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Inauguration of new NIAS Area Studies

“CHINA, EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC”

1 December 2023

National Institute of Advanced Studies

Inauguration of new NIAS Area Studies
 
 “CHINA, EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC”

S&T| Maritime| Security| Internal Politics| External Relations
China| Taiwan| Japan| South Korea| Australia| New Zealand

01 December 2023, Friday, 0930-1530 hrs
Venue: NIAS Conference Hall

Programme

 

1030 -1130 hrs
Inaugural Lecture
Amb Latha Reddy
Former Deputy National Security Advisor, Government of India


0930-1000 hrs
Welcome & Introduction
Prof Shailesh Nayak
Director of NIAS

Prof D Suba Chandran
Professor and Dean School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS

Inputs by Partner Institutions
Ms Ramya B
Coordinator, Department of History
Kristu Jayanti College, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Prof Utham Kumar Jamadhagni
Prof & Head, Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Prof C Vinodan
Director of School of IR and Politics and Institute for Contemporary Chinese Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala

 

1000-1030 hrs
Special Remarks
Mr Kim Chang-nyun
Consul General for the Republic of Korea to India

Mr Richard Chen
Director of Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre in Chennai

Fr Dr Jose C C
Vice Chancellor of Christ (Deemed to be University)

Dr Bharati Hiremath
Head and Coordinator Department of International Relations, Maharaja’s College, University of Mysore

1030 -1130 hrs
Inaugural Lecture
Amb Latha Reddy
Former Deputy National Security Advisor, Government of India

1130 hrs-1200 hrs Tea Break

1200 hrs-1300 hrs
Special Address
His Excellency Mr Philip Green OAM
High Commissioner of Australia to India
 

1300 hrs-1400 hrs: Lunch

1400 hrs-1530 hrs
Young Scholars’ Panel Discussion on “China and South Asia”

Pakistan: CPEC and the growing closeness  
Ms Femy Francis
Research Assistant, NIAS

Sri Lanka: Rebalancing and Rethinking relation
Mr Harikrishnan C Rag
Research Scholar and Fellow, Mahatma Gandhi University
 

Nepal: Geopolitical discourse on security relations
Dr Shrestha Chowdhry
Assistant Professor, Kristu Jayanti
College 

Bangladesh: Strategic interest and deepening ties
Mr Gopi Keshav
Postgraduate Scholar, University of Madras

Maldives: Heding policy and Sino-Indian power struggle in IOR
Mr K Navaneeth
Research Scholar, Mahatma Gandhi University

Discussants
Prof Utham Kumar Jamadhagni
Prof C Vinodan

Vote of Thanks
Ms Femy Francis
Research Assistant, NIAS

1530hrs: High Tea

 

Partner Institutions to NIAS CEAP

For the NIAS-CEAP focus on China, East Asia and the Pacific, the following three are joining as partner institutions:

  • Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala
  • University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  • Kristu Jayanti College Autonomous, Bangalore

 

We are planning to include a few more institutions, as we move ahead.
 

A BRIEF NOTE ABOUT

NIAS Area Studies

CHINA, EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC

Five Major Activities:

Research, Publications, Capacity Building, Network and Dialogue

The primary activities of the CEAP will be fivefold: Research, Publications, Capacity Building, Network and Dialogue. We intend to pursue academic and policy research on the geographic and issue-based verticals mentioned below, leading to publications. Depending on the geography and issue, we intend to publish Daily Briefs, Weeklies, Monthly, Issue/Policy Briefs, and Annuals.

 

As capacity building, we intend to create a pool of young researchers who will pursue research on the verticals. We intend to catch them young - at undergraduate and postgraduate levels- by engaging them through lectures, internships, and young scholars’ workshops. We also intend to have annual conclaves on each geographic vertical (to start with on China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Australia), by bringing researchers under a single platform, aimed to create an alumnus in the long run.

 

We also intend to create a network of institutions, primarily in South India that will work with NIAS on the following 

verticals. The Institute already has created an IR Network - International Studies Network Bangalore (ISNB) involving the following institutions: Pondicherry University, Puducherry (Centre for South Asian Studies), Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore (Department of History), St. Joseph's University, Bangalore, Stella Maris College, Chennai (Department of International Studies), Loyola College, Chennai (Department of History), University of Madras (Department of Defence and Strategic Studies), University of Mysore (Department of International relations) and Indian Maritime University, Chennai.

Geographic Verticals
To start with, the NIAS-CEAP will look at the following verticals from a geographic perspective: China, Taiwan, the Koreas, Australia and New Zealand.

On China, we intend to look at internal politics, external relations, maritime, and S&T. We intend to publish a “China Reader” as a regular publication – in the form of a daily brief and a monthly monitor. 

On Taiwan, we intend to create a Chair, that would help us host scholars from Taiwan, organise regular dialogues with Taiwan Universities and also an annual track-II dialogue, and publish a Taiwan Annual at NIAS focussing on internal and external developments. The Chair should also help the CEAP to find ways to create opportunities to teach/learn the language. We also intend to organise a Taiwan Annual Conclave in Bangalore/Chennai/Pondicherry.

On South Korea, we intend to create a Chair, that would help us host scholars from South Korea, organise regular dialogues with South Korean Universities. We intend to organise a and also an annual track-II dialogue, and publish a South Korea Annual at NIAS focussing on internal and external developments. Given the importance of culture as a soft power, we intend to organize a few cultural events on South Korea as well.
 

On Japan, we intend to create a Chair as well. The chair should act as the primary point of contact to organize an “Annual Conclave on Japan,” leading towards publishing a NIAS Annual on Japan, and “India-Japan Annual Track-II Dialogue.” Given the historic linkage between India and Japan, we intend to host a “Japan Cultural Festival” in Bangalore.

 

On Australia, we intend to create a Chair/Centre within NIAS. The chair/centre should help the CEAP organize an “Annual Conclave on Australia,” an “Annual Track-II Dialogue with Australia,” and a series of issue/policy briefs on India-Australia partnerships.

 

Five Focus Issues

While we look at five regional geographies from China to New Zealand, in terms of issues, the NIAS-CEAP will look at the following five focus issues: Science & Technology, Maritime, Security, Internal Politics and External Relations.

 

CEAP Network and Capacity Building on China, East Asia and the Pacific

While we kickstart the new area studies initiative with three partner institutions from Kottayam, Bangalore and Chennai, we are planning to expand the network subsequently.

 

Besides the institutions, we intend to create a network of scholars – faculty, PhD scholars and young students who are keen to work with us on the above verticals. This will help us build capacity among the young scholars to study the above regions, and also provide them an opportunity to pursue research and publish, besides being a part of the NIAS network.

 

Besides the internal network, we also intend to build a series of linkages with academic institutions and think tanks from the geographic verticals and beyond.

 

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