JU'S INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 12TH SCHOLASTIC CONCLAVE A RESOUNDING SUCCESS

Global South takes centre stage at JU flagship event, also features insightful discussions, quiz competitions and essay contests

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The three-day mega International Relations Scholastic Conclave (IRSC 2025) organised by the Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University (JU), in Kolkata, concluded successfully on Wednesday.

The three-day annual academic symposium, with Millennium Post as the official media partner, served as a platform for intellectual and academic discourse.

With this year's theme 'Looking Through the Lens of the Global South', the 12th edition of IRSC brought together distinguished academicians, policy researchers and cultural artists under the same roof.

A student-driven academic forum, the conclave also featured quiz competitions, essay contests, and cultural performances.

IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS

Organised by the students of Jadavpur University's International Relations department, the event highlighted how important it is to talk about global issues especially now, when conflicts are unfolding across the world and trade policies like US President Donald Trump's tariffs have shaken the global economy.

Retired Indian diplomat Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty reflected on the disruption of the international order, the rise of new powers like China and the growing strategic importance of the Indo-Pacific, Asia's economic rise and challenges to globalization, such as protectionism and Covid nationalism.

He also discussed global inequality, demographic shifts, migration and the limitations of global institutions like the UN in addressing crises.

One of the highlights of his speech was cyber threats and how cyber warfare has revolutionised contemporary warfare.

Prof Amitava Datta, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, JU, congratulated the students of International Relations for pulling off such a grand conclave.