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THE CURRENT AND STRATEGIC AFFAIRS FORUM       

               


The Current and Strategic Affairs Forum (“CASA”) is an independent body committed to sharing, analysing and discussing issues of national, regional and international importance. It consists of eminent defence and civilian personalities. The Forum has conducted a series of webinars on strategic affairs with great response.
  
 CASA is commencing a series on ‘Atma-Nirbharta’ in the Defence Sector. It will be a brainstorming platform for pragmatic implementable solutions. The series will encompass Government policy and procedure, Heavy Industry - Public and Private, MSMEs, Startups, Financial matters and more. I will be with the Forum through this series on a long term basis  to make things happen for the Armed Forces. 
  
All stakeholders from Government, public and private sector, including representatives from Media and Industry Councils / Chambers / Associations, are invited to attend the Webinars. The inaugural Webinar will be held from 5pm IST onwards on Sunday, 4th October 2020. The  webinar can be joined using the link - meet.google.com/eki-zxiv-ihb. Distinguished Keynote Speakers include:

Shri Sanjay Mitra, IAS (Retd), Former Defence Secretary of India & Professor of     Practice, IIT Delhi.

Vice Adm Raman Puri, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, (Retd), Former Chief of Integrated Service Command.

Shri J.D. Patil, Director & Sr. Executive Vice President (Def & Smart Tech),                       Larsen & Toubro.

Lt Gen Gautam Moorthy, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd), Former Director General Ordnance Services & Former Administrative Member, Armed Forces Tribunal, Kolkata Bench.

Lt Gen PR Shankar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd), Former Director General Artillery & Professor of Practice, IIT Chennai.

Lt Gen Subrata Saha, PVSM, UYSM, YSM, VSM** (Retd), Former Deputy Chief of Army Staff & Member, National Security Advisory Board.

Please visit the Forums website www.thecasaforum.in for further information on CASA.

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  1. Mahadevan ShankarOctober 2, 2020 at 12:07 PM

    Fantastic Sir. Looking forward to hearing from the stalwarts!🙏🏽

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  2. Andy@joyofwisdomOctober 2, 2020 at 12:19 PM

    Nice intiative Sir( s). Relevant & contemporary forum.
    Warm regards

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  3. UnknownOctober 2, 2020 at 3:39 PM

    Looking forward

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  4. Maj Gen Sanjay Sharma. GunnerOctober 2, 2020 at 8:28 PM

    Looking forward to gaining the right insight. Best wishes

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  5. AnonymousOctober 3, 2020 at 12:10 PM

    Thanks for the link. Looking forward to listen to you and my Course mate Lt Gen Gautam Moorthy, among others.
    Regards
    Brig Abhimanyu Ghosh (Retd)

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  6. AnonymousJuly 5, 2022 at 12:08 PM

    Sir! Is this talk uploaded on any online platform? Would you be able to share the link. Please oblige on samarpananand@yahoo.com if possible

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