INSTITUTE OF CHINESE STUDIES Centre for the Study of Developing Societies

29 Rajpur Road

Delhi-110054

ANNUAL REPORT

ICS Activities

1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011

Tel/Fax: +91-11-2399 2166; Tel: 23938202 / 2393 8267

Email: icscr2005@gmail.com, website: www.icsin.org

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CONTENTS

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1. Overview 3

2. National and International Seminars and Conferences 4

3. ICS Participation in International Conferences 4

4. ICS Wednesday Seminars 5

5. Research and Training 5

6. Dissemination and Outreach 5

7. ICS Library 6

8. Distinguished visitors 6

9. ICS Faculty Activities 7

Annexures:

1: ICS Wednesday Seminars 17

2: ICS Faculty and Staff 20

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ICS Annual Report 1

st April 2010 to 31

st March 2011

1. OVERVIEW

Introduction to the Institute of Chinese Studies

The Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) grew out of the China Study Group which was

initiated in 1969 as an informal, interdisciplinary forum of scholars working on China at

various universities and research institutes of Delhi. The Group conducted fortnightly

discussions on contemporary topics, and helped sustain China Report, the only Indian

journal on China and East Asia. In 1990, the China Study Group was reconstituted as the

Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), an interdisciplinary East Asian research programme of

the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi.

The main function of the ICS is to promote the systematic study of China and East Asia

in India by initiating and supporting research programmes, both within the Institute and

outside. It seeks to provide a forum for sustained scholarly exchange and interaction

between Indian academics and scholars from China and other parts of the world, to build

up resource materials and a data-base on China, to disseminate information and research

findings to a wider public, as well as to train younger social scientists in East Asian

Studies.

Over recent years, the ICS has received financial and other support for its activities from

a number of sources, including the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India; the

Indian Council of Social Science Research; the Ford Foundation, New Delhi; the Japan

Foundation; the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan; the Confederation of Indian Industry

(CII); and the Tata Iron and Steel Corporation (TISCO). Recent years have also seen the

consolidation of three new ICS programmes: the East Asia Programme, the Chinese

Economy Research Programme, and the India-China Comparative Studies Programme, as

well as the initiation of research focus on Vietnam and Korea.

ICS has been the nodal agency for the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Forum

for Economic Cooperation and the China-India-Russia Trilateral Academic Conference,

as well as a foundation member of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), Hainan. The

Institute also has MoUs with a number of institutions in China and elsewhere in Asia to

promote academic cooperation and research activities.

Three members of ICS Prof. Tan Chung,( Emeritus Fellow,ICS ) Prof. Manoranjan

Mohanty(Chairperson,ICS) and Prof. Sreemati Chakrabarty (Director,ICS) received

the China-India Friendship Award in December 2010 from the Chinese Premiere Wen

Jiabao for their contribution towards promoting India- China friendship.

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2. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS

AND CONFERENCES:

(a) „Sixty Years of India-China Diplomatic Relations‟ in collaboration with the

Indian Council for World Affairs, April 1, 2010. Venue: Sapru House,

Convenor: Amb. Kishan Rana.

(b) „China‟s Military: Indian Perspectives‟, August 30, 2010. Venue: IIC,

Convenor: Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli.

(c) Sixth Giri Deshingkar Memorial Lecture delivered by Prof. Richard.

Appelbaum, University of California at Santa Barbara USA. on February 16,

2011.(Topic- China‟s Move to High Tech Innovation).

(d) „India-China Economic Relations and Performances in the 21st Century‟ in

collaboration with India-China Economic and Cultural Council, March 25-26,

2011, Venue: India Habitat Centre

ICS Symposium/Workshops:

(a) A Workshop on Higher Education in East Asia, November 27, 2010, Venue:

CSDS Seminar Room, Convenor: Prof. Sreemati Chakrabarti

(b) „Third China Studies Workshop‟ in collaboration with Jadavpur University,

Kolkata, December 20-21,2010. Convenor: Prof. Sabaree Mitra

(c) The Annual East Asia Research Scholars‟ Colloquium was organized on March

5, 2011, in which research scholars from all over India participated.

3. ICS PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

International Conferences:

Boao: Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), Hainan, PRC. April 08-11, 2010. ICS

represented by Amb. Kishan Rana, Honorary Fellow, Institute of Chinese

Studies.

BCIM: the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Forum for Economic

Cooperation held in Kunming, China on January18–19, 2010. ICS represented

by Prof. Patricia Uberoi.

India-China-Russia Trilateral held in Moscow, September 20-22 2010. ICS

represented by Prof. Manoranjan Mohanty.

