FEBRUARY 2022
       

Dear Friend,

 

The Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) continued to generate informed analysis on China and East Asia by bringing together experts on various fields. Numerous contemporary issues such as PLA Naval Modernisation were analysed and brought out in the form of four webinars and three publications during the month.

 

The virtual internship and work with us programmes continue to attract fresh talent and the Institute is being seen as the place for young and aspiring scholars, interested in Chinese studies.  We continue to receive a large number of applications for both the programmes. Leading institutions such as IIM Indore and Shiv Nadar University send their best students for summer internship with us.

 

EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

 

ICS organised four seminars in February, including a book discussion and two panel discussions.

 

Dr. Ritu Agarwal, Associate Professor, Centre for East Asian Studies, JNU and Honorary Fellow, ICS, spoke on Poverty Alleviation and Local Government in Yunnan on 2 February. Dr. Agarwal covered the determinants used to classify “poor” in China, their shortcomings, reasons for poor counties not benefiting from poverty alleviation programmes and measures adopted by local government. Prof. Manoranjan Mohanty, Emeritus Fellow, ICS chaired the event. (YouTube)

 

Dr. Jenny Chan, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Applied Social Sciences of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and an elected vice president of the International Sociological Association’s Research Committee on Labour Movements spoke about her book Dying for an iPhone: Apple, Foxconn and the Lives of China’s Workers on 9 February. Dr. Chan covered the hopes, dreams and struggles of new generation of Chinese migrant workers and how management systems regulating factory floors in China are not only shaped by the authoritarian practices of the domestic nation state but also by the boom-and-bust purchasing practices of multinational corporations in global supply chains. The event was chaired by Dr. Anand P. Krishnan, Visiting Associate Fellow, ICS. (Soundcloud) (YouTube)

 

We organized a panel discussion on ‘Decentering the Cold War via China: Four Case Studies’ on 16 February. The panellists included: Dr. Harryanto Aryodiguno,  Assistant Professor, International Relations Study Program and Director,  Professional Development Center, President University, Indonesia; Prof. Chih-yu Shih, National Taiwan University; Te-Jung Liao, PhD candidate at The Department of Comparative Politics, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia;  Wei-Chun Liao, chief coordinator of Saturday Gathering of China and Chinese Affairs; and  Yuzhou Wang, double major in History at National Cheng-chi University and politics at National Taiwan University. The event was chaired by Dr. Hemant Adlakha, Associate Professor, Centre for Chinese & South East Asian Studies, JNU and Vice Chairperson and Honorary Fellow, ICS. (YouTube)

 

Our second panel discussion Modernisation of the PLA Navy and Response of Regional Navies in the Indo-Pacific was organised on 23 February. The speakers were: Rear Admiral Michael McDevitt, US Navy (Retd), Senior Fellow, CNA, Arlington (US); Ms. Darshana M. Baruah, Fellow, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and visiting fellow, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Tokyo; Dr. Collin Koh, Research Fellow, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; and Captain Kamlesh Kumar Agnihotri, Indian Navy (Retd.), Senior Fellow, National Maritime Foundation (NMF), India. Vice-Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, Director General, NMF chaired the event. (YouTube)

 

PUBLICATIONS:

 

This month we had three publications during the month, one Occasional Paper and two blogs.

 

ICS Occasional Paper

  1. Manju Rani Hara, Assistant Professor, Centre for Chinese and South & East Asian Studies, JNU on Representation of ‘Class’ in Chinese Literature during the Reform Period A Case Study of Wang Shuo’s works’.

ICS Research Blog

  1. Ms. Priyanka Keshry, Research Scholar, JNU on ‘Eyeing on Contemporary China through Lu Xun’s Writings.
  2. Ms. Rangoli Mitra, Research Assistant, ICS, on ‘The China-India Cold War in Maldives’

 

IN THE MEDIA

 

Dr. Jenny Chan’s book discussion organised by ICS, was carried by The Print as Rural China’s youth struggling in Foxconn iPhone factories, govt slow to act, says sociologist on 10 February.

