The Harvard College U.S. India Initiative, an undergraduate student organization, held its annual conference at Shangri La Hotel, New Delhi on January 9 and 10, 2015. The aim of the initiative is to foster focused dialogue and academic critique on India’s future.
The conference brings together 450 of the brightest young minds from across the world and India in the hopes of creating a tradition of research-focused policy-making in one of the most vibrant democracies of the world.
Neelam Deo, Director, Gateway House was a panelist for the session ‘Dealing with India’s neighbours’. A distinguished diplomat, Neelam has been the Indian Ambassador to Denmark and Ivory Coast with concurrent accreditation to several West African countries. She has also served in Indian embassies in Washington D.C., Bangkok and Rome. Her last assignment was as Consul General in New York. Her most challenging mission was liaising with the U.S. congress on strategic issues in Washington DC.