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On February 1, Atlantic Council executive vice president Damon Wilson testified at a hearing of the US Senate Committe on Foreign Relations on the topic: "Ukraine at a Crossroads: What's at Stake for the US and Europe?"
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Relations between the US and Egypt have taken a downturn since Egyptian authorities raided the offices of seventeen nongovernmental organizations in December - three of them US-funded. Michele Dunne, director of the Atlantic Council's Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, spoke on NPR's Morning Edition about the situation and what it means for US aid to Egypt.
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The South Asia Center receives guidance and support from many experts throughout the world. Our senior fellows, guest-speakers, Center patrons, and visitors contribute heavily to the Center’s mission to “wage peace,” and engage the international community in the region. The Center asked our contributors the simple, but key question, “What you do expect in 2012?”
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U.S.–India Dialogues on Sustainable Energy Security
March 16, 2010
Within the context of a broadening U.S.-India strategic relationship, the Energy and Environment Program is launching a series of workshops to addresses the legislative and technological options needed to create a sustainable energy structure in these two nations. On March 16-18, 2010 the Atlantic Council’s Program on Energy and Environment hosted the first event in this series in conjunction with the U.S. -India Business Council and the Confederation of Indian Industry in New Delhi, India. This roundtable discussion, entitled U.S. – Indian Dialogues on Sustainable Energy Security, convened government, industry and non-governmental policy experts in Track II discussions to examine a sustainable energy future for India and the United States that achieves the goals of: energy security, environmental responsibility and economic prosperity. The meeting also examined the legislative, regulatory and incentive structures required to transform the energy sector in both countries.
These Track II dialogues will provide policy and regulatory recommendations to governments and industry within both countries. In addition, opportunities for further technical cooperation at the governmental level and for public/private direct investments and partnerships will be identified.
The United States and India have been engaged in bilateral government level discussions on broad strategic issues since 2002. Recent meetings in New Delhi, led by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, further strengthened the relationship between the two countries. Secretary Clinton’s visit led to a joint statement establishing an “India-U.S. Strategic Dialogue” that will meet annually to discuss strategic issues affecting both countries. This governmental initiative will intensify the cooperation between the two countries and “launch a process of bilateral scientific and technological cooperation to support the development, deployment and transfer of transformative and innovative technologies in areas of mutual interest, including solar and other renewable energy, clean coal and energy efficiency, and other relevant areas.”
Conference Agenda
Participants List
Presentations (in PDF format)
Session I
- Douglas Hengel, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy, Sanctions and Commodities, U.S. Department of State
- B K Chaturvedi, Member-Energy, Planning Commission
Session II
Session III
- Scott Smouse, Senior International Manager, National Energy Technology Laboratory
- D K Jain, Executive Director-Engineering, NTPC Ltd
Session IV
- R B Grover, Distinguished Scientist and Director, Strategic Planning Group, Department of Atomic Energy
- M V Kotwal, Senior Executive Vice President and Member of the Board, Larsen and Toubro Ltd
Session V
- Bibek Bandopadhyay, Adviser, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
- Mark Ginsberg, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Board of Directors, U.S. Department of Energy
- Aparna Doshi, COO, Astonfield Renewable Resources
- Kishore Jayaraman, President & CEO, GE Energy
Session VI
- Michael P. Walsh, International Consultant and Chairman, Board of Directors, International Council on Clean Transportation
- K K Gandhi, Executive Director, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM)
- Mathew Abraham, Co-Chairman, SIAM Emission & Conservation Group and General Manager, Mahindra and Mahindra
- Kathryn Clay, Director of Research, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
Session VII
- R P Singh, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Jindal Power
- Sudarshan Kumar Saini, Vice President-Commercial, North Delhi Power Ltd
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