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IDSA-KIDA Bilateral Dialogue | February 27, 2017 | 1030 to 1300 hrs | Bilateral |
Venue: Room no 005, IDSA 09:45 AM Arrival of KIDA delegation at IDSA 10 AM Introductory Remarks Special Remarks by Amb. Cho Hyun, Ambassador of ROK to India 10:30 AM -1:30 PM Northeast Asia and Regional Security Situation Dr. Park Chang Kwoun (KIDA) - Trump Administration’s East Asia Policy and ROK-US Alliance Free Discussion 1:30 PM-3.00 PM Lunch 3.00 – 5.30 PM India-ROK Bilateral Relations Amb. Skand Tayal - India-ROK Political and Economic Cooperation Free Discussion Concluding Remarks N.B: Each speakers are allotted only 10-12 minute. Discussion will follow in each session. |
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Talk by Prof. Ron Matthews titled Defence Offset: A Case Study of the United Kingdom | February 08, 2017 | Ron Matthews | 1030 to 1300 hrs | Other |
Subject: Defence Offset: A Case Study of the United Kingdom Speaker: Professor Ron Matthews, the Cranfield University Chair in Defence Economics at the UK Defence Academy Venue: IDSA Board Room |
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Talk by His Excellency Dr. Shaida Mohammad Abdali on "Afghanistan at the Crossroads: Implications for Regional Security" | February 06, 2017 | 1500 hrs | Other |
Listen Audio Recording Venue: IDSA Auditorium PROGRAMME1500-1510 hrs: Introductory Remarks by Director General, IDSA, Shri Jayant Prasad 1510-1540 hrs: Talk by His Excellency Dr. Shaida Mohammad Abdali, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in New Delhi 1540-1600 hrs: Q&A Session 1600-1610 hrs: Closing Remarks by Director General, IDSA, Shri Jayant Prasad 1610-1615 hrs: Vote of Thanks by Deputy Director General, IDSA, Maj. Gen. Alok Deb, SM, VSM (Retd.) 1615 hrs: High Tea |
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Talk by Michael Yahuda titled "India as a Great Power in Comparison with China and the US”? | February 06, 2017 | 1130 - 1230 hr | Other |
Venue: Board Room, IDSA Michael Yahuda is a Professor Emeritus of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London. He is a specialist in Chinese politics, Chinese foreign policy and International Relations of Asia-Pacific. For detailed profile click here. |
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Talk by David Shambaugh on The United States and China in Asia: Can the Competition be Managed? | February 01, 2017 | 1000 to 1130 hrs | Other |
Prof. Shambaugh is currently working as a Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and Director of China Policy Program at the Elliott School of International Affairs of George Washington University. His latest publications are China's Future (Polity Press, 2016) and The China Reader: Rising Power (Oxford University Press, 2016). The detailed profile of Prof. Shambaugh can be seen here: https://elliott.gwu.edu/shambaugh |
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Talk by Ujal Singh Bhatia on "China's OBOR- What It Means for India's Trade and Investment" | January 11, 2017 | Ujal Singh Bhatia | 1500 hrs | Round Table |
Subject: China's OBOR- What it Means for India's Trade and Investment Chair: Shri Jayant Prasad, DG IDSA Speaker: Shri Ujal Singh Bhatia Venue: Board Room, IDSA |
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Launch of two books on Arthashastra | January 12, 2017 | 1030 to 1300 hrs | Book Release |
Books
About the BooksThe two books deal with Kautilya’s Arthaśāstra. The first book, co-authored by Subrata K. Mitra and Michael Liebig, titled, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra: An Intellectual Portrait – Classical Roots of Modern Politics in India, showcases the endogenous politico-strategic thought that underpins and drives India’s rise in the 21st century. The political institutions and processes in contemporary India have remained deeply grounded in its pre-modern political heritage, succinctly codified in Kautilya’s Arthashastra. These themes are explored through such bridge concepts as ‘modernity of tradition’ and ‘re-use of the past’ in tackling contemporary political problems. These concepts are key factors that explain the resilience and stability of India’s hybrid political institutions and democratic system, as well as its foreign policy conduct. Even though Kautilya’s Arthaśāstra is one of the foundational texts of political science and international relations (IR) theory, its contribution has, so far, not been duly acknowledged. It remains largely marginal or peripheral or, worse, ignored in the academic mainstream. This book, therefore, seeks to mainstream Arthashastra in the field of South Asian studies, comparative politics and comparative political theory. The second book, edited by Michael Liebig and Saurabh Mishra, titled, The Arthaśāstra in a Transcultural Perspective: Comparing Kautilya with Sun-Zi, Nizam al-Mulk, Barani and Machiavelli, is the product of a collaborative effort by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi; South Asia Institute (SAI), Heidelberg University; and the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), National