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INDIAN COUNCIL
OF WORLD AFFAIRS SAPRU HOUSE

ICWA-CPPR National Essay Competition in Malayalam
2 December 2020

On 2 December 2020, ICWA announced the level were –‘How can India
A results of the Essay Competition in Malayalam become a global power?’and ‘What are the ways
conducted in collaboration with its MoU partner in which India can build its relationship with its
Centre for Public Policy Research, Kochi for school neighbours?’. Topics for Senior Level were –‘What
students (15- 18 years) and undergraduate/ should India’s role be in the post COVID global
postgraduate students (18-25 years). The Essay order?’ and ‘What are the new dimensions of India’s
Completion was part of Council’s efforts to create neighborhood policy?’.Winning entries came from
awareness about issues related to India’s foreign Kottayam, Ernakulum, Thiruvanathapuram, Calicut,
policy and international affairs. Topics for junior IGNOU, and Munduparambu.

ICWA-ICS-JNU Book Launch and Discussion ‘Beyond Pan-Asianism:
Connecting China and India, 1840s-1960s’ edited by Tansen Sen and
Brian Tsui

3 December 2020

ICWA in collaboration with Institute of enquiry. Prof. Tansen Sen, Professor of History &
AChinese Studies and Jawaharlal Nehru Director, Centre for Global Asia, NYU Shanghai and
University organized a Book Launch and Discussion co-editor of the book highlighted that the book
on “Beyond Pan-Asianism: Connecting China and is an epistemological probe and stressed that the
India, 1840s-1960s”edited by Tansen Sen and purpose is not to give final word on the subject but
Brian Tsui on 2 December 2020. Dr. Alka Acharya, to engage on the issues which the volume brings
Professor, Centre for East Asian Studies, JNU and up. Prof. Brian Tsui, Associate Professor, the Hong
chair of the discussion emphasized that the book Kong Polytechnic University and co-editor of the
takes up to study the landmass of Asia and explores bookexplained that the book focuses on major
what connects us as Asia. She noted that many themes including: archives and libraries, pan-
themes woven in this volume have been important Asianism and its complicated legacies, supranational
subject of intellectual study.Dr. T. C. A Raghavan, and transnational trends and connections, beyond
DG, ICWA in his key note address highlighted politics and borders and China/India as a method.
that the book juxtaposes a number of themes Other participants highlighted the intervention the
in the wider canvas of Asia and pan-Asianism, volume makes to existing literature including the
India-China relations and opens various lines of emphasis on interdisciplinary approach.

DMZ International Forum on Peace Economy, Republic of Korea
4 December 2020

On December 4, 2020, Dr TCA Raghavan, DG, of the Republic of Korea. In his address, DG, ICWA
AICWA, participated virtually as a speaker in highlighted India’s historical Role and its continued
the inaugural session of the "DMZ International support for the peace process in the Korean
Forum on the Peace Economy 2020", organized Peninsula. The opening session also featured, Lee
by the Korea Institute for International Economic In-young- Minister of Unification, Republic of Korea;
Policy (KIEP) and the National Research Council for Hatoyama Yukio- Former Prime Minister of Japan.
Economics, Humanities, and Social Sciences (NRC) The text of the DG’s remarks are at bit.ly/3ogdKG4

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