | Agenda |
| 1030-1100 | Log In |
| 1100 – 1110 | Introduction to the Diginar Series: Swati Ganeshan, TERI |
| Session I: Interests and Alignments: Understanding the contextual variations and policy drivers of Blue Economy in the Indo-Pacific | |
| 1110-1120 | Opening Remarks by the Moderator: Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, Director General, NMF |
| 1120-1140 | Panellist 1: Saurabh Thakur, Associate Fellow, NMF |
| 1140-1200 | Panellist 2: Abhijit Singh, Senior Fellow and Head Maritime Policy Initiative, ORF |
| 1200-1220 | Panellist 3: Swati Ganeshan, TERI |
| 1220-1300 | Q&A |
| 1300-1330 | Round Up by Panellists |
| 1330-1335 | Closing Remarks by Moderator |
| Lunch Break: 1335-1420 | |
| Session II: Expanding the ambit of Indian Blue Economy to further the vision of SAGAR and Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative: Challenges and Opportunities | |
| 1420-1430 | Remarks: Mr Peter Rimmele, KAS |
| 1430-1440 | Opening Remarks by the Moderator: Dr Kapil Narula, Adjunct Fellow, NMF |
| 1440-1500 | Panellist 1: Ms Aneedrisha Hazarika, Associate Fellow, NMF |
| 1500-1520 | Panellist 2: Speaker from France (TBC) |
| 1520-1540 | Panellist 3: Dr Prabir De, Professor AIC and RIS, Honorary Adjunct Fellow NMF |
| 1540-1620 | Q&A |
| 1620-1650 | Round Up by Panellists |
| 1650-1700 | Closing Remarks by Moderator |
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