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CONCEPT NOTE

The strategic construction of Asia Pacific has gained prominence in the late twentieth century as an emerging region of analysis in the changing International order, especially in the post-cold war period. There is no consensus on the boundaries of the Asia Pacific, which has largely become a matter of intellectual contestations depending on the imagination of the scholars and the real time situations. For some the nucleus has always been Northeast and Southeast Asia (China, Korea, Japan and ASEAN countries), Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the smaller Pacific Island States. For others, the region has also included the eastern Pacific Rim, the Pacific countries of North and South America, in addition to the whole of the former Soviet Union, and South Asia. Though the geographical explanation of the region remains fluid, yet it is an important geo-strategic sphere in international political order. Ever since the beginning of 21^st century one could witness the shift in the structural power and leadership, paving way for other nation-states to emerge as significant poles in a global multipolar world order. One could also witness new dimensions of politico-economic, socio-cultural, security/insecurity issues such as South China Sea dispute, International terrorism, Human Rights Issues, Ethnic Conflicts, Migration, widening economic disparities, environmental degradation etc. emerging, having transnational character, and thus facilitating the instrument of multilateralism and regional cooperation to hold sway. Asia Pacific region has become a theatre of competition and conflict to witness interplay between global powers and emerging economies like US, China, India, Russia, Australia, Japan in a multipolar world. In a Covid world order, it has become essential to examine emerging trends in Asia Pacific region, which has gained traction because of many factors including relative decline of U.S., rise of China as an assertive power, and reckoning India as a regional and a rising global power. In fact all major powers of the world are trying to redefine their roles and status in the Asia Pacific political arena. As, various challenges to the security and strategic complex of Asia-Pacific are evident at local, regional, and global level, most of the challenges cannot be dealt singlehandedly.

OBJECTIVES

The webinar will emphasis on the various contemporary issues of Asia Pacific and its orientation in the contemporary times. Together with the eminent experts of the domain, Foreign Policy officers, Senior Professors, Research Scholars, and students, we are hoping to meet the objectives videlicet,

• To deliberate on the strategic constructions of Asia Pacific as a region.
• To dissect the diverse facets of engagements of Global and other major powers in the Asia Pacific region
• To analyse the opportunities and challenges for India by engaging in the Asia Pacific region in a multipolar world order.
• To discuss about the myriad opportunities and challenges for the major and small powers as well as their political intricacies in the Asia Pacific region.
• To synthesise the views coming from diverse sources, understand geo-strategic, political, economic, socio-cultural dimensions and intricacies of the Asian Pacific region in the Covid world.

SUB-THEMES

The participants are requested to submit their papers in accordance to the theme “Delineating Global Power Dynamics in Asia Pacific” on the topics given below: -

1. Indo Pacific v/s Asia Pacific
2. The Global Powers Pivot to Asia Pacific
3. Bilateral Relations between Asia Pacific nations
4. Asia Pacific and Security Architecture
5. East Asia and Pacific: Overview
6. South Asia and Western Pacific: Prospects and Challenges
7. The Asia and the Pacific Region: Current Economic Trends
8. Asia Pacific: State of Socio-Cultural Aspects
9. Asia Pacific in Cooperation with Europe and Africa

REGISTRATION FEE

Research Scholars: NPR 500, INR 300

Faculty Members- NPR 800, INR 500

Faculty Members (Amity University and NIICE)- No charge

PUBLICATION

Selected papers would be published with additional Charges.

RESOURCE PERSONS (Tentative):

The speakers are persons of eminence in the field of foreign policy and strategic studies and change makers from both the field and academic realm.

1. Rumki Basu, Professor, Department of Political Science School of Social Sciences, The University of Jamia Millia Islamia Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Marg New Delhi.
2. Harsh V Pant, Professor of International Relations with King's India Institute. He is Director, Studies and Head of the Strategic Studies Programme at Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. He is also Director (Honorary) of Delhi School of Transnational Affairs at Delhi University.
3. Partha S. Ghosh, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) National Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. Earlier he was a Professor of South Asian Studies at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
4. Upendra Choudhury, Director of Indian Council of Social Science Research. He is on deputation from Aligarh Muslim University, where he teaches International Relations in the Department of Political Science.
5. Swaran Singh, Professor for Diplomacy and Disarmament at Centre for International Politics, Organization and Disarmament (CIPOD), School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi).
6. Amit Kumar Mishra, Associate Professor, Ambedkar University, Delhi
7. Mu- Min Chen, Associate professor at the Graduate Institute of Political Science, National Chung Hsing University and member of international affairs section, Taiwan Think Tank, in Taiwan.
8. J.M. Moosa, Associate Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
9. Indra Nath Mukherji, Professor of South Asian Studies, Centre for South Southeast and Southwest Pacific Studies & Former Dean, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
10. Susheela Kaushik, Professor of Political Science. Former Head of the Department of Political Science and Director of Women's Studies at Delhi University.
11. Baladas Ghoshal, Professor of Southeast Asia and South-West Pacific Studies (former) and Chairman of the Centre for South and Southeast Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
12. Udai Bhanu Singh, Senior Research Associate and Coordinator of the Southeast Asia and Oceania Centre at MP-IDSA.
13. Pushpesh Pant, Professor of International relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University,(Retd.) Delhi. He is one of India's leading experts on International Relation

