5-Days Online Certificate Program on India-EU Partnership - November 2024
Description
About the Program
This program is intended to educate participants about the growing significance of the relationship between India and the European Union, covering key areas of partnership and cooperation that have a bearing on India’s comprehensive national security and geopolitical standing. Both conventional and unconventional security threats, such as those involving diplomatic and military cooperation, the bearing of China in India-EU ties, terrorism, climate change, drug trafficking, immigration, inter-state conflicts, Sea lines of communication (SLOC), natural and man-made disasters, among others affect the two partners. Participants will be introduced to a varied set of topics ranging from climate cooperation to immigration, diaspora and social change to China being a systemic threat to both India and EU, from the eastern Mediterranean region with its geo-strategic connotations to examining the evolutionary aspect of the strategic association between India and EU, among others. In essence, the major constituent elements of the overarching strategic partnership will be looked into.
Purpose of the program
The primary purpose of the program is to encourage and enrich understanding of the significance and implications of India-EU relations, not only in relation to the regional dynamics of Europe and India but also in relation to the larger global geopolitical dynamics, which are currently experiencing a great deal of turbulence. It is meant to educate and enlighten a new and upcoming generation of students, scholars, practitioners, future and serving diplomats as well as administrators-both civilian and military- of the fact that India and Europe are legitimate cornerstones of stability in the world today. Ties have witnessed significant strengthening in the past few years grounded on a shared commitment to rule of law, democracy and overall, a rules-based global order. Participants will be able to appreciate the broader contours of this growing and promising partnership that spreads across a wide spectrum today, from political and security to economy, from defence and military to homeland security, from society to culture and languages, and from climate diplomacy to connectivity partnerships. Essentially, the five-day program will bring together some of the most important and pertinent aspects of the India-EU partnership and provide participants with a comprehensive lens through which they can relate to and place the partnership's evolution in the proper context of current and upcoming national, regional, and international events.
Important Information
The programme will be conducted in online mode & E-Certificate will be provided.
What you'll learn
Recognizing the increasing military exercises, commerce, and interactions between India and the EU and the necessity for a comprehensive strategy to address present barriers to continued and enhanced collaboration. The dynamic security environment, in addition to the growing significance of the Indo-Pacific region and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, has made a new examination of India-EU defense cooperation necessary.
Examining the several elements that have created, are shaping, and will continue to shape India's relationship with the European Union and vice versa, with an emphasis on the partnership's shifting and developing dynamics—particularly in light of recent geopolitical and global events.
Investigating the important trends in security and counterterrorism policy as they relate to financing of terrorism, internet radicalization, cross-border terrorism, usage of disruptive new technology, etc. Examine the internal security and homeland security policies of the European Union and India in light of this and global events, and talk about potential areas and strategies for improving cooperation between European and Indian law enforcement authorities.
Learning about the ways that extreme weather events linked to climate change and worldwide pandemics such as the Covid-19 have brought us all back to the need of having a fresh conversation about issues like security and the need for a strong disaster management policy and infrastructure as an integrated part of the larger strategic cooperation between India and the EU.
Under the broader theme of migration and mobility within the scope of the strategic partnership, studying the 'People to People' and societal contact in the relations between India and the European Union. Also, analysis will be done on how ‘People to People’ contact in terms of exchange programs, diaspora etc. is playing a pivotal role towards the forging of a deep relationship.
Evaluating the present status of the 2015 EU-India agreement on climate change and clean energy, and offer recommendations from the standpoint of experts and policymakers. The pledge to uphold this alliance is one of the key elements of the EU and India's strategic cooperation strategy for 2025.
Studying the eastern Mediterranean as a strategic and historical entry point and a means of establishing long-lasting connections between Europe and India. Examine how seemingly modern-looking connectivity projects like the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) need to be viewed from a historical perspective in order to understand the current strategic implications and connotations that the project and the region as a whole imbibe. This is done by combining history with current events.
Understanding how languages could be, in fact, indeed are an important tool of Strategic Cooperation between India and various European Union countries. Esteemed speakers will throw light on the history of French and Greek language training and its advantages in the context of Indo-French and Indo-Greek cooperation and how they, in their own ways, shall buttress the broader profile of India-EU strategic cooperation.
Requirements
Course Content
Semester with subjects
Experts
Ms. Jui Natu is a Subject Matter Specialist (French Language) at the School of International Cooperation, Security, and Strategic Languages (SICSSL) since August 2023. She has over 18 years of professional experience in teaching French and was working as a French-to-English language translator. Ms. Natu holds an M.Phil. in French from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and an M.A. in Indology from Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune. She also cleared the National Eligibility Test in 2002. Ms. Natu has taught French at various institutes across Pune, Maharashtra. Notable among these are the National Defence Academy (NDA) (2022-2023), the Symbiosis Institute for Foreign and Indian Languages (SIFIL) (2008-2009, and 2022-2023), Symbiosis Skills and Professional University (SSPU) (2022-2023), Alliance Française de Pune (2005-2006, 2010 and 2012), and Fergusson College (Junior and Senior College) (2019-2022). She has also worked as a French language translator with BITS India Pvt. Ltd. (2005-2008) and thereafter as a freelance translator for various clients. She has translated documents from the domains of Automobile, IT, Medical, Banking, etc.
