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India Foundation, in collaboration with India Habitat Centre, is organising a panel discussion on ‘Iran-Israel Conflict and Its Geopolitical Implications’ at Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on Thursday, 17 July 2025 from 06 PM onwards.
The panelists for the discussion are Prof. Sanjay Bhattacharyya, Former Diplomat & Professor of Diplomatic Practice, O.P. Jindal Global University, Ms Indrani Bagchi, Chief Executive Officer, Ananta Centre & Col. Rajeev Agarwal, Senior Research Consultant, Chintan Research Foundation. The session will be moderated by Capt Alok Bansal, Director, India Foundation.
🔗 Those interested in attending the session may fill the form : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegfAdoUOWJ-_ONxhElbwc5RLw_kcDeTsRi3ufsJF-W88qzPQ/viewform
Book Review on Dr. S. Jaishankar’s ‘The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World’
Book review written by Yashasvi Singh, Advocate, Supreme Court of India and Former Head Legal – Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, Government of Telangana, published on Chintan- the official blog of India Foundation.
🔗 Link for the full book review : https://chintan.indiafoundation.in/uncategorized/book-review-the-india-way-strategies-for-an-uncertain-world/
‘Iran Unleashes Espionage Weapon Against Dissidents’
Article written by Mr. K N Pandita for Chintan, the official blog of India Foundation.
🔗 Link for the full article : https://chintan.indiafoundation.in/articles/iran-unleashes-espionage-weapon-against-dissidents/
‘His Spiritual Home’
Article published in The Indian Express on 5 July, 2025 as part of Dr. Ram Madhav’s weekly column titled ‘Ram Rajya’.
🔗 Read the full article here : https://www.rammadhav.in/articles/his-spiritual-home/
5th ASEAN-India Youth Summit 2025
📍 New ideas. New connections. A new generation of changemakers.
From policy to innovation, from dialogue to action, young voices from across Southeast Asia and India are coming together to rethink the region’s future — and start building it.
📍 Where partnerships begin
💬 Where bold ideas get a voice
🌏 Where youth leads change
🗓️ 27-31 August 2025
On 2 July 2025, India Foundation organised its 16th Foundation Day, celebrating sixteen years of impactful dialogue and nation-building. 🇮🇳✨
The Foundation Day Lecture was delivered by Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Hon’ble Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India, on “Middle East Crisis – India’s Energy Security”.
The session was chaired by Capt. Alok Bansal, Director, India Foundation and Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, Chairman, Board of Trustees, India Foundation.
Heartfelt gratitude to all who joined us on this special evening. Here’s to many more milestones ahead! ✨
On 30 June 2025, India Foundation organised the third session of “Katha: The Folklore Circle”— an unforgettable evening steeped in stories, myths and magic. This session was on the theme “South Indian Folklore : From Coorg & In Popular Media”.
Mr. Nitin Kushalappa, Author, was the Master Storyteller for this session. We also had a Special Feature by Mr. Orson Passi, Second Secretary (Political), Australian High Commission, where he shared of tales from the Australian Mythology. This session was chaired by Mr. Apurv Mishra, Consultant, EAC-PM.
From the misty hills of Coorg to the ancient landscapes of Australia, we journeyed through South Indian folklore and Dreamtime legends.
⭐️July-August 2025: India Foundation Journal⭐️
➡️Focus: Trade and Tariffs
📝Articles written by:
✨Editorial
Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch
✨Focus
1. Dr. Pritam Banerjee
2. Shri Sundeep Kohli
3. Dr. Sriparna Pathak
4. Amb. Ruchira Kamboj & Chitra Shekhawat
5. Dr. Ganeshan Wignaraja
6. Prof. S. K. Mohanty
✨Interview
Shri Rajiv Kumar
✨International Relations
Amb. Preeti Saran
🔗Download Link:
https://indiafoundation.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/July-August-2025-India-Foundation-Journal-1.pdf
‘Wake up to New World Order’
Article published in The Indian Express on June 28, 2025 as a part of Dr Ram Madhav’s weekly column titled ‘Ram Rajya’.
