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.
17 Jun 2026
Antara Ghosal Singh
Chinese activities in Tibet - from constructing elaborate settlements to intensifying forward patrolling, building up critical border infrastructure and issuing Chinese names to places within India – are matters of serious concern for India.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
10 Jun 2026
D. Ravi Kanth
China applied to join the World Trade Organization in 1986 and, after 15 years of negotiations, acceded at the WTO’s Fourth Ministerial Conference in Doha in December 2001.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
03 Jun 2026
Debasis Bhattacharya
The evolution of India's "Look East" policy of the early 1990s to "Act East" policy in 2014 marked a significant revamp in New Delhi's strategic priorities and engagements with South-East Asia and the Far-East.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
20 May 2026
Megha Shrivastava
Technological breakthroughs in China have generally marked a new stage in the US-China competition. This is yet again in evidence in the context of the era-defining Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
13 May 2026
Vyjayanti Raghavan, Cho Choong Jae & Sandip Mishra
The 3-day State visit of the President of Republic of Korea Lee Jae Myung on 19-21 April 2026, is a significant move to reinvigorate the India-ROK ‘Special Strategic Partnership’ forged in 2015 and now in its second decade.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
06 May 2026
Raj Gupta & Shruti Jargad
This presentation seeks to move beyond the PRC’s official/diplomatic statements and deconstruct the interpretations of the ongoing US-Israel and Iran war
Venue: Zoom Webinar
15 Apr 2026
Bhavna Singh
The annual ‘Two Sessions’—comprising the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)—
Venue: Zoom Webinar
08 Apr 2026
Ka-Kin Cheuk
This Wednesday Seminar presentation draws on fieldwork conducted by the speaker since 2009 in the district of Keqiao, Zhejiang Province, China.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
01 Apr 2026
Sriparna Pathak
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a cornerstone of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Venue: Zoom Webinar
25 Mar 2026
Dharitri Narzary Chakravartty
For a long time Japan has been perceived largely as a homogenous society, with its people sharing a common history, culture and language.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
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