KOREA-INDIA ECONOMIC FORUM
FRAMEWORK OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN KOREA AND INDIA FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
July 29~30, 2003
Camellia Room, Grand Intercontinental Hotel, Seoul



Monday, July 28

7:00pm- 9:00pm Welcoming Dinner



Tuesday, July 29

09:30am - 10:00am Registration

10:00am - 10:30am Opening Ceremony

Opening Remarks
Dr. Choong Yong Ahn, President, KIEP, Korea (APEC EC Chair)

Welcoming Remarks
Mr. Hyun-chong Kim, Deputy Minister for Trade, MOFAT, Korea

Congratulatory Remarks
Mr. Santosh Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, India
Mr. Suk Young Lee, Executive Vice Chairman, KITA, Korea


10:30am - 12:00pm sessionxx I: Current Status of and Prospects for the Korean and Indian Economies

Chairperson: Dr. Wook Chae, Vice President, KIEP, Korea

The Korean Economy: Recent Trends and Outlook
Dr. Dongkoo Chang, Head, International Economics Team, The Bank of Korea, Korea

The Current Trends in the Indian Economy
Dr. Shashanka Bhide, Deputy Director-General, I-Sec, India

Discussion
Dr. Sammo Kang, Associate Research Fellow, KIEP, Korea
Dr. Han Sang Lee, Korea
Mr. P. Murari, Advisor to the President of FICCI, India
Dr. Abheek Barua, Senior Economist, Crisil

12:00pm - 1:50pm Luncheon

1:50pm - 3:50pm sessionxx II: Paradigm Shifts in the World Trade Environment:
WTO, FTA/RTA, China’s Influence in International Trade

Chairperson: Dr. Rajesh Chadha, Professor, Delhi School of Economics,
University of Delhi, Advisor to NCAER, India

Cooperation between Korea and India in DDA Negotiations
Mr. Han-soo Kim, Deputy Director General, MOFAT, Korea

Competitiveness of South Korea and India in Textiles: Impact of ATC Phase-out
Dr. Samar Verma, Chief Economist, Oxfam, India

Financial Sector Regulations in India and Korea: An assessment
Dr. T C A Anant, Professor, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, India


Discussion
Mr. Jung Bog Lee, Vice-President, Regional Strategic Team, Global Marketing
Operations, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Korea
Dr. Moonsung Kang, Associate Research Fellow, KIEP, Korea
Dr. Shashanka Bhide, Deputy Director-General, I-Sec, India
Dr. Manoj Pant, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

3:50pm - 4:10pm Coffee Break

4:10pm - 6:10pm sessionxx III: Indian Investment Environment and FDI Policy

Chairperson: Mr. P. Murari, Advisor to the President of FICCI, India

Capability-based Strategy to the Successful FDI in India
Mr. Gilsang Woo, Deputy Director, Research Division, Korean Exim Bank, Korea

Foreign Direct Investment in India since 1991: A Korean Perspective
Dr. Jongsoo Park, Professor, Gyeongsang National University, Korea

South Korean FDI in India: A Behavioural Study
Dr. Manoj Pant, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

Discussion
Dr. Chinmay Pattnaik, Consultant, Orc International, Korea
Mr. Jin Sang Kim, Assistant General Manager, Overseas Marketing Department, LG
Electronics, Korea
Dr. Samar Verma, Chief Economist, Oxfam, India
Mr. Soon-taik Hwang, Deputy Director General of Bilateral Trade Bureau, MOFAT, Korea

6:20pm - 8:30pm Dinner (hosted by KITA)

Special Speech by Mr. Young-Soo Han, Senior Executive Director, KITA, Korea



Wednesday, July 30

9:30am - 12:00am sessionxx IV: New Economic Partnerships between Korea and India

Chairperson: Bell J. C. Park, Executive Director, KITA, Korea

Indo-Korean Economic Relations in the Post-Cold War Era: Retrospect and Prospects
Dr. Chan Whan Kim, Lecturer, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea

Korea IT Industry & Korea-India IT Cooperation
Dr. Paul Chang, Director, International Cooperation Division, ICA, Korea

The Trade Potential between South Korea and India
Dr. Abheek Barua, Senior Economist, Crisil , India

The Dinosauric Blocalisation versus the Multilateral Liberalization : Can the
Lilliputian South Asian Free Trade Agreement Make a Difference?
Dr. Rajesh Chadha, Professor, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi,
Advisor to NCAER, India

Discussion
Mr. Bong-Ha Rha, Director, International Policy Division, International
Cooperation Bureau, MOIC, Korea
Dr. Alex Taehwan Yoo, Associate Research Fellow, KIEP, Korea
Dr. T C A Anant, Professor, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, India

12:10pm Closing

Concluding Remarks by Dr. Srinivasa Raghavan, Consulting Editor of Business
Standard & Adviser to NACER, India

12:20pm - 2:00pm Luncheon