By TCN News,
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia will soon establish a China Studies Centre and an Afghanistan Studies Centre. These centres have been sanctioned by the UGC under the scheme of Area Study Centres. The objective of establishing these centres is to promote an Indian understanding of China and Afghanistan in a historical framework as well as from a contemporary perspective.
The centres will encourage interdisciplinary research focussing on the history, sociology, politics, economics and languages of these two countries. The centres will develop a pool of scholars and expertise on China and Afghanistan besides networking with similar institutions engaged in the study of these two countries. The activities of the centres would be designed to stimulate debate in public spheres for public policy making.
Jamia already has studies programmes on Africa, West Asia, Central Asia, Pakistan and Bangladesh.