EXPLORING
GLOBALIZATION AND GOVERNMENT POLICY: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE INDIAN EXPERIENCE
March
8 - 15, 2008
SCHEDULE
Thursday,
Feb 7th, 5:30- 7:00pm
Orientation
Thursday,
Feb 28th, 6:00 - 10pm
pre
trip lectures Rm ARL 251 and 245
Thursday,
March 27th, 6:00 - 10pm
post
trip lectures Rm ARL 251 and 245
Sunday, March 9th
8:30am Breakfast
9:00- 9.30am- Class Meeting and Introduction with Dr. Akilesh
10:00am- 11:00am – Introduction to Indian Society & Economy: Emergence of India as a Global Economic Power / Indo-US Relations -- Mr.Vinay Rai, President, Rai Foundation
11:15am Departure for afternoon tour of Old Delhi, rickshaw ride, and dinner. After dinner, return to RAI.
Monday, March 10th
8:30-9:00am Breakfast
9:00- 9.30 am - Meadows Campus Tour
10:00am- 11.30am- India’s Economic Reforms: Liberalization & its Discontents – Ms.Aditi Dhool, Lecturer, Rai Business School
11.45 am - Lunch on campus and group photo taken
1:00-2:30pm- Religion & Indian Society : Secularism, caste, minorities and women in Modern India – Dr.Satinder Bajaj, Vice Chancellor – EIILM University
2.45pm- 3:15pm Coffee Break
3:30- 5:00pm- Foreign Direct Investment and its impact on India’s Economic Growth – Dr.Himanshu Joshi & Ms.Hima Bindu Kota from NIILM – CMS .
6:00pm Dinner on campus or at a local restaurant
Tuesday, March 11th
8:30-9:00am Breakfast
9:00- 10:30am – Globalization & its impact on Indian Industry & labor reforms – Prof.Neelamegham, Director – NIILM – CMS
10:45- 12:15pm- Defense Sector & the Emergence of India as a regional military power ; Science & Technology in India – Lient Gen Dr.B. S. Malik PVSM, AVSM, - President – Centre for Studies in International Relations & Development
12:30pm Lunch on campus
1:30pm Departure for tour of New Delhi and dinner.
Wednesday, March 12th
Depart at 6:00am. Return at 10:00pm
Full Day trip to Agra. Visit Taj Mahal and Red Fort.
Thursday, March 13th
8:30-9:00am Breakfast
9:00- 10:30am - Urban Infrastructure & Governance: The cases of Delhi Metro and Emission control through judicial activism - TBA
10:45- 12:15pm- IT Sector & Global Technology Hub: The new India in the Flat World – Maj Gen D.N.Varma
12:30pm Lunch on campus
1:30-3:00pm- Indian SMEs & Entrepreneurship: their economic role & impact – Dr. J.S. Juneja, Chairman - Global Projects & Services (P) Ltd.
3:00- 3:30 Coffee Break
3:30- 5:00pm- Agriculture & the rural India: The Continuing urban-rural divide – TBA
6:00/6:30pm Departure for dinner evening social with students from the Institute and/or local businessmen
Friday, March 14th
8:30-9:00am Breakfast
9:00- 10:30am- Wrap-up by RAI and Dr. Akhilesh
10:30- 11:00am- Presentation of Group Photos and Certificates
11:00- 11:45am- Check-out and load Bus
12:00pm- Quick lunch
12:30pm Departure for hotel in New Delhi
Saturday, March 15th
Free day, Evening Departure to U.S.
