Rajgir: Nalanda University will host the inaugural Nalanda Development Dialogue beginning March 8 at its campus in Rajgir, bringing together policymakers, scholars and development practitioners to discuss pathways for sustainable and inclusive development.
The international dialogue is being organised by the university’s Centre for Studies in Development and Sustainability (CSDS) and aims to create a platform for discussions on the future of development thinking, global governance frameworks and collaborative solutions for equitable growth.
Inspired by the historic Nalanda tradition of global intellectual exchange, the initiative seeks to revive policy-oriented academic conversations in the context of a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape.
Professor Sachin Chaturvedi, vice-chancellor of Nalanda University, said the dialogue reflects the institution’s commitment to reconnect with Nalanda’s intellectual heritage while fostering contemporary debates on sustainability and inclusive development.
“The Nalanda Development Dialogue reflects the university’s commitment to revive Nalanda’s historic tradition of global intellectual exchange while promoting meaningful policy conversations on sustainable and inclusive development,” he said.
The event will feature a range of prominent scholars and policy experts from India and abroad.
Participants include Dr Shamika Ravi, member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and secretary to the government of India; Prof Thomas Pogge of Yale University; Prof Deepak Nayyar, emeritus professor of economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University; Tetsushi Sonobe of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo; Stephan Klingebiel of the German Institute of Development and Sustainability; Andre de Mello e Souza from the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Development; and Achyut Wagle, vice-chancellor of Kathmandu University.
Several other academics, policymakers and development practitioners from international institutions, universities and research organisations are also expected to participate.
Through the Nalanda Development Dialogue, the university aims to strengthen the interface between academia and policymaking while encouraging collaborative thinking on sustainable futures, particularly in the context of Asia and the Global South.
