Coterminous with the Institute, is the weekly Wednesday Seminar, which has been held uninterruptedly for the last four decades. The topics span an enormous range and attract students, experts, practitioners and laypersons alike. These seminars provide an opportunity for interested people to have access to informed discussions on various aspects of China and are ample evidence that the sections within India, which are interested in knowing and learning about China are widening and enlarging.
14 Jan 2026
Lauren Piper
In 2025 the U.S.-China relationship entered a volatile cycle of crisis, reset, and renewed escalation, marked by U.S. tariffs and Chinese export controls on critical raw materials.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
07 Jan 2026
Snigdha Konar
This talk examines Shamate (杀马特) as a subcultural practice of aesthetic survival through a close reading of Li Yifan’s participatory documentary Shamate, Wo Ai Ni (《杀马特，我爱你》, We Were Smart) (2019).
Venue: Zoom Webinar
24 Dec 2025
Pooja Vijay Ramamurthi
Despite attempts to become self-sufficient in green technologies and build resilient supply chains for critical minerals, studies show that India will remain reliant on China in the short and medium term to meet its decarbonisation goals.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
17 Dec 2025
Ishani Naskar
Ever since Edward Luttwak highlighted the significance of geo-economics, much attention has been devoted to understanding the interface between geo-economics and geopolitics.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
03 Dec 2025
Diki Sherpa
On 22 February 1790, in his Seventh Anniversary Discourse as President of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Sir William Jones advanced what would later be termed his “Brahmin theory” of Chinese origins.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
26 Nov 2025
Niharika Tagotra
The global energy system is undergoing rapid transformation and reshaping strategic relations across Asia. This Wednesday Seminar presentation will analyse the impact of the transformation on India and China.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
19 Nov 2025
Anushka Saxena
China’s People’s Liberation Army has recently established three support forces, viz, the Information Support Force, the Cyberspace Force, and the Military Aerospace Force.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
29 Oct 2025
Saheli Chattaraj
The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held from 15 to 18 July 2024, highlighted that ‘opening up’ is a defining characteristic of Chinese-style modernisation.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
22 Oct 2025
Rishi Gupta
Nepal has once again entered into uncertain times of reforms and elections with the Gen Z youth-led movement bringing yet another political change in Nepal.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Executive Summary
15 Oct 2025
Snehal Ajit Ulman
The uniqueness of political culture in contemporary China lies in the use of different rhetorical elements in the expressions by its leaders.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Executive Summary
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