A #WebPolicyTalk series by the #IMPRI Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies (CIRSS)
We live in a highly connected world, and the events and happenings in one country directly and/or indirectly impact other countries. From bilateral relations to multilateral arrangements, from diplomacy to sanctions and from globalization to protectionism, the role of small and developing states, reforms of global governance structures, and processes, non-state actors and international policy development are the areas that deserve a concerted understanding.
This discussion series – The State of International Affairs – #DiplomacyDialogue – being carried out by the #IMPRI Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies (CIRSS), is aimed to engage with leaders, ambassadors, and experts to discuss the important foreign policy issues to foster greater understanding of the complexities of unfolding events, trends, and geopolitics. As countries make headway into becoming a responsible power in the new world order, the series seeks to present the insights and analysis to scholars of international relations and those interested in the theories, dynamism, developments, trends in diplomacy, and foreign affairs.

The #WebPolicyTalks are conducted via Zoom webinars and streamed live on Facebook. The event video is available on the #IMPRI YouTube Channel, thereafter. A recording of the session is also available on the #WebPolicyTalk: Live at IMPRI podcast, on Spotify and Google Podcasts.




Video Playlist: The State of International Affairs – #DiplomacyDialogue
The audience is composed mostly of policymakers, practitioners, researchers, faculty, and University and college students across India and other countries.
The outcome of the deliberations is disseminated through various social media platforms and media outlets and is aimed at contributing to the future courses of action for policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and civil society organizations.
Below is the list of #DiplomacyDialogue events, along with links to the relevant details:
#DiplomacyDialogue – Events
Blacks in the USA & Dalits in India: The New Fight Against Discrimination Amidst COVID-19
Date: June 8, 2020
Time: 6:00 PM
Panelists: Sydney Freeman Jr | Martin Macwan | Nitin Tagade | Simi Mehta
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Counterview | Dainik Bhaskar | Justice News


Panel Discussion
Border Disputes in Sino-Indian Relations: Past, Present, and Prospects
Date: June 29, 2020
Time: 6 PM
Panelists: Nirupama Rao | Kyle Gardner | Anit Mukherjee | Deep Pal
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview.net | Delhi Post News
Panel Discussion
The Way Forward in the India-Nepal Border Dispute
Date: July 8, 2020
Time: 6:45 PM
Panelists: Minendra P Rijal | P K Chakravorty, Rakesh Sood | Ajay Pradhan
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Delhi Post News


Panel Discussion
New US Administration and New Hope? Views from the Prism of Indo-US Relations
Date: December 11, 2020
Time: 7 PM
Panelists: Deepa M. Ollapally | Richard M. Rossow | K.P. Vijayalakshmi
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview
Panel Discussion
The Sino-Indian Border Standoff: Background and the Way Forward
Date: December 16, 2020 | 8 AM
Panelists: Srikanth Kondapalli | Zhou Bo | Rafiq Dossani
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview

Special Lecture
Myanmar’s Coup, Rohingya Genocide, and Failed Democratization
Date: May 4, 2021 | 7PM
Panelists: Muang Zarni | Niranjan Sahoo | Simi Mehta
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview


Special Talk
China’s Emergence as a Tech Power
Date: June 2, 2021 | 4 PM
Panelists: G Venkat Raman | Ritu Agarwal | Ambika Viswanath | Amit Dubey | Kazim Rizvi
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview
India and the Evolving Global Order
Date: August 17, 2021 | 5:00 PM
Panelists: Harsh V. Pant | Rafiq Dossani | Simi Mehta | Parama Sinhapalit
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview


Distinguished Lecture
Recent Developments in West Asia: Challenges for Indian Diplomacy
Date: August 23, 2021 | 6:00 PM
Panelists: Talmiz Ahmad | A. K. Pasha | Simi Mehta
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview
Distinguished Lecture
China’s Grand Strategy
Date: August 24, 2021 | 11:30 AM
Panelists: Rafiq Dossani | P. K. Chakravorty | Prashant Kumar Singh | Simi Mehta
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview


Special Lecture
India’s Act West Policy:
Opportunities and Challenges
Date: August 27, 2021 | 5:00 PM
Panelists: Anil Trigunayat | Omair Anas | Nina Slama | Simi Mehta
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview
Special Lecture
Developments in Afghanistan: Implications for India and the Region
Date: September 27, 2021 | 6:00 PM
Panelists: Deep Pal | Krzysztof Iwanek | Jagannath P. Panda | Aarti Betigeri | Simi Mehta
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview


Special Lecture
India-US Strategic Partnership under Modi and Biden
Date: September 28, 2021 | 5:30 PM
Panelists: Deepa Ollapally | Robinder
Nath Sachdev | Simi Mehta
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview
Distinguished Lecture
Different Views Among the Great Powers about International Order
Date: September 30, 2021 | 5:30 PM
Panelists: Michael B Yahuda | Siddharth Mallavarapu | Satoru Nagao | Simi Mehta
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview

Special Lecture
From Asia-Pacific to Indo-Pacific: Issues and Challenges
Date: November 2, 2021 | 6:PM
Panellists: Chintamani Mahapatra | Simi Mehta | Patrick Köllner | Cleo Paskal
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview


Special Lecture
India and the Emerging Competition in the Indo-Pacific
Date: November 10, 2021 | 6:00 PM
Panelists: Dhruva Jaishankar | Graeme Dobell | Li Mingjiang | Jack Detsch | Felix Heiduk | Simi Mehta
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview
Special Lecture
Liberal International Order and Global Disorders: Understanding the Past for
Imagining Alternative Futures
Date: November 11, 2021 | 8:00 PM
Panelists: Meenal Shrivastava | Ashok Acharya | Priya Mirza | Simi Mehta
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview


Panel Discussion
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Implications for India and Emerging Geopolitics
Date: March 14, 2022 | 6:30 PM
Panelists: Anil Trigunayat | Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu | H.E. Freddy Svane |
P. K. Chakravorty | T. K. Arun | Simi Mehta
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: YouTube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz | Counterview
Distinguished Lecture
Emerging Dimensions of India’s National Security
Date: 13 July 2022 | 3 PM
Panelists: Sitakanta Mishra | Arvind Gupta | Simi Mehta | Rahul Roy Chaudhary
Details: Event Page | Event Report
Watch: Youtube | Facebook Live
Listen: Spotify | Google Podcasts
Media Coverage: Youth Ki Awaaz| Counterview

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