Scholars of East Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Latest Faculty publications, 2014-15

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Dolla, Varaprasad S. (2014), Science and Technology in Contemporary China, London: Cambridge University Press. http://www.amazon.in/Science-Technology-Contemporary-China-Interrogating/dp/1107080371/ref=sr_1_1/277-8724682-3475531?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1428305417&sr=1-1 From Amazon.in: The Science and Technology policy changes in post-Mao China cannot be complete without a

Welcome to SEASofJNU!

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This blog is under new management! We hope to make this blog even better than it was! Please be patient with us as we work hard to bring you new food for thought.

Asahi apologizes for erroneous Fukushima, comfort women reports

2014-09-12T03:48:00.000+05:30

September 12, 2014, TOKYO — The publisher of one of Japan’s leading newspapers apologized to readers Thursday for several serious errors in its reporting, retracting an article that claimed workers abandoned their posts during the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Asahi’s publisher Tadakazu Kimura, speaking at a hastily arranged news conference on Thursday night, made the apology after a

Japan Inc cautious on India despite Abe-Modi love-in

2014-09-12T02:20:00.002+05:30

11 September, 2014, TOKYO — Even as the friendship between Shinzo Abe and Narendra Modi blossomed during the new Indian leader’s first foreign trip, Japan Inc refused to get misty-eyed, wary of the pitfalls of doing business on the sub-continent. A five-day tour that began with a bear hug and a day of sightseeing in Kyoto worked itself up through a crescendo of mutual compliments that

Xi's India visit to strengthen ties

2014-09-12T01:54:00.000+05:30

BEIJING, Sept. 9 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to India and other South Asian countries will push forward bilateral relations, a senior diplomat said on Tuesday. Invited by Maldives President Abdulla Yameen, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, Xi will pay state visits to the Maldives, Sri Lanka and India later this month. Xi's

The West should not criticize Sino-Russia energy cooperation

2014-09-12T01:52:00.001+05:30

September 11, 2014: China and Russia have started to build a joint natural gas pipeline in accordance with the terms of a natural gas supply contract signed between the two countries in May. Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli and Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the opening ceremony. The two countries signed a series of 30-year agreements on natural gas projects such as a USD 400 billion

“Rich” China still needs foreign investment

2014-09-12T01:50:00.002+05:30

September 11, 2014. In the past 20 years, foreign owned companies have made a great contribution to China’s social progress and have become an integral part of China’s economy. Although China has enjoyed rapid development and a wealth of capital, it will never stop trying to attract foreign capital and it will never turn its back on foreign companies. China’s policy of investment and

China calls for respect of sovereignty as U.S. widens airstrikes in Iraq, Syria

2014-09-12T01:48:00.000+05:30

BEIJING, Sept. 11 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying on Thursday called for respect of the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the countries concerned as U.S. President Barack Obama vowed to stage a sweeping airstrike campaign in both Iraq and Syria. In response to a question about Obama's announcement to make "a steady, relentless effort" to root out the

Chinese, Russian presidents meet ahead of SCO summit

2014-09-12T01:45:00.000+05:30

DUSHANBE, Sept. 11 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, met here Thursday ahead of the 14th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). It is the fourth meeting between the two leaders so far this year. Xi held talks with Putin in February before the Sochi Winter Olympic Games, and then in May during the fourth summit of the

Japan, U.S. discussing offensive military capability for Tokyo

2014-09-11T18:32:00.000+05:30

10th September, 2014, Tokyo - Japan and the United States are exploring the possibility of Tokyo acquiring offensive weapons that would allow Japan to project power far beyond its borders, Japanese officials said, a move that would likely infuriate China. While Japan’s intensifying rivalry with China dominates the headlines, Tokyo’s focus would be the ability to take out North Korean missile

More than half of Chinese see war with Japan: poll

2014-09-11T18:27:00.000+05:30

11 September, 2014, Tokyo - More than half of Chinese people think their country could go to war with Japan in the future, a new poll revealed Wednesday, after two years of intense diplomatic squabbles. A survey conducted in both nations found that 53.4% of Chinese envisage a future conflict, with more than a fifth of those saying it would happen “within a few years”, while 29% of Japanese

New internal affairs minister says she will visit Yasukuni Shrine

2014-09-08T02:45:00.001+05:30

September 6, 2014, TOKYO — Japan’s new internal affairs minister said on Friday she intends to visit Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine although she did not address concern that her new position is likely to exacerbate neighboring countries’ anger over what they see as a symbol of militarism. The shrine honors Japan’s war dead, including 14 leaders convicted as war criminals by an Allied tribunal.

Japan, India to step up security, economic cooperation

2014-09-02T21:53:00.000+05:30

September 02, 2014, TOKYO — Japan and India agreed Monday to step up their economic and security cooperation as visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi won pledges of support for his effort to revitalize the lagging Indian economy. Modi, who brought a delegation of more than a dozen Indian tycoons to Japan, said he hopes to elevate still relatively low-key business ties with Japan to a “new

Changes in Ownership Structure of Firms in China over the last 10 years

2013-12-13T15:16:00.000+05:30

Private vs Public Sector in China - Changes from 2003 to 2013 China Scholar Scott Kennedy has analysed China's Public vs Private Ownership Structure on his Blog - The China Track. In his article he analyses the structure of the Chinese Economy based using four categories of Firms - SOE's (public sector), Private Firms, Sole Proprietorships and Foreign Companies. He compares them using

Bo Xilai Trial - Western Press out to extract Maximum Mileage?

2013-08-22T17:26:00.001+05:30

Bo Xilai Trial Begins The trial of 'princeling' Bo Xilai, the Party Chief of Chongqing Municipality, has begun on August 22, in Jinan the capital city of Shandong province. Bo Xilai is the son of Bi Yibo who was one of the "Eight Immortals" who had a long revolutionary past and who formed the ruling clique under Deng Xiaoping. Bo Xilai has

China's contribution to Economic Model Theory

2013-08-13T09:54:00.001+05:30

The Socialism-Capitalism Debate and What does China bring to the Economic Model Table What is the need to call it Economic Model Theory and why Development Theory is inadequate? The idea of Development Theory reeks with a faint notion of Orientalism. It is looked down upon, even dismissively, as something applicable only to Developing countries - the nations which got left behind.&

Chinese Dream - A Mystery Resolved?

2013-07-01T18:57:00.002+05:30

China Dream - Xi's New Slogan for the Nation In this commentary we will analyze a new term which has been gaining huge attention in the Chinese media and is doing the rounds among China analysts - Chinese Dream. Where did it the term start? This was the name of a book by Helen Wang in 2010 which interviews about 100 middle-class Chinese people and records their hopes and aspirations. The

A New Type of Great Power Relationship

2013-06-25T19:14:00.003+05:30

China's Keenness for A New Type of Great Power Relationship Chinese leaders seems to have been quite keen to bring up this topic of "Great Power Relationship" in recent meetings with US leaders. The latest example was at Sunnylands. This seems to be indicate a deep-lying desire to cement the structure of a G2 with the US. It reveals not just a desire for greater recognition but more than

Dr. Geeta Kochhar on "FROM CHINESE MA LA TO INDIAN MASALA: A Love Story"

2013-06-24T15:51:00.002+05:30