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# ICS also funded airfare expenses to Prof. Sabaree Mitra and Prof. Sreemati Chakrabarti

to attend conferences in Beijing and Kathmandu.

4. ICS WEDNESDAY SEMINARS

The ICS programme of Wednesday Seminars continued through the period under review.

(See Appendix I).

Special lectures were delivered by Assamese author Reeta Chaudhury on November

24, 2010 and by Mr.Gautam Bambawale, Joint Secretary (East Asia), Ministry of

External Affairs on January 7, 2011.

5. RESEARCH AND TRAINING

A number of young researchers were associated with ICS during the period under review

as Summer Interns. The projects they worked on are given in parenthesis:

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Ms. Nirmola Sharma (project on Kumarajiva)

Mr. Peter Joy Hudson (Security Issues in East Asia) .

The projects were for six weeks each.

6. DISSEMINATION AND OUTREACH

ICS has continued to collaborate with various institutions in organizing some very

significant events. In August 2010 a MoU has been signed with the India-China Cultural

and Economic Council. Efforts are being made to sign new MoUs and revive some old

ones with various institutions within India and outside.

(1) Books by ICS Fellows and Associates

Economic Diplomacy: India’s Experience co-edited by Ambassador Kishan S. Rana and

Bipul Chatterjee. (New Delhi, 2011)

China and its Neighbours co-edited by Srikanth Kondapalli and Emi Mifune.

(New Delhi, 2010)

India and China in the Colonial World by Madhavi Thampi (New Delhi, Social Science

Press, 2nd edition (paperback), 2010. (originally published in 2005).

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(2) China Report

The ICS journal, China Report, a refereed journal published by Sage Publications,

continued in its 46th

year of publication. It includes articles, comments, book reviews and

documents, with a special focus on Sino-Indian relations. Of late scholars from China and

other countries have shown a great deal of interest to write for China Report.

The journal is edited by Dr. Alka Acharya, with Dr. Madhavi Thampi as Associate Editor,

Prof. Sreemati Chakrabarti as Book Review Editor and Dr. Jabin Jacob as Assistant

Editor. The Journal will have a new cover and a new editorial board very soon.

(3) ICS Website

ICS maintains a website (www.icsin.org) to carry ICS information and news regarding

ICS activities. Efforts are being made to improve the appearance and usefulness of the

Website.

7. ICS LIBRARY AND DOCUMENTATION CENTRE

The ICS has a small but select collection of books, in English, Chinese and Japanese,

mostly on contemporary China and East Asia, and current and back numbers of some

important journals on China and the region. ICS benefited from a generous gift of books

and documents from Satish Saberwal (formerly of Jawaharlal Nehru University), and

Patricia Uberoi (formerly of the Institute of Economic Growth), adding substantially to

the existing Gordon White Collection, and the collections of former director Giri

Deshingkar and Emeritus Fellows Tan Chung, Huang I-shu, and C.V. Ranganathan. The

„Lines of Convergence‟ Project of the East Asia Programme also enabled the acquisition

of a substantial number of publications on East Asian history and society. A number of

books were also acquired by purchase and gift.

8. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS

ICS was privileged to receive a number of distinguished visitors and delegations. These

include:

1) A delegation from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China led by H.E. Mr Wang Yingfang

Senior Advisor, Foreign Advisory Group of the MFA, China .on April 5, 2010. Other

members of the delegation were:Mr. Zhou Gang, Ding Wenchao (Dept. of Policy

Planning) and Mr. Zhuang Xinyan.

2) A Delegation from Australian National University led by Professor Geremie R.

Barme School of Culture, History & Language College of Asia & the Pacific, Australian

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National University and Professor Richard Rigby Executive Director The China Institute,

Australian National University on November 08, 2010.

3) A Delegation from Advanced Institute for Contemporary China Studies, Baptist

University Hong Kong, led by the Director, Prof. Victor SIT and the Chairman of China

Fortune Foundation Limited (CFF), Mr. LEE Yu Leung on December 07, 2010.

4) A Delegation from Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) led by Pan Shiwei,

Professor and Secretary of the CPC Committee on December 20, 2010.

9. ICS FACULTY PUBLICATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

Bhoothalingam, Ravi.

Books /Articles:

„Duet or Duel? Article published in a volume of collected essays titled „India China

Neighbours Strangers‟ Ira Pande (ed.) Harper Collins New Delhi, 2010.

„China 2020: A Confucian Democracy?‟ Monograph, Observer Research Foundation,

New delhi 2010.

Book Review of Poonam Surie „China: a Search for its Soul‟, published in China Report,

August 2009.

“S.Bhootalingam‟s Economic Thinking and Philosophy”. “The Hindu” April 9, 2010.

