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The Jadavpur Association of International Relations has been launched to commemorate the 6Oth Year of Independence of India. This is the first organization of its kind with All India character. More than a professional association, JAIR is foremost a learned society. The direct advancement of knowledge is at the core of JAIR activities. We endeavour to bring together the whole gamut of social scientists from all fields of inquiry, regions, and occupational endeavours within and outside academe, and to expand awareness and understanding of International developments.. A fundamental mission of JAIR is to support the professional workplace and career opportunities of young scholars working in the field of International Relations and Contemporary history. There is a role in the association for scholars and students from all venues and locations with a critical and comprehensive interest in the study of International Relations and the enrichment of public life. We shall be obliged if you kindly become the member of the Association to help us to work together to strengthen the discipline, enhance its impacts and broaden scholarly engagements.If you have any queries feel free to contact Dr. Imankalyan Lahiri,General Secretary at 9874490250 or e-mail at: imankalyanlahiri@rediffmail.com
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
JAIR NEWS LETTER VOL I ,ISSUE III
THE JADAVPUR
ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
A non-Profit, Non Governmental Organization
(Registered under The West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961)
29,BRAHMAPUR, GOVT.SCHEME, BANSDRONI, Kolkata 700070
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NEWS LETTER
VOL: I ISSUE III
The Jadavpur Association of International Relations in collaboration with the School of International Relations and Strategic Studies, Jadavpur University organized a seminar on Waves of Democracy in South Asia on 26th September, 2008 at K.P.Basu Memorial Hall, Jadavpur University. The seminar was attended by different scholars and students from different universities and colleges.
Inaugural Session
The Seminar began with the Inaugural Session. The initiation address was delivered by Dr. Partha Pratim Basu, Head of the Department, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University. Dr. Basu began by saying that the JAIR’s main objective is to try to fill a long standing vacuum in International Relations. The objectives outlined by Dr. Basu were to bring together people of various disciplines within the academia of this association, bringing together various research scholars and people from various circles associated with International Relations. He further went on to say that this is just a humble beginning and JAIR’s aim is to become an All India entity in course of time.
Professor Dipankar Sinha, Professor, University of Calcutta began his keynote address by introducing the theme Waves of Democracy in South Asia to be a complex and diverse topic for any researcher, he talked about the constituents of democracy. Determinants may constitute of people’s rule, right to chose rulers etc. he added. In South Asia, newer phases to democracy may come up but it still remains the least bad system for conflict resolution, he argued. The intra-state and inter-state conflict in South Asia is important while determining the determinants of democracy in South Asia. According to Dr. Sinha, the metaphors of waves have two implications. First, waves are not constants and secondly, waves are long and high with exceptions like emergency and non-dramatic expressions of everyday life. He mentioned about Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives where waves are determinant upon time only. He pointed towards the fact that Waves can be internal or external. International Relations focuses on the former and the later should not be underestimated. In this regard Professor Sinha also spoke of Lawrence Whitehead’s essay on democracy. The waves of democracy can be deceptive too, he added. In terms of International Relations, South Asia displays democratic deficit because in intra-state relations, there is no sharing of values or respect for each other. Mentioning about the deficit of human capital in South Asia, he spoke about SAARC which underestimates human security, development, co-operation and peace –building . He also spoke about Media’s role in South Asia. Finally, he spoke about the policy scale of South Asia and not just the economic scale. This can be reinforced by horizontal communications which should include values, symbols emotions etc. to sustain waves of Democracy in South Asia.
Professor Purusottam Bhattacharya, Professor, Department of International Relations and Director, School of International Relations and Strategic Studies, Jadavpur University chaired the Inaugural Session. Professor Bhattacharya began by drawing attention to the fact that democracy is Universal According to one group while another group argues that there are certain preconditions for democracy. He highlighted that democracy doesn’t always have a peaceful establishment by illustrating on the civil wars of England and US. Focusing on the South Asian countries where democracy has been a concept in recent times, Professor Bhattacharya concluded, conflict and violence should not damper the spirit of democracy in South Asia.
Vote of thanks was delivered by Dr. Shibashis Chatterjee, Reader, Department of International Relations.
ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
A non-Profit, Non Governmental Organization
(Registered under The West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961)
29,BRAHMAPUR, GOVT.SCHEME, BANSDRONI, Kolkata 700070
Tel: 033-24107726/6394
e-MAIL: mailtojair@rediffmail.com
NEWS LETTER
VOL: I ISSUE III
The Jadavpur Association of International Relations in collaboration with the School of International Relations and Strategic Studies, Jadavpur University organized a seminar on Waves of Democracy in South Asia on 26th September, 2008 at K.P.Basu Memorial Hall, Jadavpur University. The seminar was attended by different scholars and students from different universities and colleges.
Inaugural Session
The Seminar began with the Inaugural Session. The initiation address was delivered by Dr. Partha Pratim Basu, Head of the Department, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University. Dr. Basu began by saying that the JAIR’s main objective is to try to fill a long standing vacuum in International Relations. The objectives outlined by Dr. Basu were to bring together people of various disciplines within the academia of this association, bringing together various research scholars and people from various circles associated with International Relations. He further went on to say that this is just a humble beginning and JAIR’s aim is to become an All India entity in course of time.
Professor Dipankar Sinha, Professor, University of Calcutta began his keynote address by introducing the theme Waves of Democracy in South Asia to be a complex and diverse topic for any researcher, he talked about the constituents of democracy. Determinants may constitute of people’s rule, right to chose rulers etc. he added. In South Asia, newer phases to democracy may come up but it still remains the least bad system for conflict resolution, he argued. The intra-state and inter-state conflict in South Asia is important while determining the determinants of democracy in South Asia. According to Dr. Sinha, the metaphors of waves have two implications. First, waves are not constants and secondly, waves are long and high with exceptions like emergency and non-dramatic expressions of everyday life. He mentioned about Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives where waves are determinant upon time only. He pointed towards the fact that Waves can be internal or external. International Relations focuses on the former and the later should not be underestimated. In this regard Professor Sinha also spoke of Lawrence Whitehead’s essay on democracy. The waves of democracy can be deceptive too, he added. In terms of International Relations, South Asia displays democratic deficit because in intra-state relations, there is no sharing of values or respect for each other. Mentioning about the deficit of human capital in South Asia, he spoke about SAARC which underestimates human security, development, co-operation and peace –building . He also spoke about Media’s role in South Asia. Finally, he spoke about the policy scale of South Asia and not just the economic scale. This can be reinforced by horizontal communications which should include values, symbols emotions etc. to sustain waves of Democracy in South Asia.
Professor Purusottam Bhattacharya, Professor, Department of International Relations and Director, School of International Relations and Strategic Studies, Jadavpur University chaired the Inaugural Session. Professor Bhattacharya began by drawing attention to the fact that democracy is Universal According to one group while another group argues that there are certain preconditions for democracy. He highlighted that democracy doesn’t always have a peaceful establishment by illustrating on the civil wars of England and US. Focusing on the South Asian countries where democracy has been a concept in recent times, Professor Bhattacharya concluded, conflict and violence should not damper the spirit of democracy in South Asia.
Vote of thanks was delivered by Dr. Shibashis Chatterjee, Reader, Department of International Relations.
Session I
Chaired jointly by Professor Dipankar Sinha and Sri Snehasis Sur, this session dealt with the unconventional papers of the seminar.
