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Congress

European People’s Party 2022 Congress in Rotterdam

The future of Europe in the light of the war in Ukraine

Expert conference

X. “Adenauer-Conference“

Germany’s Role in International Security Affairs

Forum

Raisina Dialogue 2022

Conference Agenda

Live stream

Invitation to the Federal Party Conference of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)

On the 22 January 2022 from 14.30 hrs - 18.00 hrs IST we cordially invite you to attend the federal party conference of the CDU

Live stream

Potential for Indo-European/German Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

Virtual Symposium by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF); the National Maritime Foundation (NMF) & the KAS India Office

To mark the arrival of the German Frigate Bayern in Mumbai as a symbol of European and Germany’s pivot towards the Indo-Pacific, the Observer Research Foundation, the National Maritime Foundation and the India Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung cordially invite you to this virtual symposium

Event

Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation Open Day 2021

„Politics and trust“

The work of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation: focusing on participation, representation, security, and innovation.

Study and Information Program

A virtual feast of curated events awaits you. For details visit Facebook Page - @kas.newdelhi

"https://www.facebook.com/kas.newdelhi"

We are now on Facebook which means you can follow our activities even more closely and effortlessly. You can either search us with the name (@kas.newdelhi) or you can copy & paste the link below which will take you to our official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/kas.newdelhi If you have any problems finding us then you can also write to us on our official mailbox i.e. Info.India@kas.de and we will guide you to our Facebook page.

Workshop

Plural Ideas of Justice: Stories, Narratives and Experiences from India

- Justice Adda and KAS India Office

Justice Adda in partnership with the India Office of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung is organizing an online workshop on Plural Ideas of Justice: Stories, Narratives and Experiences from India. The workshop will take place on 23rd and 24th April 2021 online.

Online-Seminar

Blue Economy Series -"Blue Economy-India’s’ Pathway to a Sustainable, Secure and Resilient Economy"

- A quadrilateral project by FICCI, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), TERI and NMF

The webcast – third in the series - is part of a chain of Diginars being organised in a thought-leadership Quadrilateral project by FICCI, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), TERI and NMF titled "Blue Economy-India’s’ Pathway to a Sustainable, Secure and Resilient Economy". As part of the series, six webcasts and a National Conference will be conducted from 2020-2021.

Online-Seminar

ICS - KAS Webcast on Future of India-China Economic Relations: Towards De-Coupling, Reduced Dependency, or a New Equilibrium?

Institute of Chinese Studies & the India Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) is organizing an interactive webinar on the topic "Future of India-China Economic Relations: Towards De-Coupling, Reduced Dependency, or a New Equilibrium?" on Wednesday, 12th August 2020 at 15:00 Hrs on Zoom Platform

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HIGH LEVEL CLOSED-DOOR ROUNDTABLE ON INDIA’S G20 PRESIDENCY: OPPORTUNITIES FOR AN INCLUSIVE AGENDA

- by Kubernein Initiative - KAS India

Virtual closed door roundtable event held under Chatham House rule. This roundtable was a continuation of engagement of Kubernein Initiative (KI) and the India Office of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) to understand opportunities for India to bring an inclusionary lens to various areas of foreign policy. Multilateral engagement is an important avenue for such an endeavour. Further, seven countries in the G20 group have announced or are working towards feminist foreign policies. The objective of this closed-door discussion was to gain a broader perspective on the various intersections for gender within the G20 framing including: ● Identifying key opportunities and challenges for India, in setting the agenda for its upcoming G20 presidency. ● Understanding where an inclusive perspective may be brought in to the G20 workings. o If the agenda of India’s G20 is inclusive development, what does inclusive mean in practice? o G20 countries coming together, interact along foreign policy axes. Can gender then be incorporated as a cross-cutting feature of shared G20 principles? o How do the Women 20 (W20) outputs integrate with the multilateral reach/influence of the G20? ● How can some of the core ideas of FFP/gender mainstreaming aid a potential W20 discussion? What are the key areas of engagement that can buttress both the W20 and bring about meaningful engagement in the G20 as well? ● Developing actionable policy recommendations that can ultimately lead to a more inclusive G20.

ROAD TO INDIA’S G20 PRESIDENCY: Green Multilateralism

-by ORF-KAS India

The G20 and G7 have recognized the importance of collective action to address challenges related to the environment and climate change. The G20 has acknowledged the close nexus between climate and energy, thus underlining the importance of just energy transitions, reducing global emissions, and enhancing adaptation to climate change. Similarly, the G7 has called on the global community to leverage the synergies between climate and biodiversity action, clean energy transition, and environmental protection to inform long-term transformative change. Both G20 and G7 have committed to further the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals, the UNFCCC, and the Paris Agreement. Furthermore, the G7 has initiated the discourse on establishing an open, cooperative international “climate club”, which is consistent with international rules. However, several challenges lie ahead of the road toward ensuring ‘green’ multilateralism. Given the intertwined nature of governance frameworks for international trade and climate change, the implementation of national policies for climate change, such as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (CBAM), may amplify the tension with the existing trade regime. The lack of a global policy framework on carbon pricing mechanisms poses another challenge for a collective global climate action plan. Additionally, the mobilization of large-scale finance for addressing climate change is a serious concern for emerging and developing economies. What role can International Financial Institutions (IFIs), together with national governments and national development agencies, play in incentivizing and unlocking private climate financing to facilitate an economy-wide transition in developing countries? Is the carbon pricing mechanism a feasible solution for developing countries such as India to mitigate climate change? Should multilateral groupings such as the G20 support the development of an international carbon price floor or a similar arrangement? Can a climate club help eliminate the patchwork of national regulations and accelerate international coordination on climate change mitigation? The Observer Research Foundation in partnership with the India Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) organised a closed-door roundtable titled “Road to India’s G20 Presidency: Green Multilateralism” on 31 August 2022, at 17:30 IST. This session aimed to explore the challenges and solutions towards ensuring a coordinated approach toward green multilateralism. Furthermore, it aimed to develop key recommendations for India’s G20 presidency. We hope that through these convenings, Indian policymakers and their German counterparts can identify key mechanisms that would help initiate further international cooperation, find common ground on points of contention, and work towards policies that enable green multilateralism.

