Centre for International Politics ,Organization and Disarmament
School of International Studies, JNU
Organizing Young Scholars' Conference 2018 on
Conflict and Cooperation in Contemporary World Politics
Programme
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. – Registration
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.– Inaugural Address
Prof Yeshi Choedon
(Chairperson, CIPOD)
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.– Session I: New Frontiers in International Conflict and Cooperation
Chair: Abhishek Choudhary
Discussant: Dr Jayashree Vivekanandan
‘Marking Bodies in Motion: Bio Politics at the International Borders’
Samah Rafiq
‘Climate Change and Order: Mapping the Scope of IR in Studying Climate Politics’
Isha Sharma
‘Examining Militarized Masculinity, Violence and Conflict: Male Survivors of Torture in International Politics’
Sanjukta Nath
Writing Regions: A Critical Analysis of South Asia
Mansoor Ashraf
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.– Tea
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.– Session II: Regional Dynamics of Conflict and Cooperation
Chair: Oindrila Dattagupta
Discussant: Dr Deep Narayan Pandey
‘Impact of India’s Act East Policy on Bangladesh, Myanmar and North East India: A Geopolitical Analysis’
Kapil Kumar
‘Political and Economic Implications of Portuguese Intervention in the Indian Ocean Region: A Study of Indian Kingdoms, 1498-1650 AD’
Shamseer K.
‘Evaluating the Legitimacy of International Organisations as Maritime Actors in Reducing Somali-Based Piracy’
Tejal Khanna
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Lunch
2:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. – Session III: Salient Components of International Conflict and Cooperation
Chair: Tishya Khillare
Discussant: Dr Soumita Basu
‘Media Development Cooperation in Post-Conflict Countries: An Analysis of the Role of United Nations Public Information Component’
Laimwn Basumatary
‘Conflict, Cooperation and Diplomacy: UNHCR and the Syrian Conflict’
Preeti Singh
‘The Systemic Dynamics and Sea-Based Nuclear Deterrence’
Shayesta Nishat Ahmed
‘Role of Leaders in Nuclear Armament and Disarmament’Silky Kaur
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.– Tea
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Session IV: Locating China in International Conflict and Cooperation
Chair: Gaurav Saini
Discussant: Jabin T. Jacob
‘Engaging the Dragon of the Sea: From Securitisation Through Political Posters to the Development of Chinese IR’
Shambhawi Tripathi
‘Geopolitical Analysis of China and India in South-South Cooperation as Donors’
Shalini Shikha
‘Chinese Challenge to the International Human Rights Norms: ACase Study of the United Nations Human Rights Council’
Priyanka Gautam
6:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. – Concluding Remarks
Dr Archna Negi/ Prof Rajesh Rajagopalan