Day 1: February 26, 2025
Venue: Seminar Hall 1 & 2, Kamaladevi Complex, Adjacent to I1C Main Building (Entry from Gate No.1)

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Registration:- 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

​Inaugural Session:- 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

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Welcome Address:

• Prof. Subarna Lal Bajracharya, Vice Chancellor, LBU

• Prof. Abhay Kumar Singh, V.C., Nalanda University.

• Dr. Shankar Prasad Sharma, Ambassador of Nepal to India.

• Prof. Priyankar Upadhyaya, UNESCO Chair for Peace, BHU

• Smt. Nutan Kapoor Mahawar, Dy. DG, Indian Council of World Affairs

• Sh. Sunil Sakya, South Asia Foundation-Nepal

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MOU Signing Ceremony

10:30 AM — 10:45 AM

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Plenary Presentations

10:45 AM — 11:45 AM

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Convener:
Prof. Abhay Kumar Singh, VC, Nalanda University

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Speakers:

• Amb. Manjeev Singh Puri, Former Ambassador to Nepal

• Amb. TCA Raghavan, Former High Commissioner of India to Pakistan

• Prof. Abhay Kumar Singh, Vice Chancellor, Nalanda University

• Sh. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nepal

• Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat, Member, House of Representatives, Nepal

• Dr. S.Y. Quraishi, Former Chief Election Commissioner of India

• Dr. Uttam Kumar Sinha, MPIDSA

• Prof. Sanjay K. Bhardwaj, JNU

• Sh. Raj Kishore Yadav, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee, Nepal

Tea Break

11:45AM — 12.00 AM

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Session II: Shared Heritage & Neighbourhood Diplomacy
Time: 12.00 AM - 1:15 PM

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• Chair: Prof. Anjoo Sharan Upadhyaya, MIT World Peace University

• Co-Chair: Sh. Avadhesh Mathur, Member, National Security Advisory Board

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Speakers:​

• Prof. Ms. Balvinder Shukla, VC, Amity University

• Amb. Ashok K. Kantha, Vivekanand International Foundation

• Amb. Pankaj Saran, National Security Advisory Board

• Capt. Rameshwar Thapa, Annapurna Media Network

• Dr. Swarnim Wagle, Member, House of Representatives, Nepal

• Sh. Arjun Narsingh K.C., Member, House of Representatives, Nepal

• Sh. Surendra Prasad Pandey, Former Minister of Finance, Nepal

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Lunch Break
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

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Session III: Peacebuilding & Buddha's Teachings: Regional Context
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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• Chair: Prof Priyankar Upadhyaya, BHU/MITWPU

• Co-Chair: Prof. M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi, Jamia Millia Islamia

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Speakers:

• Prof. Datta Dandge, MIT World Peace University

• Sh. Abhijit Halder, International Buddhist Confederation

• Dr. Bhagvat Biradi, MIT WPU

• Dr. Ashwin Parijat Anshu, Zakir Husain Delhi College, D.U.

• Dr. Manik Ratna Shakya, LBU

• Dr. Ajay Yadav, BHU

• Sh. Vijay Pratap, Social Activist

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Q&A and Concluding Remarks

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

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Concluding Remarks: Sh. Rajendra Ghimire, LBU
Vote of Thanks: Sh. Saurabh Jyoti, South Asia Foundation-Nepal