15.03.2024 Ukraine-India Forum: A New Strategy for Relations in the Context of Global Change

On March 15, 2024, the Ukraine-India Forum: A New Strategy for Relations in the Context of Global Change was held. 

The forum was organized by the A. Krymskyi Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the National Institute for Strategic Studies, and the Hennadii Udovenko Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The event was supported by the Parliamentary Group of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Interparliamentary Relations with the Republic of India and the Embassy of India in Ukraine. The forum was attended by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to Ukraine Harsh Kumar Jain and by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to India Oleksandr Polishchuk via the Internet. Ukrainian parliamentarians and representatives of various institutions from both sides were present. On the Ukrainian side, heads and representatives of the National Institute for Strategic Studies, A. Krymskyi Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Hennadii Udovenko Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ukrainian Institute, Kyiv School of Economics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, National University of Kyiv-MohylaAcademy, Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University, Sumy National AgrarianUniversity, Institute of Market and Economic and Environmental Studies. On the Indian side, presentations were made by representatives of the Central University of South Bihar, Delhi University, Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), and Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT). The representatives of Indian businesses in Ukraine were present. 

On the whole academics, professors, diplomats, experts from leading think tanks, public figures, civil activists and artists from both sides delivered the speeches. 

The forum expanded the network of contacts between Ukrainian and Indian societies, which in turn would intensify cooperation between the two countries. 

We sincerely thank all the participants and guests of the forum.