Date:
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 10:00 - 14:30
The Lord Byron Foundation for Balkan Studies
The United Service Institution of India
PANEL DISCUSSION AND DEBATE
KOSOVO CRISIS: IMPACT ON THE WORLD, RELEVANCE TO INDIA
Wednesday, February 13, 2008, 10 am – 14:30 pm
USII, Rao Tula Ram Marg (Opposite Signals Enclave), New Delhi 110 057
A major security issue facing Europe in 2008 is the future of the Serbian province of Kosovo. This issue has legal and political relevance – not least for India – that transcends the boundaries of the former Yugoslavia. The speakers will provide a diagnosis of the problem of Kosovo, warn of the obvious and hidden dangers, and recommend workable, durable, and legal solutions.
Welcome by Maj.Gen. Dipankar BANNERJEE
Director, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies
Introductory remarks by Lt.Gen. Satish NAMBIAR, USII Director
Gen. Nambiar was the first UNPROFOR commander in the former Yugoslavia, 1992-3
James BISSETT: Kosovo: The West vs. the Westphalian Order
James JATRAS: U.S. Policy: Turning a Regional Problem into a Global Crisis
Srdja TRIFKOVIC: The View from Serbia
Earle SCARLETT: Squaring the Circle: An Old Balkan Hand’s View
Raju THOMAS: Muslim Majority Provinces in Non-Muslim Majority States
DISCUSSANTS:
Dr. Bharat Karnad, Professor, Centre for Policy Research. New Delhi
Dr. Rajesh Kadian, defense and security affairs analyst
