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Young Scholars Workshop


On 16th November, 2019, the Department of International Studies and History, CHRIST(Deemde to Be University) in collaboration with National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) organised a research workshop to promote young voices in the field of International Studies. The event was titled “NIAS Strategic Forecast 2020” to accentuate the aim of the workshop which was to create predictions for 2020 based on events happening in 2019. The workshop saw participation of scholars from a variety of different institutes such as Christ University, Stella Maris College, Jain University and NIAS itself. The young participants also were diverse in their level of academics, ranging from Masters to MPhil and PhD scholars to Research Associates.
The events was inaugurated by prominent personalities such as Prof. Shailesh Nayak, Amb. PS Raghavan and Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi. Amb. Raghavan advised the young scholars to not ignore domestic events in their pursuit to discern global happenings. Prof. Chaturvedi imbibed a fresh understanding of economy on the politics-dominated study of the world. Thereupon, they launched the first issue of NIAS Quarterly on Contemporary World Affairs.
The paper presentations were divided according to theme and thus divided into three sessions. The first hour was filled with issues of global politics regarding big- power interactions such as the US-China trade dispute, the retreat of American imperialism and China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The next two sessions were on regional interactions. The Middle East was particularly highlighted, with scholars detailing the activities of ISIS, Israel, the US and Russia in the region. Attention was also given to Brexit, peace in South-East Asia, and India-Pakistan relations. For a non-conventional approach towards International Studies, the issue of climate change and its effects on refugees, and the Indian Ocean were also discussed.
Each session was chaired by a different professor. Additionally, a discussant initiated discourse amongst those present at the end of each session. Prof. Srikumar Menon and Dr. Anshuman Behera, both from NIAS, were the chair and discussant of the first session respectively. Dr. Behera cautioned the presenters to deconstruct ideas and stop taking them at their face value. Prof D. Suba Chandran, the second chair and the organiser of the event, additionally advised the young scholars to not consider general assumptions as facts. Dr. Priyanca Mathur from Jain University, the discussant of the last session, directed the researchers to restrict the time of their presentation as the ability to speak within a time limit is an advantageous skill.
At the end of the event, Dr. Chandran gathered the participants and let them voice their personal experience and what they learnt from the event. The general consensus was positive. The workshop acted as a trial run for their papers. The final drafts will be that much better due to the imparted guidance and the knowledge gained.


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