12. Happymon Jacob, Associate Professor of Diplomacy and Disarmament Studies at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
13. GN Trivedi, Associate Professor, Motilal Nehru College, University of Delhi.
14. Shankari Sundararaman, Professor at Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies, School of International Studies
15. Aslam Khan, Associate Professor, department of Political Science & International Studies, Bahir Dar University
16. Abdul Nafey, Professor of Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Centre for Canadian, US & Latin American Studies, School of International Studies, JNU.
17. Gulshan Sachdeva, Chairperson, Centre for European Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
18. Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University.
19. Srini Kaveri, Director of the CNRS Office in India, Embassy of France
20. Sanjeev Chopra, Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of West Bengal in the apex scale of the IAS is an officer of the 1985 batch with significant laurels in professional, academic and literary circles.
21. Shweta Datt, Country Advisor, University of Leeds. She assists the University of Leeds to strengthen collaborations and accelerate new partnership activities with institutions across the education and research sectors.
22. Shantesh Singh, Associate Professor, Haryana Central University.
23. Satish Singh, Head of Department, Political Science, Haryana Central University.

ELIGIBILITY

The participant selection shall be based on the entries which fall apt in accordance of the theme of the webinar. They are not limited to area of World politics, Education, Sociology, Political Science, Law and Social Sciences, but it invites all areas of the humanities domains to participate and prosper with the dialogue.

Participants will be limited to 30 only including faculties, research scholars and students of both UG/PG level.  The webinar shall cater to the enlighten, learning and updating the knowledge of the students, faculties, research scholars and policy makers in the field of foreign policy and world politics.

Platform: Cisco WebEx/Zoom

Date                : 22 - 24 September 2021

Time               : 10.00 to 4.00 pm.

IMPORTANT DATES

Important Dates:

Abstract Submission: 15 May 2021

Notification of Acceptance of Abstract: 30 May 2021

Final Paper Submission: 16 June 2021

OVERVIEW OF THE INSTITUTIONS

Amity Institute of International Studies

Amity Institute of International Studies is the fastest growing institution in Amity University which draw strengths from the development of niche and emerging programmes in the field of International Relations granting opportunities to the students to explore the field and attune themselves according to the domain specifics. AIIS offers to the prospective students the befitting opportunities once they complete these specially designed programmes successfully in private, public sector and the Government. The students going through the academic rigour and the exposure and opportunities provided by the institute, the graduates are likely to be equipped to handle intricacies of the international relations, making them suitable to build their career in Civil Services and international organizations, in Media, MNCs and NGOs.

The institute is well networked with various renowned organizations in India and abroad the professional network of key officials and academicians. The institute engages top academicians, experts in the field and specialized organizations to design the best syllabus, making those relevant and responsible to the current needs and time. The institute has the advantage of drawing best expertise in the field that are currently available within the system of Amity University, Noida, to groom the students making them best professionals in the field. The institute offers the academic programmes with latest pedagogical support and by offering specialized workshops, webinars, conferences etc., and, also individual experts and professionals in the field for the students to gain unlimited exposure.

The institute is supported by qualified Director, Senior Professors, Assistant Professors, Distinguished Visiting Professors, Professors of Eminence in the field, experts, Research organizations and non-teaching and administrative staff. The institute provides highly conducive environment and offers counselling and mentor support. The institute provides open and easy access to the students to interact with the higher authorities to address any of their academic and non-academic issues providing the much sought-after comfort level to the students to enjoy the study and in the professional development.

Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement (NIICE)

Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement (NIICE) is a research think tank, registered under the Companies Act 2006 of Nepal, working towards bringing in research excellence in the field of international relations, security development and looking for better approaches for enhanced international cooperation and relations for a better, peaceful and stable world. The major research areas of NIICE are issues related to security, strategy, economy, cyber security, climate change and energy. We have around dozens of publications and several events.

NIICE has four research centres - China Studies, Neighbourhood Studies, Non-Traditional Security Studies and defence and Security Studies. It has eight broad research themes such as Global Governance, Sustainable Development and Smart Cities; Indo-Pacific Affairs; Climate Change and Energy; Disaster Management; International Economy and Development; China’s Belt and Road Initiative; Refugee and Migration; and Border and Trans-boundary Water Politics. It organises talks, fellow seminars, Round Table Discussion, National and International conferences around the year and has published number of books, reports and newsletters on issues of contemporary relevance.

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