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Some trends in the Global Nuclear World

Some trends in the Global Nuclear World

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Some trends in the Global Nuclear World
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SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL POLITICS, ORGANISATION AND DISARMAMENT

cordially invites you to a seminar on

'Some trends in the Global Nuclear World'

In this seminar, Dr Peter Carter, former Head of Nuclear Non-Proliferation at the United Kingdom's Department of Energy and Climate Change, will explore the outlook for many of the world's key nuclear issues. These will include the pattern of increasing interest in nuclear energy – for what reasons, in which countries, and to what extent – and in non-proliferation, on matters such as nuclear safeguards implementation and nuclear cooperation. There will also be opportunity for a wide-ranging discussion.

SPEAKER: DR PETER CARTER

Peter Carter has been an independent adviser on nuclear issues since November 2013, and is the former Head of Nuclear Non-Proliferation in the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). In that latter capacity he served as the alternate to the UK Governor to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board, and led a small team covering, inter alia, nuclear safeguards policy, nuclear export control issues, bilateral nuclear cooperation Agreements, and civil nuclear issues associated with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Dr Carter's very early career was in defence-related research. Since then he has held a number of posts spanning the UK Ministry of Defence, Department of Trade and Industry, and Cabinet Office, largely on policy work in science and technology and related international issues, including serving as the UK representative on the OECD's Committee on Science and Technology Policy. He has also worked as a National Expert in the External Relations Directorate of the European Commission in Brussels on non-proliferation (the KEDO nuclear project concerning DPRK), returning in 2001 to become Deputy Director of the UK's Foresight (futures) programme.

He holds a doctorate in plasma physics and an MBA from London University.

Wednesday, 8 February 2017
11.00 a.m.
Room 203, School of International Studies (Old Building)

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.