O.P.

Jindal Global University

and
Europaeum, Oxford
Cordially invite you to the inauguration of the
International Conference on

Federalisms and Localisms

By the
Chief Guest

Hon'ble Shri M. Hamid Ansari

Vice President of India

Guests of Honour

Hon'ble Shri Jagannath Pahadia

Governor of Haryana

Hon'ble Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda

Chief Minister of Haryana

Hon'ble Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar

Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

Shall Preside
Inaugural Session
Date: Thursday, 10 October 2013
Time: 11:30 am 12:15 pm
Venue: O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat Narela Road
Sonipat, Haryana, NCR of Delhi
Shri Naveen Jindal
Chancellor

Professor C. Raj Kumar

Vice Chancellor

Thursday, 10 October 2013

INAUGURAL SESSION
11:30 AM 12:15 PM
11:15 am

Arrival of the Vice President of India at the Helipad

11:30 am

Arrival at Venue

11:31 am

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Welcome Speech
11:32 am 11:36 am
Professor C. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University
Chancellor's Speech
11:36 am 11:40 am
Shri Naveen Jindal, Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University
Introductory Remarks
11:40 am 11:45 am
Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar, Member of Parliament , Rajya Sabha
Chief Minister's Speech
11:45 am 11:53 am
Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Chief Minister of Haryana
Governor's Speech
11:53 am 12:00 noon
Hon'ble Shri Jagannath Pahadia, Governor of Haryana
Inaugural Address
12:00 noon 12:10 pm
Hon'ble Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Vice President of India
Vote of Thanks
12:10 pm 12:14 pm
Dr. Paul Flather, SecretaryGeneral, Europaeum, Oxford
12:14 pm

NATIONAL ANTHEM

12:15 pm

Departure of the Hon'ble Vice President of India

Master of Ceremonies: Professor R. Sudarshan, Dean, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy
(Invitees are requested to kindly stay back for Lunch)
12:30 pm 1:30 pm: Lunch

Important instructions:
1. Please bring this invitation card along with a valid photo ID.
2. Kindly be seated by 11:00 am.
3. The Inaugural Session will be followed by lunch at 12:30 pm.
RSVP:
Lt. Dr. Mamta Sharma, Deputy Registrar, JGU
Tel.: +91-8930110713, 0130-3057862, Fax: 0130-3057808, Email: msharma@jgu.edu.in

Thursday, 10 October 2013

Venue: T1, First Floor, Conference Room, O.P. Jindal Global University
SESSION I
CONFERENCE THEMES: OVERVIEW
1:30 PM 3:00 PM
Chair: Dr. Richard Corbett, Member of the Cabinet of Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council
Theme 1: Democracy, Diversity and Federalism
Professor Balveer Arora, Honorary Senior Fellow and Chairman, Centre for Multilevel Federalism, Institute of Social
Sciences, New Delhi
Theme 2: Fiscal Federalism
Dr. M. Govinda Rao, Member, 14th Finance Commission of India
Theme 3: Federalism and Conflict Management
Dr. Ajay Mehra, Director (Honorary), Centre for Public Affairs, New Delhi
Theme 4: Federalism and Local Governance
Dr. George Mathew, Chairman, Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi

SESSION II
FEDERALISM AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE
3:00 PM 4:30 PM
Chair: Professor C. Gopinath, Dean, Jindal Global Business School (JGBS)
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Dr. Naresh Singh, International Development Advisor, Formerly Program Director, Federation of Canadian Municipalites
Dr. Satyajit Singh, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi
Dr. Ash Narain Roy, Director, Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi
Dr. Nupur Tiwari, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi
Dr. Vinod Vyasulu, Former Director and Founder of Centre for Budget and Policy Studies (CBPS), Bangaluru

4:30 pm 5:00 pm: Tea Break

SESSION III
DEMOCRACY, DIVERSITY AND FEDERALISM
5:00 PM 6:30 PM
Chair: Professor R. Sudarshan, Dean, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy
Professor Valerian Rodrigues, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
l Dr. Malini Parthasarathy, Director, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, Chennai
l Dr. Peter Ronald deSouza, Acting Director, International Centre for Human Development, UNDP, India
l Dr. Bhaswati Sarkar, Assistant Professor, Centre for European Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
l Dr. Tanvir Aeijaz, Associate Professor, Ramjas College, University of Delhi
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7:00 pm: Dinner

Friday, 11 October 2013

Venue: India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi110003
SESSION IV
COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON FEDERALISM
9:00 AM 11:00 AM
Chair: Dr. Richard Corbett, Member of the Cabinet of Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council
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Mr. Joo Cravinho, Ambassador of the European Union to India & Head of Delegation
Mr. Laimonas Talat-Kelpsa, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to India
Mr. Gudmundur Eiriksson, Ambassador of Iceland to India
Dr. Paul Flather, SecretaryGeneral, Europaeum, Oxford

11:00 am 11.30 am: Tea Beak

SESSION V
FISCAL FEDERALISM
11:30 AM 1:30 PM
Chair: Professor Parkash Chander, Executive Director, Centre for Environmental Economics and Climate
Change, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy
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Dr. Rathin Roy, Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi
Professor Pulin B. Nayak, Professor, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi
Professor Rajeev Malhotra, Professor and Executive Director, Centre for Development and Finance, Jindal School of
Government and Public Policy
Professor Atul Sarma, Visiting Professor, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi; Former Member, 13th Finance
Commission

1:30 pm 2:30 pm: Lunch

SESSION VI
FEDERALISM AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
2:30 PM 4:30 PM
Chair: Professor Ananya Vajpeyi, Associate Fellow, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), New
Delhi
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Dr. Sreeram Sundar Chaulia, Professor and Dean, Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA)
Mr. Harsh Sethi, Consulting Editor, Seminar
Mr. Bharat Bhushan, Former Editor, Mail Today
Dr. Samrat Sinha, Assistant Professor and Assistant Director, Centre for Study of Political Violence, Jindal School of
International Affairs

4:30 pm 5:00 pm: Tea Break

SESSION VII
FEDERALISM AND JUDICIARY
5:00 PM 7:00 PM
Chair: Professor C. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University
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Mr. Justice (retd.) A.P. Shah, Former Chief Justice, Delhi High Court & Chairperson, Broadcasting Content Complaints
Council
Ms. Menaka Guruswamy, Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Mr. R. Venkataramani, Senior Advocate; Member, Law Commission of India
Mr. Khagesh Gautam, Assistant Professor and Assistant Director, Centre on Public Law and Jurisprudence, Jindal Global
Law School (JGLS)
Professor M. Gandhi, Professor and Executive Director, Centre for International Legal Studies, Jindal Global Law School

VALEDICTORY SESSION
& DINNER
7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Concluding Remarks
7:00 pm 7:05 pm

Professor C. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University

Reflections on the Conference

Dr. Paul Flather, SecretaryGeneral, Europaeum
7:05 pm 7:25 pm
Professor R. Sudarshan, Dean, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy
Valedictory Address
7:25 pm 7:55 pm

Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

Vote of Thanks
7:55 pm 8:00 pm

Professor Y.S.R Murthy, Registrar, O.P. Jindal Global University

8:00 pm: Dinner