The International Law and Policy Society, NLUO is conducting an online workshop on The Afghan Debacle-Deconstructing Foreign Policy, Security, Terrorism, and International Law, from December 10 to 19, 2021.
About International Law and Policy Society (ILPS), NLUO
In this era of globalization, the importance of International Law has increased manifolds. Globalization challenges many of the traditional assumptions about international law, its relationship to domestic law, how it is created, and the methods of its enforcement.
Among other things, the International Law and Policy Society (ILPS) of National Law University Odisha, Cuttack, India engages in cutting edge research and study of the normative and institutional implications of this challenge and its theoretical and practical ramifications in a variety of fields encompassing the regulation of trade and investments, protection of human rights, international criminal responsibility of individuals, security and environmental governance, etc.
The ILPS has been established to provide thorough research, working papers, publications, seminars, webinars, conferences, projects, and engagement, a platform for intellectual dialogue on contemporary international law and foreign policy issues. This society’s emphasis is on public international law, international affairs, and foreign policies of different countries. The society aims to engage with various stakeholders such as scholars, universities, policymakers, think tanks, and intergovernmental organizations.
About Indian Forum for Public Diplomacy (IFPD)
Indian Forum for Public Diplomacy (IFPD) is a Not-for-Profit, Non-Partisan think-and do-tank run by students from all over India to aid foreign policy thinking through young academia. In an era in which Foreign policy has to be rooted in the landscape of people, Diplomacy is no more a government-to-government engagement.
The idea of Public Diplomacy (PD) advocates a participatory Foreign Policy and reform process. By putting Foreign policy in the landscape of people, the forum engages to bring forth initiatives to drive foreign policy and reform through national and international citizens, encourage civilian-led Strategic Studies and, enhance people to people relations through research, opinion, dialogue, discourse, and debate to catalyze a new consensus to the world and enhance Indian Public Diplomacy.
About the Workshop
In August 2021, the retreat of the United States from its longest war in history has opened gates to several changes and challenges in the global geopolitical environment. The fall of Kabul into the hands of the Taliban or the Islamic Emirate has prompted many questions among the global communities ranging from International Security, Human Rights, Terrorism, and Militant competition, among others.
As a consequence, International academia and the strategic community have naturally shifted conversations and research towards what is now dubbed as the ‘New Great Game’. As pointed by renowned academicians, these developments in Afghanistan are never an endgame, but a game in progress.
The workshop is a humble effort to deconstruct the Afghanistan debacle to equip young minds on the nuances of major geopolitical developments in Afghanistan and their implications for India’s Foreign Policy.
This program shall ensure the delivery of a series of lectures from experts on the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan ranging from issues on Foreign Policy, Terrorism and Militant competition, Human Rights, and International Law among others.
Eligibility & Requirements
- Attendees can be from any background or field of study.
- IFPD nor ILPS shall not charge any fee from any of its applicants for this workshop.
- Applications are open from December 2 to 9, 2021.
- Candidates need to fill the google form (through the link given at the end of this post) for their registration.
- The maximum intake shall be of 250 and shall be served on a first come first serve basis.
- Candidates will receive a certificate upon the successful completion of the Workshop.
- Candidates need to fill a Google form after each lecture. These response sheets shall be recorded for attendance as well as review of each lecture delivered.
- Candidates need to attend at least 80% of the lectures to receive the certificate.
Program Schedule
| Date | Topic & Speakers |
| Day 1: Dec 10, 2021 (4:30 PM- 5 PM) | Opening Session: In the august presence of·Vice Chancellor/Registrar/Faculty Advisor ILPS or any Senior Professor from National Law University Odisha Speaker Founder, Director IFPD Afghanistan’s Taliban Conundrum: Background and Geopolitical Realities Mr. Gazi Hassan, Research Scholar, Centre for Public Policy Research |
| DAY 2: Dec 11, 2021 | Strategic Dimensions of Warfare & Terrorism in Afghanistan Mr. Rohith Narayan, Founder-Director, Indian Forum for Public Diplomacy |
| DAY 3: Dec 12, 2021 | India- Afghanistan Relations: Past, Present & Future Speaker Amb. Gautam Mukhopadhaya, Former Ambassador to Afghanistan, Syria & Myanmar |
| DAY 4: Dec 17, 2021 | Taliban and Afghanistan: A Gender Perspective (Panel Discussion) Speakers Prof. (Dr.) Saumya Uma, Professor and Head–Centre for Women’s Rights, O.P Jindal Global University Humaira Rasuli, Afghan Human Rights Lawyer & Co-Founder and Executive Director of Women for Justice Afghanistan (WJO). |
| DAY 5: Dec 18, 2021 | The Afghan Crisis through the lens of International Law Speaker Dr. Srinivas Burra, Associate Professor, South Asian University |
| DAY 6: Dec 19, 2021 Second Session | Session 1: ‘The New Great Game’, Afghanistan and the Stan Countries (Panel Discussion) Speakers Dr. Vivek Mishra, Research Fellow, Indian Council for World Affairs Mr. Shreyas Deshmukh, Research Associate, Delhi Policy Group Session 2: India’s Afghan Diplomacy at works: Challenges & Prospects (Panel Discussion) Speakers Amb. Ashok Sajjanhar, Former Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Sweden, and Latvia. Amb. Neelam Deo, Former Ambassador to Denmark and Côte d’Ivoire Vote of Thanks |
Contact Details
International Law & Policy Society, NLUO
Email: ilps@nluo.co.in
Phone (WhatsApp): 9999795729 (Rohan)
Indian Forum for Public Diplomacy
Email: director.ifpd@gmail.com/dj.ifpd@gmail.com
Phone (WhatsApp): 9901755772 (Dhananjay)
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