University of Singapore (NUS). This volume contains papers exploring Kautilya’s Arthaśāstra in a transcultural perspective, comparing it with the thoughts of Sun-Zi, Nizam al-Mulk, Barani and Machiavelli. It is agreed that the field of modern IR and Political Theory is predominantly Eurocentric, and based on European sources of philosophy and history. But, nowadays, scholars have been exploring the possibility of a world intellectual history, as ideas are dynamic throughout temporal and geographical spaces. They transform, hybridise and travel long distances over a period of time in such a manner that they appear as belonging to the place where we find them at a particular point of time. It is also intriguing to observe that India, with a long civilisational and philosophical history, is credited with no contribution to the evolution of modern IR and Political Theory. Therefore, this volume explores the philosophical systems, thought-figures and ancient cultural spaces, on the path from India to Europe, looking for any possibility of Kautilya’s Arthaśāstra, the most comprehensive and systematic text available on the art of governance from ancient India, having interacted and influenced the evolution of IR and Political Theory that are considered as originally European intellectual contributions. Chapters in this book give ample and convincing reasons for initially believing in the Arthaśāstra’s value and making further research on Indian contribution to the intellectual history of IR and Political Theory a desideratum. The ‘Introduction’ of the book has been jointly written by Michael Liebig and Saurabh Mishra. The edited volume comprises of seven chapters: ‘Kautilya Redux? Re-use, Hybridity, Trans-cultural Flow and Resilience of the State in India’ by Prof. Subrata K. Mitra (ISAS), ‘Understanding Kautilya’s Arthaśāstra: Origination, Migration and Diffusion’ by Pradeep Kumar Gautam (IDSA), ‘Kautilya and Machiavelli in a Comparative Perspective’ by Michael Liebig (SAI), ‘Arthaśāstra - Reflections on Thought and Theory’ by Medha Bisht (South Asian University, New Delhi), ‘Rājadharma, Legitimacy and Sovereignty in the Arthaśāstra’ by Saurabh Mishra (IDSA), ‘Kautilya and Sun- Zi on War and Strategy: Exploratory Comparative Analysis’ by M.S. Prathibha (IDSA), and ‘Fatāwā-ye jahāndāri: Hybrid Political Theory in the Delhi Sultanate (Perso-Islamic and Endogenous Traditions of Statecraft in India)’ by Seyed Hossein Zarhani (SAI). ProceedingsThe proceedings began with welcome remarks by Shri Jayant Prasad, Director General, IDSA, in which he said that this unique work throws light on the imprint of the Arthashastra on the psyche of key Indian leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Speaking about his co-authored book, Prof. Subrata K. Mitra (Director, ISAS, NUS) noted that the Arthaśāstra covers all the broad aspects of political, military, social, economic, and cultural life, and the diverse components of power that are the constitutive elements of the state but which are absent in the discourse of Plato and Aristotle, the two founders of the Western philosophical tradition. India's strategic culture, according to Prof. Mitra and Dr. Liebig (Fellow, SAI, Heidelberg University), endures despite many colonial attempts to extinguish it. It is, therefore, important to understand the past and gauge its impact. On behalf of Heidelberg University, Prof. Rahul Mukherji, Head, Department of Political Science, South Asia Institute, had sent the following message:
Release of the Books by the Guest of Honour, Shri A.N.D. HaksarThe guest of honour was Shri Aditya Narayan Dhairyasheel Haksar, a distinguished scholar-diplomat, who served as high commissioner and ambassador to a number of countries like Kenya, the Seychelles, Portugal and former Yugoslavia. He had also raised the Foreign Service Institute (FSI), New Delhi. As a scholar of both Sanskrit and English, he is known for his exquisite and crisp translations of many known and unknown Sanskrit classics into English including Panchatantra, Narayana’s Hitopadesa, plays of Bhasa, Dandin’s Dasa Kumar Charitra, Kshemendra’s The Courtesan's Keeper and Three Satires from Ancient Kashmir, Kalyana Malla’s Suleiman Charitra, and Raghuvamsam of Kalidas. His rendition of Bhartrihari’s Satakatrayam or Three Centuries is forthcoming. In November 2016, he delivered a talk at the India International Centre (IIC) on “India’s Forgotten Heritage: Cultural Intermingling and Harmony in Sanskrit Literature”. He has also contributed a chapter in Volume I of the edited book on Kautilya, titled, “A post–Kautilyan View of Diplomacy: The Nitisara of Kamandaki”. He has been actively guiding and mentoring the IDSA project on Indigenous Historical Knowledge. After the release of the two books, an overview of the two books was given by Dr. Michael Liebig (SAI, Heidelberg University) followed by Dr. Saurabh Mishra (IDSA). Reflecting on the resonance of Kautilyan theory in the day-to-day practices of statecraft, Shri Shyam Saran, Chairman, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), and