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Programme 
International Seminar
on
India and Africa: Partnership for Capacity Building
and Human Resource Development
 on
9-10 February, 2010

Organized by
African Studies Association of India (ASA India)
in collaboration with

Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) &
India International Centre (IIC)
 
at
India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi
 9 February, 2010

Registration
9:00 AM
Inaugural Session
9:15-10:15 AM
Chair
Prof. M.G.K. Menon, IIC President
Welcome
Mr. Shashank,
Chairman ASA India,
Former Foreign Secretary GOI
Inaugural
Hon’ble Dr. Karan Singh,
Member of Parliament and Chairman ICCR
Vote of Thanks
Mr. Virendra Gupta, DG, ICCR

Tea Break- 10:15 AM- 10:30 AM 

Session I
10:30 AM- 1:15 PM
India-Africa: Partnership for Developing Human and Social Resources 
Chair
Mr. A. Parasuraman
Country Director, UNESCO 
Dr. Andre Kraak
Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy (PALAMA),
South Africa
A Critical Review of South Africa’s National Human Resources Development Strategies
 
Prof. Osita C. Eze
Nigerian Institute of International Affairs,
Lagos, Nigeria
Developing Human and Social Resource: Science Education, Science and Technology in Nigeria/India Strategic Partnership 
Dr. Suresh Kumar
Department of African Studies, Delhi University
India’s Role in Developing Human and Social Resources in Africa 
Dr. Carlos Cardoso
CODESRIA, Senegal
CODESRIA’s Pan-African Experiences on Capacity Building and Human Resources Development 
Dr. Alister Munthali
Centre for Social Research,
University of Malawi
India-Malawi Bilateral Relations: Strengthening Technical Cooperation Within the Context of the Wider India-Africa Relations 
Dr. Bijay Pratihari
Programme Coordinator ASA India,
Academy of Third World Studies,
Jamia Millia Islamia
Developing Human and Social Resources: Emerging Areas
Discussant
Dr. Yaruingam
Vice President ASA India,
Department of African Studies,
Delhi University
&
Dr. S.S. Deora
Centre for International Politics, Organisation & Disarmament (CIPOD), JNU

 Lunch- 1:15 PM- 2:00 PM

Session II- 2:00 PM- 5:00 PM
India-Africa: Cooperation for Democratising Development 
Chair
Dr. Kavita Sharma
Director, IIC 
Prof. Sanjukta Bhattacharya
Regional Coordinator ASA India
Department of International Relations,Jadhavpur University
Civil Society and Governance as Areas of Partnership in India-Africa Relations
 
Prof. Chris de Wet
Rhodes University,
South Africa
Achieving Better Resettlement Outcomes Through Capacitating Effective and Responsible Resettlement Officers: An Opportunity for Indian-African Synergy 
Dr. J. M. Moosa
Vice President ASA India,
Academy of Third World Studies,Jamia Millia Islamia
Building Capacity: Participatory Governance and Grassroots Development 
Prof. Herbert Muyinda
Makerere Institute of Social Research, Uganda
Inclusion and Exclusion of Difference:
Socio-Political Aspects of Selective Capacity Building among People with Disabilities in Northern Uganda 
Dr. Al- Amin Abu-Manga
Institute of Africa and Asian Studies,University of Khartoum
Challenges to Management of Linguistic Diversity in the Sudan
 
Ruchita Beri
Vice President ASA India,
Institute for Defense and Strategic Analyses
India and Africa: Partnership in Peace and Security
 
Mr. Chit Dukhira
Eminent Scholar, Mauritius
Decentralisation and the Marginalised: The Mauritian Experiment 
Discussant
Dr. Bashabi Gupta
Member ASA India
Assistant Professo,r, Miranda House

10 February, 2010

Session III- 10:00 AM- 1:00 PM
India Africa: Collaboration in Delivering Development 
Chair
Prof Chris de Wet
Rhodes University,
South Africa
Ms. Neuma Grobbelaar
South African Institute of International Affairs (SAII), Johannesburg
Challenges of Capacity-Building in the 21st Century: A Role for the Private Sector in India-Africa Cooperation? 
Prof. Mahmoud Abul Enein
Dean, Institute of African Research and Studies, Cairo University
The Possibility of Developing Technical Cooperation With Africa in the Framework of the Indo-Egyptian Partnership 
Prof. Aparajita Biswas
Vice President ASA India 
Centre for African Studies,
University of Mumbai 
 India’s Growing Trade and Investment in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges 
Prof. S.N.Malakar
Vice President ASA India,
Centre for African Studies, JNU 
 India-Africa Agricultural Cooperation: Potentials and Opportunities
Prof. C. S. Sundaresan
School of Management,
KIIT University, Orissa
India-North Africa Strategic Partnership in Agriculture: Agenda for Capacity Building & Sustainable Development 
Ms. Mausumi Galvankar
Member ASA India,
Centre for African Studies,
University of Mumbai 
India and North Africa: Trade and Economic Relations
Discussant
Dr. Vanita Ray
Former Professor of African Studies,
Academy of Third World Studies,
Jamia Millia Islamia

Lunch- 1:00 PM- 2:00 PM
 

 
 
Session IV- 2:00 PM- 4:15 PM
 
 
India-Africa: Partnership for Harnessing Diaspora and Cultural Resources
 
 
Chair
 Prof. Ajay Dubey
General Secretary   & Chair (Programme Committtee) ASA India,
Director, Area Studies on Africa, SIS, JNU  
 Prof. Chandra Shekhar Bhat
 Department of Sociology,
 Tezpur University
 Indian Diaspora and Development: The Indo-African Context 
 Prof. B.J. Phiri
 Department of History,
 University of Zambia
 From Fort Jameson to Chipata: The Contribution of Indians to the Social and Economic Development of the Eastern Province, 1899-2010 
 
Dr. Nivedita Ray
 
Joint Secretary ASA India,
 
Ford Foundation Fellow, Centre for African Studies, JNU 
 
Diaspora as a Strategic Resource Between India and Africa
 
Dr. Rajneesh Gupta
Member ASA India,
 
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade,
 
New Delhi 
 
Indian Diaspora: Role in Promoting Indo-African Partnership
 
Ms. Seraphina Kamei 
Member ASA India
Research Scholar, Centre for African Studies, JNU
Diaspora as a Resource: African Union Policy to Pro-Actively Engage its Diaspora
Discussant
Dr. Sadanand Sahoo
School of Interdisciplinary & Transdisciplinary Studies, IGNOU

Valedictory Session
4:15 PM- 5:00 PM
Welcome
Prof. Harish Narang
Immediate past President ASA
Chair
DDG, ICCR
Rapporteurs Report
Ms. Jaya Jyotika and Ms. Sushmita Rajwar, 
Member ASA India,
Research Scholar, Centre for African Studies, JNU
Valedictory Address
Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan
Leading Scholar of Indian Culture, art & architecture
High Tea- 5:00 PM
 
Programme Announcements
•ASA International Conference
•CAS ASA Symposium Series