The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) brings together the 10 countries of ASEAN in South East Asia, Japan and South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, China and - until last week - India. These 16 countries account for over a third of world GDP and trade, and are collectively growing at a rate that is double the rest of the world. The Indian economy is large, but the rest of RCEP is eight times the size. It is by far the most attractive market in the world today - and will be for the next twenty years. But after protracted negotiations that began in 2012, India announced last week that it is not pursuing membership in RCEP. The 15 remaining RCEP members are going ahead and have committed to signing an agreement early next year. They have kept the door open for India to join, and India has responded with a mixed message about “staying out” while being open to “offers” to join in. To read more click here
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Dealing with Climate Crisis: Jamshyd Godrej delivers the 8th CK Prahalad Memorial Lecture
10th August, 2019 / Coimbatore
Ananta Aspen Centre and the Confederation of Indian Industry jointly organise the annual CK Prahalad Memorial Lecture. The late Professor CK Prahalad besides being a leading business thinker of his time, also authored the India@75 development blueprint for India. His vision has come to be a de-facto national aspiration.
The Lecture Series facilitates conversations on critical issues facing the society. The 2019 Lecture was delivered by Jamshyd Godrej, the Chairman of Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd and Chairman Ananta Centre. Mr Godrej, known for his commitment to the environment, spoke on Climate Crisis & Bio Diversity Preservation Challenge: Role of Industry and Civil Society. The talk focused on what could be done to ensure sustainable development in the context of the current climate situation.
The lecture was attended by over 300 invitees including th
Exploring new areas of cooperation: The Japan-India Strategic Dialogue 2019 held at Tokyo
15th – 16th May 2019 in Tokyo
Ananta Aspen Centre, in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry, held the fourth edition of the Japan-India Strategic Dialogue in Tokyo. The Dialogue was co-chaired by Dr S Jaishankar, then President, Global Corporate Affairs, Tata Sons Private Limited and Tarun Das, Founding Trustee, Ananta Aspen Centre and Chairman, Institute of Economic Growth, on the Indian side and Yoshiyuki Kasai, Chairman Emeritus, Central Japan Railway Company and Dr Tomohiko Taniguchi, Special Adviser to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Professor Keio University Graduate School of System Design and Management on the Japanese side. On the agenda were discussions on economic opportunities, energy collaboration, cyber security, space co-operation and political situations in both the countries as well as security threats and challenges.
Members of the Indian delegation w
8th India – US Track II Dialogue on Climate Change and Energy: playing by the Katowice rulebook : 16th–18th January, 2019 / Boston, US
Seated, Row 1 (L-R): William Reilly, Former Administrator, US Environmental Protection Agency (Co-chair); Ernest Moniz, Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems, MIT; Former US Secretary of Energy; Jamshyd N Godrej, Chairman, Ananta Centre and Chairman, Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited (Co-chair); John Podesta, Founder, Center for American Progress (Co-chair).
Ananta Aspen Centre and the Aspen Institute US jointly convene the India US track II Dialogue on Climate Change and Energy. The civil-society dialogue, supported by Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, builds on the initiatives originally launched in the energy MoU signed between President Obama and Prime Minister Singh at the 2009 summit in Washington.
India is working towards keeping its Copenhagen and Paris commitments. The dialogue is therefore an impor
Aspen Institute India (Aii) in collaboration with the World Wide Fund For Nature-India invited Mr. Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for.
Aii Newsletter Vol-1
Mr. Gautam Thapar, Chairman and CEO of Avantha Group has been elected as the new Chairman of the Aspen Institute India. He succeeds Mr. Jamshyd N Godrej, Chairman and Managing Director, Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. as Chairman of the Institute. Mr. Godrej will now assume the role of Chairman-Emeritus.
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ASPEN INSTITUTE INDIA AND ASPEN INSTITUTE USA SIGN MOU TO CONDUCT JOINT PROGRAMMES
Aii Newsletter Vol-3
Aspen Institute India organized a session with the Minister of State for Environment and Forests Mr. Jairam Ramesh on India’s role at the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December 2009. Mr. Ramesh explained how for the first time, the issue of climate change was dominated more by the developing nations, i.e. the BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India, China).
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H. E. Mr. M. K. Narayanan, Hon’ble Governor of West Bengal delivered the keynote address at a Session on “India’s Engagement with the World”on May 6, 2010 in Kolkata. The Session marked the launch of the Aspen Institute India ‐ Kolkata Chapter. The session was moderated.
Aii Newsletter Vol-5
Continuing with its focus on leadership and values, Aspen Institute India organised an interactive session with Mr. N.R. Narayan Murthy, Chairman, Infosys Technologies Ltd. on March 7, 2011 in New Delhi.
Aii Newsletter Vol-6
The Aspen Seminar ‘good society’ was first developed in the 1950s with the purpose of fostering discussion on the concept of the Questions which arise in the process are: What is a good society? What values should prevail? What role can one as a leader play in making it a reality?
Aii Newsletter Vol-7
For the first time, Aspen Institute India, in collaboration with Council on foreign Relations, USA brought out a joint study-group report "The United States and India - A Shared Strategic Future"
Aii Newsletter Vol-8
India’s foreign policy has been facing numerous challenges in recent times whether it is Maldives, Iran, Arab spring etc. India’s foreign policy needs to be in consonance with its national security needs in dealing with the challenges. Keeping its policy of constant engagement for discussing the ways to tackle these challenges, Aspen Institute India,
Aii Newsletter Vol-9
Aspen Institute India proudly graduated Class 3 of The India Leadership Initiative in May 2012. This cohort who had named themselves “The 3rd Generation” comprised of eighteen Fellows from a cross section of Indian society, met between 16-20th, May 2012 at Westin Sohna for their fourth and final graduating seminar. They were joined by their families over the graduation weekend.
Aii Newsletter Vol-10
Aspen India, for the first time, hosted Prime Minister of any country. Singapore PM, H.E. Mr. Lee Hsien Loong participated in a unique Singapore Symposium jointly organized with Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) on July 12.
Aii Newsletter Vol-11
90 speakers from 19 countries around the world came together in New Delhi to discuss a new constellation of growth that is driving the global economy. The Inaugural Meeting of the “The Growth Net” took place in New Delhi from 10-12 March, 2013.
Aii Newsletter Vol-12
The first India-Japan Strategic Dialogue was held in Tokyo, Japan from November 19-20, 2013 with the aim of expanding the canvas of opportunities between the two Asian giants.
Aii Newsletter Vol-13
Reforming the Financial sector with Dr. Raghuram Rajan Governor, RBI
Aii Newsletter Vol-19
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