Asia Pacific Agenda Project | Singapore Forum 2007

December 14–15, 2007
Singapore
On December 14–15, 2007, nearly two dozen experts from around East Asia gathered in Singapore for the 13th APAP Forum on the “East Asia and a Rising India: Prospects for the Region.” After an opening dinner on December 14, the participants gathered for a full day workshop to explore the implications of India’s growing interactions with East Asia and how to involve India in East Asia community building initiatives. After a study team presented the findings from an APAP study trip to New Delhi a series of sessions were held to examine diverse aspects of India’s relations with East Asia, how to better manage growing mutual interdependence, and the role of India in the East Asia Summit and other regional forums.

Friday, December 14

Welcome Dinner

Saturday, December 15

Session I: Rise of India: Tentative Thoughts

Moderator: Tadashi Yamamoto, President, Japan Center for International Exchange

Speakers: Koji Watanabe, Senior Fellow, Japan Center for International Exchange
Takako Hirose, Professor of Indian Politics, Sensyu University

Session II: Political and Security Dimension of the Rise of India

Moderator: Sung-Joo Han, President, Korea University; former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea

Presentations:
India’s Long-term Vision for East Asia
C. Raja Mohan, Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University
China and India: A Chinese Approach to India
Zhao Gancheng, Senior Fellow and Director, Shanghai Institute of International Affairs

Comments
Charles Morrison, President, East West Center

Session III: Economic and Social Dimensions of the Rise of India

Moderator: Jusuf Wanandi, Vice-Chairman, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Presentations:
A Japanese Perspective
Naoki Tanaka, President, Center for International Public Policy Studies
A Southeast Asian Perspective
K. Kesavapany, Director, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

Comments
Jesus Estanislao, President and CEO, Institute of Corporate Directors

Session IV: India and East Asia—Way Forward for Productive Cooperation

Moderator: Paul Evans, Co-CEO and Chairman of Executive Committee, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Presentations:

A Japanese Approach
Hitoshi Tanaka, Senior Fellow, Japan Center for International Exchange

Comments
Shin-wha Lee, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Korea University
Lay Hwee Yeo, Senior Research Fellow, Singapore Institute of International
Affairs

Jesus P. Estanislao

President and CEO, Institute of Corporate Directors, Philippines

Paul Evans

Co-CEO and Chairman of Executive Committee, Asia Pacifc Foundation of Canada

Han Sung-joo

Chairman, International Policy Studies Institute of Korea

John R. Hewson

Chairman, The John Hewson Group, Sydney; Former Leader of the Federal Opposition, Australia; Special Adviser to the Under Secretary of UNESCAP

Takako Hikotani

Associate Professor, National Defense Academy, Japan

Takako Hirose

Professor, Sensyu University, Atomic Energy Commissioner, Japan

K. Kesavapany

Director, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore

Dal Jung Kim

Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Yonsei University

Kazuyuki Kinbara

Director, International Economic Affairs Bureau 1, Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation)

Shin-wha Lee

Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Korea University

Raja Mohan

Professor, Nanyang Technological University

Charles E. Morrison

President, The East-West Center

Masashi Morrison

President, East-West Center, Honolulu

Hitoshi Tanaka

Senior Fellow, Japan Center for International Exchange

Naoki Tanaka

President, Center for International Public Policy Studies, Japan

Jusuf Wanandi

Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta

Koji Watanabe

Senior Fellow, JCIE; former Ambassador to Russia, Japan

Taizo Yakushiji

Member, Council for Science and Technology Policy of the Cabinet Office, Japan

Tadashi Yamamoto

President, JCIE, Japan

Lay Hwee Yeo

Senior Research Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs

Ming Yuan

Vice-Dean, School of International Studies, Peking University, China

Gancheng Zhao

Senior Fellow and Director, Shanghai Institute of International Affairs, China