Day
2 of the National Conference started on a more enthusiastic note post
breakfast. The first session of the day was on the topic Transnational
Organised Crime and Terrorism chaired by Cdr. Ashok Kumar comprising of panelists
– Dr. Pushpita Das, Mr. Ndayishimiye Floribert, Neha Shetty and Andrea Melisa
from Second Year International Studies, Dr. Koiremba Singh and Dr. Anshuman
Behera. The discussant for the session was Dr. Anurag Tripathi. The panelists
spoke on a wide range of topics ranging from Drug Trafficking to Fake
Currencies and the threat of Terrorism all of which were very insightful and
thought provoking.
Post
Tea, the final Panel Discussion on the topic of Responding to threats chaired
by Dr. Partha Ghosh was initiated which comprised of panelists – Dr. Saleem Ali
and Dr. Suba Chandran with Dr. Joshy. M. Paul as the discussant. The first
panelist for the session Dr. Saleem Ali before starting his talk appreciated
the theme of the conference and also suggested to consider discussing on topics
like Corruption, Cybercrime, Malnutrition, Health and Hygiene, education and so
on and so forth the latter part of his discussion focused on the excessive
expenditure on Military rather than spending on the basic human need
fulfillments, He also spoke about the slave trade and response of the
government. During his speech he also suggested how to convert threats into
opportunities and the need to take the Make in India initiative beyond mere
industrial development. The talk also gave a jist on the topics discussed by
other panelists followed by a talk on Bilateral and Multilateral approaches by
Dr. Subha Chandran which focused on sub – topics like Demographic Dividend,
Sensitization processes, transnational issues etc., He also spoke on focusing
on things that can be solved rather than those that cannot be solved. After the
Question and Answer session, the Valedictory Session started which included
Conference Report by Riya and Priya from second year and a valedictory address
by Admiral Vijay Shankar which also included a question and answer session. The
Vote of Thanks was delivered by Dr. Manoharan N. Thus ended the two days of
insightful discussion equipping the young minds with new knowledge and many
more takeaways.
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