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.
09 Jul 2025
Ambassador T.C.A. Raghavan & Atul Bhardwaj
The May 2025 terrorist attack in Pahalgam sparked a sharp escalation between India and Pakistan, leading to a retaliatory Operation Sindoor by the Indian Armed Forces.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
02 Jul 2025
Tanvi Negi
Contemporary Chinese literature has an intense occupation with memory and history which can be seen as an attempt to come to terms with its past.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
18 Jun 2025
Sandip Kumar Mishra
South Korean politics took a surprising turn on the night of 3 December 2024, when former President Yoon Suk-yeol unexpectedly declared martial law in the country.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
11 Jun 2025
Madhurendra Jha
The Chinese animation film titled The Demon Child Nezha Creates Havoc in the Sea《哪吒之魔瞳闹海》, more popularly known as Nezha 2 has catapulted the legend of Nezha to a global status.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
04 Jun 2025
Debasish Chaudhuri, Rajiv Ranjan, Rakesh Kumar & Snigdha Konar
On 04 June 1989, the prolonged protests and occupation by students and other sections of society of the historic Tiananmen Square was finally ended by armed state action.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
28 May 2025
Amit Kumar
China’s economy has been undergoing a structural slowdown after experiencing four decades of near double-digit growth rates. For the third time in a row, China has set an annual growth target of around 5 per cent for 2025.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
21 May 2025
Kyle Chan
China has emerged as a leader in a wide range of industries, from steel and shipbuilding to electric vehicles and batteries. China’s success in these areas has been driven by long-standing industrial policy efforts, such as ‘Made in China 2025’.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
14 May 2025
Yingyao Wang
This seminar seeks to focus on Dr. Wang’s recent book, Markets with Bureaucratic Characteristics: How Economic Bureaucrats Make Policies and Remake the Chinese State
Venue: Zoom Webinar
07 May 2025
Suvro Parui
India's Bollywood, based in Mumbai, is the world’s largest film producer and has seen growing popularity in China over the past decade.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
30 Apr 2025
Shagufta Yasmin
This seminar seeks to focus on China’s environmental diplomacy with the US, a superior power and India, a developing nation.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
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