Welcome and Inaugural Keynote Address
Welcome and Inaugural Keynote Address
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09:30 - 09:50 AM: Keynote Address
Keynote Speaker
Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, PhD
Former Director General, The Assam Rifles
Agenda
Agenda
09:50 – 10:30 AM: From Peace Dividend to Trade Dividend: Assam as a Gateway for Commerce, Industry and Regional Connectivity
10:30 – 11:00 AM: State of Assam: From Insurgency to a Security Development Pivot
11:00 – 11:30 AM: Narco Corridors: Assam at the Helm of Affairs
11:30 – 12:00 PM: Securing Assam's International Frontiers: Bangladesh, Bhutan and the Brahmaputra Borderlands
12:00 – 12:30 PM: Peace Initiatives in Assam and Rehabilitation of Former Militants
12:30 – 13:00 PM: Beyond Flood Forecasting: A Scientific Roadmap for Flood Resilience and Water Security in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
13:00 – 14:00 PM: Panel Discussion: The Brahmaputra Security Challenge: Floods, Erosion, Border Development and Resilient Infrastructure
14:00 – 15:20 PM: Panel Discussion: Borders Within the Union: Inter-State Boundaries, Autonomous Regions and Cooperative Security
15:20 – 16:00 PM: The Digital Frontier: Bangladesh-Linked Terror Networks and the Evolving Threat to Assam
16:00 – 17:00 PM: Interview: Radicalisation Without Borders: Terror Networks, Insurgent Recruitment and the Battle for Assam’s Youth
17:00– 17:30 PM: From Reaction to Prevention: Proactive Wildlife Crime Management
Lessons from Manas and Kaziranga
Valedictory Session, Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks
Valedictory Session, Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks
17:30 - 17:45: Closing Remarks & Vote of Thanks
Speaker
Director General
Centre for Internal Security Analysis (CISA)
End of Assam Pre-Event of NERDIS-2026
End of Assam Pre-Event of NERDIS-2026
Distinguished Speakers
Distinguished Speakers
Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan (Retd)
Former Director General
The Assam Rifles
Shri Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, IPS (Retd)
Former DGP
Assam Police
Dr. Sonali Ghosh, IFoS
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Government of Assam
Shri Hiren Chandra Nath, IPS
Special ADGP (SB) Assam Police
Shri Sazzad Alam, ACS
Additional Secretary, Industries, Commerce & PE Department, Government of Assam
Prof. Jaideep Saikia
Distinguished Fellow
Council of Strategic & Defense Research (CSDR)
Prof. Ayangbam Shyamkishor
Professor
Department of Political Science
Mizoram University
Prof. Rajib Kumar Bhattacharjya
Professor & Head
Department of Civil Engineering
IIT Guwahati
Prof. Arup K Sarma
Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
IIT Guwahati
Dr. Jyotiraj Pathak
Professor & Head (Political Science), Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit & Ancient Studies University
Col.
K.C. Monnappa (Retd)
Director
Disaster Management
CISA
Col (Dr.)
Rajesh Kumar (Retd)
Senior Specialist & Expert
Disaster Management Affairs
Dr. Parta Jyoti Das
Professor of Practice
Dibrugarh University
Lt Col.
Ujjual Abhishek Jha (Retd)
Geopolitical Risk Analyst
Intelligece Affairs Expert
Dr. Biplob Gogoi
Associate Professor
(Political Science),
Debraj Roy University
Shri Debojit Borkakati
Advocate-on-Record, Supreme Court of India Standing Counsel for Government of Assam
Dr. Hage Opi
Assistant Professor
(Political Science),
Arunodaya University
Dr. Hirokjeet Roy
Assistant Professor
(Political Science),
Gauhati University
Dr. Hrilthangmawi Pakhuongte
Assistant Professor
(Political Science)
Cotton University
Dr. K Kokho
Assistant Professor
(Political Science)
Jamia Milia Islamia
Shri Shanbor Kurbah
Scientist/Engineer
Water Resources Division (WRD)
NESAC,
Department of Space
Organisers
Organisers
Mr.
Om Prakash
Director
Border Management
CISA
Col.
K.C. Monnappa (Retd.)
Director
Disaster Management
CISA
Mr.
Pratikshit Tiwari
Director
Counter Terrorism
CISA
Mr.
Ankit Tewari
Director
Counter Terrorism
CISA
Mr.
Yeshwanth G.
Analyst
Border Management
CISA
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