Seminar / Workshop Presentations / Lectures:

“Lateral Thinking and the Tibet Conundrum”. A paper written and presented at the

Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi on May 13, 2010 and published on

their website.

“China 2020: A Confucian Democracy?” A Talk delivered at the Observer Research

Foundation (ORF), Mumbai on July 20, 2010,

“India and China: Synergies and Opportunities”. Presentation delivered at the Judge

Business School, University of Cambridge, U.K. on November 3, 2010.

“Whither China: Prospects and Direction?” A paper presented at the Observer Research

Foundation (ORF) Seminar on China: A Net Assessment on December 3, 2010 and

accepted for publication by ORF.

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“The Kumarajiva Expedition: Circumnavigating the Taklamakan Desert”. An illustrated

presentation delivered at the India International Centre on January 11, 2011 and at the

Institute of Chinese Studies, March 23, 2011.

"Creative approaches for enhanced and mutually beneficial Sino-Indian economic ties."A

presentation at the „Conference on India-China Economic Relations and Performance in

the 21st Century‟, organized by the Institute of Chinese Studies and the India China

Economic and Cultural Council, March 25-26, 2011.

“Exploration, Travel and Pilgrimage in High Asia: Transformation through Travel”. A

paper accepted for presentation and publication at the Annual Conference of the Royal

Geographical Society, London, 31 August-2 September 2011.

Chakrabarti, Sreemati.

Awards:

Given India-China Friendship Award by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on December 15,

2010 during his visit to India.

Books / Articles:

“Academic Interaction between India and China: Stray Thoughts of a Concerned Indian”

Journal of South Asia Studies, Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences, May 2010.

Seminar / Workshop Presentations / Lectures /Interviews:

“Education in China Today”. Paper presented at Confucius Institute, Kathmandu

University, Nepal at the „China-South Asia Cultural Forum‟, August, 7-9. 2010.

„Sixty Years of India-China Diplomatic Relations‟, Lecture delivered at Conference

organized by the India-China Cultural and Economic Council in Nantong, Jiangsu, PRC,

September 16, 2010.

“India‟s Right to Information Act: Towards a Perfect Democracy?” Paper presented at

Conference on „Public Management in the 21st Century: Opportunities and Challenges‟ ,

University of Macau, October 21-21, 2010 organized by Sun Yat-sen University and

Macau University.

“The China Success Story: Indian Perceptions and Interpretations”, Paper presented at the

Fourth China Studies Forum, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, November 6-8,

2010.

“China‟s Soft Power in South Asia: The Confucius Institutes”, Observer Research

Foundation, New Delhi, December 4, 2010.

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“Education in present-day China”, Presentation at the 3rd All-India China Studies

Conference organized by the Institute of Chinese Studies in collaboration with Jadavpur

University, December 20-21, Kolkata.

“Confucius Institutes in South Asia”, Seminar on „India-china Interface organized by

Benaras Hindu University, Varanasi, January 11-12. 2011.

“Discourse on Democracy in China Today”, National Seminar on Democracy, organized

by Kalindi College, University of Delhi, February 3-4, 2011

Interviewed by Lok Sabha TV, Star News, BBC, Times of India, Global Times(Beijing),

Deutsche Welle Radio(Bonn) on China related affairs.

Kondapalli, Srikanth.

Awards/Positions:

Advisory Board member of Society for Indian Ocean Studies, Delhi

“Distinguished Fellow” of Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi from 2010

Recipient of K. Subramanyam Award for Excellence in Research in Security and

Strategic Studies, 2010 by Indian Defence Minister AK Anthony at IDSA

Research Articles Published in Books:

“China‟s Space Program: Problems and Prospects” in Subrata Ghoshroy and Gotz

Neuneck Eds. South Asia at a Crossroads: Conflict or Cooperation in the Age of Nuclear

Weapons, Missile Defense, and Space Rivalries (Berlin: Nomos Publications, 2010) pp.

171-83

“China‟s Space Programme and Asia” in Kai-Uwe Schrogl et.al eds. Yearbook on Space

Policy 2008/2009: Setting New Trends (SpringerWien New York, 2010)pp. 286-299

“Stabilising Borders: Sino-Mongolian Relations” in K.Warikoo and Sharad K. Soni eds.

