International Talkies

Nuclear technology and its consequences is a burning topic in today’s discussion of international relations. While the world has witnessed several instances that has painted nuclear weapons in a dangerous light, they remain a necessity for the development and strength of most nation-states today. To shed some light on this vast and ever intriguing topic, the Department of International Studies and History organised a seminar on the topic “Nuclear India: Revisiting issues, challenges and threats”. The event was organized in collaboration with National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS). Air Marshal (Retd) Vinod Patney, Dr. Manpreet Sethi, Admiral Ganesh, Professor Nagappa, Prof A R Sundararajan, Shreekumar  Pullat and Dr Ramamoorthy joined the students and the faculty members on 24 th August 2017. The inauguration began at  9:30am  in the presence of distinguished dignitaries including the registrar, Air Marshal (Retd) Vinod Patney, Father Jose (Director of Depart...

With two weeks left and all classes gearing up for the Inter - Deanery Seminar Competition, all classes gearing up, we hereby would like to provide you with guidelines to facilitate the selection of your paper. All participants are requested to follow the rules to avoid disqualification. The event will include a two level selection process : The full paper will have to be submitted by 27 August 2017 by email to ningthoujam.singh@christuniversity.in Twenty candidates whose papers fit the criteria will be shortlisted to present their papers during the final round. The selected candidates will present a paper during final round for 12 minutes, followed by a question and answer session for 3 minutes. Format of the paper. (Times New Roman 12 pt, 1.5 spacing, 1 inch margin and page numbers at the bottom of each page). Criteria for selection in the first round: Relevance of the subject matter to the main theme. Language Proficiency. ...

St. Joseph College (Autonomous) in association with National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore University and Christ University held the Panel Discussion on India – US elections: Mapping the trajectory at St. Joseph Auditorium on the 10 th of August. The event was graced by former ambassador of India to Russian Federation PS Raghavan, Lt. General Prakash Menon, Prof. Narendra Pani and. The panel discussion was chaired by prof. MJ Vinod, from Department of Political Science, Bangalore University. The event commenced with recitation of verses from religious texts seeking blessings of the almighty, followed by welcome address by Fr. Melvin, Principal, St. Joseph College and Dr. Subhash Chandra of NIAS. The panel discussion focused on the diplomatic, defence and economic aspects of relations between India and US. Mr. Raghavan touched upon the strategic partnerships with relation to US relations with Pakistan and China and Nuclear deals between India and US and India’s recent in...

The Department of International Relations and History had organized an hour-long talk on Ethics and Politics: Reflections about Exercising Power on 9 August, 2017 at the central block seminar hall. The talk was given by the honorary guest of the day and distinguished Professor Dr Thomas Kesselring from Berne, Switzerland. The talk was compered by student council representative, Miss Deepa Mithra. The program was attended by Fr Jose CC, Director, the faculty and students of the International Relations Department. Addressing the gathering, Dr Kesselring talked on the ethical aspects related to exercise of power. He said that power should be used for helping others, working towards the wellbeing of the society and the betterment of future. Highlighting power as the foundation of politics, he compared it to regional habits and said that the ethical use of power is culturally dependent. According to him, power could induce fear like that of a lion or beauty like the grace of a peaco...

A slight increase in the temperature and we are already sweating it out. A bomb explosion is enough to create rifts amongst communities and compel a country to initiate an action which can lead to greater consequences, often leading to greater damages. Are we human beings or commodities? These are some questions which grapple the entire phenomena of International Relations. Come join us on the 4th of September as we dwell into deeper discussions on Human Factors in the International Security through presentations by students across deaneries.   As an association, we intend to encourage all the students of the Undergraduate Classes to urk their writing capabilities on a large platform.  The best papers, will get attractive Cash Awards of 2000, 1500, 1000 rupees. Wanna join? have queries? feel free to email us on events.lyceum@gmail.com or Visit our Facebook Page for more details. Last date to submit full papers is on August 28th. So, what are you wait...