 

FACULTY UPDATES

 

Amb. Shivshankar Menon’s interview was published as We should encourage them to hold dialogue: Former NSA Shivshankar Menon on Russia-Ukraine warby The India Today on 26 February.

Amb. Vijay Nambiar, Honorary Fellow, ICS’ review of book Nehru Tibet and China by A S Bhasin was published in the China Report (Vol.58, No.1, February 2022).

Prof. Alka Acharya, Professor at Centre for East Asian Studies, JNU and Honorary Fellow, ICS’ review of the book, The Fractured Himalaya: India Tibet China, 1949-1962 by Amb. Nirupama Rao, was published by The Hindu Business Line on 10 Feb 2022.  Prof. Acharya also delivered a guest lecture on ‘China’s Global Strategy: Drivers and Implications’ as part of the Seminar Series organised by the Department of International Relations, South Asian University.

Dr. Hemant Adlakha, Associate Professor, Centre for Chinese and South East Asian Studies, JNU and Honorary Fellow, ICS penned an article tiled, Marxism, Anti-Japanese Resistance and Birth of the People's Republic of China for the Special Issue titled, ‘100 Years of the Communist Party of China–1’ of China Report No. 1 Volume 58 Issue dated 1 February 2022.  His articles titled, Ambitious China gears up to flex power in the conflict-riven Horn of Africa and  Why China has no choice but to challenge the US's grand strategy was published by Modern Diplomacy and Think China on 1 and 24 February respectively.

Dr. Ritu Agarwal, Associate Profesor, Centre for East Asian Studies, JNU and Honorary Fellow, ICS, gave a talk on ‘Provincial Development in China’ at the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi on 21 February.

Dr. Zorawar Daulet Singh, Author and Adjunct Fellow, ICS, penned an article titled, US-led alliance expansion is over. Russia wants an iron-clad deal to stop NATO which was carried by The Print on 5 Feb 2022.

Dr. Usha Chandran, Assistant Professor, Centre for Chinese and East Asian Studies, JNU and Adjunct Fellow, ICS, presented a paper titled, ’Unveiling the Gendered Impact of Covid-19: Comparing China and India’ at the ‘The Rise of Asia in Global History and Perspective Conference’ organised by Pantheon-Sorbonne University, Paris from 9 to 11 February 2022.

Dr. Debasish Chaudhuri, independent researcher and Adjunct Fellow, ICS wrote an article titled: ' A Hundred Years of Entanglement: The Chinese Party-State and Ethnic Minorities' for Special Issue of China Report (Vol.58, No.1, February 2022) on 100 Years of the Communist Party of China.

Dr. Raviprasad Narayanan, Associate Professor, Centre for East Asian Studies, JNU and Adjunct Fellow, ICS’ book titled, Decision Making in Foreign Policy & India-China Bilateral Relations was published by Sage Publications, New Delhi during the month.

Ms. Shruti Jargad, Research Assistant, ICS, reviewed the book, China’s Gilded Age: The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption by Yuen Yuen Ang for the China Report (Vol.58, No.1, February 2022).

Mr. Santosh Pai, Partner, Link Legal and Treasurer, ICS wrote an article titled, 'Attracting Taiwanese Businesses in India' for Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation Policy Report titled, Taiwan and India: Strategizing the Relations.

Dr. Madhurima Nundy, Fellow at Centre for Social and Economic Progress and Visiting Fellow, ICS, wrote an article titled, ‘Prospects of India-Taiwan Cooperation in the Health Sector’ for Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation Policy Report titled, Taiwan and India: Strategizing the Relations.

Dr. Anand P. Krishnan, Visiting Associate Fellow, ICS wrote an article titled: 'Vanguard to Periphery: The CPC’s Changing Narrative on the Labour Question' for Special Issue of China Report (Vol.58, No.1, February 2022) on 100 Years of the Communist Party of China.

 

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Best regards,

Ashok K. Kantha

Director

Institute of Chinese Studies

 

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