🔗 Link for the full article : https://www.rammadhav.in/articles/wake-up-to-new-world-order/
India Foundation, in collaboration with the India Habitat Centre, organised a book discussion on the book ‘Alone in the Ring: Decision-Making in Critical Times’, authored by General N.C. Vij, Former Chief of Army Staff on Tuesday, 24 June 2025 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
Amb Yash Sinha, Former High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, Vice Admiral Anil Chopra (Retd.), PVSM, AVSM & Lt Gen Raj Shukla (Retd.), Member, Union Public Service Commission, discussed the book with the author. The session was moderated by Capt. Alok Bansal, Director, India Foundation.
Namaskar and Greetings from India Foundation!
India Foundation, in collaboration with the India Habitat Centre, is organising a book discussion on the book ‘Alone in the Ring: Decision-Making in Critical Times’, authored by General N.C. Vij, Former Chief of Army Staff on Tuesday, 24 June 2025 at Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre.
Amb Yash Sinha, Former High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, Vice Admiral Anil Chopra (Retd.), PVSM, AVSM & Lt Gen Raj Shukla (Retd.), Member, Union Public Service Commission, will discuss the book with the author. The session will be moderated by Capt. Alok Bansal, Director, India Foundation.
We take this opportunity to invite you to join us for the discussion, and eagerly look forward to hearing from you soon. Please join us for tea at 5.30 PM at the venue.
“Katha: The Folklore Circle” Returns! ✨
Join us for a magical evening of storytelling on 30th June 2025 at 5 PM, featuring award-winning Coorg-based author Mr. Nitin Kushalappa.
✨Katha Session 3✨
Theme: South Indian Folklore: From Coorg & In Popular Media
From the hills of Coorg to the pages of children’s literature, Mr. Kushalappa brings alive timeless tales and forgotten tales. His acclaimed book Dakshin won the 2025 Sahitya Akademi’s Bal Sahitya Puraskar and has captured the imagination of readers across India.
⭐️Special Feature:
Don’t miss the “Australian Dreamtime Stories & Other Myths” by the brilliant Mr. Orson Passi, Second Secretary (Political) at the Australian High Commission, New Delhi.
🗓️ Save the date – it’s a celebration of stories that cross continents and generations.
‘India’s Quantum Leap: If Al is the New Brain, Quantum is the Future Nervous System of the World’
Article by Mr Jay Oberai, Founder of Synergy Quantum, published on Chintan- the official blog of India Foundation.
🔗 Link for the full article : https://chintan.indiafoundation.in/articles/indias-quantum-leap-if-ai-is-the-new-brain-quantum-is-the-future-nervous-system-of-the-world/
The New World is Here!🌏✨
The book “The New World: 21st Century Global Order and India” by Dr. Ram Madhav, President, India Foundation was launched on 23 June 2025, at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
Graced by Hon’ble Vice-President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar as Chief Guest and chaired by Shri Suresh Prabhu, Former Minister, Gol and Chairman, Governing Council, India Foundation. The event brought together distinguished voices like Amb. Shyam Saran, Former Foreign Secretary of India and Shri Manish Tewari, Member of Parliament, India, as Guests of Honour, for a powerful conversation on India’s place in the emerging world order.
📘✨ A thought-provoking start to new global conversations. This book is definitely a must read for all!💯
#TheNewWorld
#TNW
The Unveiling of Dr. Ram Madhav’s Latest Book, “The New World: 21st Century World Order & India” 🌏✨
Get Ready for The New World 🌏✨
Book Launch Event ⭐️
🗓️Date : 23 June 2025 | 🕓Time : 5:30 PM
☕️High Tea : 5 PM
📍Venue: Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
✨Chief Guest: Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, Hon’ble Vice-President of India
✨Chair: Shri Suresh Prabhu, Former Minister, Gol and Chairman, Governing Council, India Foundation
✨Guests of Honour:
Amb Shyam Saran, Former Foreign Secretary of India
Shri Manish Tewari, Member of Parliament, India
#TheNewWorld
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‘History’s Warning’
Article published in The Indian Express on June 21, 2025 as a part of Dr Ram Madhav’s weekly column titled ‘Ram Rajya’.
🔗 Link for the full article : https://www.rammadhav.in/articles/historys-warning/
5th ASEAN-India Youth Summit 2025 ✨
📍 Where Southeast Asia meets India
💡 Where bold ideas turn into action
🤝 Where young leaders build tomorrow — together
This year, we’re not just talking about the future —
we’re shaping it.
🔹 Diverse voices
🔹 Real impact
🔹 Shared vision
Not waiting for the future -building it now.
