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INDIA-FRANCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP 2.0

Prof. Dr. Ummu Salma Bava

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 Jean Monnet Chair – The European Union, Security, Peace and Conflict Resolution (JM CHAIR - EU-SPCR)

 

  • Conflict has emerged as a critical factor disrupting domestic and international affairs. The Jean Monnet Chair - EU-SPCR will focus on teaching and research about how the European Union (EU) integrates security with peace and conflict resolution, which has not been focussed by other Jean Monnet activities in India.

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INDIA-FRANCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP 2.0

Prof. Dr. Ummu Salma Bava

21 March 2018

The visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to India from 9-12 March 2018 provided an opportunity for stock taking of the two decade old strategic partnership. The need to enhance and reset the Indo-French Strategic Partnership 2.0 was necessary with the changing power equations at the regional and global level.

 

EUROPEAN UNION’S GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION:PRIVACY BY DESIGN AND DEFAULT

Prof. Dr. Ummu Salma Bava

25 May 2018

Privacy in the digital age is no more a myth after 25 May 2018. The European Unions’ (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an outcome of two decades of EU regulatory revolution that has set the benchmark for the creation of a European online data protection regime with global implications.

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Prof. Dr. Ummu Salma Bava is Chairperson and Professor of European Studies at the Centre for European Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

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H.E. Mr. Veljko Kajtazi, Member of Parliament, Croatia, “New Croatia: Recent Developments”.

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A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.