The first paper in the Seminar was presented by Miss Sankhamala Roy of Jadavpur University on Democratic Connotations of some recent films of India’s two Islamic neighbours-Pakistan and Afghanistan. The paper traced the stories of three films; Osama (2003), and Kandahar (2001) from Afghanistan and Khuda Ke Liye (In the name of God) from Pakistan depicting vandalism of human rights. Defining democracy in its musical aspect, she concluded her paper with a few lines from the film Khuda Ke Liye.
The second paper was presented by Sri Rajdeep Roy of Jadavpur University. The paper was based on the song Goli Maar Bhije Mein from the film Satya.His paper emphasized as to how the song and its lyrics develop a sense of community and with respect to the liberal democratic model. Sri Roy draws a parallel as to how electoral democracy is a threat to gang democracy, characterized by a different sense of community development.
Session II
Sri Siladitya Sikdar from Asutosh College in his paper emphasized on the motivation forces of liberalization and privatization for the starding of democracy in South Asia. His counterpart Sri Parikshit Thakur, focused on Democratization of Nepal stating the precursors of an ideal democracy. He reinstated the history of Nepal associating with the changing forms of political structure of the state.
Ms. Yashi Surana from Presidency College in her paper drew attention by saying that the diversity prevalent in the South Asian countries calls for the development of democracy in these countries. From the observations she made in her paper, she ended her paper by noting that South Asia defines the conventional notion of democracy.
Quoting the eminent political philosopher and politician John Caldwell Calhoun’s notion of democracy Miss Zilpha A.Modi with Mr. Somnath Sengupta stated the failure of constitution of India in providing democracy to the varied Indian mass. They focused on the Northeast of India to analyze the transition of tribal democracy.
Sri Amit Srivastava of Jaypuria College in his paper analyzed the system of government participation through a method of representation. Giving emphasis on the various forms of democracy established through women’s participation in civil movements and voting of opinion by people, the fact that democracy can survive in all forms was the observation drawn.
The session was chaired by Professor Radha Raman Chakrabarti, All India Vice-President, JAIR and former Vice-Chancellor, Netaji Subhas Open University.
Session III
Presented by Ms. Priyanka Dutta Chowdhury and Ms.Upasana Roy Barman of Jadavpur University this paper portrayed the different factors like the dominant role of the army, political leaders, feudal lords and bureaucracy’s on political system of Pakistan in the felicitation of democracy.
Examining the waves of Democracy in South Asia at different points of time, Ms. Dyotona Banerjee and Ms. Sanchaita Dasgupta of Jadavpur University focused on Pakistan with the history of its military Presidents and civilian governments as well. It concluded reinstating the truth of political history of Pakistan, which has been a change without a change.
Presented by Ms.Anandi Chakraborty and Ms.Sukanya Manna of Jadavpur University the paper focused on the changing political scenario of Nepal with the demise of monarchy and victory of democracy and India’s growing apprehension of its new neighbour.
Addressed by Ms.Nabila Jamshed, the paper showcased the consolidation and institutionalization of democracy in both Nepal and Pakistan. She emphasized how the wave of democracy in both nations was given a boost by forces of conflict and concluded by making an interesting study of the paradox of the people’s power.
Ms. Tuhina Chatterjee’s paper stressed on the importance of people’s participation in a democracy and how different collective phenomenon has been taken to initiate this. To support her observations, she pointed out the various integrated village planning programme initiated by UNICEF and other likely organizations.
The session was chaired by Dr. Partha Pratim Basu, President (Working council), JAIR and Head of the Department, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University
Session IV
Smt. Chandrabali Ghoshal of Jadavpur University in her paper pointed out the chronic instability that has dogged Bangladesh ever since its formation. The purpose of the paper was to show how fatal Islamic Fundamentalism can prove to the establishment of Democracy.
The paper by Mr.Drona Bandyapadhaya of Jadavpur University dealt with the parliamentary democracy in Bangladesh which started off in its right spirit but ended up creating a total new.
Ms. Madhumita Dutta and Ms. Tilottama Mukherjee’s paper focused on the various impediments on the path of democracy in Bangladesh.
Presented by Ms. Pratyusha Mitra and Ms. Amrin Parveen of Jadavpur University showcased the various developments taking place in Bangladesh after its creation.
The session ended with debates on Islamic fundamentalism between the various speakers and the audience with the chairperson concluding that democracy by its very nature allows anti-democratic elements within society.
The session was chaired by Dr. Anindyajyoti Majumder, Reader, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University.
Session V
Presented by Ms. Aniqa Ali of Jadavpur University the paper pointed out the crucial importance of strategic location of Afghanistan and how the different monarchical governments have been finally uprooted by intervention of democracy in the contemporary times.
Ms. Oindrila Roy of Jadavpur University in her paper showed the reasons of crisis in democracy in Sri Lanka.
Ms. Adrija Chatterjee and Ms. Titli Maitra of Jadavpur University in their paper highlighted the transformation of Sri Lanka from a promising democracy having an elected parliament for more than a decade and half from 1947 to one of the failing states in 2007.
Dr. Shibashis Chatterjee Reader, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University and convener, JAIR in his chairman’s address gave his own observations about the external tussle with the concept of democracy. He stated democracy as an unfinished concept and how it is tackled under valid grounds is the challenging to which the democracy has to rise. He gave his precious suggestions to the students who presented their papers in the seminar.
The students’ seminar on Waves of Democracy in South Asia came to an end with the distribution of certificates.
The vote of thanks was given by Dr. Imankalyan Lahiri, General Secretary, JAIR.