Dr. Manish Barma is an Assistant Professor of International Relations and Security Studies at the School of International Cooperation, Security, and Strategic Languages (SICSSL) since June 2024. Dr. Manish Barma has completed his PhD titled “Cultural Heritage and European Identity” from the Centre for European Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. His PhD thesis specifically investigated the variability of Culture and its role in the institutional integration and disposition of the European Union. He has done his MPhil dissertation titled “Secularism and Revival of Religion: A Case Study of France, 2004-2017”, from the same Centre in the year 2018. He completed his graduation in Political Science from Hindu College, University of Delhi. He holds a double Master’s degree in Political Science from Indira Gandhi National Open University as well as University of Delhi. Dr. Barma focuses on the evolution and development of bilateral ties between India-France and India-Greece. Besides, he keenly studies the areas of Security, Strategy and Geo-Politics that concern Europe and India. He regularly writes for newspapers, online platforms and journals of national and international repute. He has been awarded the Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR) Doctoral Fellowship in 2021. He has also been a visiting scholar at the International Hellenic University at Thessaloniki, Greece in 2022.
Dr. Stefanos Kordosis holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and European Studies and a Master of Arts in International Relations and Strategic Studies from Panteion University, Athens. His Phd, which focuses on the relations between Byzantium and the Nomadic Empire of the Türks through Byzantine and Chinese sources, was completed in 2007 at the University of the Aegean, Department of Mediterranean Studies. His post doctorate research is on East-West contacts across Eurasia and the role of nomadic nations, Black Sea history and relations with Byzantium, past and present aspects of the Silk Route and Great Power competition in Central Eurasia. In 2016-2017 he was awarded the Fulbright Greece fellowship for Greek Academics by which he visited the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania. Dr Stefanos Kordosis’s research and teaching experience include the following: Tutor/Student Consultant at Hellenic Open University, Foreign Expert at Xibei Daxue (西北大学), Institute of Middle East Research (西北大学中东研究所), Post-Doc. Researcher at the University of Ioannina and at National Hellenic Research Foundation, Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Ioannina and at the International Hellenic University.
DR. KULADHAR SAIKIA
Former DGP, World Bank Ex-Consultant, Alumni at Delhi School of Economics, Sahitya Akademi Awardee
Naveen Singh 01 Dec, 2024
India - EU Partnership: A Strategic Necessity For Global Stability
The five-day online certificate program on the India-EU Partnership was highly fruitful. The resource persons, who spoke on various topics, presented their views in an effective and engaging manner. Dr. Stefanos Kordosis delivered an informative and analytical lecture on the Eastern Mediterranean and IMEC. Major General S.V.P. Singh provided a detailed analysis of India-EU cooperation in defense and technology, while also addressing concerns regarding the China factor. Similarly, Professor Emmanuella Docussis gave an insightful lecture on climate diplomacy, and Dr. Sheetal Sharma spoke on migration challenges. Additionally, Dr. Anil Kumar Singh's lecture on the India-Greece Strategic Partnership, Dr. Abhijeet Dwivedi's session on disaster management, and Shairee Malhotra's analysis of the economic relations between India and the European Union were equally impactful. This program effectively analyzed the relations between India and EU, as well as the political and strategic dynamics of the world. I am very pleased to have undertaken this initiative and look forward to remaining associated with this program in the future.
Naveen Singh 01 Dec, 2024
India - EU Partnership: A Strategic Necessity For Global Stability
The five-day online certificate program on the India-EU Partnership was highly fruitful. The resource persons, who spoke on various topics, presented their views in an effective and engaging manner. Dr. Stefanos Kordosis delivered an informative and analytical lecture on the Eastern Mediterranean and IMEC. Major General S.V.P. Singh provided a detailed analysis of India-EU cooperation in defense and technology, while also addressing concerns regarding the China factor. Similarly, Professor Emmanuella Docussis gave an insightful lecture on climate diplomacy, and Dr. Sheetal Sharma spoke on migration challenges. Additionally, Dr. Anil Kumar Singh's lecture on the India-Greece Strategic Partnership, Dr. Abhijeet Dwivedi's session on disaster management, and Shairee Malhotra's analysis of the economic relations between India and the European Union were equally impactful. This program effectively analyzed the relations between India and EU, as well as the political and strategic dynamics of the world. I am very pleased to have undertaken this initiative and look forward to remaining associated with this program in the future.