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Pleased to receive Prof Sachin Kumar Sharma, DG-designate of @RIS_NewDelhi today.

Dear sir, @DrSJaishankar it was a great honour to meet you. Looking forward to your guidance to further strengthening @RIS_NewDelhi as premier institute to address pressing global challenges. Regards

During the LEADS programme, Prof @Sachin_Chat and Dr @sabya_saha delivered extremely insightful talks on #Role of #STI in Achieving #SDGs today! @insa_academy @RIS_NewDelhi

Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) was honoured to have our distinguished former Chairman, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Ambassador Shyam Saran, and esteemed members of the Governing Council and Research Advisory Council of RIS, on the occasion of welcoming our new Director General. We extend our sincere gratitude to our mentors for their invaluable guidance, and to the many luminaries who graced the occasion. It was a privilege to host senior government functionaries, members of the diplomatic corps, think tank leaders, prominent academics, and our partners who joined us for this important event. @MEAIndia @HardeepSPuri @Sachin_Chat @SKSharma_World

Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) conveys its deepest gratitude to Ambassador Shri Dammu Ravi, Secretary (ER), Ministry of External Affairs, India, for his steadfast support and invaluable guidance, and extends best wishes to him in all his future endeavours. @MEAIndia @Sachin_Chat @SKSharma_World

The Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Sachin Kumar Sharma as its Director General. He succeeds Professor @Sachin_Chat, who has recently taken charge as the Vice Chancellor of @nalanda_univ. Professor Sharma brings over two decades of experience in international trade policy, with deep expertise in WTO negotiations, agriculture and food subsidies, market access, trade disputes, and South-South Cooperation. His broad experience in policy research, international negotiations, and development cooperation will further strengthen RIS’s mission of providing policy support, building partnerships, and fostering dialogue for inclusive growth, sustainable development, and deeper South-South collaboration. @MEAIndia @DakshinNews @cmec_ris @AIC_aseanindia @FIDC_NewDelhi @fisd19 @fitm14

During his keynote address on “Diaspora, Diplomacy and Development” at the Fifth Baleshwar Agrawal Memorial Lecture, Professor @Sachin_Chat, DG, RIS highlighted the evolving role of diaspora communities and emphasised the importance of future diaspora studies focusing on the Indian development model and the contributions of the diaspora. @Sachin_Chat @IndiaArsp @DakshinNews @fisd19 @FIDC_NewDelhi @fitm14 @cmec_ris

We were honoured to host Professor @MahendraDevS, Chairman, @EACtoPM for an enriching interactive session. RIS faculty briefed Prof. Dev on the ongoing work programme and its alignment with the priorities of EAC-PM. @Sachin_Chat @DakshinNews @FIDC_NewDelhi @fisd19 @cmec_ris @fitm14

Great honour to host Professsor Mahendra Dev, Chairman @EACtoPM at @RIS_NewDelhi for a briefing on RIS work programme @DakshinNews @FIDC_NewDelhi @fisd19

Important partnership with great possibilities!! @skvdst @fisd19 @SwedeninIndia

160th Issue of the Science Diplomacy News Alert is online! For recent developments and insights in S&T, Science Policy and Diplomacy, see our latest issue at 🔗fisd.in/NEWS/alerts-ar… @Sachin_Chat @RIS_NewDelhi

New edition of Science Diplomacy Review is now available online at ris.org.in/sites/default/…. Read interesting articles. If you are working on any aspect of Science Diplomacy, we invite you to contribute to this journal.

The latest Issue of Science Diplomacy Review is online! Issue focuses on #GenomicHeritage, #CERN@70, #GreenHydrogen, #IndiaTaiwan Tech Partnership & Global Ministerial Dialogue on #ScienceDiplomacy. Red now: ris.org.in/sites/default/… @Sachin_Chat @CERN @insa_academy @UNESCO

Happening TODAY! Join us for a discussion on 'AI and Ethics' with Ms Gabriela Ramos, Mexico's Candidate for UNESCO Director General Welcome remarks by Professor Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS. Opening remarks by H.E. Mr. Federico Salas Lotfe, Ambassador of Mexico to India. Session chaired by Dr. V.K. Saraswat, Member, NITI Aayog,Government of India. ⏰ 17:30 (IST) 🏢 Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi @Sachin_Chat @EmbaMexInd @NITIAayog @UNESCO #AI #Ethics #AIandEthics #ResponsibleAI #EthicalAI #AIforGood #TechEthics #AIgovernance #DigitalEthic #TechGovernance #GlobalDialogue

In his Keynote, H.E. Dato' Muzafar Shah Mustafa, Ambassador of Malaysia to India, outlined achievement of #acteastpolicy and Malaysia’s 2025 ASEAN priorities: championing inclusivity, regional peace, a rules-based order, and harnessing tech for sustainable growth @RIS_NewDelhi

H.E. Mr. Josel Francisco Ignacio, Amb. of the Philippines to India, highlighted the growth of India-ASEAN ties across Culture, Commerce, Connectivity, and Capacity Building. He sees huge potential for stronger ASEAN-India collaboration in next decade of #ActEast @RIS_NewDelhi

Ms. Nabanita Chakraborty (JS, IP Division, MEA) highlighted key pillars of India’s #ActEast Policy: leadership, critical connectivity (physical, digital, people-to-people), development cooperation, economic partnerships & humanitarian aid. @RIS_NewDelhi

Amb. Sanjay Kumar Verma, emphasized that the India-ASEAN partnership is vital for a cooperative, inclusive, rules-based regional order. The #ActEast Policy, a core of India’s Indo-Pacific vision, aligns with initiatives like IPOI to advance maritime security, sustainability

Hosted a seminar on "Ten Years of the Act East Policy" – an insightful reflection on its achievements, challenges, and the road ahead. @Sachin_Chat set the context by highlighting the India-ASEAN partnership as key to Indo-Pacific stability and prosperity @RIS_NewDelhi

Assessing a decade of ‘Act East Policy’. Happening now ⁦@RIS_NewDelhi⁩ ⁦@Sachin_Chat⁩