Prepared by Smt. Payel Sen and Smt. Ayatakshi Das and written by Smt. Payel Sen for The Jadavpur Association of International Relations © JAIR, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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Ayatakshi Das C/0, Mira Majumder,3A, Kalibari Lane, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032 WBS0002
Bhaskar Chakraborty Dept. of History, University of Calcutta WBE0066
Biswanath Chakraborty R.K.Misiion Vidyamandira, Belur Math, Howrah, 700202 WBT0051
Chinmayee Satpathy 708,B.J.B.Nagar,Bhubeneswar 751014 ORT0074
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Debamitra Mitra ICFAI WBE0060
Debashis Mahapatra Vill:Kourda, Barbatia, Egra, East Midnapore, 721443 WBS0017
Devarati Mandal 128C, Mati Lal Gupta Road, Kolkata 700008 WBS0008
Dipankar Sinha University of Calcutta, Dept. of Pol Sc., 1,Reformatory Street, Kolkata 700029 WBT0050
Dona Ganguly 2/26,Bijoygarh, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032 WBS0032
Gaur Debnath C/o.MrinmoyBhattacharya, 6/6,Kalicharan Ghosh Road, Kolkata 700050 WBS0035
Imankalyan Lahiri Jadavpur University WBE0067
Jayita Sarkar 44/2/27, Jheel Road, Block-B, FL-2, Kolkata-700075 WBS0018
Kakoli Sengupta 29, Jatin Das Road, Kolkata 700029 WBT0025
Kausik Sen Flat B, Arunoday Apartment,IF-3/1,Aswininagar, Baguihati, Kolkata 700059
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Madhumita Dutta 550/29,P.K.Guha Road, Dum Dum, Kolkata 700028 WBS0009
Mandakini Das Department of Political Science, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Orissa
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Manoranjan Mohanty Delhi University, New Delhi WBE0047
Mohor Chakraborty 25A, Sonali Park, Garia, Rathtala, Kolkata 700084 WBF0041
Mousumi Dasgupta 14, South Park, Kolkata 700075 WBF0040
Nidhi Sharma 1/274A,Jodhpur Park, Kolkata 700068 WBS0006
Nilimpa Ghosh (Pal) FlatE2,Imankalyan Apartments,33B,Hindustan Road, Kolkata 700029
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Niranjan Barik C/4,ISO-1,Kanika Chhak, Cuttack,753008, Orissa ORT0068
Parikshit Thakur 42/3, Kaikhalichinia More, Dum Dum Airport, Kolkata 700052 WBS0019
Paromita Ganguly X-11/66,Lake View Housing Complex, Drainage Canal Road, Dumurjala, Howrah-711104 WBT0054
Partha Pratim Basu Flat-G-4,25/3, Raja Manindra Road, Kolkata 700037 WBT0027
Payel Sen 106, Golf Club Road, OPP. Bangur High School, Golf Club Road WBS0001
Pradip Narayan Ghosh Vice-Chancellor, Jadavpur University,WBE0045
Prasad Ranjan Roy Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Govt. of West Bengal, Salt Lake WBE0044
Pratick Mallick 48, BGT Road, Bhadrakhali, Howrah-712232 WBS0023
Priyanki Chatterjee 22/3, Ruby Park East, Kolkata 700078 WBS0013
Prosenjit Pal FlatE2,Imankalyan Apartments,33B,Hindustan Road, Kolkata 700029
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Purusottam Bhattacharya Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032 WBE0057
Radhanath Mishra Qrs No. 3R-154,Road No. 2, UnitIX,Bhubeneswar,751022 ORT0070
RadhaRaman Chakrabarti 142/20, Raja Rammohan Road, Kolkata 700008 WBP0055
Rajkumar Kothari Vidyasagar University WBT0058
Rochana Das 20, Lake East 6TH Road, Kolkata 700075 WBT0053
Rudradev Bhattacharyya X-11/66,Lake View Housing Complex, Drainage Canal Road, Dumurjala, Howrah-711104 WBS0012
Rupkumar Barman Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032 WBT0064
Sabita Harichandan 204,Aradhana Enclave, E-16,B.J.B.Nagar, Bhubeneswar, ORT0073
Sanjukta Bhattacharya 55, SouthEnd Park, Kolkata 700029 WBT0049
Sekhar Ghosh Burdwan University, Burdwan WBT0065
Shibashis Chatterjee Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032 WBE0061
Snehashis Sur Doordardhan News, KolkataWBM0052
Sohini Chowdhury EE152, Flat No.6, Sector II, Salt Lake Kolkata 700091 WBS0007
Somdatta Banerjee 26/6/12 Lake East, 4th Road, Kolkata 700075 WBF0038
Somnath Sengupta 43, DiamondHarbour Road, Behala, Kolkata 700034 WBS0024
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Sreya Ghosh A2/9, Happy Nook Society, Ananadapur, Kolkata 700107 WBS0031
Sulagna Mustafi 1/1, Jheel Road, Kolkata 700075 WBS0020
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Zilpha A. Modi Jadavpur University Ladies Hostel, Kolkata 700032 WBS0022
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
ORISSA CHAPTER
The Orissa chapter of JAIR has been launched with Professor Niranjan Barik of Ravenshaw University as its regional secretary. At present there are eight members from Orissa.
STUDENT'S SEMINAR
Student’s Seminar on Waves of Democracy
The Association in collaboration with The School of International Relations and Strategic Studies organized a Student’s Seminr on Waves of Democracy in South Asia at K.P.Basu Memorial Hall, Jadavpur University on 26th September, 2008. Nearly thirty students from different universities and colleges presented their papers on the day. The seminar was attented by the students of Jadavpur University, Ashutosh College, Jaipuria College, and Presidency College. Professor Dipankar Sinha, Professor, University of Calcutta delivered the Key-note address at the Inaugural ceremony of the programme.
The Association in collaboration with The School of International Relations and Strategic Studies organized a Student’s Seminr on Waves of Democracy in South Asia at K.P.Basu Memorial Hall, Jadavpur University on 26th September, 2008. Nearly thirty students from different universities and colleges presented their papers on the day. The seminar was attented by the students of Jadavpur University, Ashutosh College, Jaipuria College, and Presidency College. Professor Dipankar Sinha, Professor, University of Calcutta delivered the Key-note address at the Inaugural ceremony of the programme.
NEWS LETTER VOL 1, ISSUE 1
The First ever Association for the scholars and students in International Relations in India has been launched to commemorate the 6Oth Year of Independence of India. The formal name of the organization is THE JADAVPUR ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (JAIR). More than a professional association, JAIR is foremost a learned society. The direct advancement of knowledge is at the core of JAIR activities. We endeavor to bring together the whole gamut of social scientists from all fields of inquiry, regions, and occupational endeavors within and outside academe, and to expand awareness and understanding of International developments.
The Beginning………………………….
The Inaugural ceremony was initiated by Dr. Partha Pratim Basu, Reader, Dept. of International Relations, Jadavpur University and President (Working Committee), JAIR. Prof. Basu began by saying that the first Dept of IR in India began in kolkata (at the Jadavpur University) and therefore it became axiomatic for the first association of international relations to begin from the same city. Highlighting the objectives of the association he first and foremost mentioned that JAIR is a professional association and aim to be a learning society, offering seminars, discussions, conferences on topic of relevance. JAIR would endeavor to conduct projects in collaboration with other institutions and organizations. Next, Prof. Basu, envisioned JAIR going beyond the realms of pure academics. JAIR would like to indulge in policy making and contribution to international understanding of tolerance, humanity and peace. Prof. Basu further highlighted that IR is a discipline which shares concern with other disciplines and therefore visualized JAIR to be a meeting ground for various subjects offering space from students and researchers, ignite fresh minds what naturally favor is a fact that IR is concerned not just with students and researchers of the discipline but also professionals from fields like defense, diplomacy, media, business (chamber of commerce), therefore JAIR would like to work with such multifaceted professionals and fields. Prof. Basu also emphasized that JAIR having a humble start, envisions itself to be an All India association and towards that direction he seeks co-operation and participation of all present.
Address by Professor P.N Ghosh, Vice-Chancellor, Jadavpur University and Member, Advisory Committee, JAIR
Prof. Ghosh began by drawing the attention of the evidence to the complexity and multi-disciplinary nature of IR. Further he painted the history of changes taking place in the international scenario, drawing concentration towards the changes taking place post second world war, epitomizing the reference of technology engulfing international affairs. He pointed towards the fact that in the post-war years Japan’s economic growth could be traced to its technological advancement, while India though having talented scientists would not cope with world economic advancement became of its technological handicap. Though India political leadership in Non-aligned movement was immense but remained economically backward for its technological response.Prof. Ghosh talked about other relevant issues concerning international relations in present times. He first spoke here of the globalization as a dominant process in the present times. Next he spoke of the relevance of environment, the growing realization among both developing and developed nations towards the same. He also talked about the dangers of terrorism and its impact all over the world.
Address by Sri Prasad Ranjan Roy, IAS, Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department , Govt. of West Bengal and Member, Advisory Committee, JAIR
Sri Roy began by saying that kolkata has tradition of giving birth to many associations and organizations. Therefore fitting for kolkata to lay the seeds of JAIR as an association. Roy addressed the importance of systematic interaction between institutions and government. India has till now lacked this and he hoped JAIR moved thereby fill that vacuum. He hoped JAIR would serve as a grooming ground for those students who move outside. He said “our students are our best diplomats”. He hoped JAIR would help students, representing the country well.
Address by Professor Purushottam Bhattacharya, Professor, Dept of international relations, Jadavpur University and Member, Advisory Committee, JAIR:
Prof. Bhattacharya aspires that JAIR would not only assures an All India character but also an international character too. Having a humble start, the objective of JAIR would need to reach out more people and various areas. Prof Bhattacharya remarked, inter-disciplinary character of IR is a strength rather than weakness. He ended by saying JAIR is undertaking a “challenging task” and hopes it last long.
