APPLICATION DETAILS:
Priority Application Deadline:
October 10, 2018
Priority Notification Deadline:
October 17, 2018
Commitment Deadline:
October 24, 2018
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Please note: Applications will continue to be accepted for this program until it fills
The Two Worlds of India: Emerging Power and Poorest Country
Course Number: GLOB1-GC 3040.999 (3 credits)
Term: January 2019 (this course will count as a Spring semester course and students will be eligible to apply credit load toward financial aid allowance)
Location: India; Delhi and Bengaluru
Travel Dates: January 6-18 2019
NY-based Pre-Departure Course Sessions (REQUIRED):
Instructor: WPS Sidhu
Degree Requirement: With the approval of the department, this course can count as a concentration requirement. If not taken toward concentration requirements, the course will count toward your elective credits.
Registration for program: All students must apply for this program using the online application form and with the submission of a personal statement uploaded to the form. Accepted students will be registered by the department.
Documents: A valid passport is required for entry. Visas are required for U.S. Citizens and for many non-U.S. Citizens. All students will be advised regarding visa requirements by the department. Use this resource link to help you determine your visa requirements.
Course/Program Description:
This course examines India’s geopolitical concerns, the political and economic developments in an era of open markets, and its evolving global role and engagement. We begin with a brief overview of India’s long history, its strategic culture and the impact of colonial legacy on its emergence as an independent but weak hegemon. India’s wars and its efforts at making peace will also be examined, as will the key factors behind India’s economic reforms launched in 1991, and the politics involved both at the central and state levels. We will explore how India’s economic policy of decentralized planning has bolstered the role of non-state actors, especially the civil society and transnational corporations, as well as the power of regional economies within the state. We also examine how the economic reforms have benefitted from globalization and other external drivers as well as how India’s reforms in turn have contributed to its global rise. Given the nature of domestic economic planning and the importance of identity politics, we focus on the contemporary internal challenges confronting India. Given regional and global geopolitical shifts we also look at India’s contemporary external challenges. We conclude with a survey of India’s responses to these domestic political and economic challenges, external threats, and an analysis of how these will impact on India’s role in the emerging global order.
The six pre-departure classes will provide students with an overview of India’s long history; its political and economic developments; the key drivers for India’s foreign and security policies; a review of the recent neoliberal reforms; a general introduction to the social, political, and cultural institutions, which characterize India’s civil society; as well as its conflicts with China and Pakistan and its efforts to maintain a peaceful regional environment.
During the 12-days field study to New Delhi and Bengaluru students will receive briefings from former and present senior officials on India’s political, economic and foreign policy priorities. Through in-site visits to government institutions, corporate offices, think-tanks, and civil society organizations, and meetings with leading figures in research and development, the private sector, government, civil society, media and the arts, we will explore, compare and contrast the ambitious path that India has embarked upon to ensure sustainable development and ponder the challenges that remain.
Site Visits and Excursions May Include:
- City tour – Delhi
- City tour – Bengaluru
- Brookings India
- India Space Research Organization
Trip Leader:
WPS Sidhu, Clinical Associate Professor
Waheguru Pal Singh (WPS) Sidhu joined CGA as a visiting scholar in September 2016. Concurrently, he is nonresident senior fellow for foreign policy at Brookings Institution, nonresident senior fellow at NYU’s Center on International Cooperation, an associate fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy and a guest faculty at the NATO Defense College. Dr. Sidhu has more than 25 years of experience in traditional and non-traditional security issues, specifically in arms control and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction – particularly nuclear weapons – and the role of emerging powers, especially India, in the evolving global order. His previous academic and professional positions include vice president of programs at the EastWest Institute, and director of the innovative New Issues in Security Course at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.
Dr. Sidhu has also served as a consultant to the UN and its affiliate agencies, and to other intergovernmental agencies. In addition to his pedagogic experience, he regularly organizes and conducts track-two projects with institutions in the US, Europe, China, India, and Pakistan to facilitate a dialogue among young scholars on international peace and security issues. He is the author of multiple books, chapters, and articles dealing with defense and security issues, and is a regular commentator on security issues on CNN International, BBC World Service and other media outlets. His latest publication is Shaping the Emerging World: India and the Multilateral Order.
Itinerary:
TBD
Program Costs:
Tuition: 3 Credits Tuition
Program Fee: ~$1,710 (double room)
The program fee includes the following:
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Lodging
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Breakfasts
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Two special dinners and two group lunches
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All in-country transportation, including flight from Delhi to Bengaluru (flight to and from India NOT Included)
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All meetings and special guest lectures
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Planned cultural excursions/tours
NOT Included:
Airfare, airport transfers, passport/visa fees as needed, personal items such as wines, liquors, laundry services, special arrangements before or after the program, and other items not specifically mentioned as included. Insurance for trip cancellation, flight cancellation, luggage loss or damage, medical and accident is not included but is strongly recommended.
Cancellations and Refunds
Program cancellations must be made in writing. To protect yourself, we recommend that you purchase flight cancellation insurance.