List against each head(If applicable)
Organization of a Conference :
Part of the Organizing Team for the International Roundtable on Intergovernmental Relations in Federal Countries Global Dialogue, New Delhi, India, October 30-November1, 2009
Organized and conducted the Asia Pacific Regional roundtable for Young Professionals in Delhi in September 2007 as a preparatory meeting to the Fourth international conference on Federalism held in Delhi in Nov.2007 organized by the Ministry of Home Affairs , Government of India
Member of the Consultative Group set up to organize the Fourth international conference on Federalism to be held in Delhi in Nov.2007 organized by the Ministry of Home Affairs , Government of India
Academic Coordinator for the international conference on “Federalism at Work” organized by the Institute of Social Sciences in Srinagar in August 2006.
Participation as Paper/Poster Presenter in India and Abroad
Presented a paper to an International Conference organized by Political Studies Association, UK, held in Edinburgh from 29 March to 1 April, 2010
Presented a paper on “Federalism and Foreign Policy: a case study of Treaty making Power in India” at an International Conference on Policy, People and Peace Democratization of Foreign Policy in Parliamentary Democracies: Canada, India &Beyond, 14-16 December 2009, held at University of Jammu, Jammu.
Made a Presentation on “Intergovernmental relations in India” at the International Roundtable on Intergovernmental Relations in Federal Countries Global Dialogue, New Delhi, India, October 30-November1, 2009
Participated as a panelist in a roundtable on ‘Reflections on the Global Dialogue’ organized by Forum of Federations, Ottawa and Institute of Social Sciences in Delhi on 3 September 2009.
Participated in a workshop organized by the Commission on Centre State Relations, Ministry of Home Affairs in collaboration with the National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkota on 2 August 2009.
Invited as a Resource Person to speak on Indian Federalism to the practitioners from Nepal in a programme organized by Forum of Federations and IIPA on 3 December 2009.
Invited as a Resource Person to speak on the Role of the Second Chambers in a workshop organized for the Constituent Assembly Members of Nepal in Delhi on 4 December,2009.
Spoke on Intergovernmental Interactions in India in the Faculty Seminar organized by the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi on 4 December 2009.
Invited as a panelist by the Commission on Centre-State Relations, Ministry of Home Affairs to a seminar organized in collaboration with Punjab University, Chandigarh on Centre-state relations on 10-11 December,2008.
Invited by the Institute of Social Sciences to speak on ‘Indian Federalism: An Overview’ to a parliamentary delegation from Pakistan on 20 November,2008.
Presented a paper on ‘Challenges of Multi-layered governance in the National Capital Region of Delhi’ in a workshop organized by Forum of Federations, Canada and IACT in Bengaluru , 20-21 October,2008.
Presented a paper on ‘ Vertical and Horizontal Interactions in the Indian Federal System’ at IPSA RC 28 annual conference on federalism held in Berlin, Germany on 3-4 October 2008
Presented a paper at an international conference held at Queens University in Canadaon 16-17 May 2008 on the theme of “ Territorial Pluralism in India”.
Invited to address the L D Os , Govt.of Nepal in a Training Programme organized by Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi sponsored by Ministry of External Affairs on Participated on 15th and 30th January 2008.
Made a presentation on the Relevance of Inter-State Council in the Regional Roundtable organized in Kochi in August 2007 by the Government of India ,Ministry of Home Affairs as a preparatory meeting to the Fourth international conference on Federalism to be held in New Delhi in 2007.
Invited as a discussant in the Regional Roundtable organized in Goa in August 2007 by the Government of India ,Ministry of Home Affairs as a preparatory meeting to the Fourth international conference on Federalism to be held in New Delhi in 2007.
Presented a paper on the “Role of Intergovernmental Mechanisms in Policy Making” at an international conference on Federalism at Work organized by the Institute of Social Sciences in Srinagar in August 2006.
Recipient of the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute's Doctoral Fellowship to visit Canada in 1998-1999 and in Canada was affiliated to the Department of Political Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.
Recipient of the Faculty Research Fellowship by the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute to visit Canada in 2003. In Canada was affiliated to the Department of Political Studies, Queen's University and worked on the topic ‘Parliamentary Federal Dilemma : the issue of Constitutional Reforms in Canada and India’.
Appointed as Country Co-coordinator for India along with Rajeev Dhavan on a global dialogue programme of the Forum of Federations, Ottawa to work on the theme of "Legislative and Executive Governance in Federal Countries", in 2004.
Invited as a Resource Person and International expert to deliver a half day course on the "Indian Model of Federalism" by the Forum of Federations, Ottawa and Centre for Policy Alternatives in Negombo, Sri Lanka in April, 2004 as part of the Peace Process in Sri Lanka
Selected and awarded with Scholarship to attend a specialized course on Federalism at the Institute of Federalism, University of Fribourg, Switzerland in 2005.
Invited as a Resource Person and International expert to speak on the "Indian Model of Power Sharing and Women Participation at Devolved levels of Government" organized for women politicians by the Forum of Federations, Ottawa and War Affected Women’s Group in Harbarana, Sri Lanka in September, 2007.
Appointed as a member of the Consultative Group by the Inter-State Council Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs to study Dispute Resolution Mechanisms.
Nominated as the Secretary and Regional Coordinator( Asia Pacific) for the Young Professionals Panel for the Fourth International Conference on Federalism held in India in November 2007
Invited as a Resource Person and International expert to a workshop on “ Restructuring the State with special reference to Federalism” organized by UNDP Nepal and GTZ held in Nepal in February 2008 as part of the Constitution making Process in Nepal.
Appointed as a Member of the Task Force on “ Socio-Political Developments, Public Policy and Governance ‘’ set up by the new Commission on Centre - State Relations, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India under the chairmanship of Justice M.M. Punchhi
Appointed as Country Co-coordinator for India along with M.P.Singh on a global dialogue programme of the Forum of Federations, Ottawa to work on the theme of "Intergovernmental Relations in Federal Countries", in 2008.
