International Seminar
Asian Countries and Sudan: Political and Economic Relations
Organised by
African Studies Association of India (ASA)
&
Danish Institute of International Studies
Date: 10th –11th November 2009
Venue: IIC, New Delhi, India
10th November, 2009
Registration- 9.00 AM
Inaugural Session 9.30 AM – 10.45 AM
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Chair
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Mr Shashank
Former Foreign Secretary of India & Chairman ASA
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Welcome
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Prof Ajay Dubey
ASA & JNU
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Introduction to the Seminar
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Luke Patey
Danish Institute for International Studies
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Address by Chief Guest
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H. E. Mr Khidir Haroun Ahmed
Ambassador of Sudan to India
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Inaugural Address
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Prof. Rajen Harshe
Vice Chancellor Allahabad University &
President ASA India
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Chairs’ remarks
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Mr. Shashank
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Vote of Thanks
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Dr. J Moosa
Jamia Milia Islamia
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Session I: 10.45 - 11.45 AM
Global Engagement of Sudan and Asian Powers
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Chair
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Prof. Rajen Harshe
Vice Chancellor Allahabad University &
President ASA India
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Prof. Peter Woodward
Professor Emeritus, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Reading
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Foreign Relations of Sudan
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Laura James
British Scholar on Sudan
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Sudan’s Economy: Asian Investment and Political Economy of Oil
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Discussant
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Dr. Nivedita Ray
Fellow, CWAAS, SIS, JNU
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Tea -11.45 AM - 12.00
Session II: 12.00 - 1.00 PM
Asian Powers and Sudan: Historical, Diplomatic and Cultural Relations
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Chair
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Mr. Shashank
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Prof. Ajay Dubey
ASA & JNU
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India and Sudan within a Broader Indo-African Framework
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Mr. Roland Marchal
Research Fellow, Centre d'Etudes et de Relations Internationales, Sciences Po, Paris
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Malaysia and Sudan: From Islamist Students to Bourgeois Entrepreneurs
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Ms. Ruchita Beri
Research Officer, Institute for Defense and Security Analyses
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India and Sudan: Engagement under Peacekeeping Operations
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Discussant
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Ms. Sushmita Rajwar
CWAAS, SIS, JNU
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Lunch - 1.00 PM– 2.00 PM
Session III: 2.00 – 3.15 PM
Asian Countries and Sudan: Economic Engagement
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Chair
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Prof. Gulshan Dietl
Professor, Centre for West Asian and African Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
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Dr. Wang Suolao
Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Peking University
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Darfur Crisis: A New Type of Challenge to China’s Diplomacy
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Mr. Daniel Large
Africa-Asia Centre, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
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The Astonishing meets the fantastic Invasion: China, International Humanitarianism and the Political Economy of Violence in Sudan
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Prof. S. N. Malakar
Professor, Centre for West Asian and African Studies, SIS, JNU
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India and Sudan: Agricultural Cooperation
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Discussant
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Dr. Bijay Prathari, JMI &
Mr. Jasobanta, CWAAS, SIS, JNU
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Tea- 3.15 PM - 3.30 PM
Session IV: 3.30 PM – 5.15 PM
Energy Resources and Asian Engagement
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Chair
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Prof. Dietrich Jung
Professor, Centre for Contemporary Middle East Studies, University of Southern Denmark
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Prof. Aparajita Biswas
Professor & Former Director, African Studies, Mumbai University
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India-Sudan Economic and Energy Cooperation
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Mr. Luke Patey
Danish Institute for International Studies
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India Inc. Under Fire: ONGC Videsh and Western Activists in Sudan
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Dr. Leben Nelson Moro
Centre for Peace and Development Studies, University of Juba
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Oil Development and Local Relations: Displacement, Environment & Resettlement
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Discussant
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Dr. Sandipani Dash
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11th November 2009
Venue: IIC, New Delhi
6.30 PM to 7.30 PM
Panel Discussion, Asia and Africa: New Engagement for Economic Cooperation
Chair: Mr. Shashank, Chairman, ASA and Former Foreign Secretary of India
China in Africa
Dr. Wang Suolao, Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Peking University
India in Africa
Prof. Ajay Dubey, General Secretary, ASA and Centre for West Asian and African Studies, SIS, JNU, New Delhi.
Japan in Africa
Dr. Roland Marchal, Research Fellow, Centre d'Etudes et de Relations Internationales, Paris
