Curriculum of local self government (Panchayati Raj)

Workshop II

Democracy is considered as one of the best forms of government because it ensures liberty of thought, expression, belief, equality of status and the right to participate in political decision-making. Participation and control of governance by the people of the country is the essence of democracy. Such participation is possible only when the powers of the state are decentralized to the district, block and village levels where all the sections of the people can sit together, discuss their problems and suggest solutions and plan, execute as well as monitor the implementation of the programmes.

"Media and the Market"

From the 06th till the 08th of November 2011 the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organized 3rd Editors Conclave in cooperation with the CR Irani Foundation the in Kolkata, India.

Prof. Dr. Friedbert Pflüger gives a lecture to students of the JNU

„Megatrends in Global Energy Policy after Fukushima“

During his visit to India, Prof. Dr. Friedbert Pflüger, former State of Secretary and Director of the European Centre for Energy and Resource Security (EUCERS), Department of War Studies, King's College London, talked about „Megatrends in Global Energy Policy after Fukushima“ at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi on 02.11.2011. The seminar was conducted by the KAS in cooperation with the Centre for European Studies, JNU.

Energy as Factor of Sustainable Development

14th Regional Conclave of the Madras Management Association (MMA)

Professor Dr. Friedbert Pflüger gave a lecture on the occasion of the 14th Regional Conclave of the Madras Management Association on the topic of "Energy as Factor of Sustainable Development".

Water: Asia's New Battleground

Brahma Chellaney

Water: Asia’s New Battleground is a pioneering study of Asia’s murky water politics and the relationships between freshwater, peace, and security. Professor Brahma Chellaney paints a larger picture of water across Asia, highlights the security implications of resource-linked territorial disputes, and proposes real strategies to avoid conflict and more equitably share Asia’s water resources (HarperCollins India).

‘Inflation Analysis for India’

KAS-ICRIER Workshop

The workshop on ‘Inflation Analysis for India’ was organized by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) on 3rd October 2011 and was chaired by Dr. Surjit Bhalla, Chairman, Oxus Investments and Mr. B. Karan Singh, Consultant; ICRIER presented the paper titled, “Issues with Inflation Modeling in India”. The workshop was organized to view the methodology of the paper and the possibility of making policy recommendations for the same.

Who represents the middle class in India?

A seminar addressing the topic of "Middle Class in Emerging Economies" using the example of India

On September 16th 2011 the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in New Delhi organized a workshop analysing the higher-consuming class in India’s emerging economy on the basis of a study paper on “The Middle Class in Emerging Economies”.

G20 KAS/ICRIER Conference

On the 13th and the 14th of September 2011, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in cooperation with the leading economic policy think tank the Council of Research in International Economic Relations (ICRIER), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, the Chatham House und the ADBInstitute conducted a G20-conference on the topic of “Global Cooperation for Sustainable Growth and Development”. More than 190 international and national experts from the field of politics, economics and science followed the invitation and took part in this two-day conference in New Delhi.

28th Joint Staff Development Programme (JSDP)

Education and Holistic Development: New Demands on the 21st Century

The KAS, in collaboration with the Yuvak Vikas Trust and the Indian Society for Community Education, organized the 28th meeting of the KAS with its partners – the Joint Staff Development Programme (JSDP). This time, the participants discussed the topic "Education and Holistic Development: New Demands on the 21st Century".

Indische Umweltexperten in Deutschland zu Gast

Der Bereich Umwelt und Klimawandel sowie Energiesicherheit ist ein Themenschwerpunkt der KAS in Indien, der sowohl mit politischen Entscheidungsträgern als auch mit Experten aus Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft diskutiert wird. Die KAS in Indien führt in diesem Zusammenhang seit Jahren in Zusammenarbeit mit ihrem renommierten energiepolitischen Partner-Think-Tank TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) regelmäßig einen internationalen Energiedialog in Indien durch, der sich zu einem institutionalisierten Dialogforum zu diesen Schwerpunktthemen entwickelt hat.