Keynote address by Sri Amit Dasgupta, Joint Secretary, Public Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India and Member, Advisory Committee, JAIR
Sri Amit Dasgupta
Sri Amit Dasgupta began his speech by mentioning that his deliverance will be from a practitioner’s point of view. He began by distinguishing between public diplomacy from traditional diplomacy and his enlighten nature was concerned with the former. While traditional diplomacy remains confined within the realm of talks between governments of several nations or within the government, on the other hand public diplomacy means “out of government”. Public diplomacy came into being in the 1960’s. Government of India also started its distinct public diplomacy. Previous to that India has an External Publicity Division which was first managed by Information and Broadcasting Ministry (Govt. Of India), later taken up by Ministry of External Affairs. The rational behind having a public diplomacy channel is the fact that before independence and at the juncture of independence, the image of India was peddled solely by British. After independence, India suddenly found itself amongst community of nations. Hence it became important to India to project in its various facets in front of the world. Therefore, the external public diplomacy division was given the mandate of imaging India in all its facets; give a sense, “what is India?” It was through such initiatives that people came to have a better understanding of India that it was not just a land of snake chambers and maharajas, that one could also do business with it. The realization was about a need to shift dialogue partners.
Emphasizing the need for public diplomacy, Mr. Dasgupta spoke about dealings in the WTO. While after the WTO negotiations stalled, the delegates came back to Delhi (India), the media reports came rushing in stating India has blocked “development” in the poor countries by blocking WTO negotiations. Therefore apparently India seemed to be at fault. The point is therefore the global civil society never got to know the Indian position. Public diplomacy division was to create a division outside also-an alternative route
Sri Dasgupta pointed out three examples in which public diplomacy showed its own charisma and even failed to do anything. In USA, a lot of effort was taken up by Washington D.C to prove the world that why they have decided to wage the war against Iraq and why Iraq needed a regime change. USA involved its own alliances all over the world and the US military force in their war against Saddam Hussein regime but the crux of the public diplomacy is completely denied by USA. USA completely forgot to convince its citizen residing within USA and overlooked their sentiment. However this example clearly showed USA’s negligence in fostering public diplomacy
In the second case, Israel attacked Lebanon. Israeli soldiers were kidnapped by Hamas and Hijbulla; a fact which has been well documented. Israel therefore asked either to release their soldier otherwise; they will be freed to attack. Hammas and hijbulla refused. This fact has also been documented well. But when Israel attacked, opinion held Israel to be the aggressor. This again was a case of complete collapse of public diplomacy by Israel. It never went to articulate its position while. It is a case of kidnapping of soldiers and the refusal to release are well documented fact.
The third example Sri.Dasgupta pointed out that Germany after the Second World War was a complete savage. People all over the world use to talk about German companies like the Mercedes Benz which is a class apart, a true revolution in itself. But the German growth rate fell and unemployment grew largely all over Germany. The European commission on the other hand pulled up German as it failed to fulfill the deficit four times in a row. A stark detoriation of German self-esteem could be visualized. The foreign ministers in Berlin decided to change German situation by winning friends all over the world. German’s biggest public diplomacy after the Second World War was to project its economic growth and started building it whole heartedly. As a result of which people started to believe in Germany as German, a land of ideas and innovation. The football world cup played the real ground for true German spirit, to prove them in front of millions of crowd gathered their. Black, the captain of German football team said that when he looked around and all he could see are German people. Although Italy won the final but Germany stole the heart. Trade and commerce, industries, tourism grew 4-5 times after that. Germany opted its civil society to play the major role in time of crisis and with public diplomacy only they have their own position in the world map.
But Sri Dasgupta cautioned that the problem with public diplomacy. He also emphasized that with public diplomacy misgivings can be removed. The agenda is to pursue one’s national interest. But there are times when public diplomacy gives a way the wrong stories. For instance, during the middle years of cold war, more than fifty thousand Soviet Union’s people want to study to the USA. One name was Alexander Yahoo who was a significant contributor to the policy Glassnost. The general perception was that his experiences in US contributed to this conceive Glasnost but the reality was that he actually shaped his US wherein he thought everyone abuses his country. Mr. Dasgupta said public diplomacy is the means to create receptivity in an otherwise hostile situation. For instance, Mr. Dasgupta was of the opinion that Cuba showed an interest in creating a favorable atmosphere to relax tension with USA.India’ foreign policy was never open; policy articulation remained within the closed talks of south block. Today, it is different. Point is understood now that foreign policy is also extremely crucial for the domestic as well. For instance, the Indo-Bangladesh relation has immense impact on west Bengal, Assam and north eastern states of India.
The Vote of Thanks was delivered by Dr. Imankalyan Lahiri, General Secretary, JAIR
A fundamental mission of JAIR is to support the professional workplace and career opportunities of young scholars working in the field of International Relations and Contemporary history. There is a role in the association for scholars and students from all venues and locations with a critical and comprehensive interest in the study of International Relations and the enrichment of public life.
Prepared by Smt. Sreya Ghosh and Smt. Sohini Chowdhury for The Jadavpur Association of International Relations.(c) JAIR, 2008
The Beginning………………………….
The Inaugural ceremony was initiated by Dr. Partha Pratim Basu, Reader, Dept. of International Relations, Jadavpur University and President (Working Committee), JAIR. Prof. Basu began by saying that the first Dept of IR in India began in kolkata (at the Jadavpur University) and therefore it became axiomatic for the first association of international relations to begin from the same city. Highlighting the objectives of the association he first and foremost mentioned that JAIR is a professional association and aim to be a learning society, offering seminars, discussions, conferences on topic of relevance. JAIR would endeavor to conduct projects in collaboration with other institutions and organizations. Next, Prof. Basu, envisioned JAIR going beyond the realms of pure academics. JAIR would like to indulge in policy making and contribution to international understanding of tolerance, humanity and peace. Prof. Basu further highlighted that IR is a discipline which shares concern with other disciplines and therefore visualized JAIR to be a meeting ground for various subjects offering space from students and researchers, ignite fresh minds what naturally favor is a fact that IR is concerned not just with students and researchers of the discipline but also professionals from fields like defense, diplomacy, media, business (chamber of commerce), therefore JAIR would like to work with such multifaceted professionals and fields. Prof. Basu also emphasized that JAIR having a humble start, envisions itself to be an All India association and towards that direction he seeks co-operation and participation of all present.
Address by Professor P.N Ghosh, Vice-Chancellor, Jadavpur University and Member, Advisory Committee, JAIR
Prof. Ghosh began by drawing the attention of the evidence to the complexity and multi-disciplinary nature of IR. Further he painted the history of changes taking place in the international scenario, drawing concentration towards the changes taking place post second world war, epitomizing the reference of technology engulfing international affairs. He pointed towards the fact that in the post-war years Japan’s economic growth could be traced to its technological advancement, while India though having talented scientists would not cope with world economic advancement became of its technological handicap. Though India political leadership in Non-aligned movement was immense but remained economically backward for its technological response.Prof. Ghosh talked about other relevant issues concerning international relations in present times. He first spoke here of the globalization as a dominant process in the present times. Next he spoke of the relevance of environment, the growing realization among both developing and developed nations towards the same. He also talked about the dangers of terrorism and its impact all over the world.