former Foreign Secretary, in his remarks said that the categorisation of what constitutes ‘comprehensive national power’ has been amply defined in Kautilya’s Arthaśāstra. Commenting on several elements of the Arthaśāstra that are relevant even today, Shri Saran said the importance of a good ruler and a good counsel, based on knowledge and wisdom as advocated in the Arthaśāstra, are critical even in today’s political set up. General DiscussionThere was a consensus to undertake more research in the future. In his closing remarks, Shri Haksar said that the effort so far is both rich and important but not yet conclusive. He offered two practical suggestions: First, research needs to be cognisant of the fact that there was a gap of more than 2,000 years post-Kautilya. Given this, he reiterated the need for a method for internal widening and a look at not only Kautilya’s Arthaśāstra but also post-Kautilyan traditions of writing in this field. Kamandakis’s Nitisara being one on diplomatic activities. Shri Haksar pointed out that Moriz Winternitz (1863 - 1937), a well-known Indologist, in his writings on the history of India literature, subsequent to Kautilya’s Arthaśāstra, had listed 13 other works covering a span of 1,000 years, over a geographic spread from Kashmir to Kerala and Gujarat to Bengal. He suggested that it will be worthwhile to widen the research and exploration to establish changes, modifications and continuities in Kautilya’s Arthaśāstra. Three texts that now need to be incorporated in the Indigenous Historical Knowledge project are: (a) Nitisara of Kamandaki, (b) Laghuartha-Nitishastra by Hem Chandra, a Jain from Gujarat, 1088–1172 AD, and (c) Yukti-Kalpataru attributed to King Bhoja. Secondly, Shri Haksar said that the idea of an IDSA book that widens the scope across cultures is very important. He referred to the research done by Dr. Liebig and others taking into account spaces from India’s neighbourhood to Europe and China. Col. P.K.Gautam (Retd.), in his vote of thanks, expressed his appreciation for the support and encouragement received from the previous and current leadership of the Institute for the project on Indigenous Historical Knowledge. He also said that the soft copy of one of the books - The Arthaśāstra in a Transcultural Perspective: Comparing Kautailya with Sun-Zi, Nizam al-Mulk, Barani and Machiavelli - would soon be uploaded on the Institute’s website for the benefit of the readership. |
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New Delhi World Book Fair 2017 | January 05, 2017 to January 15, 2017 | 1030 to 1300 hrs | Other |
Venue: Hall No. 8 - 11, Stall No. 342, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi The Fair is organized by National Book Trust, India, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, working towards promotion of books and the habit of reading in the country. India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), under the Ministry of Commerce, Governemnt of India is the Co-organizer of the Fair. Today Indian publishing stands poised at a significant crossroad towards the path of growth. NDWBF offers the participants a unique opportunity of doing business with this growing book industry. It is also an ideal venue for promoting titles, co-publication arrangements and trade. Besides the many literary and publishing conferences and programmes to be organized during the Fair, it also opens up a gateway to the publishing and intellectual world of South Asia. The Fair attracts participation from major publishing houses of the globe. |
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Talk by Helen Durham on ‘The Fragmentation of Non state Armed Groups and its Implications for International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Compliance and Humanitarian Engagement’ | December 08, 2016 | 1400 - 1600 hours | Other |
Dr Helen Durham, Global Director of International Law and Policy, ICRC, Geneva, will deliver a talk on ‘The Fragmentation of Non state Armed Groups and its Implications for International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Compliance and Humanitarian Engagement’. The talk is scheduled on Thursday, December 8, 2016, in the IDSA Auditorium ( 2nd Floor), from 1400 -1600 hours. The talk will be followed by a question and answer session. Deputy Director General, IDSA, Maj Gen Alok Deb, SM, VSM (Retd) will chair the proceedings. |
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Talk by Ankur Gupta on "Singapore from a Foreign Resident's Perspective" | December 22, 2016 | 1500 hrs | Other |
Venue: Room 105, IDSA About the SpeakerMr Ankur Gupta is Lecturer, School of Business, in Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore. Mr Gupta is a lawyer by training with expertise in areas such as Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright and Trademarks, IT Law etc. His talk will cover a range of domestic and international factors which continue to shape Singapore. He will also deal briefly with the role of Indians in Singapore's development and prospects for the future. |
South East Asia and Oceania |