Mongolia in the 21st Century: Society, Culture and International Relations (New Delhi:

Pentagon Press, 2010) pp. 207-27

“Rise of China” in PJS Sandhu, ed. Rising China: Opportunities or Strategic Challenge

(New Delhi: Vij Books, 2010) pp. 45-61

Research Articles published in Journals:

“Premier Wen Jiabao‟s Visit to India – Setting Terms for Engagement” Society for

Indian Ocean Studies 2010

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Articles in Discussion Forums:

“Multilateral Accord, Bilateral Discord” World Focus Issue No. 361 vol. 31 no. 9

September 2010 pp.366-71

Papers presented at Seminars:

“China‟s Public Diplomacy” paper presented at ICS-ICWA seminar on Public Diplomacy

at Sapru House Delhi on April 1, 2010

“China‟s Grand Strategy” Paper presented at Institute of Chinese Studies seminar on

“China‟s Military: Implications for India” at India International Centre August 30, 2010

“Piracy threats in the Indian Ocean Region and Multilateral Cooperation” Paper

presented at the 10th Sea Power Symposium, Seoul, September 13-14, 2010.

“China‟s Military Capabilities” USI National Seminar on Rising China November 11,

2010.

“China-US spat on South China Sea” paper presented at an international conference on

“America & Asia: Perspectives on Peace, Security & Development” March 9-10, 2011,

India International Centre, New Delhi.

“China's World View & Policies Towards India” Paper presented at College of

International Affairs, Tamkhang University, Taipei, March 30, 2011.

Lectures Delivered:

Presentation on China‟s Strategy and Military Modernisation at CAPS –Vadsar Air Force

Station organised seminar June 2, 2010.

Two presentations on “China‟s Nuclear and Air Force Strategies” at CAPS June 23,

2010.

Presentation on “China and Its Neighbours” at National Defence College July 21, 2010.

Presentation on Tibet Infrastructure at Centre for Land Warfare Studies July 22, 2010.

Presentation on “China: Economic Miracle, Pitfalls and Lessons for India” at Surya

Foundation organised interaction at India International Centre August 25, 2010.

Lecture on China‟s Nuclear Doctrine and capability at Centre for Air Power Studies,

August 25, 2010.

“China‟s presence in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir” presentation at SP Mukherjee

Foundation, IIC September 4, 2010.

“China‟s Behaviour Perceptions” presentation at IDSA September 6, 2010.

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Discussant at Centre for Land Warfare Studies on China‟s Military Strategy, September

24, 2010.

Presentation on “China‟s Nuclear Capability” at Centre for Air Power Studies organised

national seminar at India International Centre, New Delhi September 29, 2010.

Talk on “India-China relations” Border Security Force officers, at IDSA November 1,

2010.

“India-China Relations: Opportunities, Challenges and the Way Ahead” College of Air

Warfare, November 8, 2010.

Talk on “India-China relations” for Iranian Diplomats at SIS, JNU November 9, 2010

“China‟s Nuclear Capabilities” Army War College November 15, 2010.

Presentation on “Sino-US relations” at IPCS-Integrated Defence Staff organised event at

IDSA November 24, 2010.

Discussant on China‟s space programme and India at Observer Research Foundation

January 21, 2011.

Lecture on “China‟s Nuclear Doctrine” at Centre for Air Power Studies January 31, 2011

Discussant on a paper “China: National Identity and Its Implications for Asian Security”

at IPCS-GWU organised seminar at IIC February 21, 2011.

Lecture on “China‟s Nuclear Doctrine and Strategy” at CAPS February 22, 2011.

Brief presentation on China‟s Response to the Popular unrest in West Asia and Africa at

SIS, JNU February 23, 2011.

Two lectures on China‟s Nuclear Strategy and Modernisation and links to Pakistan at

IPCS organised seminar at Surajkund February 24, 2011.

Lecture on “Separatism, Extremism and Splittism in China” Kuzru Memorial Lectures at

JNU-ICWA February 26, 2011.

Discussant on Tibetan Infrastructure at IDSA February 28, 2011.

Lecture on “China‟s responses towards West Asia and North African popular

movements” Academic Staff College, Jamia Millia University, Delhi March 7, 2011.

Discussant on “Interpreting China‟s Grand Strategy” Centre for Air Power Studies, Delhi

March 14, 2011.

Presentation on “China Rise and Indian Perspectives” at College of International Affairs,

National Chengchi University, Taipei March 31, 2010

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Commentaries & Reviews:

“India, China need to talk boldly” Rediff.com on April 5, 2010 at

http://news.rediff.com/column/2010/apr/05/india-china-need-to-talk-boldly-says-

srikanth-kondapalli.htm

“China‟s Air Force: Beginning to be Counted” Salute To the Indian Soldier vol. 2 no. 10

(April 2010) pp. 21-23

“Enough Space in Asia” in India-China Ties: 60 Years, 60 Thoughts (Jinri Yindu) [India

Today] (bilingual) (Beijing: Indian Embassy, April 2010) pp.80-81.

