19 March; Sehratola (Purnea), Bihar: During a seminar on educational backwardness of Seemanchal, Prof. Talat Ahmad, Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia announced that his university will extend all possible support to open few centres of distance learning in the educationally backward region of Bihar i.e. Seemanchal. His announcement was received with huge applause of the people present during the ...

12 March 2016: With Taliban re-emerging powerfully and other extremist forces gaining critical support, the biggest reason for optimism in Afghanistan is the sense of nationhood that has historically remained the most powerful uniting force for the Afghans. These views were expressed by Prof. Sujit Dutta at the concluding session of a two-day national conference (8-9 March 2016) on “Afghanistan ...

The Centre for Afghanistan Studies, Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia screened a documentary on Afghanistan – 16 Days in Afghanistan – by Anwar Hajher on Wednesday 14 October, 2015 at its Ho Chi Minh Conference Room, JMI. The screening was followed by a discussion. Dr Angira Sen Sarma moderated the discussion in which participants exchanged views on general ...

The Centre for Afghanistan Studies, Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia held a talk on “Afghanistan: From Transition to Transformation” by Afghanistan’s Ambassador to India, Mr Shaida Mohammad Abdali at Tagore Conference Room, Dayar-e-Mir Taqi Mir, JMI on Thursday, 12 March, 2015. The Ambassador started by paying tribute to Rabindranath Tagore whose photograph beatifies the wall of the conference ...

Muslims should not get up and declare they are not terrorists every time there is a terrorist activity. You (Muslims) don’t have to adopt this attitude. These views were emphatically expressed by Justice (Retd.) Rajinder Sachar. He was speaking at the valedictory session of a two-day long national seminar on “Human Rights and Good Governance in India and West Asia” ...

Taking strong exception to sections of the media for playing the role of “cheerleaders” in Modi’s campaign for prime minister, one of India’s iconic TV journalists, Rajdeep Sardesai said that it was the media that made Modi the man he is today. Sardesai was speaking at a book launch organized by Penguin Books India in collaboration with the MMAJ Academy ...

Centre for Afghanistan Studies of the Academy of International Studies (AIS), Jamia Millia Islamia organized a talk on “Democratic Transition in Afghanistan, Institution-Building and Prospects for Stability” on Tuesday, 11 November, 2014 at Mir Anis Hall, Dayar-e-Mir Taqi Mir, JMI. Afghanistan is a very important country in our neghbourhood which does not receive the attention that it should, said Dr. ...

The Centre for Afghanistan Studies of the Academy of International Studies (AIS), Jamia Millia Islamia organized a panel discussion on the topic: “Presidential Elections and Beyond: Assessing Current Political Developments in Afghanistan” at Ho Chi Minh Conference Room of the Academy on Sept. 23, 2014. The panelists were Lt. General R.K. Sawhney, former Deputy Chief of Army Staff and Ambassador ...

French language students of the Centre for European and Latin American Studies (CELAS), Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) organized a fresher’s party on Saturday 6 September, 2014 at Nelson Mandela House, Mujeeb Bagh, JMI. It was like a déjà-vu for students of Advanced Diploma and Diploma in French who organized the party to welcome the new entrants and to get to ...