International Talkies

11 th  All India Conference of China Studies   Organised by   Institute of China Studies, Delhi (ICS) And Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore   In cooperation with National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore (15th-17th November 2018) REPORT: The 11 th  edition of “All India Conference of China Studies (AICCS)” organized by the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) and CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru in association with National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru was held at CHRIST (Deemed to be University) from 15 th  November to 17 th  November 2018. The ICS has been organising AICCS as a national level conference once every year for more than a decade. As an institution in the country dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of China, the ICS has always felt the need to observe and analyse developments of Chinese studies in India in order to identify research trends, to assess challenges faced by the discipline and to recomme

ANNOUNCEMENT Model United Nations (IRMUN) - Exclusively for  MAIS students Date: 14 th  December, 2018 Time: 10:30 am - 4:30 am 1.        Model United Nations (MUN) will have 2 committees- a.              Security Council (UNSC) b.              General Assembly (UNGA) 2.        The agenda for Security Council:  Enhancing synergies between the United Nations and regional and Sub-regional Organisations to address the nexus between terrorism and  transnational organised crime The agenda for General Assembly:  Measures to Strengthen International Counter-Terrorism Efforts Prizes: Total 9 prizes to be won -            2 best delegates each from General Assembly and Security Council -            2 best delegates Commendations each from General Assembly and Security Council -            5 best delegates Special Mention: 3 from General Assembly and 2 from Security Council.

AGOREU VENUE: Central Block, Room No. 911 DATE: 23-11-2018 TIME: 3-4 p.m. AGOREU is an academic fest for the international students in the Department of I nternational Studies and History. The 2nd edition of AGOREU, which means “I speak in public”, was organised by Rendezvous: the Foreign Students’ Cell, to give an exposure in public speaking and actively involve myriad of foreign students with varied backgrounds in academic, cultural and fraternity building. The event was inaugurated by Father Jose C.C., Dr. Madhumati Deshpande and Dr. Vagishwari S.P. with Dr. Madhumati giving the inaugural address. The theme for this event was “Foreign Policies” of the respective countries of the presenters, who were- Sang Kim Joon from South Korea, Supekchha Nembang from Nepal and Khalid Mohamed from Afghanistan. The representatives put forth their perspectives on the varied topics, namely, “Major Korean Issues and Perspectives”, “Indian and Chinese Treatment in Nepal” and

11 th ALL INDIA CONFERENCE OF CHINA STUDIES organized by INSTITUTE OF CHINESE STUDIES, DELHI (ICS) and CHRIST (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY), BENGALURU in cooperation with NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES, BENGALURU (NIAS) at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru Programme Wednesday, 14 November 2018 Arrival of Outstation Delegates in Bengaluru Day One: Thursday, 15 November 2018 8.30-9.00 AM: Registration 9.00-10.15 AM INAUGURAL SESSION Lighting of Lamp Invocation song and dance Welcome Address: Dr.Madhumati Deshpande , Assistant Professor, Department of International Studies and History, CHRIST(Deemed to be University), Bengaluru Inaugural Address:   Dr. Fr. Thomas C. Mathew , Vice-Chancellor, CHRIST(Deemed to be University), Bengaluru Opening Remarks:   Amb. Ashok K. Kantha , Director, ICS, Delhi Keynote Speech:      Dr.Shailesh Nayak , Director, NIAS, Bengaluru and