Srinagar, August 17 (Vijay Kumar) – Experts on Monday called for a close cooperation between the different Eurasian and Central Asian regions, asserting that there can be no lasting peace without cooperation and no cooperation without peace. They were speaking at the inaugural function of an international conference at the
Prof Greagory Gleason from University of Mexico, USA, in his keynote address, said while building relations, the different countries must give due credit to legacy of their past, competition over resources and anticipation of the future. “Situation is different in the world today. There are two choices available to countries. The choice by which they get what they want and the strategic choice where they think others are deciding for them. If the latter is our goal, let’s take a rethink. Ideas are more powerful than any weapon. No one will disagree that
He emphasized that there was no possibility of peace without co-operation between different countries and no co-operation was possible without peace.
Referring to Samuel Huntington’s theory of Clash of Civilizations, Prof Gleason said, “When we hear that the fault lines of civilizations will become the battle lines for the future, many of us take strong exception. There is no reason this has to happen. There is every reason to prevent it from happening.”
In his presidential address, the KU vice-chancellor, Prof Riyaz Punjabi said that two-decades was small a period to assess the growth and stability of different independent counties. “These countries or states are still going under transition. We have to keep in mind that they have their own cultural and historical past and identity. These societies are emerging back in the wake of identity consciousness, though they are multi-ethnic,” he said. “So you have to conceive their right of identity.”
He referred to the visit of Shah-i-Hamdan (RA) to
The VC said there was need to revive the Kashmir’s linkages with
Saidbeg Saidov, Ambassador,
He referred to different ways of cooperation like sharing and construction of electricity power projects, highway and railway projects besides the cooperation in the filed of industry and information technology.
Ms Irina Abdyevna Orolbaeva, Ambassador,
The conference was attended by scholars and experts from different parts of the world, members of civil society besides the senior KU academics and officials, including the registrar, Prof S Fayyaz Ahmad.
The conference coordinator, Prof Mushtaq A Kaw, underlined the aims and objectives of the conference. “The conference aims at providing subject experts and analysts a dispassionate platform to debate the crucial issues confronting different Eurasian regions,” he said. “We earlier focused on Central Asia only, but we have now expanded the sphere of debate and discussions to
The Director, CCAS, Prof GM Mir, highlighted the achievements and contributions of the Centre. “We regularly host the international conferences on issues of vital importance to our society besides signing MoUs with different Central Asian countries for collaborative study in the mutual areas of interest,” he said. Senior CCAS professor, G R Jan, presented the vote of thanks.
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