India-China Border Standoff: Economic and Strategic Implications

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Thursday March 18, 2021
      9:30 am - 11:45 am
  • Location: Webinar
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Contact

To RSVP: ani@usaindiabusinesssummit.com

Summaries

Summary Sentence: This two-part webinar examines the historical, legal, and political dimensions of the India-China border stand off, as well as the strategic and business implications for the wider Indo-Pacific region.

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China and India are the two most populous countries in the world respec¬tively having about 1.44 billion and 1.38 billion population in 2020. Both the countries together account for about 36% of total world’s population and 67% of Asia’s population. (http:// statisticstimes.com/demographics/china-vs-india-population)

Both the countries are nuclear powers and according to the Stockholm In¬ternational Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), in 2019, China & India had the second- and third- highest military spends in the world. For last nine months there has been a border standoff between these major two economies. Speakers will discuss historic border related issues, various scenarios how this standoff can turn into and their Economic and Strategic Implications on Asia and rest of the World.

Session 1 – 9:30 am to 10:30am EST (8pm–9pm IST) - The Historical, Legal and Political Dimensions of the Border Standoff

Speakers

  • Dr. Mary Ellen O’Connell, Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law, Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
  • Dr. Kyle Gardner, Non-Resident Scholar, Sigur Center for Asian Studies, George Washington University. Author, The Frontier Complex: Geopolitics and the Making of the India-China Border, 1846-1962

Moderator

Anthony A. Cuzzucoli, Member of the Board of Directors & Director, Program Committee, Atlanta Council of International Relations (ACIR)

Session 2 –10:30 am – 11:45 am EST (9pm – 10:15 pm IST) - Strategic and Business Implications for the Indo-Pacific Area

Speakers

  • Abraham M. Denmark, Asia Program, Wilson Center
  • Richard M. Rossow, Senior Adviser and Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
  • Dr. Anupam Srivastava, Non-Resident Fellow, The Henry L. Stim- son Center & Former Managing Director, Invest India

Moderator

Dr. John McIntyre, Professor of Management and International Affairs Executive Director, Georgia Tech Center for International Business Education& Research SchellerCollegeofBusiness,Georgia Institute of Technology (Ga Tech)

Additional Information

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_School of History and Sociology Student Blog, School of History and Sociology

Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Postdoc, Public, Graduate students, Undergraduate students
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Keywords
HSOC Blog, speakers and events, China Research Center
Status
  • Created By: Kayleigh Haskin
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Feb 23, 2021 - 9:31am
  • Last Updated: Mar 1, 2021 - 1:26pm