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LECTURES AND CONFERENCES
- Lectured at various prestigious universities like the Yale University, New Haven, CT; the John’s Hopkins University, Washington DC; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth while traveling in the US
- Addressed and interacted with various Think Tanks like the Heritage Foundation, the American Enterprise Institute, PEW Forum and the American Foreign Policy Council etc
- Represented the RSS in meetings with the officials of the US State Department several times
- Held meetings with senior leaders in the Sri Lankan Government to discuss Indo- Sri Lanka relations and Regional Security during a tour of Sri Lanka in June 2009. Involved in various socio-cultural initiatives between India and Sri Lanka.
- Visited Tibet on the invitation of the Chinese Association for International Friendship and Cooperation and held discussions with officials of the Tibet Autonomous Region in November 2008.
- Visited Beijing and Shanghai in 2008 and addressed Beijing University and several Think Tanks.
- On the invitation of The Communist Party of China (CPC) held meetings with senior leaders of the CPC and the Government of China as a member of the 5-member Delegation in January 2009
- Led a 3-member delegation of the RSS to Beijing, Shanghai and Luoyang in 2011 at the invitation of the IDCPC and held discussions with the officials.
- In Russia held meetings with the senior officials of the strategic affairs Think Tank under the Foreign Ministry in 2008 and 2010.
- In Russia addressed Moscow State University and Institute for Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences amongst others
- In Russia held meetings with the representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church on Hindu-Russian Orthodox relations
- In Russia Interacted with various Think Tanks under Russian Academy of Sciences amongst various others.
- Held talks with the officials in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the British Parliament while visiting the UK
- Held meetings with the Representatives of the Archbishop of Canterbury, London on Hindu-Christian relations
- Addressed and interacted with various Indian and non-Indian groups including prestigious Think Tanks like the Chatham House and IISS, London.
- Addressed International Conference on ‘Human Rights and Religion’ organized by the World Council of Churches at Geneva in May 2008 as a Hindu representative.
- Addressed the Global Convention of the World Council of Churches at Jamaica, West Indies in May 2011.
- On the invitation of the State Library of Coahulia, Mexico inaugurated a 4-day Seminar on “Globalisation and Cultures of Resistance” in 2007 and again visited Mexico in 2008
- On the invitation of the Government of Taiwan interacted with various officials and Think Tanks in 2007.
- In Israel attended the international conference on counter-terrorism in September 2008.
- Held meetings with officials of the Foreign Ministry of Israel, Jerusalem.
- Represented RSS in meetings with the Chief Rabbi in India in 2008 as well as in Jerusalem in 2009
- Interacted with the officials of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue in the Vatican City, Italy in September 2007
- Visited Mongolia in 2009 and held meetings with the officials and religious leaders.
- Invited to the World Religious & Social Leaders Summit organized by the Russian Orthodox Church and the Muslim Council of Azerbaijan in 2010 at Baku in Azerbaijan.
- Spoke at the International Conference on Contemporary Philosophy of Religion at the Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran in December 2012
- Spoke at the International Conference on Nation, Nationhood & Nationality at Tirana, Albania in May 2013.
- Organised and participated in the delegation visits of senior leaders to various countries on behalf of the India Foundation
COUNTRIES VISITED
- Belgium
- Italy
- Netherlands
- France
- Germany
- Russia
- Israel
- UAE
- Taiwan
- China
- Mongolia
- Azerbaijan
- Malaysia
- Indonesia
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Myanmar
- Mexico
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Jamaica
- Sri Lanka
- Nepal
- UK
- US
- Iran
- Albania
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