Address by Sri Prasad Ranjan Roy, IAS, Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department , Govt. of West Bengal and Member, Advisory Committee, JAIR
Sri Roy began by saying that kolkata has tradition of giving birth to many associations and organizations. Therefore fitting for kolkata to lay the seeds of JAIR as an association. Roy addressed the importance of systematic interaction between institutions and government. India has till now lacked this and he hoped JAIR moved thereby fill that vacuum. He hoped JAIR would serve as a grooming ground for those students who move outside. He said “our students are our best diplomats”. He hoped JAIR would help students, representing the country well.
Address by Professor Purushottam Bhattacharya, Professor, Dept of international relations, Jadavpur University and Member, Advisory Committee, JAIR:
Prof. Bhattacharya aspires that JAIR would not only assures an All India character but also an international character too. Having a humble start, the objective of JAIR would need to reach out more people and various areas. Prof Bhattacharya remarked, inter-disciplinary character of IR is a strength rather than weakness. He ended by saying JAIR is undertaking a “challenging task” and hopes it last long.
Keynote address by Sri Amit Dasgupta, Joint Secretary, Public Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India and Member, Advisory Committee, JAIR
Sri Amit Dasgupta
Sri Amit Dasgupta began his speech by mentioning that his deliverance will be from a practitioner’s point of view. He began by distinguishing between public diplomacy from traditional diplomacy and his enlighten nature was concerned with the former. While traditional diplomacy remains confined within the realm of talks between governments of several nations or within the government, on the other hand public diplomacy means “out of government”. Public diplomacy came into being in the 1960’s. Government of India also started its distinct public diplomacy. Previous to that India has an External Publicity Division which was first managed by Information and Broadcasting Ministry (Govt. Of India), later taken up by Ministry of External Affairs. The rational behind having a public diplomacy channel is the fact that before independence and at the juncture of independence, the image of India was peddled solely by British. After independence, India suddenly found itself amongst community of nations. Hence it became important to India to project in its various facets in front of the world. Therefore, the external public diplomacy division was given the mandate of imaging India in all its facets; give a sense, “what is India?” It was through such initiatives that people came to have a better understanding of India that it was not just a land of snake chambers and maharajas, that one could also do business with it. The realization was about a need to shift dialogue partners.
Emphasizing the need for public diplomacy, Mr. Dasgupta spoke about dealings in the WTO. While after the WTO negotiations stalled, the delegates came back to Delhi (India), the media reports came rushing in stating India has blocked “development” in the poor countries by blocking WTO negotiations. Therefore apparently India seemed to be at fault. The point is therefore the global civil society never got to know the Indian position. Public diplomacy division was to create a division outside also-an alternative route
Sri Dasgupta pointed out three examples in which public diplomacy showed its own charisma and even failed to do anything. In USA, a lot of effort was taken up by Washington D.C to prove the world that why they have decided to wage the war against Iraq and why Iraq needed a regime change. USA involved its own alliances all over the world and the US military force in their war against Saddam Hussein regime but the crux of the public diplomacy is completely denied by USA. USA completely forgot to convince its citizen residing within USA and overlooked their sentiment. However this example clearly showed USA’s negligence in fostering public diplomacy
In the second case, Israel attacked Lebanon. Israeli soldiers were kidnapped by Hamas and Hijbulla; a fact which has been well documented. Israel therefore asked either to release their soldier otherwise; they will be freed to attack. Hammas and hijbulla refused. This fact has also been documented well. But when Israel attacked, opinion held Israel to be the aggressor. This again was a case of complete collapse of public diplomacy by Israel. It never went to articulate its position while. It is a case of kidnapping of soldiers and the refusal to release are well documented fact.
The third example Sri.Dasgupta pointed out that Germany after the Second World War was a complete savage. People all over the world use to talk about German companies like the Mercedes Benz which is a class apart, a true revolution in itself. But the German growth rate fell and unemployment grew largely all over Germany. The European commission on the other hand pulled up German as it failed to fulfill the deficit four times in a row. A stark detoriation of German self-esteem could be visualized. The foreign ministers in Berlin decided to change German situation by winning friends all over the world. German’s biggest public diplomacy after the Second World War was to project its economic growth and started building it whole heartedly. As a result of which people started to believe in Germany as German, a land of ideas and innovation. The football world cup played the real ground for true German spirit, to prove them in front of millions of crowd gathered their. Black, the captain of German football team said that when he looked around and all he could see are German people. Although Italy won the final but Germany stole the heart. Trade and commerce, industries, tourism grew 4-5 times after that. Germany opted its civil society to play the major role in time of crisis and with public diplomacy only they have their own position in the world map.
But Sri Dasgupta cautioned that the problem with public diplomacy. He also emphasized that with public diplomacy misgivings can be removed. The agenda is to pursue one’s national interest. But there are times when public diplomacy gives a way the wrong stories. For instance, during the middle years of cold war, more than fifty thousand Soviet Union’s people want to study to the USA. One name was Alexander Yahoo who was a significant contributor to the policy Glassnost. The general perception was that his experiences in US contributed to this conceive Glasnost but the reality was that he actually shaped his US wherein he thought everyone abuses his country. Mr. Dasgupta said public diplomacy is the means to create receptivity in an otherwise hostile situation. For instance, Mr. Dasgupta was of the opinion that Cuba showed an interest in creating a favorable atmosphere to relax tension with USA.India’ foreign policy was never open; policy articulation remained within the closed talks of south block. Today, it is different. Point is understood now that foreign policy is also extremely crucial for the domestic as well. For instance, the Indo-Bangladesh relation has immense impact on west Bengal, Assam and north eastern states of India.
The Vote of Thanks was delivered by Dr. Imankalyan Lahiri, General Secretary, JAIR
A fundamental mission of JAIR is to support the professional workplace and career opportunities of young scholars working in the field of International Relations and Contemporary history. There is a role in the association for scholars and students from all venues and locations with a critical and comprehensive interest in the study of International Relations and the enrichment of public life.
Prepared by Smt. Sreya Ghosh and Smt. Sohini Chowdhury for The Jadavpur Association of International Relations.(c) JAIR, 2008
NEWS LETTER, VOL 1, ISSUE II
THE JADAVPUR
ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
A non-Profit, Non Governmental Organization
(Registered under The West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961)
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REPORT OF THE SEMINAR DATED 26TH OF JULY 2008
THEME: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN 21ST CENTURY
NEWS LETTER: VOL: I, ISSUE II
Under the auspices of Jadavpur Association of International Relations, on 26th of July, 2008 a Seminar was organized at the Jibanananda Sabhaghar , Paschim Banga Bangla Academy. Distinguished scholars and students attended the seminar. The speakers at the seminar were Professor Radharaman Chakraborty, Former Vice-Chancellor, Netaji Subhas Open University and All-India President, JAIR, Dr. Purusottam Bhattacharya, Professor, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University and Dr.Subir Bhowmik, BBC, Bureau Chief( East and North East India). It was a single session seminar and was chaired by Professor Sobhanlal Dutta Gupta, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Calcutta. The theme of the seminar was International Relations in the 21st Century. Inaugurating the seminar, Professor Partha Pratim Basu, President, Working Committee, JAIR delivered the welcoming address where he introduced the speakers to the house and deliberated on the theme in brief.
