EVENTS

Special Panel Discussion Archives and their Significance in the Study of Foreign Policy/IR: The Contribution of A.S. Bhasin 29 April 2026 @ 3PM IST | Zoom Webinar

Amb. Kishan S. Rana, Amb. Ashok K. Kantha, Amb. Yash Sinha, Amb. T.C.A. Raghavan, Joe Thomas Karackattu, Avijit Banerjee and Rityusha Mani Tiwary

History Matters. ‘Archival’ resources, in their many-splendored variety, are therefore of the greatest consequence, constituting the foundations of scholarship in-depth, both in the Social Sciences and Humanities.

Venue: Zoom Webinar

Book Discussion | Decoding China: Hard Perspectives from India | 22 April 2026 @ 3PM IST | Zoom Webinar

Ambassador Anil Trigunayat, Jayadeva Ranade, Santosh Pai & Ananth Krishnan

Decoding China: Hard Perspectives from India (2024) offers a timely and incisive exploration of China’s rise as one of the most consequential geopolitical developments of the past four decades.

Venue: Zoom Webinar

Book Discussion | Gender Discrimination at Work in Urban China: The Paradox of Equality and Difference in the Women’s Liberation Movement | 18 April 2026 @ 2:30 PM IST

Usha Chandran

This book explores gender discrimination and women’s movements in China – from the May Fourth movement to the present day.

Venue: Conference Room I, India International Centre, New Delhi

Special Lecture | Staying the course: Understanding China’s Restrained Reaction to the US-Pakistan Rapprochement | 12 March 2026 @ 3PM IST | Zoom Webinar

Ivan Lidarev

The lecture examines China’s reaction to the recent rapprochement between Washington and Islamabad and Beijing’s reasons behind it.

Venue: Zoom Webinar

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Special Lecture | Connections, Collaboration, and Cross-fertilisation: The Enduring Importance of Cross-Cultural Exchanges Between Institutions of Higher Education for the Future of Asian Studies | 10 December 2025

James Robson 羅柏松

The 20th and 21st centuries, especially the post World War II era, have been defined by geopolitical tensions and misunderstandings between the West and Asia, and between different countries within Asia.

Venue: Conference Room I, India International Centre 40, Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Gardens, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi, 110003

Brainstorming For An ICS-HYI Intiative: Workshop On Wheels | 10 December 2025 @ 2:00PM - 5:00 PM IST

Venue: Conference Room II, India International Centre, New Delhi

Panel Discussion | The 20th Russia-India-China Trilateral Academic Conference, 2025 | 1 December 2025 @3:00 PM IST | Zoom Webinar

Alka Acharya, Anuradha M. Chenoy, Ashok K. Kantha & Aravind Yelery

The 20th Russia-India-China Trilateral Academic Conference took place in Beijing from 18-19 November 2025.

Venue: Zoom Webinar

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18th AICCS | Research Methodology Workshop | 9 August 2025 | 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM IST

Rajan Kumar, Usha Chandran and Ajit Phadnis

Venue: Zoom Webinar

Round Table on Issues and Themes in China’s National People’s Congress, 5-11 March 2025 | 5 April 2025 | 3 PM IST-5:30 PM IST

Sreemati Chakrabarti, Ashok K. Kantha, Anand P. Krishnan, Ritu Agarwal, Rityusha Mani Tiwary, Usha Chandran

The annually held “Two Sessions” (Liǎng huì) – the concurrent meetings of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s large deliberative parliamentary body, and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)

Venue: Conference Room II, India International Centre

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Round Table | Innovation: Comparing China with the US and Europe | 17 March 2025 @ 10:30 AM IST

Alicia García-Herrero

Critical technologies, like AI, quantum computing and semiconductors, are key both as foundational technologies to develop others but also for economic security.

Venue: Conference Room II, India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi

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