🔗 Registration Link : https://forms.gle/SMxtGtngV8uLLPhA8
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Explore “The New World: 21st Century Global Order and India”— the latest book by Dr. Ram Madhav, President, India Foundation. A timely investigation into the ideological shifts reshaping our world, this book delves into two defining forces of our time: the resurgence of nationalism and the rise of wokeism.
As conservatism takes root across Western societies—fuelled by nativist impulses and national identity—liberalism, in response, is seen gravitating toward progressive and Marxist frameworks.
This book asks compelling questions that are shaping the contours of culture, governance and civil society like :
❗️What lies behind the global rise of nationalism?
❗️How are wokeism and nationalism reshaping national identities and social contracts?
This is a must-read for political thinkers, cultural commentators, students and global citizens seeking to understand the ideological battles of our era.
⭐️Official Launch Event
Date : 23 June 2025 | Time : 5:30 PM
📍 Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
✨ Chief Guest: Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, Hon’ble Vice President of India
✨Chair: Shri Suresh Prabhu
✨Guests of Honour: Amb. Shyam Saran & Shri Manish Tewari
#TheNewWorld
#TNW
📢 Call for Papers!!
🗓️ Last date to submit the abstract: 30 June 2025
🌏 9th International Dharma Dhamma Conference 2025
🕉️ Theme: Karma, Reincarnation, Transmigration and The Avatar Doctrine
📅 Dates: 18–20 September 2025
🔗 Link for the Conference Website :
https://dharmadhamma.indiafoundation.in/
🌍 The Climate Question in The New World
Dive into “The New World: 21st Century Global Order and India” — the latest book by Dr. Ram Madhav, President, India Foundation. A timely exploration of shifting global power dynamics, this book presents a compelling narrative on India’s emerging role in shaping the 21st-century world order — now increasingly defined by climate disruptions.
🌡️ Estimates suggest 3.6 billion people — nearly 40% of the global population — may face climate vulnerability.
📈 The likelihood of breaching the 1.5°C threshold has reached nearly 50% between 2022 and 2026.
As climate change redraws the map of power, the book probes into important questions like :
❗️What challenges will climate migration pose to global stability?
❗️What role will green technologies play in shaping geopolitical influence?
❗️What will be the future of cities?
This is must-read for policymakers, diplomats, scholars, and every citizen of our shared planet.
⭐️Official Launch Event
Date : 23 June 2025 | Time : 5:30 PM
📍 Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
✨ Chief Guest: Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, Hon’ble Vice President of India
✨Chair: Shri Suresh Prabhu
✨Guests of Honour: Amb. Shyam Saran & Shri Manish Tewari
#TheNewWorld
#TNW
‘The new city of the Dragon King and India’s bid to support it’
Article by Ms Rami Niranjan Desai, Distinguished Fellow, India Foundation for The Sunday Guardian Live.
🔗 Link for the full article : https://sundayguardianlive.com/featured/the-new-city-of-the-dragon-king-and-indias-bid-to-support-it
🌏Get ready for The New World 🌏
Dr. Ram Madhav’s (President, India Foundation) latest book, “The New World: 21st Century Global Order and India,” is a timely exploration of global power shifts and India’s strategic future. It presents a compelling narrative on the evolving role that India is poised to play in the emerging world order.
✨ This book is a must-read for every thinker, policymaker and global citizen.
Official Launch Event⭐️
Date : 23 June 2025 | Time : 5:30 PM
📍 Venue : Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
✨Chief Guest: Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, Hon’ble Vice President of India
✨Chair: Shri Suresh Prabhu
✨Guests of Honour: Amb. Shyam Saran & Shri Manish Tewari
#TheNewWorld
#TNW
Ms Rami Niranjan Desai, Distinguished Fellow at India Foundation delivered a lecture on the Bangladesh crisis at the 27th Strategic Seminar on “Thwarting Emerging Geopolitical and Technological Challenges”, conducted at the Kasauli Club as a part of Kasauli Week.
The other panelists included Ambassador Ashok Kantha, former Indian envoy to China; Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, Chairman of the Maritime Foundation of India; and former Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Deepinder Hooda along with Lt Gen Anil Ahuja. The seminar concluded with an address by Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar, PVSM, AVSM, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian Army’s Western Command.
Have you spotted Dr. Ram Madhav’s (President, India Foundation) latest book, “The New World: 21st Century Global Order and India,” at a bookstore near you?