Professor Radharaman Chakraborty
Initiating his deliberation Professor Radharaman Chakraborty questioned whether we are trying to out state the whole discipline of International Relations or not? According to him State as a concept remains central to the discipline of International Relations. And this is a sustained continuity for over six to seven decades. In the empirical field of International Relations the state has been showing an overwhelming presence. There is also a recognition that state is conceptualized differently in International Relations than in other fields of social sciences. The current parameters of study always remain keen to identify that the State as the centrality of the discipline is on a Retreat. So Professor Chakraborty thinks that there is a dire need for a reconsideration of the concept of state. Certain other considerations which dominated the discipline of International relations like the functioning of the Westphalian paradigm, the western bias of the discipline, visualizing a stable international order through the prism of Mutually Assured Destruction, the historicity of Millitarism have taken a backseat as the dynamism of the discipline has increased due to various other political-economic factors. Professor Ckakraborty emphasized that International Relation currently not only comprises the outside of the state but also involves the domestic obligations that a state is expected to perform. These are the post war developments, which have added new parameters to judge the international political environment. In the current discourse the international order is not just concerned with the foreign policy priorities of the nations but in a way the domestic policies also remains under intense scrutiny by the international actors. A domestic problem of a state is even taken to be harmful for international environment. This is because it has been observed that of and on the domestic crises often spill over as a major international problem. Human rights regimes and other international humanitarian regimes are indicative of the fact that every human rights violation draws international attention and there is a conscious effort by the actors to intervene in the domestic problems so as to ensure human security. No state can discard the part played by the international regimes. Non-membership can be an escape route and this strategy was followed by many nations for many years in order to not to allow other agencies and other nations to intervene but of late the trend is opposite. In a way the countries that expressed disinterest are now joining multinational organizations to exploit that international space.
The international economic scenario is such that no country can remain isolated from the ripple effects of the international economic trends. Big or small states, whatever they are the compelling international economic forces never allows a state to close itself up. Moreover states have to look for the remedial actions by external agencies when such conditionalities arise. The world has shrinked and as a result no state can claim homogeneity as far as their demographic content is concerned. The efforts to create national societies have backfired and have led to ethnic conflicts. At this point Dr. Chakraborty categorized states into two types, namely the Consolidated States and the Unstable States. The order of the day accordingly gives way to a situation where the Internal Communities have to submit to external remedies. The external remedies come in various forms. The most common forms are UN Peace building measures. Though interventions are not always unquestionable. Where on one hand external remedies like the interventions promise to stabilize the economic and the political scene of a country but at time the stabilization process remains half done thus emanating further societal complications.
The phase of globalization has radically changed the way we are used to look at a state. State is no longer in a position to hold on to its controlling position. Intervention by the forces of globalization compromises the conventional wisdom of sovereignty. The relation between the position of the individual and the state has radically changed as the ‘flattening of the world’ has enabled the physical boundaries to take a backseat. The conception of command control economy has taken a beating and the intense usage of information and technology has enabled individuals to come out of the clutches of the state. Parallel global systems, corporate systems, new methods of management, product processing, market management have ensured alternative opportunity to come out of the state. Modern states also finds problems in controlling capital as the finance capital that runs the international system is free from the priorities of the state and follows it’s own priorities and directions. All these factors taken together, according to Dr. Chakraborty there is a need to conceptualize state in a light which will surely be independent from the Westphalian and classical realist wisdom.
Dr. Subir Bhowmik
Dr. Subir Bhowmik who is the Bureau Chief of BBC, Eastern and Northeastern India deliberated on the role of media in International Relations emphasizing on the change and the evolution of the role in the phase of globalization. In his presentation Dr. Bhowmik pointed out at the very outset that media provides Space as well as plays an important part as an Actor. *Till cold-war media was basically national in adversarial relations conditioned nature and the reporting. In India also media reporting was in a way monotonous and in certain occasions got manipulated by the governmental priorities. Currently after the overarching intervention of globalization and it’s effects the importance of media has been changing over the last two decades. The value attached to media has undergone a change immensely. The economic and cultural change in International Relations has in a way led to a changing role of media. According to Dr. Bhowmik media is not dealt much in the discourses of international relations but media is offering a space for the interactive agents of international actors thus media also has turned itself into a space for various actions that contribute to opinion building. According to Dr. Bhowmik media creates social spaces thus allowing the various social actors for self representations. In many cases accordingly media creates an opinion out of the interactions between the social actors that in a way helps the international system to take decisions. Another modern role that a media play is the role of surveillance. Media is constantly surveying the inter and intra state services thus media transcends to the level of mass media and gets accepted as one of the central instrument of surveillance. The main method of surveillance through media is gathering information but apart from the consideration of market values also impact the quality of news reporting. According to Dr. Bhowmik credibility is the key to media power. Technology without credibility cannot espouse much hope in considering media as an important player. The central contention of Dr. Bhowmik’s deliberation was that media currently is transnational in nature and so plays the role of a continuous observer and information gatherer thus becoming an agency to accumulate opinions from the varied spectrums of international populace which in a way matter for various actions pursued by the international agencies and actors.
Professor Purusottam Bhattacharya.
The third and the final deliberation was on various aspects of Globalization and it’s impact on International Relations by Professor Purushottam Bhattacharya. Professor Bhattacharya initiated his presentation by claiming that globalization is a hotly debated and contested concept. There remain various disagreements over the definition of globalization. There are basically four dimensions that are attached in attempting to define the concept. It has been seen primarily as an economic globalization that promised to create a global economy. Secondly globalization is also defined in terms of socio-economic parameters. According to Professor Bhattacharya the globalization process has also seen the globalization of ideas and mostly globalization is attached to the radical technological evolution that characterizes this time period. In this phase of globalization when we try to capture the multidimensional set of social processes and deepening connections we need to enquire into certain creations and of them most importantly connections between the multiplicity of interdependencies among the financial and the market stretches. The phase of globalization has seen the intensification of local happenings by the impact of social events. According to Professor Bhattacharya today’s human beings are a part of the global whole. Talking about the globalization many scholars think that globalization is not unique only to our time but can be identified also through the preceding centuries divided into ages. But the importance of the current phase lies in the fact that today’s globalization is a revolution to the Copernican extent. It is also argued that it cannot be reversed and the argument is well founded. But there is an anarchical element in the operational aspect of the globalization. Globalization promises free market but that can be disrupted by rogue individuals and organizations. This phase of globalization characterizes the disappearance of the conventional wisdom of sovereign states but not state in itself. The promise of free market is challenged by the arguments that the market is not free but the transactions are structured round the interests of the big players. Globalization promised to shrink the world by accommodating all but reality shows that during this phase peripheralization of communities peaked in the third world countries. The 9/11 incident did put some brakes on the march of globalization and emanated from it an irony. An irony where the open and globalized world is fenced more and fortresses are much well founded as nations are adopting intense securitization methods. The promise of fair play in the international trade is more cumbersome as organizations like WTO represent not fair play but extremely anti democratic order.
Question-Answer Session
The three presentations were followed by the question answer session where respected professors, scholars and students participated enthusiastically. While questioning important aspects were dealt upon. Professor Sanjukta Bhattacharya pointed out in media though credibility is important but it is because the technology is easily at our disposal as a result media is playing an important role. Professor Partha Pratim Basu enquired about the possibility of any media structure exclusively for third world if possible or not so that the third world communities get that space for self representation. Professor Shibashish Chatterjee questioned about the larger transaction points between the the discipline of International Relations and the various determining factors which are playing a part in a way to define the character of the discipline in a different way. Other questions are also raised about the media imposition of perceptions over various issues in a larger populace thus at time determining which issue to be taken up seriously and which issue not. The issue of Human Security is also raised as it was deliberated that though modes of conventional securitization are pursued intensely but there is a very new orientation towards conceptualizing security in terms of human security.
