International Talkies

Nishit Jogi Organized jointly by KAS (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung), TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute), NMF (National Maritime Foundation) and FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry), this diginar marked the beginning of the Quadrilateral series on Blue Economy. The Blue Economy is a relatively new concept that has been in the crosshairs of Indian Maritime Organisations (both Governmental and Non-governmental) since the start of the new governmental term in 2014. Closely linked with this is the concept of Holistic Maritime Security that can serve to provide a legal framework and logistical support to the undertakings for Blue Economy. This diginar dealt with those aspects. The diginar consisted of two sessions: the first one dealing with the conceptual understanding of Holistic Maritime Security and the second one dealing with the linkages that can be formed between Holistic Maritime Security and Blue Economy. As put by Mr. Peter Rimmele—the head of KAS, I

International Association of Political Science Students (IAPSS) organised the UN75 consultation in partnership with UN75, UN2020, and SDG Impact Awards to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the United Nation’s founding. The event was conducted in the form of Two consultations. 1. Youth, Peace & Security (Middle East) on 2nd September 2020 2. Youth & Civic Engagement (Pan-Asia) on 8th September 2020 I was bestowed with the opportunity to volunteer at this initiative. The event emphasized upon the areas of young people’s participation in politics (students and electoral), leadership and community involvement; aiming to question the vitality of the existing system of education. It was based on the collective agreement that, the youth can serve as a gateway for broader engagement in finding solutions to local and global concerns like fighting injustice, checking on access to political power, peace building, political activism, and educating the existing and future communities.

  Anchal Bhowmick and Jogita Rajbongshi The Skill Development sub-committee on Media under the Department of International Studies, Political Science and History organized the Career Skills Series Talk by Deepak Sharma, Broadcast Journalist of the BBC World Service since 2017 on Career Opportunities in Media under the esteemed guidance of Dr. Manoharan N. The session started with a brief introduction of the guest speaker Deepak Sharma by Dr. Manoharan N followed by the lecture of the speaker himself who touched upon the various opportunities in the field of journalism. He highlighted the various branches of the media which are primarily the mainstream media and the alternative media and what skills are best suited for pursuing career in this field. His talk was optimistic as he quoted figures from the internationally recognized surveys which show positive career growth opportunities in the media. The speaker also focused on the ever-widening scope of media through the alternative new