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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 International 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 “Indo-Afghan Relations and India’s Assistance in Rebuilding Afghanistan”. Talking about the major issues in the establishment of peaceful relations between North Korea and South Korea, and the historical disputes between Japan and South Korea; Nepal’s situation on dwindling reliance on India with increased investments from China; and India’s strategic role in Afghanistan in constructed a number of “re-building” projects, the presenters threw light on extremely conspicuous information via their sound insights. This was followed by an effective Q&A session and the concluding vote of thanks given by Ahammeduddin Salimy.









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