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Time & Date: 12:15–13:45, 23 April (Wednesday)

Venue: TxC401

Language: English

Abstract

The reigning international order, often described as the Liberal International Order (LIO), is widely described as in decline or broken – and with the second Trump presidency, we may see America preside over a collapse of the post-1945 order that it helped build and sustain. What will – or should – replace it? Asian countries, including India, have subscribed to the idea, privately and / or publicly, that the LIO needs reform or replacement. What exactly are Asians unhappy about, and, given the new US attitude under Trump, what do they want? Are Asians just grumbling resentfully, or do they have a coherent set of ideas about a preferred or modified order? I argue it is not enough to periodically grumble about the need for a new order. Asians and others will have to articulate reforms and alternatives that could build a better set of norms, institutions, and practices in a diverse and increasingly dangerous world. This talk will share thoughts on some early work on mapping Asian ideas.

Biography

BAJPAI, Kanti Prasad 白康迪

Kanti Prasad Bajpai is the Vice Dean for Research and Development and the Wilmar Professor of Asian Studies at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy of the National University of Singapore and the Director of the Centre on Asia and Globalization. Bajpai’s areas of interest include Asian international thought and strategic cultures, international security, and Indian foreign policy and national security.