Debapriya Bhattacharya joins International Conference on South-South Cooperation, New Delhi

Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and Chair of Southern Voice chaired the third plenary session on “Southern Development Narrative and Role of Southern Think-tanks” at the first day of the International Conference on South-South Cooperation (SSC), organised by the Finance Industry Development Council (FIDC) and Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS). The conference took place on 10-11 March 2016 at New Delhi.  The conference focused on, among others, South and the global economy; global aid architecture and SSC; theoretical framework for SSC, besides sharing regional and sectoral experiences.

Discussants of the session focused on the two-pronged role of Southern think-tanks on bridging the gaps not only between policy makers and practitioners but also between advocacy organisations and policy makers. They also stressed on various ways so that Southern think-tanks can build capacity in the challenging atmosphere of limited resources.

Prof. Anuradha Chenoy, Dean, School of International Studies, JNU; Chairperson, FIDC, New Delhi was the Co-Chair of the session. Dr. Vicente Yu, the South Centre, Geneva; Prof. Li Xiaoyun, China Agriculture University, Beijing; Dr. André de Mello e Souza, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA), Brasilia; Prof. Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, Director, the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), Johannesburg; Dr. Samar Verma, Senior Programme Officer, Think Tank Initiative, New Delhi and Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director-General, RIS, New Delhi were the panelists of the session.