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Wednesday Seminars

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.


24 Apr 2024
Wednesday Seminar | Gender Issues and Feminism in Economically Advanced South Korea | 24 April 2024 @ 4:30 PM IST | Zoom Webinar
Hawon Jung

South Korea is the world’s 13th largest economy, a tech powerhouse that is home to many technological innovations and is globally recognized as a cultural juggernaut churning out K-pop stars, K- dramas and cinemas.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
10 Apr 2024
Wednesday Seminar | The World Order that China Seeks | 10 April 2024 @ 3PM IST | Zoom Webinar
Mohan Kumar

China has articulated its ambition to supersede the United States of America as the pre-eminent power, without causing much disruption for itself or for the world, if possible.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
27 Mar 2024
Wednesday Seminar | Issues and Factors Shaping Chinese Research on Indian Literature | 27 March 2024 @ 3PM IST | Zoom Webinar
Bihu Ghosh

India and China are two of the world’s ancient civilizations. As they evolved with their unique characteristics, these civilizations have also learned from and enriched each other through cultural interactions over the centuries.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
20 Mar 2024
Wednesday Seminar | Swaying in the Middle: China in Myanmar's Peace Process | 20 March 2024 @ 3PM IST | Zoom Webinar
Jayshree Borah

The longstanding internal conflict in Myanmar took a fresh turn with the launch of operation 1027 by the Three Brotherhood Alliance in late October 2023.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
13 Mar 2024
Wednesday Seminar |Teaching Chinese to the World: The Political Economy of the Confucius Institutes| 13 March 2024 @ 3 PM IST | Zoom Webinar
Kenneth King

China’s Confucius Institutes (CIs) play a role similar to the British Council or Goethe Institute, in promoting language and culture worldwide. Since the launch of the first CI in 2005, there are now some 450 worldwide.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
06 Mar 2024
Wednesday Seminar |The China Coast Guard: Interpreting its Evolving Structure| 6 March 2024 @ 3 P.M. IST | Zoom Webinar
Vikash Kumar Thakur

The China Coast Guard (CCG) has undergone rapid restructuring in recent years, updating its infrastructure, equipment, vessels, and command and control structure to address perceived challenges in the evolving landscape of international politics.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
28 Feb 2024
Wednesday Seminar | Deng Xiaoping's Policy on Border Issues towards India, Russia and Japan in Comparison with Mao Zedong and Xi Jinping | 28 February 2024 @ 3 P.M. IST | Zoom Webinar
Keiji Ide

China solved their border disputes with Russia in 2004, but China still has land-border disputes with India and Bhutan as well as sea-border disputes in the South-China Sea and in the East-China Sea.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
21 Feb 2024
Wednesday Seminar | Conundrum of Inter-Korea Dynamics: Historical and Structural Context | 21 February 2024 @ 3 P.M. IST | Zoom Webinar
Sandip Kumar Mishra

A recent article suggested that ‘the situation on the Korean peninsula is more dangerous than it has been at any time since early June 1950’ and ‘Kim Jong-un has made a strategic decision to go to war’.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
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14 Feb 2024
Panel Discussion | Taiwan Presidential and Legislative Yuan Elections: Outcomes and Challenges Ahead | 14 February 2024 @ 3 P.M. IST | Zoom Webinar
Arthur Ding, Gunjan Singh, Manoj Kumar Panigrahi

Direct presidential elections with multiparty participation, held on a quadrennial basis, began in Taiwan in 1996.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
07 Feb 2024
Wednesday Seminar | China in Multilateral Institutions: Objectives and Actions | 7 February 2024 @ 3 P.M. IST | Zoom Webinar
Amb. Asoke Mukerji

China’s influential role in international affairs has been facilitated by China’s membership in multilateral institutions (UN/UNSC, IMF, World Bank, GATT/WTO) created after the Second World War.
Venue: Zoom Webinar
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