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Indian Council of World Affairs is an organization where research is given most priority. As an extension of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the officials of the organization are senior bureaucrats and retired ambassadors. Here, the importance is given to creative research where a researcher is given the utmost freedom to pursue the topic and area for undertaking research that interests them. When I joined as an intern, I was welcomed with friendly smiles and warmth. I met the Deputy Director General (DDG), Shri. Ajaneesh Kumar (IFS), who is the reporting person. On the day of joining, he gave me an assignment of submitting a research paper by the end of the internship period. Even though, he gave me very little time to submit my research proposal, he gave me a general idea of his expectations from me. As I discussed my idea with him, he approved my topic and gave me useful pointers that help shape my research paper. The very next day, he assigned a research guide who ...

Three leading institutions in Bangalore – National Institute of Advanced Studies, St Joseph’s College and the Christ (Deemed to be University) – came together on 9 April 2018 to discuss the role of India in the Commonwealth. The initiative was supported by the office of the Deputy British High Commission in Bangalore.  A Panel Discussion was held at the NIAS premises; the discussion focussed on defining a new role for the Commonwealth in the changing dynamics of international politics and a role for India’s role in it. The Panel was carefully chosen representing different including education, diplomacy, governance, science and technology, and trade and economics. There were representations from other commonwealth countries as well. The panel included the following:     Amb Nirupama Rao, Former Foreign Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, India     Prof Rajeev Gowda, Member of Parliament      Jennifer Daubeny, Canadian Consul Gener...

The Department of International Studies and History is pleased to inform that its alumni Mr. Chitresh Shrivastva has been offered a co - authorship by Mr. Mahmoud Ali of El - Mina University, Egypt for an in-depth research paper on High - Speed Rail in India. The discussions on the project have started and the project shall commence shortly His second research project titled "Railway Electrification in India: An Assessment" , which is currently in progress has received a recommendation by Mr. Stabak Roy , Professor, Department of Geography and Disaster Management Management, who is also a research fellow at the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi Prior to the above mentioned research projects, Mr. Shrivastva has also contributed for websites such as South Asian Voices, Youth Ki Awaaz and also writes blogs on policies related to Indian Railways. Mr Shrivastva so far has 72 publications to his credit, which also include articles in national newspape...