National Security Convention at Haridwar – VIDEO

Forum for Integrated National Security (FINS) organized the first-ever National Security Convention on the 9th and 10th of March 2010 at Haridwar coinciding with the auspicious Kumbh Mela.

The Convention was a great success and more than 800 delegates participated in it from different parts of the country.

Prominent among those who participated and addressed the convention were Padma Vibhushan Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Sarsanghchalak of RSS Shri Mohan Bhagwat, Swami Satyamitranand Giri Maharaj, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Swami Avadeshanand Giri Maharaj, Swami Chidanand Saraswati, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Hon. Prem Kumar Dumal, CM of Uttarakhand Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal, Dr. Prabhakaran Paleri former Head of Coast Guards, Retd. Vice Admiral Raman Puri; Air Vice Marshall S P Singh; Retd. Chief Justice V S Kokje; former Home Secretary of Assam State Shri H N Das, former Foreign Secretary Shri G. Parthasarathy, Major General Sashikant Pitre, Retd. Army Chief of Nepal General Rukmangad Katwal, IPS Officer Shri Ashok Sahu, Ex. Chief Secretary of Assam State Shri Rajkhowa and Ex. Director General of Police of Punjab Shri P.C. Dogra, former Defense Secretary Shri Yogendra Narayan, former Head of Intelligence Bureau Shri Ajit Doval, Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha Shri Karia Munda, former Chairperson of Rajya Sabha Dr. Nazma Heptullah, Dr. Purnima Advani, National Convener of FINS Shri Indresh Kumar ji and National President of FINS Lt. General Shekatkar to name a few.

The delegates included defense analysts, retired IAS officers, police officers, officers of paramilitary forces, experts from intelligence bureau, retired officers from External Affairs and Home ministries, scientists, economists; experts on nuclear energy and agriculture along with many retired senior officers from the Armed Forces.