With North Korea launching a record number of missiles in recent weeks, the security situation on the Korean Peninsula has once again become highly tense. Though the current North Korean provocation has been in response to a large-scale US-ROK joint military exercise, the security situation has been simmering over the last year, particularly after the political change in South Korea in May 2022. Recent events reflect a complete breakdown of the peace processes that were set in motion in 2018. Unlike the previous instances of volatility, the heightened regional security tension in East Asia with the intensifying strategic rivalry between the US and China makes the current situation on the Korean Peninsula alarming. Taking account of the events unfolding in the Korean Peninsula, the seminar aims to evaluate the recent developments on the Korean Peninsula and their implications for East Asia.
About the Speakers
Dr. Jojin V. John is an Assistant Professor School of International relations and Politics at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala. Previously Dr. John was affiliated with the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) as Research Fellow for East Asia for five years. Prior to his stint at ICWA, he taught political science in Christ University, Bangalore, and held visiting research positions at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul (July -September 2022); National Chengchi University, Taipei (2015); Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi (2013-14); Seoul National University (2012)and Academy of Korean Studies, Korea (2010-11).
Prof. Vyjayanti Raghavan was a Professor of Korean Language and Culture at the Centre for Korean Studies, JNU. She has also been the Chairperson of the Centre from 2013-15 and 2017-19. She has done her Masters's in History from Seoul National University and her Ph.D. in International Relations from JNU. Her association with Korea has been since 1976, and she has been teaching at JNU since 2000. She has several publications to her credit pertaining to all aspects of Korea.
About the Chair
Amb. Skand Ranjan Tayal is a graduate of Allahabad University and has a Post-Graduate Degree in Chemistry from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. After joining the Indian Foreign Service (1976), Ambassador Tayal served in Indian Missions in Sofia, Warsaw, Geneva, and Moscow. He was India’s Consul General in Johannesburg (1996-98) and Houston (2002-05), and Ambassador of India to Uzbekistan (2005-08). He was the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea during 2008-11. Ambassador Tayal was Secretary of the Indian National Commission for UNESCO during 1991-95 and served briefly as the Director in charge of IITs in the Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development. Ambassador Tayal has a broad experience in both bilateral and multilateral diplomacy and has been a frequent speaker on contemporary affairs. He regularly writes for academic journals and Asian Age.
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