STUDENTS’ CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP
ORGANISED BY THE
QUAD IN COLLABORATION WITH KONRAD ADENAUR STIFTUNG
UNDER INTERNATIONAL PEACE RESEARCH INITIATIVE (IPRI)
A
one day workshop for young scholars, organised by the QUAD in collaboration
with Konrad Adenaur Stiftung under International Peace Research Initiative
(IPRI) banner was held at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru on 11
December 2018. Scholars from National Institute of Advanced Studies, Christ
(Deemed to be University), Bangalore University and St Joseph’s College
presented papers on the theme ‘Global Conflicts and Peace Processes’ during the
workshop.
The
workshop was conducted in three sessions dealing with topics related to global
conflicts and peace processes, regional and bilateral conflicts, and
environmental conflicts covering contemporary global issues like migration, civil
wars, foreign policies, territorial disputes and geopolitics.
The
following were the papers presented during each session:-
Session 1:
Ø “Migration
and Refugee Conflict between India send Bangladesh,” by Edburg D Cheeran and
Athulya Pradeep, St Joseph’s College.
Ø “Shia-
Sunni sectarian conflict in Pakistan and peace process,” by Manisha Mahalingam,
Christ University.
Ø “Assam’s
NRC: The Nationality Question and is impact in NE India,” by Sourina Bej, NIAS.
Ø “The
Xinjiang Conflict and Peace Possibilities in the Region,” by Avishka Ashok,
Christ University.
Ø “Post-
Civil War Reforms in Sri Lanka,” by Komathi, St. Joseph’s College.
Ø “Xinjiang
Achieving Peace the Chinese way,” by Binoj K J, Christ University.
Session 2:
Ø “Peace
processes in Korean Peninsula,” by Mandhara B P, Christ University
Ø “Conflicting
Foreign Policy between India and China over Sri Lanka,” by Maria Catherine, St
Joseph’s College.
Ø “The
Chinese Factor in the US India Stategic Relations in the Indian Ocean Region:
Evoloving Dynamics,” by Pradeep N, Bangalore University.
Ø “NATO
and SCO: The Politics of Balance of Power,” by Kelesto Kiso, St. Joseph’s
College.
Ø “The
Role of Ministry of External Affairs in Afghanistan: an analysis of Peace
Building Initiatives,” by Bharath D Malai, Bangalore University.
Ø “Iran’s
Yemeni War: a Grand Strategy,” by Seetha Lakshmi Dinesh, NIAS.
Session 3:
Ø “The
Role of Norway in Sri Lanka’s peace process- The advantages and limitations of
third party intervention in Sri Lanka,” by Dhruv Ashok, Christ University.
Ø “Territorial
Dispute between China and Japan:Senkaku island,” by M. Harshini, Christ
University.
Ø “U.S.,
China, Tariff War: an analysis,” by Harini Madhusudan, NIAS.
Ø “The
Relevance of South-North Debate: An Environmental Dimension,” by C. Chaitra,
Bangalore University.
Ø “Geopolitical
implications of climatic change,” by Rhea Anthony and Tanvi Kaur, Christ
University.
After
each session time was allotted for question and answer and discussions based on
the papers presented. Overall, the workshop immensely benefitted the students
of the four institutions in terms of their perspectives on the issue of global
conflicts and peace and as well on how to go about in presenting academic
papers.
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