Find it at: 📍 Bahrison’s, Khan Market, or any major bookseller near you! ✨
We are delighted to announce the launch of “The New World: 21st Century Global Order and India” by Dr. Ram Madhav, President, India Foundation.
The session will feature Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, Hon’ble Vice President of India as the Chief Guest. This session will be chaired by Shri Suresh Prabhu, Former Minister, Govt of India & Member, Governing Council, India Foundation. The Guest of Honours for the event feature Amb Shyam Saran, Former Foreign Secretary of India and Shri Manish Tewari, Member of Parliament, Government of India.
🗓️Date : 23 June, 2025
🕐Time : 5:30 PM
📍Venue : Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
We look forward to seeing you there!✨
On 9 June 2025, India Foundation organised its 100th India Foundation Dialogue on the topic ‘Recent Naxal Operations and Recent Successes.’ This briefing session was led by Gyanendra Pratap Singh, Director General, CRPF who spoke on ‘Mission Naxal-Free India (Target – March 2026).’ G P Singh shared key insights into Operation ‘Black Forest,’ a major counter-insurgency mission conducted in the difficult terrain of the Karreguttalu Hills, which resulted in the neutralization of 48 insurgents. He highlighted how the lack of motorable roads and logistical hurdles were overcome through intelligence-led operations and strategic planning. The talk was chaired by Shaurya Doval, Member, Governing Council, India Foundation.
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Jayraj Pandya is a seasoned sustainability and regulatory expert with over a decade of experience in India, where he collaborated closely with senior government leaders and policymakers. He is currently working as an ESG Manager at European Energy, a prominent Danish renewable energy company. Previously, he has worked in the personal staff of a Union Minister and the Chief Minister of Tripura. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) and holds postgraduate degrees in management from Copenhagen Business School, Denmark and in international development from University of Sciences Po, Paris.
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‘To $5 Trillion, and Beyond’
Article published in The Indian Express on June 07, 2025 as a part of Dr Ram Madhav’s weekly column titled ‘Ram Rajya’.
🔗 Link for the full article : https://www.rammadhav.in/articles/to-5-trillion-and-beyond/
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Arvind Rongala is the Founder of Edstellar, a leading Skills Management Platform specializing in expert-led corporate training and coaching solutions. With a passion for empowering organizations through structured learning and development, Arvind has been instrumental in building Edstellar into a trusted partner for enterprises seeking to enhance workforce capabilities and performance.
With a deep interest in marketing, Arvind combines strategic vision with creative execution, driving Edstellar’s growth through impactful branding, digital outreach, and customer engagement initiatives. His expertise spans across training program design, skills development strategies, and talent transformation, making him a recognized thought leader in the corporate learning space.
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Ramanand Pandey is the Director of the Centre for Policy Research and Governance (CPRG), an independent, non-profit think tank based in New Delhi. Dr. Pandey has played a pivotal role in shaping India’s policy landscape. He contributed to the formulation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 during his tenure as a consultant with the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), offering insights into educational reforms and policy implementation.
Beyond his policy work, Dr. Pandey actively engages in academic discourse. He has delivered lectures and participated in seminars focusing on the integration of Indian knowledge systems into contemporary education, emphasizing the importance of contextualizing political science education within India’s rich intellectual traditions.
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Shristi Pukhrem, currently serving as a Deputy Director (Academics & Research) at India Foundation, holds a Doctorate from the School of International Studies (SIS), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She is a JRF (Junior Research Fellow) in Political Science awarded by University Grants Commission, Government of India. Formerly employed as a Researcher at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA), New Delhi, Dr. Pukhrem’s research areas covers India-ASEAN relations, India’s bilateral relations with the South-East Asian Countries, the Act-East Policy with larger focus on the Indo-Pacific region. She was a Visiting Scholar at the ASEAN Studies Centre, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok in 2016 where she contributed significantly to her field. Additionally, she was honored as one of the Canberra Fellows in March 2019, actively participating in the Trilateral Canberra Fellowship held in Australia. Shristi is a 2022 US Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) QUAD Fellow on “Enhancing Regional Maritime Governance and Cooperation in the Quad”.
