Governance and the SDGs in India

This roundtable, organized by the Oslo SDG Initiative in collaboration with the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, aims to take stock of India’s current efforts in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

Programme

09:30 - 10:00  Registration and tea

10:00 - 11:15  Session I
                       Chair: Prof. Niraja Gopal Jayal, CSLG, JNU

• Welcome and introduction
  Prof. Jaivir Singh, Chairperson, CSLG, JNU
• Inaugural address
  Ambassador Nils Ragnar Kamsvåg, Royal Norwegian Embassy
• Taking Stock of the SDGs: From Rhetoric to Reality
  Prof. Dan Banik, University of Oslo
• TBC
  Prof. Ritupriya Mehrotra, JNU
• Consumption vs. Production Standards in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals
  Prof. Jaivir Singh, JNU
• Civil Society and SDGs: Aspirations, Current Scenario and Future
  Dr. Amitabh Behar, Oxfam

11:15 - 11:30  Discussion

11:30 - 11:45  Tea

11:45 - 13:15  Session II
                       Chair: Prof. Dan Banik, University of Oslo

• TBC
  Prof. Zubair Meenai, Jamia Milia Islamia
• Human Rights, Rule of Law and Global Justice: Converging Approaches for SDGs
  Dr. Pooran Pandey, Dialogue of Civilizations
• Normative Status of SDGs
  Prof. Bharat Desai, JNU
• SDG 4 and the Status of Elementary Education in India
  Mr. Ambarish Rai, RTE Forum
• Governance of SDGs in India: Prospects, Opportunities and Challenges
  Dr. Shruti Sharma, UN-WFP

13:15 - 13:30  Discussion