9.30-10.00: Registration
Inauguration
10.00-10.05 Welcome Address Prof. Gurudas Das, Convener
10.05-10.20 Guest of Honour Address Dr. C J Thomas, Coordinator, ASC and Deputy Director, ICSSR-NERC, Shillong
10.20-10.45 Key Note address Prof. Ranabir Samaddar, Former Director, Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata
10.45-10.55 Chairperson address Prof. Rajat Gupta, Director, NIT Silchar
10.55-11.00 Vote of Thanks Dr. Dibyakusum Ray, Deptt. of HSS, NIT Silchar
11.00-11.30 Tea Break
11.30-13.00 First Academic Session
Theme NER and ASEAN: The Umbilical Cord
Chair Prof. Ranabir Samaddar
Former Director, Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata
Panelists Somodatta Bhattacharjee
Tanuj Mathur
Konthoujam Sarda
13.00-14.00 Lunch Break
14.00-15.30 Second Academic Session
Theme NER and ASEAN: Scope for Economic Cooperation
Chair Dr. C. J Thomas. Coordinator, ASC and Deputy Director, ICSSR-NERC, Shillong
Panelists Niranjan Roy
H. Srikanth
Akshay Jyoti Sarma
15.30-15.45 Tea Break
15.45-17.15 Third Academic Session Theme: NER & ASEAN: Assessing the Connectivity Dividends
Chair Prof. H. Srikanth. Department of Political Science, NEHU, Shillong
Panelists Gurudas Das & Malabika Das
Suwa Lal Jangu
Mohbubur Rohman & Sourav Kalita
10.00-11.50 Fourth Academic Session
Theme ASEAN & NER: Trade & Commerce
Chair Prof. Niranjan Roy. Dean, MSEAC, Assam University, Silchar
Panelists Nazira Mazumder & Avijit Debnath
Subroto Chowdhury
Puspalata Singh & Monalisa Das
N.B Singh
11.50-12.00 Tea Break
12.00-13.30 Fifth Academic Session
Theme ASEAN & NER: Initiatives for Cooperation
Chair Dr. Dibyakusum Ray. Department of Humanities and Social Sciences NIT Silchar
Panelists Jajati. K. Pattanaik
Soma Panja
Bidhan Barman & Surat Basumatary
13.30-14.30 Lunch Break
14.30-15.45 Sixth Academic Session
Theme Local Initiatives for Sub-regional Cooperation
Chair Dr. Mahalakshmi.S. Department of Humanities and Social Sciences NIT Silchar
Panelists Ujjwal Kanti Paul
Dipon Ghosh
Subodh Chandra Das
15.45-16.00 Tea Break
16.00-17.00 Seventh Academic Session
Theme ASEAN & NER: Cross-Border cooperation
Chair Dr. Avishek Ray
Sanjib Banik
Debabrata Sutradhar, Mridul Barman & MrigankaChakraborty
Sahidul Ahmed
17.00-17.30 Valedictory Session
Chair Prof. Gurudas Das
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences NIT Silchar
Participants Speak
Valedictory address Prof. Ajitava Raychaudhuri. Jadavpur University
Vote of Thanks
Distribution of Certificates