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1.3 OPENING CEREMONY Mr. Sunjoy Joshi, Director, ORF The opening session for the Mekong-Ganga Dialogue was attended by highly experienced and distinguished policy makers from India who diligently, with the Mekong guests, set the context for the forum. The welcome address was delivered by the Director of the Observer Research Foundation, Mr. Sunjoy Joshi. He highlighted that water, food and energy are going to circumscribe the common destiny of the world in this millennium. These among themselves would determine whether the 21st century would be more prone to instability and insecurity rather than social harmony; to violence rather than peace. Dr. Kanokwan Manorom, Co-Chair, M-Power Dr. Kanokwan Manorom, Dean, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Ubon Ratchatani University, Thailand and Co-Chair of M-POWER, in her keynote theme address, presented both the opportunities and complex challenges from the Mekong Region where globalisation and regionalisation are generating unprecedented 20 Rouse Avenue, New Delhi – 110002 Ph 91.11.4350020 Fax 91.11.43520003 Email: sonali.mittra@orfonline.org www.orfonline.org 5
flows of goods, investments, and people across the national boundaries of: Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Dr. Manorom observed that despite the differences between the countries of the region, there is widespread agreement of the need to look at problems jointly, learn what was not previously understood, and seek agreement on how best to handle important regional and Transboundary issues. institute Prof. S.R Hashim, Chairman, Indian Association of Social Sciences Prof. S.R Hashim, Chairman of the Indian Association of Social Science Institutions (IASSI) and former member & Secretary of the Planning Commission, in his keynote address, mentioned diverse yet significant challenges that India faces in water management, ranging from groundwater exploitation, water quantity and quality to water governance and planning. He elaborated on the different perceptions, bureaucracies and misappropriation of natural resources, which are detrimental to the development that India aspires to achieve. 20 Rouse Avenue, New Delhi – 110002 Ph 91.11.4350020 Fax 91.11.43520003 Email: sonali.mittra@orfonline.org www.orfonline.org 6
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