“Kashmir Imbroglio- China Connection” Rediff.com September 7, 2010 at

http://news.rediff.com/column/2010/sep/14/kashmir-imbroglio-the-china-connection.htm

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“Invest in Nepal‟s Economy” The Tribune September 27, 2010 at

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100927/world.htm#4.

“The China factor in Southeast Asia” Diplomatist vol. 2 no. 8 October 2010 pp. 33-36

“Obama visit: The China Angle” rediff.com November 4, 2010 at

http://news.rediff.com/column/2010/nov/04/obama-visit-why-china-will-watch-the-us-

leaders-india-visit.htm

“China‟s global clout” Defence & Security Alert vol. 2 issue 2 November 2010 pp.13-15

“Troubled Relationship: India-China Equations” Denouement (New Delhi) vol. 20

November/December 2010 pp. 46-52.

“The Role of Russia for the East” The Times of India November 23, 2010 also at

http://indrus.in/articles/2010/11/23/the_role_of_russia_for_asia04917.html

“When Wen comes to India” Rediff.com December 14, 2010 at

http://www.rediff.com/news/column/column-what-to-expect-from-wen-jiabaos-

visit/20101210.html

“Wen Gives India Little To Write Home About” Mail Today December 17, 2010 at

http://epaper.mailtoday.in/

“Bilateral Give and Talk” The Times of India December 20, 2010 at

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/opinion/edit-page/Bilateral-Give-And-

Take/articleshow/7128277.cms

“India-China relations” China Overview News December 2010 at

http://www.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1015/3/6/1/101536174.html?coluid=0&kindid=0

&docid=101536174

“Premier Wen‟s Visit to Delhi” The Diplomatist Plus December 2010 at

www.diplomatist.com

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“Clear and present danger” Deccan Herald December 26, 2010 at

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/123727/clear-present-danger.html

“Seeking Parity - Hu Jintao in the United States” Rediff.com January 17, 2011 at

http://www.rediff.com/news/column/seeking-parity-hu-jintao-visits-the-united-

states/20110117.htm

“India-China: Bridging Strategic Level Mistrust” The Diplomatist Plus vol. 3 no. 1

January 2011 pp. 39-43 at www.diplomatist.com

“Zhuhai Air Show: Showcasing Power” Salute vol. 3 issue 8 February 2011 pp. 26-27 at

www.salute.co.in

“China-US Ties- Overcoming Stalemate” The Diplomatist Plus vol. 3 no. 2 February

2011 pp. 18-21.

“Why China is wary of Middle-East uprisings” Rediff.com March 9, 2011 at

http://www.rediff.com/news/column/why-china-is-wary-of-middle-east-

uprisings/20110309.htm

Narsimhan,Sushila.

Seminar / Workshop Presentations / Lectures /Interviews:

“A New Interpretation of China‟s Hundred Days‟ Reforms,” Paper presented in the

Seminar, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, Delhi (March 17, 2011).

“Japanese Studies in India: Trends and Challenges,‟ Paper presented in the Workshop for

East Asian Studies, March 5, 2011, Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi.

Rana, Kishan S.

Books / Articles:

Economic Diplomacy: India’s Experience co-edited by Ambassador Kishan S. Rana and

Bipul Chatterjee. (New Delhi, 2011).

Conferences / Seminars / Presentations:

“Boao Forum”, (Represented Institute of Chinese Studies) April 2010.

“The Asia-Pacific Roundtable”, June 2010.

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The International conference on “E-Diplomacy’’ Malta, June 2010;

The 38th

meeting of the “International Forum on Diplomatic Training” Malta, September

2010.

The Conference on “Public Diplomacy and Information Technology” New Delhi,

December 2010.

The Conference on “The Evolution of Diplomacy” Diplomatic Academy, Vienna, 28

January 2011.

The Conference on “The Art of the Possible: Conflict Diplomacy in an Era of New

Global Challenges” Wilton Park, UK, February 2011.

Paper on “India and its Asian Context”,Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi, July 14, 2010.

Lectures Delivered:

Lectures at the China Foreign Affairs University, April 2010.

Public lecture on “India’s Foreign Policy: A Citizen Perspective”, Rajasthan University,

Jaipur, October 5, 2010.

Thampi, Madhavi.

Books / Articles :

India and China in the Colonial World (New Delhi, Social Science Press, 2nd edition

(paperback), 2010. (Originally published 2005).

Article on “The Taiping Rebellion” in Kaushik Roy (ed.), 1857 Uprising: Before and

Beyond, (Manohar Publishers, New Delhi, 2010).

Article on “Current Historical Thinking in the PRC”, China Report 45:4 (Nov 2009).

