International Talkies

New Year, new stories and new happenings. We are back again with another issue of Beyond the Borders. From award winning essays and posters depicting the global concerns to understanding Railways as an instrument of diplomacy. The previous and the present year so far had been packed with extensive knowledge enriching guest lectures. Join us as we talk to you about experiences and concerns and most of all the famous country cuisines which can be found in Bangalore to the events that shaped the knowledge of the students. Wishing you all a happy and enriching reading

A special lecture on China in East African Community and its implications was held on 8 th March in Room 612 by Floribert from Second Year International Relations. The observer for the session was Dr. Koiremba, faculty from the Department of International Relations and History. The lecture focused on the influence of China in the African Nation starting with the history of China’s engagement with the region since the early 1960s and the economic impact of China’s influence on the African Nation especially from the point of view of the Tanzania Railway of 1970s. The lecture also focused on aspects such as the quest for the seat of Un by China, Isolation of Taiwan, insignificance of ideological leanings and China’s retreat from East Africa and the political changes that were witnessed in the region. The exploration of resources like oil in the African region was also discussed and the different investments by China in East African Countries. The lecture concluded with remarks on

With the Academic Session coming to an end, the long journey with the seniors too came to an end with the Valedictory cum Farewell session held by the Department of International Studies and History on the 15 th of March at Room number 911 at 4:30PM onwards. The function started with an invocation song by first years. The function was attended by the Faculty and the students of first year and the second years. The Emcee for the day was Niyati from First Year. This was later followed by a brief report on Lyceum and Certificate Distribution for people for their participation in various events held by Lyceum PG Association. After the formal Valedictory, it was followed by the farewell where the outgoing students received a grand welcome by their juniors and then the session of fun and frolic started. The function started with a song by Sharath and Rositta which then followed by share of experiences by teachers about their association with the outgoing students an

One of the prerequisites of today’s competitive world is having good presentation skills which is endowed with innovation, self-opinions and originality of thoughts. A seminar provides such platform for expression of such ideas and also at the same time helps us understand the various developments that are taking place in different domains and keep us informed. An initiative taken by Department of International Studies and History started the first of its kind, student seminar on issues of the 21 st Century, which included Globalization, Technology Diplomacy and Geopolitics spanning over three months. The first seminar topic Globalization Threats and Backlashes was held on held on 30 th January 2017 at Room no. 505. The function being presided over by Dr. Venugopal, Fr. Jose, Dr. Madhumati Deshpande, Dr. Priyanka Mallick and Dr. Joshy Paul. The chief guest for the for the function was Dr. Sandeep, Coordinator of the School of Law, who delivered the inaugural address. He stressed on