It seems likely that India will continue to downplay any concerns it may have over potential Pakistani links to the Mumbai attacks in the interest of keeping the line to Islamabad open.

Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Representative Ron Kind (D-WI), Representative Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) will begin the discussion of the need to reform agriculture subsidies in the 2012 Farm Bill. Barry K. Goodwin of North Carolina State University will discuss many of the myths and legends incorrectly used by the agriculture industry to extend these harmful policies.

In May 2010, the European debt crisis forced the European Commission to abandon its earlier "no bail out" policy and establish a massive safety net for the European periphery. But by the end of November, 2010, markets demanded record high interest rates on the European periphery's sovereign debt.

At this event, experts discussed whether the euro will survive in the aftermath of the worst postwar global economic recession.

At the euro's launch in 1999, Milton Friedman famously observed that the euro would not survive its first major economic recession. At this event, experts discussed whether the brewing Greek economic crisis in the aftermath of the worst postwar global economic recession will prove Friedman right.

Despite its political sclerosis, economic stagnation, and demographic worries, Japan is a resilient nation that has much to contribute to the world.