Concluding Remarks
After the question answer session Professor Shobhan Lal Dutta Gupta presented his concluding remarks where he observed that from the seminar emanated two kinds of observations. Firstly there is a common concern for human survival. This is incumbent on the thought that how human beings can live with a certain amount of dignity. Secondly another observation that came out was of the concern for an attempt to make the world humane and democratic. Where every constituent of human individuals and groups can self represent themselves at the international level. Whenever we require the need for democratic representation at the international level we tend to look towards UN. But UN has never shown any consistency over innumerable political questions thus denying the level playing field. Professor Gupta pointed out that there is a dire need for an workable ideology in International Relations but as in the current phase speculative capital is the driving force espousal of any ideological framework seems impossible.
Formal vote of thanks was given by Professor Shibashis Chatterjee,Convener, JAIR.
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REPORT OF THE SEMINAR DATED 26TH OF JULY 2008
THEME: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN 21ST CENTURY
NEWS LETTER: VOL: I, ISSUE II
Under the auspices of Jadavpur Association of International Relations, on 26th of July, 2008 a Seminar was organized at the Jibanananda Sabhaghar , Paschim Banga Bangla Academy. Distinguished scholars and students attended the seminar. The speakers at the seminar were Professor Radharaman Chakraborty, Former Vice-Chancellor, Netaji Subhas Open University and All-India President, JAIR, Dr. Purusottam Bhattacharya, Professor, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University and Dr.Subir Bhowmik, BBC, Bureau Chief( East and North East India). It was a single session seminar and was chaired by Professor Sobhanlal Dutta Gupta, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Calcutta. The theme of the seminar was International Relations in the 21st Century. Inaugurating the seminar, Professor Partha Pratim Basu, President, Working Committee, JAIR delivered the welcoming address where he introduced the speakers to the house and deliberated on the theme in brief.
Professor Radharaman Chakraborty
Initiating his deliberation Professor Radharaman Chakraborty questioned whether we are trying to out state the whole discipline of International Relations or not? According to him State as a concept remains central to the discipline of International Relations. And this is a sustained continuity for over six to seven decades. In the empirical field of International Relations the state has been showing an overwhelming presence. There is also a recognition that state is conceptualized differently in International Relations than in other fields of social sciences. The current parameters of study always remain keen to identify that the State as the centrality of the discipline is on a Retreat. So Professor Chakraborty thinks that there is a dire need for a reconsideration of the concept of state. Certain other considerations which dominated the discipline of International relations like the functioning of the Westphalian paradigm, the western bias of the discipline, visualizing a stable international order through the prism of Mutually Assured Destruction, the historicity of Millitarism have taken a backseat as the dynamism of the discipline has increased due to various other political-economic factors. Professor Ckakraborty emphasized that International Relation currently not only comprises the outside of the state but also involves the domestic obligations that a state is expected to perform. These are the post war developments, which have added new parameters to judge the international political environment. In the current discourse the international order is not just concerned with the foreign policy priorities of the nations but in a way the domestic policies also remains under intense scrutiny by the international actors. A domestic problem of a state is even taken to be harmful for international environment. This is because it has been observed that of and on the domestic crises often spill over as a major international problem. Human rights regimes and other international humanitarian regimes are indicative of the fact that every human rights violation draws international attention and there is a conscious effort by the actors to intervene in the domestic problems so as to ensure human security. No state can discard the part played by the international regimes. Non-membership can be an escape route and this strategy was followed by many nations for many years in order to not to allow other agencies and other nations to intervene but of late the trend is opposite. In a way the countries that expressed disinterest are now joining multinational organizations to exploit that international space.
The international economic scenario is such that no country can remain isolated from the ripple effects of the international economic trends. Big or small states, whatever they are the compelling international economic forces never allows a state to close itself up. Moreover states have to look for the remedial actions by external agencies when such conditionalities arise. The world has shrinked and as a result no state can claim homogeneity as far as their demographic content is concerned. The efforts to create national societies have backfired and have led to ethnic conflicts. At this point Dr. Chakraborty categorized states into two types, namely the Consolidated States and the Unstable States. The order of the day accordingly gives way to a situation where the Internal Communities have to submit to external remedies. The external remedies come in various forms. The most common forms are UN Peace building measures. Though interventions are not always unquestionable. Where on one hand external remedies like the interventions promise to stabilize the economic and the political scene of a country but at time the stabilization process remains half done thus emanating further societal complications.
The phase of globalization has radically changed the way we are used to look at a state. State is no longer in a position to hold on to its controlling position. Intervention by the forces of globalization compromises the conventional wisdom of sovereignty. The relation between the position of the individual and the state has radically changed as the ‘flattening of the world’ has enabled the physical boundaries to take a backseat. The conception of command control economy has taken a beating and the intense usage of information and technology has enabled individuals to come out of the clutches of the state. Parallel global systems, corporate systems, new methods of management, product processing, market management have ensured alternative opportunity to come out of the state. Modern states also finds problems in controlling capital as the finance capital that runs the international system is free from the priorities of the state and follows it’s own priorities and directions. All these factors taken together, according to Dr. Chakraborty there is a need to conceptualize state in a light which will surely be independent from the Westphalian and classical realist wisdom.
Dr. Subir Bhowmik
Dr. Subir Bhowmik who is the Bureau Chief of BBC, Eastern and Northeastern India deliberated on the role of media in International Relations emphasizing on the change and the evolution of the role in the phase of globalization. In his presentation Dr. Bhowmik pointed out at the very outset that media provides Space as well as plays an important part as an Actor. *Till cold-war media was basically national in adversarial relations conditioned nature and the reporting. In India also media reporting was in a way monotonous and in certain occasions got manipulated by the governmental priorities. Currently after the overarching intervention of globalization and it’s effects the importance of media has been changing over the last two decades. The value attached to media has undergone a change immensely. The economic and cultural change in International Relations has in a way led to a changing role of media. According to Dr. Bhowmik media is not dealt much in the discourses of international relations but media is offering a space for the interactive agents of international actors thus media also has turned itself into a space for various actions that contribute to opinion building. According to Dr. Bhowmik media creates social spaces thus allowing the various social actors for self representations. In many cases accordingly media creates an opinion out of the interactions between the social actors that in a way helps the international system to take decisions. Another modern role that a media play is the role of surveillance. Media is constantly surveying the inter and intra state services thus media transcends to the level of mass media and gets accepted as one of the central instrument of surveillance. The main method of surveillance through media is gathering information but apart from the consideration of market values also impact the quality of news reporting. According to Dr. Bhowmik credibility is the key to media power. Technology without credibility cannot espouse much hope in considering media as an important player. The central contention of Dr. Bhowmik’s deliberation was that media currently is transnational in nature and so plays the role of a continuous observer and information gatherer thus becoming an agency to accumulate opinions from the varied spectrums of international populace which in a way matter for various actions pursued by the international agencies and actors.
Professor Purusottam Bhattacharya.
