Why Indians abroad succumb to ‘Modimania’
November 10, 2015
Honorary Professor Andrew Whitehead writes: “Of all the world leaders who have visited Britain, only Nelson Mandela and the Pope have addressed bigger public gatherings than Narendra Modi’s rally at Wembley,” boasts a spokeswoman for the UK Welcomes Modi organisation. It is billed as a grand community reception, and 60,000 Modi supporters – almost all …
Tri-campus workshop on ‘Human Security in the Global South’
October 30, 2015
We are pleased to announce the first tri-campus IAPS and Sustainable Development RPA workshop: Human Security in the Global South Tentative date: end of February 2016 This workshop acts as a research collaboration and exploration platform, bringing 10-15 academics from three campuses working on Human Security Issues in the global south together for future collaboration …
Subhas Chandra Bose: Looking for India’s ‘lost’ leader
October 13, 2015
Honorary Professor, Dr Andrew Whitehead writes on Modi’s meeting with Subhas Chandra Bose’s family for the BBC News website. Subhas Chandra Bose was a prominent Indian nationalist, who headed the Indian National Army alongside the Japanese to force the British out of India during the Second World War.
IAPS BA Tomlinson Prize Awarded for 2014-15
September 22, 2015
IAPS is delighted to announce that Jack Davies is the recipient of the IAPS UK BA Dissertation Award for 2014-15. Jack’s dissertation was on the topic of ‘Does the United States consider ‘illicit drugs; to be a ‘security issue’? The dissertation had a focus on US foreign policy specifically in relation to Afghanistan. Many congratulations to Jack, …
New MA in Asian and International Studies welcomes first cohort of students
September 21, 2015
IAPS is excited to welcome the first cohort of students onto the new MA in Asian and International Studies. This is an exciting programme, taught by academics across Nottingham’s UK, Chinese and Malaysian campuses who are experts on Asian politics and international relations. Students study on UNUK for their first semester, then move to either UNMC …
Xi Jinping’s Pakistan visit: what’s left behind?
May 18, 2015
By Filippo Boni. The long-awaited visit has finally taken place. Xi Jinping’s first official visit abroad this year was to Islamabad, previously postponed due to the September 2014 dharna (sit-in) organised by Imran Khan’s PTI. “I feel as if I am going to visit the home of my brother” said Xi Jinping ahead of his …
Disaster, Development and Urban Risk: a comment on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
March 25, 2015
By Pauline Eadie The World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) was held in Sendai, Japan from 14-18 March 2015. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) organized the conference. The objective of the conference was to facilitate a post-2015 framework for disaster relief. The result of the WCDRR was the non-binding Sendai …
Postgraduate MA Travel Bursaries
March 17, 2015
IAPS Tomlinson Scholarships for MA Students Number available: 2 Value of award: £800 The Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies encourages and co-ordinates research activities relating to the Asia and Pacific region at the University of Nottingham. In line with its aim, IAPS is pleased to announce a competition for two postgraduate travel bursaries of …
A new political turn for Indian Kashmir
March 5, 2015
By Dr Andrew Whitehead The 79-year old Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was sworn-in on Sunday (1st March) as the new chief minister of the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir. Attending the ceremony in the state’s winter capital of Jammu was India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. For his party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), it was …
New visiting fellow joins IAPS
February 16, 2015
IAPS is delighted to welcome Dr Andrew Whitehead as a visiting fellow. Andrew Whitehead is an expert on contemporary South Asia, and particularly on Kashmir. He is the author of A Mission in Kashmir (2007), which uses oral history and personal testimony to interrogate the established Indian, Pakistani and Kashmiri narratives of how the Kashmir …
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