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Manish Kumar is a social entrepreneur from Vaishali, Bihar. An alumnus of IIT Kharagpur (2010), he co-founded the agri start-up DeHaat, launching it in his native village Chakdariya. In 2016, he moved on to co-found Back to Village (B2V), focusing on sustainable and climate-resilient farming. B2V now works with over 10,000 farmers across Bihar, Odisha, and Maharashtra. Recognized for his contributions to the social sector, Manish has received several honors including the Prof. Yashwantrao Kelkar Yuva Puraskar (2020), IIT Kharagpur’s Young Alumni Achievers Award (2019), and Entrepreneur of the Year from Bihar’s Chief Minister (2013). He also serves as National Vice President of the National Yuva Cooperative Society (NYCS), active in over 500 districts across India.
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Sahil Aggarwal is a social entrepreneur and educationist. He is the co-founder and CEO of Rishihood University. He has served as the co-chairman of the National Education Committee at the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) and as a member of the National Committee of Design at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). He is a trustee and board member at Gateway Education, Sonipat. Sahil has a B. Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and MA in Diplomacy. He has also been a Visiting Scholar for Urban Governance at Indiana University Bloomington, United States of America. He has co-authored a book on public policy, co-designed a card game on politics, and keeps writing for national dailies.
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Devi Dayal Gautam is an Assistant Professor of Sociology with M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. degrees from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. His research interests include caste politics, Dalit studies, social justice, inclusion, stratification, Indian sociology, the sociology of education, and the thought of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. His doctoral research focused on “The Role of Social Structure in the Politics of the Indian Diaspora in Mauritius, 1968–2012.”
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Shubhendu Anand is an independent advocate practicing in the Supreme Court of India. He previously served as Chamber Junior to Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee, Additional Solicitor General of India, and is empanelled with the Union of India to represent the Central Government. He holds a postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property Law from Queen Mary University of London as a Chevening Scholar (2016–17), and a law degree from the University of Delhi. He is also an alumnus of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, and was a Linnaeus-Palme Exchange Scholar to the University of Gävle, Sweden. A former Research Fellow at the Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation, Shubhendu writes regularly for legal publications and his interests span policy, TMT law, and law-making.
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Raghav Pandey is an Assistant Professor at National Law University (NLU), Delhi. He holds a Ph.D. in Insolvency Law from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, an LL.M. from the Indian Law Institute (ILI), and an M.A. in Law from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). Prior to joining NLU Delhi, Dr. Pandey served as an Assistant Professor at Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai, and has also been a visiting faculty member at the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Pune. With over four years of teaching experience, Dr. Pandey specializes in corporate insolvency and legal theory. He is the author of The Law of Corporate Insolvency in India: Resolution and Liquidation (Thomson Reuters, 2021), a comprehensive work on the evolving insolvency regime in India. His academic contributions include several peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, notably Examining Matrimonial Personal Laws in India from a Lens of Feminist Jurisprudence (Thomson Reuters, 2021) and Criminal Tribes to Habitual Offenders: A Change in Name, Not in Spirit (Thomson Reuters, 2020).
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Rajat Sethi is the co-founder of QuBeats, a defense-tech startup pioneering quantum sensing solutions, and leads AI-driven legal innovation at Counsello. He holds degrees from Harvard Kennedy School (MPA), MIT Sloan (MBA), and IIT Kharagpur (engineering). Rajat has advised Chief Ministers of Jharkhand and Manipur on security and policy, and served as Senior Fellow at India Foundation, ORF, and the Stimson Center. A frequent media commentator, he contributes to platforms like NDTV, Hindustan Times, and The Indian Express.
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Apurv Mishra is a Consultant at the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), providing expert insights and analysis for policy decisions. Previously, he served as Editor-in-Chief of India Law Journal and Senior Research Fellow at India Foundation. He has also held positions as Faculty of Law at Ashoka University and Consultant at the University of Chicago India Centre.
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‘Chagos Archipelago’s Handover To Mauritius: How It Affects Security In The Indian Ocean’
Article written by Ms. Trishala Sancheti, Research Fellow, India Foundation published on Chintan- the official blog of India Foundation.
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Sriparna Pathak is a Professor of China Studies, and the founding Director of the Centre for Northeast Asian Studies at O.P. Jindal Global University, (JGU) Haryana, India. She also serves in the capacity of the Associate Director of the Jindal India Institute. She teaches courses on Foreign Policy of China as well as Theories of International Relations. In 2022, she published a book titled ‘Drifts and Dynamics: Russia’s Ukraine War and Northeast Asia. Her previous work experience covers Universities like Gauhati University, Don Bosco University; the Ministry of External Affairs, where she worked as a Consultant for the Policy Planning and Research Division, working on China’s domestic and foreign polices; think tanks like Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi and Kolkata respectively, and the Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research in New Delhi.
