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.
19 Mar 2025
Li Yingtao
In September 1995, the Fourth World Conference on Women (FWCW) of the UN adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA), outlining a global roadmap for achieving equality, development, and peace.
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12 Mar 2025
Debendra Sahu
This presentation explores Japan’s relationship with one of its immediate neighbours, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), historically marked by tensions
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05 Mar 2025
Kalyani Yeola
This presentation explores the evolving political agency of Tibetan youth in India as they navigate the contested terrain of statelessness and citizenship.
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19 Feb 2025
Aditya Kumar Pandey
This presentation explores the feminist dimensions of Journey to the West, analysing how the novel constructs and subverts gender roles within its patriarchal framework.
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29 Jan 2025
Sandip Kumar Mishra
The declaration of emergency martial law by the President of South Korea Yoon Suk-yeol on 3 December 2024, took not only South Koreans, but the whole world by surprise.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
15 Jan 2025
Md Yasin
Since the transfer of the ‘China seat’ from Taipei to Beijing in 1971, the People’s Republic of China (PRC/China) has adopted diverse approaches to its United Nations (U.N.) diplomacy.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
08 Jan 2025
Vivek Y. Kelkar
Debates concerning power and influence arising from the nature of economic interdependence between nation-states are gaining currency amidst the US-China rivalry, and increasingly so from the perspective of middle powers like India.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
18 Dec 2024
Ping-Kuei Chen
The 2024 Taiwanese presidential election resulted in Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) assuming office. Despite holding a majority in the legislature, the opposition coalition has not enjoyed strong support from the public.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
11 Dec 2024
Severin Kuok
In the modern construct, the concept of diaspora not only encompasses groups of people who were forced to leave their homelands under unfavourable conditions, but also those who migrate voluntarily in search of trade, work, or other reasons.
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04 Dec 2024
Mei-chuan Wei
Cross-strait relations are central to Taiwan’s development. Principles of cross-strait policies have been evolved along the process of the country’s postwar development.
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