Session I: (28th March 2023 | 9:30 am) focused on “China’s Strategic Agenda”
This session was chaired by me and the panel members were Mr. Jayadeva Ranade, President, Centre for China Analysis and Strategy (CCAS), New Delhi; Amb. Gautam Bambawale, Former Indian Ambassador to China, Pakistan and Bhutan; Prof. (Dr.) Dilip Mohite, Former Dean and Professor and Head, Department of Political Science, M. S. University Baroda Gujarat. The discussants were Lt Gen A L Chavan PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd), Emeritus Professor, DDSS, SPPU and Prof. (Dr.) Shrikant Paranjpe, Former Head, DDSS, SPPU.