The third and the final deliberation was on various aspects of Globalization and it’s impact on International Relations by Professor Purushottam Bhattacharya. Professor Bhattacharya initiated his presentation by claiming that globalization is a hotly debated and contested concept. There remain various disagreements over the definition of globalization. There are basically four dimensions that are attached in attempting to define the concept. It has been seen primarily as an economic globalization that promised to create a global economy. Secondly globalization is also defined in terms of socio-economic parameters. According to Professor Bhattacharya the globalization process has also seen the globalization of ideas and mostly globalization is attached to the radical technological evolution that characterizes this time period. In this phase of globalization when we try to capture the multidimensional set of social processes and deepening connections we need to enquire into certain creations and of them most importantly connections between the multiplicity of interdependencies among the financial and the market stretches. The phase of globalization has seen the intensification of local happenings by the impact of social events. According to Professor Bhattacharya today’s human beings are a part of the global whole. Talking about the globalization many scholars think that globalization is not unique only to our time but can be identified also through the preceding centuries divided into ages. But the importance of the current phase lies in the fact that today’s globalization is a revolution to the Copernican extent. It is also argued that it cannot be reversed and the argument is well founded. But there is an anarchical element in the operational aspect of the globalization. Globalization promises free market but that can be disrupted by rogue individuals and organizations. This phase of globalization characterizes the disappearance of the conventional wisdom of sovereign states but not state in itself. The promise of free market is challenged by the arguments that the market is not free but the transactions are structured round the interests of the big players. Globalization promised to shrink the world by accommodating all but reality shows that during this phase peripheralization of communities peaked in the third world countries. The 9/11 incident did put some brakes on the march of globalization and emanated from it an irony. An irony where the open and globalized world is fenced more and fortresses are much well founded as nations are adopting intense securitization methods. The promise of fair play in the international trade is more cumbersome as organizations like WTO represent not fair play but extremely anti democratic order.
Question-Answer Session
The three presentations were followed by the question answer session where respected professors, scholars and students participated enthusiastically. While questioning important aspects were dealt upon. Professor Sanjukta Bhattacharya pointed out in media though credibility is important but it is because the technology is easily at our disposal as a result media is playing an important role. Professor Partha Pratim Basu enquired about the possibility of any media structure exclusively for third world if possible or not so that the third world communities get that space for self representation. Professor Shibashish Chatterjee questioned about the larger transaction points between the the discipline of International Relations and the various determining factors which are playing a part in a way to define the character of the discipline in a different way. Other questions are also raised about the media imposition of perceptions over various issues in a larger populace thus at time determining which issue to be taken up seriously and which issue not. The issue of Human Security is also raised as it was deliberated that though modes of conventional securitization are pursued intensely but there is a very new orientation towards conceptualizing security in terms of human security.
Concluding Remarks
After the question answer session Professor Shobhan Lal Dutta Gupta presented his concluding remarks where he observed that from the seminar emanated two kinds of observations. Firstly there is a common concern for human survival. This is incumbent on the thought that how human beings can live with a certain amount of dignity. Secondly another observation that came out was of the concern for an attempt to make the world humane and democratic. Where every constituent of human individuals and groups can self represent themselves at the international level. Whenever we require the need for democratic representation at the international level we tend to look towards UN. But UN has never shown any consistency over innumerable political questions thus denying the level playing field. Professor Gupta pointed out that there is a dire need for an workable ideology in International Relations but as in the current phase speculative capital is the driving force espousal of any ideological framework seems impossible.
Formal vote of thanks was given by Professor Shibashis Chatterjee,Convener, JAIR.
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Prepared by Sreejan Das for The Jadavpur Association of International Relations © The Jadavpur Association of International Relations, 2008
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
EXECUTIVE MEMBERS :2008-2009 AS DECIDED ON 16TH MAY, 2008
All India President
Professor Radha Raman Chakrabarti
Former Vice-Chancellor Netaji Subhas Open University
All India Vice-President
Professor Purusottam Bhattacharya
Professor, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University and Joint Director, School of International Relations and Strategic Studies.
Advisory Committee
· Sri Prasad Ranjan Roy, IAS
Principal Secretary, Higher Education
Govt. of West Bengal
· Vice-Chancellor, Calcutta University, (EX-Officio Member)
· Vice-Chancellor, Jadavpur University, (EX-Officio Member)
· Head of the Department of International Relations
Jadavpur University(EX-Officio Member)
· Mr. Amit Dasgupta,Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India, New Delhi
· Professor Aswini Kumar Roy, Former Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
· Professor Manoranjan Mohanty, Professor, University of Delhi, New Delhi
· Professor Anjali Ghosh, Professor, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University
· Professor Sanjukta Bhattacharya, Professor, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University
· Mrs. Rochana Das, Selection Grade Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University
· Sri Snehashis Sur, Chief News Correspondent, Prasar Bharati and Secretary, Calcutta Press Club
· Dr. Niranjan Barik, Ravenshaw University, Orissa
Governing Body
President:
· Dr. Partha Pratim Basu, Reader, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University
Vice-President:
· Professor Dipankar Sinha,Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Calcutta
General Secretary:
· Dr. Imankalyan Lahiri, Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University
Asst. General Secretary:
· Ms. Ajanta Biswas, Lecturer, Department of History, Rabindra Bharati University
Treasurer:
· Dr. Debamitra Mitra, Faculty, ICFAI, Kolkata
Convener:
· Dr. Shibashis Chatterjee, Reader, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University
Members:
· Dr. Anindyajyoti Majumder, Reader, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University
· Mr. Anindya Batabyal, Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Kalyani University
Special Invitees:
· Dr. Kausik Sen, Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University
· Mr. Prosenjit Pal, Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Burdwan University—Co-ordinator Burdwan University Circle
· Dr. Rajkumar Kothari, Reader, Department of Political Science, Vidyasagar University—Co-ordinator Vidyasagar University Circle
· Dr. Biswanath Chakraborty, Reader, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, Howrah
· Smt. Kaoli Sengupta, Lecturer, Bhawanipore Educational Society, Kolkata
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All India President
Professor Radha Raman Chakrabarti
Former Vice-Chancellor Netaji Subhas Open University
All India Vice-President
Professor Purusottam Bhattacharya
Professor, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University and Joint Director, School of International Relations and Strategic Studies.
Advisory Committee
· Sri Prasad Ranjan Roy, IAS
Principal Secretary, Higher Education
Govt. of West Bengal
· Vice-Chancellor, Calcutta University, (EX-Officio Member)
· Vice-Chancellor, Jadavpur University, (EX-Officio Member)
· Head of the Department of International Relations
Jadavpur University(EX-Officio Member)
· Mr. Amit Dasgupta,Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India, New Delhi
· Professor Aswini Kumar Roy, Former Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
· Professor Manoranjan Mohanty, Professor, University of Delhi, New Delhi
· Professor Anjali Ghosh, Professor, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University
· Professor Sanjukta Bhattacharya, Professor, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University
· Mrs. Rochana Das, Selection Grade Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University
· Sri Snehashis Sur, Chief News Correspondent, Prasar Bharati and Secretary, Calcutta Press Club
· Dr. Niranjan Barik, Ravenshaw University, Orissa
Governing Body
President:
· Dr. Partha Pratim Basu, Reader, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University
Vice-President:
· Professor Dipankar Sinha,Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Calcutta
General Secretary:
· Dr. Imankalyan Lahiri, Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University
Asst. General Secretary:
· Ms. Ajanta Biswas, Lecturer, Department of History, Rabindra Bharati University
Treasurer:
· Dr. Debamitra Mitra, Faculty, ICFAI, Kolkata
Convener:
· Dr. Shibashis Chatterjee, Reader, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University
Members:
· Dr. Anindyajyoti Majumder, Reader, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University
· Mr. Anindya Batabyal, Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Kalyani University
Special Invitees:
· Dr. Kausik Sen, Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University
· Mr. Prosenjit Pal, Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Burdwan University—Co-ordinator Burdwan University Circle
· Dr. Rajkumar Kothari, Reader, Department of Political Science, Vidyasagar University—Co-ordinator Vidyasagar University Circle
· Dr. Biswanath Chakraborty, Reader, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, Howrah
· Smt. Kaoli Sengupta, Lecturer, Bhawanipore Educational Society, Kolkata
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