Article on “Indian Traders in Xinjiang in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries”, in

China Report 46:4 (Oct – Dec 2010).

Talks/ Seminar / Workshop Presentations / Lectures :

Talk on “Indians in Xinjiang” in JNU/SIS/CEAS, 23 Sept 2010.

Paper on “Raja Mahendra Pratap in Republican China”, at seminar on “India-China

Interface” at Banaras Hindu University, 10-11 Jan, 2011.

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Uberoi, Patricia.

Books / Articles / Reports:

Research Articles Published in Books:

Engagement with China in Multilateral Forums: Two Case Studies. In Gurudas Das and

C. Joshua Thomas, eds, India-China: Trade and Strategy for Frontier Development, pp.

231-244. New Delhi: Bookwell, 2010

Articles:

Development Issues in India‟s North East: Gender Dimensions. Southeast Asian and

South Asian Studies (Kunming), Proceedings of the China-India Cooperation Forum

2010 (2010), pp. 73-77.

Comment on Prasenjit Duara, „Commmunity, Nation and Sustainability: The Contemporary

Relevance of Tagore‟. In Wang Bangwei and Tan Chung, eds, Tagore and China, pp. 307-

10. Beijing: Central Compilation and Translation Press, 2010. (Chinese translation, pp. 232-

35).

Reports:

Report of the Eighth BCIM Forum for Regional Economic Cooperation, Nay Pyi Taw, July

2009. China Report 45, 3 (2009): 241-52.

Talks & Lectures:

Understanding the Family in India and China. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Chair Public

Lecture, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, 13 October 2010.

Verma, Virendra Sahai.

Awards / Appointments / Achievements:

Appointed as one of the Motivators by „Centre for Conflict Resolution & Human

Security‟ an initiative by senior bureaucrats to adopt different approach for resolution of

national issues with major consideration for human security. Delhi.

Articles:

“When Security Hawks Swoop” Times of India,11 Feb 2011.

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„FUTURIBILI‟ ( in Italian) G Picco (ed.). A translated article in Italian on „The Role of

Military in Peacemaking Process‟ Milano 2007, received by author in March 2011.

Talks/ Seminar / Workshop Presentations / Lectures / Interviews:

“Recent Trends in Gilgit, Baltistan, Karakoram and Aksai Chin and their Analysis.”

Paper Presented at Institute of Chinese Studies Delhi on 29 September 2010.

„Tibet Issue : Conflict and Resolution‟ Paper Presented at Senior Citizen‟s Forum Noida

on 18 July 2010.

„Recent Developments of Infrastructure in Tibet and its Military Implications.‟ Paper to

be Presented at Insitute of Chinese Studies on 30 March 2011.

An interview in„Global Times‟ (English) Beijing on 14 Feb 2011.

An interview given on 11 March 2011 to Ms Marguerite Luong, Analyst, China,

International Assessment Staff, Privy Council Office, Govt of Canada, Ontario.

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Annexure 1

ICS Wednesday Seminars (1 April 2010 -- 31 March 2011)

1. Prof. Sushila Narsimhan, formerly of The Department of East Asian Studies,

University of Delhi: China‟s Disasters – Opium Wars and Taiping Rebellion:

Lessons for Japan. April 7, 2010.

2. Dr. D. Varaprasad, Associate Professor, Centre for East Asian Studies, SIS,

JNU: Science and Technology in China: A Critique of the Three Decades of

Policy, Progress and Polity. April 28, 2010.

3. Ms. Poonam Mathur, ICS Delegate to BCIM: Transport and Connectivity within

the BCIM: Problems and Prospects. May 5, 2010.

4. Prof. Ashwini Deshpande, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi,

Growth: Reforms and Inequality: Comparing India and China. May l2, 2010.

5. Ms. Alice Wang, Director, China Tourism, New Delhi: Opening and

Collaboration: Tourism For a Better City and Better Life. May l9, 2010.

6. Amb. Kishan Rana, IFS (Retd.) and Honorary Fellow, ICS: Boao Forum, April

2010 and the Asia-Pacific Roundtable, June 2010: India and its Asian Context.

July 14, 2010.

7. Dr. Alka Acharya, Associate Professor, School of International Studies, JNU &

Honorary Fellow, ICS: A Report on the Westminster Conference: Revisiting the

India-China Border Dispute. July 21, 2010

8. Dr. Abanti Bhattacharya, Associate Professor, Department of East Asian

Studies, University of Delhi: China‟s Greater Periphery Strategy, July 28, 2010.