Report of ORF-KAS India Webinar on Potential and Opportunities for Maritime Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific between India, Germany and the EU

-by ORF-KAS India

Ever since Germany has released its guidelines on the Indo-Pacific, there has been an optimism in India. The guidelines mention India quite a few number of times and also underscore the need for a bilateral partnership between India and Germany in the Indo-Pacific region. Though India and Germany possess the same political mind-set, there needs to be discussion if the two countries can come together for an operational collaboration, can the two countries come up with a sustainability agenda in the maritime domain especially in the Indian Ocean? Can Germany be a strong catalyst in boosting an India-EU partnership? Against the backdrop of the Ukraine war, will Germany have the wherewithal to invest in the Indian and the Pacific oceans? The rules based order is currently under threat. The Indo-Pacific region is a hub of trade and an area of opportunity for multilateral cooperation among equals. Both, Germany and the EU’s Indo-Pacific policy documents, acknowledge that the region is increasingly characterized by and consequently, susceptible to shifts in power equations with there being divergent interests and aspirations of countries comprising it. As an advocate of the rules-based international order, their interests lie in its participation in the region’s growth and the protection of regional structures. The need for the maintenance of freedom of navigation and, territorial sovereignty has been underlined as well. Towards this end, for instance, the navies of India and Germany carried out a joint exercise in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen in August 2021, earlier this year in January 2022, the German frigate FGS Bayern made a port call at Mumbai as part of its seven-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific region. India has similar interests like Germany and the EU in a free and open Indo-Pacific and security of its maritime trading routes. Therefore, how do the German and the EU Indo-Pacific policies stand to impact the dynamics of the Indo-Pacific region? What are the potential areas that India and Germany alongside the EU can work together in to ensure a stable and rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific? How would they gain from this cooperative arrangement? Against this background, the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi in collaboration with the India Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung hosted a webinar on September 21, 2022 where experts from India, the EU countries shared their views and observations on the prospects and potential of maritime cooperation in areas like marine governance, maritime domain awareness and capacity building between India, Germany and the EU. The webinar had two sessions focusing on ‘Safeguarding the Marine Environment in the Indo-Pacific Region’ and ‘Maritime Domain Awareness and Capacity Building in the Indo-Pacific’. The section below lists out the key issues and points brought up in the two panels. The summary mainly points out the ongoing measures or initiatives that are being taken in the areas of marine governance, maritime domain awareness and capacity building by India, Germany and the EU; the challenges they face, followed by some policy recommendations.

iLEAD-KAS-IYDU Celebrating New India – Multilaterism and Youth

by iLEAD, IYDU and KAS India Office

The International Youth Summit “Celebrating New India” on Multilateralism and Youth, was jointly organised by the iLEAD Global Foundation, the India Office of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and the International Young Democrat Union (IYDU) on 28th October in New Delhi.

FREE AND OPEN INDO-PACIFIC - Shared Challenges and Opportunities for Cooperation

by ORF - KAS India Office

The Indo-Pacific has gained currency in India’s, in Germany’s and in the EU’s policy approaches: in India through its Indo-Pacific vision and Indo-Pacific Oceans’ Initiative; in Germany with the release of the Policy Guidelines for the Indo-Pacific; and the EU in April 2021 adopted the ‘EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific' and the Global Gateway plan in December 2021. Ensuring a free, open and a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific has become a major policy priority for countries of the region.

CII-KAS Webinar on “Promoting SME Cooperation between Germany and India”

-by CII-KAS India

CII together with the India office of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), organised a webinar on “Promoting SME Cooperation between Germany and India” to identify and promote targeted initiatives and programmes for enhancing cooperation to facilitate SMEs and their development across India and Germany.

Panel Discussion on "Have women arrived in Indian Politics?"

-by CSDS & KAS India

The centre for the Study of Developing Societies and the India Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) organized a panel discussion on “Have women arrived in India politics” on Friday, June 10, 2022. The event aimed at discussing women’s changing participation in Indian politics, both as voters and as elected representatives.

Raisina Dialogue 2022

-by ORF-MEA-KAS India

Once again, we have teamed up with ORF and the Indian MEA to organise this year's Raisina Dialogue entitled "Terra Nova: Impassioned, Impatient, and Imperilled."

CII-KAS Webinar on “Attracting German FDI to India”

-by CII-KAS India

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the India Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Foundation jointly organized the webinar on ‘Attracting German FDI to India’ on 18 May 2022.

ICRIER-KAS EXPERTS WEBINAR SERIES- WEBINAR # 4 - WTO 2.0 in the post-COVID World

-by ICRIER-KAS India

The fourth webinar of the series on the theme “WTO 2.0 in the post-COVID World” series, organized by ICRIER in partnership with the KAS-India Office, focused on the intensifying call for reform of the WTO and the establishment of the so called ‘WTO 2.0’, perceived as essential for the WTO to have continued relevance in the post-COVID world.