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On the third day of her official visit to the Republic of Korea, Smt. Sumitra Mahajan, Hon’ble Speaker of the Lok Sabha met H.E. President Park Geun Hye of the Republic of Korea.

The two leaders reviewed the significant progress in the bilateral ties, underlying that much had been achieved following the decision taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Park to upgrade the bilateral partnership to the level of special strategic partnership in May 2015.

The Speaker recalled the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Park in Laos on September 8, who emphasized the importance India attaches to for the developing this important partnership, and the appreciation in India for the extraordinary role of President Park in leading her country.

Reviewing economic relationship, the leaders agreed that Korea is a ‘natural partner’ for meeting many of the requirements of India’s rapid economic development. Korean companies which have become household names in India could also derive considerably mutual benefit from their operations in India.

The leaders also discussed the security situation in Northeast Asia with President Park underlying Korea’s concerns at the continued development of DPRK’s nuclear missile technology. President Park appreciated India prompt reaction to the 5th nuclear test by DPRK. Speaker reiterated India’s publicly articulated condemnation of the nuclear test and also emphasized India’s continued concern over the proliferation of sensitive technologies, with linkages to our region which made both Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia insecure. In this context, the two leaders also discussed India’s candidature for the partnership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), recognizing that India has much to contribute to securing the world in its full partnership in the international non-proliferation order.

As Special Strategic partners, Speaker also briefed President Park about recent developments in the Indian State of Jammu & Kashmir including the recent counter-terrorism action taken by Indian forces to neutralize – terrorists assembling at launch bodies across Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan–occupied Kashmir. President Park underlined Korea’s clear condemnation of the terror attack on Indian military base in Uri on September 18, reaffirmed her Government’s clear condemnation of all terrorism and her view that terrorism must be eradicated.

Later in the day, the Hon’ble Speaker accepted Honorary Doctorate in Political Science from Korea’s prestigious university, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS), which was given by President of the University in recognition of the Speaker’s long and continued service to the Indian people. Speaker later addressed that the students of HUFS, including those studying Hindi in the university.

SEOUL September 30, 2016

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DWIH Conference: CityScapes

29 September to 01 October 2016

Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

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DWIH Conference: CityScapes

29th September to 1st October 2016

Overview of programme

 

Thursday, 29 September 2016
14:00 h – 15:00 h	Registration
15:00 h – 16:15 h	INAUGURAL SESSION Inaugural Address, His Excellency Dr Martin Ney, German Ambassador to India Award Ceremony and Project Presentations: BMBF Initiative “City of the Future” DWIH CityScapes Poster Competition
16:15 h – 17:15 h	KEYNOTE ADDRESSES Prof. Dr Frauke Kraas, University of Cologne Prof. Dr AbdouMaliq Simone, Max-Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen
17:15 h	High Tea
17:45 h – 18:45 h	SESSION 1: PUBLIC LECTURE  (Coordinated by Dr Proteeti Bhattacharjee, MPG) Privacy & Security in Online Social Media (PSOSM) Dr Ponnurangam Kumaraguru, IIIT Delhi
19:00 h	Dinner
Friday, 30 September 2016
09:00 h – 11:00 h	SESSION 2: SMART ENERGY & CONSTRUCTION (Coordinated by Mr Ashwani Arya, Forschungszentrum Jülich and Dr Amol Kulkarni, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune) Prof. Dr Thomas Gries, RWTH Aachen University Prof. Dr Amitabh Banerji, University of Cologne Dr Tsvetelina Merdzhanova, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Dr Dipayan Sanyal, CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata Dr Solomon Agbo, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
11:30 h – 13:30 h	SESSION 3: IMPACT OF URBANISATION ON ENVIRONMENT (Coordinated by Dr Proteeti Bhattacharjee, MPG) Prof. Dr Shamita Kumar, Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune Prof. Dr Jürgen-Friedrich Hake, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Dr Kirsten Jörgensen, Freie Universität Berlin Prof. Dr B. R. Gurjar, IIT Roorkee
13:30 h	Lunch
14:30 h – 16:00 h	SESSION 4: SMART CITIES: INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE (Coordinated by Ms Anandi Iyer, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft) Mr. Damian Wagner, Triangulum Project Mr. Dhiraj Wali, Vice President, Bosch India Mr. Deepak Gorav, Vice President, Siemens India Mr Jagan Shah, National Institute for Urban Affairs, New Delhi Mr Frank Samol, GIZ, India
16:30 h – 18:30 h	SESSION 5: FOR A FUTURE SUSTAINABLE PERI-URBAN INDIA (Coordinated by Ms Hanna Kriebel, Technical University of Munich and Mr Radu Carciumaru, Heidelberg University) Prof. Dr Sudhir Chella Rajan, IIT Madras Dr Christoph Woiwode, IIT Madras Prof. Dr Peter Struss, TU München Dr Sumetee Pahwa Gajjar, Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bengaluru Prof. Dr N. Sridharan, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi Dr Franz Donhauser, GIZ, India Prof. Dr Ashwani Kumar, CEPT University, Ahmedabad
19:00 h	Dinner

Saturday, 1 October 2016
09:00 h – 11:00 h	SESSION 6: CITIES & MIGRATION: PERSPECTIVES FROM POLITICS & ECONOMY (Coordinated by Mr Radu Carciumaru, Heidelberg University and Ms Sanju Kumari, Freie Universität Berlin) Prof. Dr AbdouMaliq Simone, Max-Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen Dr Andreas M. Wüst, University of Mannheim Dr Arup Mitra, Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi Dr Wolfgang-Peter Zingel, Heidelberg University Dr Sumeet Mhaskar, University of Göttingen Dr Clemens Greiner, University of Cologne
11:30 h – 13:30 h	SESSION 7: CITIES & MIGRATION: CITIZENS' PARTICIPATION (Coordinated by Mr Radu Carciumaru, Heidelberg University and Ms Sanju Kumari, Freie Universität Berlin) Prof. Dr Frauke Kraas, University of Cologne Prof. Dr Lars Klein, University of Göttingen Prof. Dr Christiane Brosius, Heidelberg University Prof. Dr Sasanka Perera, South Asian University, New Delhi Ms Roberta Mandoki, Heidelberg University Prof. Dr Arunava Dasgupta, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi Prof. Dr Sucharita Sen, JNU, New Delhi
13:30 h	Lunch
15:00 h – 17:00 h	SESSION 8: MAPPING HUMAN SKILLS (Coordinated by Dr Amol Kulkarni, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune) Dr Amol Kulkarni, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune Mr Ashutosh Pratap Singh, IASC Sector Skill Council Mr Wolfgang Leidig, GIZ, India Ms Sonia Prashar, Deputy Director General, IGCC
17:00 h	CLOSING REMARKS