9. Dr. Sraboni Roy Choudhury, Associate Professor, Centre for East Asian

Studies, School of International Studies, JNU: Japan‟s Foreign Direct Investment

Experiences in India: Lessons Learnt from Firm Level Surveys (2009). August 4,

2010.

10. Amb. Rajiv Bhatia, (IFS, Retd): Africa-China Relations: A Macro-View. August

11, 2010.

11. Swargajyoti Gohain, Research Scholar, Department of Anthropology, Emory

University (USA): Use of Bhoti (Tibetan): Context of a Language Movement in

Arunachal Pradesh. August 18, 2010.

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12. Dr. Govind Kelkar, Regional Programme Coordinator, UNIFEM, South Asia

Office, New Delhi: Indigenous Women: Livelihoods and Climate Change in India

and China. August 25, 2010.

13. Mr. Nabin Kumar Panda, Asst. Professor, Department of East Asian Studies,

University of Delhi: Japanese Language Education in Early 20th Century India:

The Writings of Sano Jinnosuke. September 1, 2010.

14. Dr. K. Yhome, Associate Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi:

Sino-Myanmar Relations: Trends and Implications. September 8, 2010.

15. Dr. Rupnarayan Das, Senior Fellow, IDSA: Sino-Indian Relations: Challenges

and Opportunities. September 15, 2010.

16. Dr. Sandip Kumar Mishra, Department of East Asian Studies, Delhi University:

Failure of Diplomacy or Lack of Diplomacy: The Intractability of the North

Korean Nuclear Crisis. September 22, 2010.

17. Col. (Rtd.) Virendra Sahay Verma, Visiting Fellow, ICS: Recent Developments

in Gilgit Baltistan, Karokoram and Aksai Chin: An Analysis. 29 September 2010.

18. Prof. M. Mohanty, ICS, Dr. Alka Acharya, JNU & ICS, Prof. Mohan Ram,

JNU: The Tenth India-China-Russia Trilateral, Moscow, 2010. October 20, 2010.

19. Dr. T.G. Suresh, Asst. Professor, Centre for Political Studies, School of Social

Sciences, JNU: Spatial Development in Sichuan. October 27, 2010.

20. Dr. Sharad K. Soni, Central Asian Studies Programme, SIS, JNU: Post-Cold

War Dynamism in Sino-Mongolian Relations. Nov 3, 2010.

21. Prof. Sabaree Mitra, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, JNU

and Hony. Fellow, ICS: China and Tagore‟s Concept of Civilization. Nov 10,

2010.

22. Dr. Marie Lall, London University and Chatham House: The World through

Myanmar‟s Eyes: What do these Elections mean? November 24, 2010.

23. Amb. Vinod Khanna, Emeritus Fellow, ICS, Dr. Alka Acharya, JNU and ICS,

Prof. M. Mohanty, CSD and ICS: The Wen Jiabao Visit: A Preview. December

1, 2010 (ICWA S, Sapru House)

24. Mr. Gautam Bambawale, Joint Secretary (East Asia), MEA, GOI: India-China

Relations: Wen Jiabao Visit and Beyond January 07, 2011. ICS Special Lecture,

Chaired by Amb. Vinod C. Khanna.

25. Dr. Joel Andreas, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Johns Hopkins

University: The Cultural Revolution and the Origins of China‟s New Class.

January 12, 2011.

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26. Dr. B. R. Deepak, Associate Professor, Centre for Chinese and Southeast Asian

Studies, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, JNU: India-China

and Tibet: Fundamental Perceptions. January 19, 2011.

27. Dr. Rajeswari Rajagopalan, Senior Fellow, ORF: An Indian perspective on the

Chinese Military Power. February 2, 2011.

28. Prof. Madhu Bhalla, Head, Department of East Asian Studies, University of

Delhi: China and the International System: Multilateralism and the Harmonious

World Theory. February 9, 2011

29. Rakesh Kumar, Assistant Professor, Centre for Chinese and Southeast Asian

Studies, School of Language Literature and Culture, JNU: Youth and Economic

Reforms in China. February 23, 2011.

30. Dr. Angira Sen Sarma, Associate Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, New

Delhi: China's Growing Role in Central Asia, March 9, 2011.

31. Col. Gautam Das, Indian Army (Retd.): China-Tibet-India and the Strategic

Military Future, March 16, 2011.

32. Ravi Bhoothalingam, Manas Advisory and ICS: The Kumarajiva Expedition:

Circumnavigating the Taklamakan Desert, March 23, 2011.