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On 3 June 2025, India Foundation, in collaboration with the India Habitat Centre, organized a panel discussion on “India-Pakistan Relations in Light of Operation Sindoor.”
The panel featured Shri Raj Chengappa, Group Editorial Director (Publishing); Ambassador Ruchi Ghanashyam, former Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom; and Ambassador T.C.A. Raghavan, former Director General of the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA). The session was moderated by Captain Alok Bansal, Director of India Foundation.
On 3 June 2025, India Foundation organised a Roundtable Discussion on “Policy, Protectionism & Partnership: Rethinking US-India Relations in Trump’s Regime.”
The discussion featured Mr. Walter Russell Mead, Distinguished Fellow at Hudson Institute and Columnist at The Wall Street Journal & Ms. Nisha Biswal, former Assistant Secretary of State, United States of America. The session delved into the evolving dynamics of US-India relations, the impact of protectionist policies, and the future of academic and strategic cooperation between the two nations. The session was moderated by Mr. Swapan Dasgupta, Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha & Distinguished Fellow, India Foundation.
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Ujjwal Deepak is currently part of the Policy and Research team of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and serves as the President of the Chhattisgarh Young Thinkers Forum. He holds a postgraduate degree in Public Administration from Columbia University, New York. Ujjwal previously served as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Dr. Raman Singh, the former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh. Prior to his role in government, he was selected in 2011 for the prestigious Reliance Accelerated Leadership Program (RALP)—a McKinsey-designed initiative aimed at grooming future CXOs for India’s largest corporate house. From 2006 to 2011, he played a key role in establishing Tata’s Croma retail chain in India. His interests include writing, political campaigning, motorsports, and event management.
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Bhakti Sharma is a member of the National Executive Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She has been nominated as a Member of the State Audit Advisory Board for Madhya Pradesh. Within BJYM, she served as the Co-Incharge for Uttar Pradesh. Prior to her current roles, she served as an elected representative of the Barkhedi Abdullah Panchayat, where she worked at the grassroots level for seven years, focusing on local governance and community development.
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Swayam Baral is an Omnipreneur, Mentor, Council Member at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), and Trustee at Youth For Seva. In recognition of his contributions to entrepreneurship and social development, Swayam Baraleconomic and environmental challenges through innovative, purpose-driven ventures. Swayam currently leads entrepreneurial initiatives in Renewable Energy, IT, Manpower, and Event Management. Committed to fostering a culture of honest and inclusive business, he reserves 70% of positions in his companies for freshers, empowering young talent and nurturing future leaders. Under the “Clean Tech Initiative” of Sewa International, a global charitable organization, he works to provide renewable energy solutions in remote and underserved areas lacking access to conventional power sources. In recognition of his contributions to entrepreneurship and social development, Swayam Baral was honoured with the prestigious National Youth Leadership Award in 2018.
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Happening Tomorrow‼️
India Foundation, in collaboration with India Habitat Centre, is organising a panel discussion on ‘India-Pakistan Relations in light of Operation Sindoor’ at Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, on Tuesday, 03 June 2025, from 06 PM onwards.
The panelists for the discussion will be Shri Raj Chengappa, Group Editorial Director (Publishing), India Today Group; Amb Ruchi Ghanashyam, Former India High Commissioner to the UK, Ghana and South Africa; and Dr TCA Raghavan, Former DG, ICWA & Former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. The session will be moderated by Capt Alok Bansal, Director, India Foundation.
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Abhinav Prakash is a prominent Indian academic, political commentator, and youth leader, currently serving as the National Vice-President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Professionally, he has been an assistant professor of economics at Delhi University’s Ramjas College since December 2022, with prior teaching roles at Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) and Zakir Hussain College. Beyond academia, Prakash is known for his active engagement in public discourse through his YouTube channel, “Urbanchatterati,” where he delves into social, economic, and political issues, often highlighting topics related to OBC and Dalit communities. He also contributes columns to national dailies in both English and Hindi, articulating perspectives aligned with the BJP’s policies and reforms.
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