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SLL&CS organises 3rd HHRS Annual Conference on "India and Central Asia: Historical Cultural and Economic Connectivity"

SLL&CS organises 3rd HHRS Annual Conference on "India and Central Asia: Historical Cultural and Economic Connectivity"

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SLL&CS organises 3rd HHRS Annual Conference on "India and Central Asia: Historical Cultural and Economic Connectivity"
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SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE, LITERATURE & CULTURE STUDIES, JNU

IN COLLABRATION WITH
FORUM FOR AWARENESS OF NATIONAL SECURITY (FANS)

ORGANIZED 3RD HHRS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

ON


INDIA AND CENTRAL ASIA : HISTORICAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC CONNECTIVITY

 

30 - 31 JANUARY 2023


India and Central Asia were having longstanding historical, cultural, political and economic relations. History of India and Central Asia are indebted as well as accredited to each other. Various sites in both regions are found which indicate clear transactions even in pre-historic periods. In Central Asia, Excavation of Tak-Mak region of Kyrgyzstan, Amu Darya Valley in Southern Uzbekistan, North-East of Samarkand in Uzbekistan, many places in Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, provides ample evidence of India -Central Asian links from ancient times. One of the focus areas of Indian foreign policy in the last few years has been the revitalization of our historical ties with the Central Asian countries, which is a part of our “extended neighbourhood” policy. In the light of present development, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Forum for Awareness of National Security (FANS), New Delhi are going to organise the Third HHRS International Conference on “India and Central Asia: Historical, Cultural and Economic Connectivity”, 30 - 31 January 2023 at Convention Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University , New Delhi- 110067

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.