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.
25 Feb 2026
Nabarun Roy
India’s backing of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC’s) permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council in the 1950s has confounded many students of Indian foreign policy and International Relations.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
18 Feb 2026
Simon Preker
Taiwanese memory culture and politics has been a highly contested field in which historical interpretation, political identity, and democratic legitimacy intersect.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
11 Feb 2026
Atul Bhardwaj & Md. Chingiz Khan
This Wednesday Seminar presentation examines the factors that influenced India’s decision to recognise the People’s Republic of China in 1949
Venue: Zoom Webinar
04 Feb 2026
Titli Basu
As Japan heads towards a crucial Lower House election on 8 February 2026, its domestic politics will understandably be closely monitored and analysed, given the effects it may have in the region and beyond.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Executive Summary
28 Jan 2026
Gunjan Singh
In his New Year speech, Xi Jinping remarked that, “the world today is undergoing both changes and turbulence, and some regions are still engulfed in war.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Executive Summary
21 Jan 2026
Sir Vince Cable
The book Eclipsing the West: China, India and the Forging of a New World (Manchester University Press, 2025) charts the development trajectories of China and India since 1947/8.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
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
Executive Summary
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
Executive Summary
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
Executive Summary
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
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