33. Col Virendra Sahai Verma, Indian Army (Retd.): Infra-Structure Development

in Tibet: The Military Dimension, (scheduled on March 30, 2011)

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Annexure 2

ICS FACULTY AND STAFF

Co-Chairpersons Rajeev Bhargava (ex-officio, Director, CSDS)

Manoranjan Mohanty

Honorary Director Sreemati Chakrabarti

Steering Committee Alka Acharya, Rajeev Bhargava, Sreemati

Chakrabarti, D.L. Sheth, Manoranjan Mohanty,

Ashis Nandy, K. Raghunath, R.K. Srivastava, Peter

D‟Souza, Arvinder Singh, Brij Tankha, Patricia

Uberoi

ICS Honorary Fellows

Alka Acharya: Associate Professor, Centre for East Asian Studies,

School of International Studies Jawaharlal Nehru

University,

China’s international relations; Foreign policy and

political economy; Sino-Indian relations

Hemant Adlakha: Associate Professor, School of Languages, Jawaharlal

Nehru University, Chinese literature and culture

Sreemati Chakrabarti: Professor, Department of East Asian Studies,

University of Delhi, Chinese politics and education

R.R. Krishnan: Professor, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal

Nehru University (rtd.) Korean affairs

Srikanth Kondapalli: Professor, Centre for East Asian Studies, JNU,

Defence and PLA

Sabaree Mitra: Professor, School of Languages, Jawaharlal Nehru

University, Chinese language, literature and culture

Manoranjan Mohanty: Professor of Political Science, University of Delhi

(rtd.), Chinese politics, Comparative development

studies

Vijay Nambiar: Formerly of the Indian Foreign Service and Deputy

National Security Advisor, Government of India,

India-China relations

Kishan S. Rana: Indian Foreign Service (rtd): Comparative Asian

diplomacy

K. Raghunath: Formerly of the Indian Foreign Service, India-China

relations,

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Arvinder Singh: Fellow, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies,

Chinese economy

Brij Tankha: Professor in Modern Japanese History, Department of

East Asian Studies, University of Delhi, Japanese

history, Japan and Asia, Contemporary Japan

Madhavi Thampi: Reader, Department of East Asian Studies, University

of Delhi, Chinese history

Patricia Uberoi: Professor in Social Change and Development,

Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi (rtd), Chinese

society and culture; Family, kinship, gender

ICS Emeritus Fellows

G.P. Deshpande: Professor, Centre for East Asian Studies, Jawaharlal

Nehru University (rtd.), and former Director, ICS

China's international

relations

Huang I-shu: Formerly Reader, Department of Chinese & Japanese

Studies, University of Delhi (rtd.) Chinese language

and literature; Chinese Minority areas

Vinod C. Khanna: Formerly of the Indian Foreign Service and former

Director, ICS, China's foreign relations

C.V. Ranganathan: Formerly of the Indian Foreign Service and former

Co-Chairperson, ICS, India-China relations

Tan Chung: Formerly Professor of Chinese, Jawaharlal Nehru

University (rtd.) Chinese history, culture and art;

Sino-India studies

ICS Visiting Fellows

Col. Navneet Kumar: Project on China’s Military Strategy

Poonam Surie: Project on Chinese Religion and Culture

Prof. Sushila Narasimhan,

(Retired Professor)

Delhi University: Project on China’s Disaster: Lessons for Japan.

China Report Editor Alka Acharya

Associate Editor Madhavi Thampi

Book Review Editor Sreemati Chakrabarti

Assistant Editor Jabin Jacob

East Asia Programme

Programme Coordinator: Brij Tankha

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Chinese Economy Research Programme

Programme Coordinator: Arvinder Singh

India-China Comparative

Development Studies Programme

Programme Coordinators: Manoranjan Mohanty and Patricia Uberoi

ICS Research Affiliates

Arjun Asrani, Indian Foreign Service (rtd): Japan and East Asia

Ravi Bhoothalingam, Chief Executive, Manas Advisory, India-China collaboration in

Tourism.

Ashwini Deshpande, Professor of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, Comparative

India-China economic studies; social exclusion

Ranjit Gupta, Indian Foreign Service (rtd): China and Taiwan

Govind Kelkar, Programme Coordinator, UNIFEM, Women’s Studies, Environmental

Studies, Tribal Studies.

Sriram Natarajan, JNU, Chinese Agricultural Economics

Jairam Ramesh, Economist and Minister of Environment and Forests: Chinese economy

M.V. Rappai, Ministry of Defence (rtd): People’s Liberation Army

Virendra Sahai Verma, Indian Army (rtd): Sino-Pak relations, Infrastructure

Development in Tibet TAR

Anurag V. Mohanty, Free lance writer specializing on China Studies

ICS Research Staff

Alok Ranjan, Research Associate.

Office Staff

Office in Charge Kamlesh Jha

Peon Vikram