Reason and Ethical Decision-making in Korea and India
When confronted with the question of decision making in any circumstance, very often, human beings have various alternatives to evaluate and choose from. This process involves, firstly, being aware of the various alternative options and their consequences, then weighing and evaluating them and finally, choosing the best option and implementing it. This is where the…
Interview: JNU Korean Studies Professor reflects on her impressive career
By: Ishani Ghosh Professor Vyjayanti Raghavan is a Professor of Korean language and culture at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in India. She has also been the Chair of the Centre for Korean Studies at JNU. Professor Raghavan specializes in Korean history and International Relations. She received her BA in Economics at the University of Madras,…
Old animus, new approach: An Indian View
Abstract: We are aware that regional harmony is imperative for regional peace. East Asia cannot aspire for peace unless the countries of the region learn to exist harmoniously with each other. Moreover, the spread of the Corona virus also bears testimony to the inter-connectedness of the countries of the region. It has become more essential…
Moon Jae-in’s Win in South Korea Shows That People Want ‘Peace Through Strength’
Moon Jae-in, who promised to focus on domestic issues like unemployment, won snap elections on May 9 to become president of South Korea after former president Park Geun-hye was impeached on corruption charges. In a manner that was reminiscent of D.K. Baruah’s ‘India is Indira and Indira is India’, some supporters’ placards at Gwanghamun square…
The Truth is There’s Nothing Much the World Can Do About North Korea
The United States must be rueing the day it created the hydrogen bomb in 1952. Its bête noire, North Korea, has now gone and not only built one but also tested it. Or so it insists. This is North Korea’s fourth nuclear test since it blasted its way into the nuclear club in 2006. Why would the…
Forget About Wooing Korea on Indian Standard Time
If Modi really wants to send a message that India is serious about Korea he must ensure we switch to Korean time for the execution of whatever the two countries agree to do together. Narendra Modi, who has visited 17 countries in the one year that he’s been Prime Minister, made his latest stop in…
Glaring across the DMZ
Attitudes are hardening dangerously on the Korean peninsula The 60th anniversary of the Korean War is on June 25; but the two halves are still pitted against each other in a war-like situation,with the North still continuing to threaten to reduce the South into a “sea of flames”. Nothing much seems to have changed in…
Six Nation Talks in North-East Asia: The China Factor
Abstract: The paper looks into the reasons why North Korea is reluctant to resume the Six Nations talks aimed at curbing its nuclear ambition, which was due in September 2004. The multilateral nature of the six nation talk has been discussed and China’s role in the negotiation process has been highlighted in the paper. It…
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Dr. Vyjayanti Raghavan 