Mathew A Varghese’s chapter, ‘Urban Ecologies in the Indian Subcontinent: Rethinking Resilience in the Context of Crisis’, features in the 2025 book ‘Inclusive Cities and Global Urban Transformation Infrastructures, Intersectionalities, and Sustainable Development’, jointly edited by Kei Otsuki and Ajay Bailey. The volume addresses the problem of global urban development that excludes various groups of […]

Dr. Jojin John was awarded the MOFA Taiwan Fellowship 2024 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China. As a Taiwan Fellow, he was affiliated with the Taiwan Centre for Security Studies at National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan, for three months starting in May 2024. His research focused on Indo-Pacific regional security, regional […]

Dr. Jojin John presented a paper, “Status Quest, Middle Power Identity, and South Korea’s Contested Geopolitical Imagination: Between Global Grandeur and Regional Realpolitik,” at the ISA Annual Convention 2024 in San Francisco, April 3-6, 2024. The paperexplores South Korea’s evolving middle power identity over the last three decades, highlighting the contested nature of its geopolitical […]

Malayalam cinema has surely left Madras and Kodambakkam and travelled Kochi and its surroundings. Kochi is full of stories, languages and narrative worlds. Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University Asst. Professor and Director of School of Film Studies Dr. Sreedevi P. Aravind evaluated the growing Malayalam cinema in Kochi at the session organised by Arts Space Kochi […]

Comprehensive Report on Interstate Migrant Worker Policy Released  Amid ongoing discussions by the state government of Kerala to update its policy for interstate migrant workers, a significant workshop conducted by the Centre for Migration Policy and Inclusive Governance (CMPIG), Science and Engineering Research Board Project (SERB CRG/2021/004314), and Mahatma Gandhi University in collaboration with the […]

  The Network Summit on AI, co-organised by Dr. Mathew A Varghese, took place at the Indian Habitat Centre in New Delhi from 28th November -1st December 2023. The conference became a collaborative outcome of the Centre for Urban Studies with the Nordic Centre in India, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University and the Algorithmic Governance […]

The School of International Relations and Politics at MG University successfully organized a workshop titled “Enhancing the Health and Social Protection Policy Framework for Migrant Workers in Kottayam District.” This collaborative event was conducted in partnership with Science and Engineering Research Board Project (CRG/2021/004314), Disha Foundation and the Centre for Migration Policy and Inclusive Governance […]

Dr. Jojin V, John, Assistant Professor and Hon. Director, Korea Centre, participated as a speaker in a session titled “ROK’s Strategy and Role in the Indo-Pacific: Views from the Region” on May 31, 2023 organised by Korea National Diplomatic Academic at the 2023 Jeju Peace Forum. The Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity is an […]

SIRP Assistant Professor, Dr. Jojin V John made a paper presentation titled “South Korea, New Southern Policy and the Middle Power Quest: Implications for India-Korea Relations “at the International Conference “LOOKING SOUTH: COMPARING THE REGIONAL POLICIES OF SOUTH KOREA” organised by Universiti Malaya and Royal Society for Asian Affairs, UK on November 15, 2022. For […]

SIRP Assistant Professor Dr. Jojin V John made a presentation at Wednesday Seminar “Missiles Across the 38th Parallel: Implications for East Asia” organised by Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi on November 9, 2022. For Details 

SIRP Assistant Professor, Dr. Jojin V John made a presentation titled “Korea-India Economic Security Cooperation​” at the India-Korea Strategic Forum” organised by Sejong Institute, Republic of Korea on August 26, 2022 at Somerset Palace Hotel, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Article by Dr. Jojin V. John, Assistant Professor, SIRP titled  “Republic of Korea, Indo-Pacific and the Emerging Regional Order: Engaging without Endorsing” has been published in “Strategic Analysis”, a SCOPUS indexed journal published by Taylor and Francis. Read Article  

SIRP Assistant Professor, Dr. Jojin V John presented a paper titled “India-Japan Relations: Mapping the Shared Indo-Pacific Agenda”, at an International Conference, “The Evolving Idea of the Indo-Pacific Region: Issues, Challenges and Responses” organised by Department of Geopolitics and International Relations (DGIR), MAHE, Manipal on  23 June 2023. For Details of the conference