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Detailed CV

Reena Marwah (PhD, International Business), ICSSR Senior Fellow w.e.f. June 1, 2017 ( for two years),
currently based at Centre for Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), New Delhi, India
Mailing Address: 38/11, East Patel Nagar, New Delhi-110008
Email: reenamarwah@yahoo.com; rmarwahicssr@gmail.com
Ph : 0091-11-25743074, 0091- 9810824350

Academic Qualifications
• B.COM (H) Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University, New Delhi, India (1977-1980);
• M.COM, Shri Ram College of Commerce; Delhi University, New Delhi, India (1980-82)
• M.PHIL (International Business) Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University, New Delhi, India
(1983-86)
• PhD International Business, Himachal Pradesh University, (1988-1993)

Research Interests
Her research interests include Asian development issues of finance and globalisation. Interests also
include the Indian economy and India’s International relations with ASEAN countries, especially
Thailand. She has been closely involved in projects on China studies in India and South Asia.

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Professional Positions and Experience

1982-1987 Lecturer, Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University

1987-1995 Senior Lecturer, Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University
1995- till date Reader / Associate Professor, Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University
Papers taught: Macro Economics, Financial Markets and Institutions, Indian
Economics and Politics of Globalization

Administrative Experience
Senior Academic Consultant, Indian Council of Social Science Research,
Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India. (On deputation
2012-2015). At ICSSR, she was advisor to the Seminars, Fellowships and
Publications Divisions. She was responsible for new initiatives in International
Collaboration. In addition, she has been the Coordinator for the EU-India
Collaborative Research Platform (EqUIP), which brings together 12 funding
councils of Europe and four from India.

Awards, Fellowships and Recognition

1. McNamara Fellow of The World Bank for 1999-2000. Undertook primary research in villages of
four States in India to assess the Impact of Globalization on Poverty Reduction.
2. Asia fellow 2002-03 – Cohort 4 of the Asian Scholarship Foundation (ASF), Bangkok, Thailand.
Primary research carried out in urban and rural areas of Thailand, India and Nepal for the study
on Impact of Information and Communication Technology on the Poor: A comparative study of
Thailand, Nepal and India.
3. ASF Senior fellow for a study on Urban and Rural Poverty at Shanghai Academy of Social
Sciences, China in May/ June 2008
4. Collaborative Work Grant fellowship of ASF for a study on Urban Poverty and Governance in
China, Thailand and India in 2007.
5. Two Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust fellowships for University of Pennsylvania Institute for the
Advanced Study of India (UPIASI) Asia project: i) India’s relations with Thailand in the context
of China’s relations with ASEAN countries and ii) India’s relations with the Philippines in the
context of China’s relations with ASEAN countries; 2013-15

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Papers being published in a volume edited by Dr. E. Sridharan, Academic Director, University of
Pennsylvania Institute for the Advanced Study of India (UPIASI)
6. 2017-2019: Awarded the ICSSR Senior Fellowship (with salary protection) in 2017 for a period
of two years June 2017-May 2019) to study India Thailand relations. She is affiliated with the
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi for the period of the fellowship.

7. Recognized as a Research Supervisor by the Department of Commerce, Delhi University in the

discipline of International Business; (Meeting held on November 16, 2018);
http://www.commercedu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/List-of-College-Teachers-recognized-
as-Research-Supervisors..pdf

Independent Consultancies and Projects

2000 Short term consultant of The World Bank for an empirical Study on Poverty And
Inequality Implications Of Globalization, in association with Dr. Miria Pigato – AFT
Macroeconomics- The World Bank

2002-03 Short term consultant of The World Bank for an empirical Study on Impact of
Information Technology on The Poor in Nepal
2002-03 Short term consultant of The World Bank for an empirical Study on Impact of
Information Technology on the poor in India
2011 International Consultant for UN Women South Asia Regional Office, New Delhi for a
Mapping study of ongoing initiatives for Women’s political empowerment for
Governance in Bangladesh.
2014 International Consultant for UN Women titled: Closing of the Programme ‘Promoting
Women’s Political Leadership and Governance in India and South Asia (Gender
Responsive Governance programme)

Positions Held

2016-2017 Member of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Jesus and Mary College,
Delhi University
2010 – till date Resource Person and Member, Advisory Committee Center for Environment and
Economic Development, Delhi; http://www.ceedasia.org/ResourcePersons-
Advisory.htm

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2012-2013 Member, Gender Sensitization Committee Against Sexual

Harassment,(GSCASH), Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India
2009 – till date Member Editorial Board Millennial Asia: A bi annual Journal of Asian Studies,
published for the Association of Asia Scholars; ISSN No. 0976-3996
2008-10 Convener of Green Society, Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University,

2010-11 Convener of Debating Society, Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University

2011-12 Member of the Women’s Studies Development Center, Jesus and Mary College,

Delhi University

Recognition
➢ Recognition as: Senior Fellow Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka(INSSSL),
Honorary Position w.e.f. April 05, 2019

➢ Recognized as a Research Supervisor by the Department of Commerce, Delhi University in the

discipline of International Business; (Meeting held on November 16, 2018);
http://www.commercedu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/List-of-College-Teachers-recognized-
as-Research-Supervisors..pdf

Synergistic Assignments/ Projects

1. Contributed one unit on Feminisation of poverty for University Grant’s Commission E-Pathshala
on Gender and Development Studies, 2015

2. Contributed five units to the Gender and Development Studies Masters and
M.Phil program of Indira Gandhi National Open University, India, (2011 – 13)

3. Co- Investigator, “Documentation of Uzbek Literature in India”, funded by Ministry of External

Affairs (Completed in 2013).

4. Team Member, Oral History Project on “China Studies in South Asia”, Jointly undertaken with
Prof. Chih-yu Shih (Taiwan National University) (Completed in 2013).

5. Co- Investigator, “Documentation of Uzbek Literature in Three Libraries of North India (Khuda
Baksh Library, Patna; Rampur Raza Library, Rampur; Aligarh Muslim University library,
Aligarh)”, funded by Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India (2011-12).

6. Team Member, Oral History Project on “China Studies in India”, Jointly undertaken with Prof.
Chih-yu Shih (Taiwan National University) (2008-2011).

7. Contributed four chapters to the curriculum development of Business Law for the Institute of Life
Long Learning, Delhi University; details http://vle.du.ac.in/mod/resource/view.php?id=10656,
2009

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Books - Co-authored/Co-edited

1. China Studies in South and Southeast Asia: Pro-China, Objectivism, and Balance, (2018); Chih-yu

Shih, Prapin Manomaiviboo, and Reena Marwah(editors); World Scientific Publishing Company,

Singapore

2. Pongsak Hoontrakul, Christopher Balding, Reena Marwah (editors), ( 2014) The Global Rise of

Asian Transformation, Palgrave Macmillan, USA

3. Rajiv Bhatia, Swaran Singh, Reena Marwah(editors) Transforming South Asia :Imperatives for

Action, Knowledge World, New Delhi, 2014 Pages 227, ISBN No. 978-93-81904-98-5

4. S.T. Devare, Swaran Singh, Reena Marwah(editors) India and GCC Countries Iran and Iraq:

Emerging Security Perspectives, Pentagon Press, 2013, Pages 268, ISBN 978-81-8274-735-7

5. S.T. Devare, Swaran Singh, Reena Marwah(editors) Emerging China: Prospects for Partnership in

Asia, Routledge, (2012)

6. Chih-yu Shih, Swaran Singh, Reena Marwah(editors) On China by India: From a civilization to a

nation state, Cambria Press, New York, USA, August 2012

7. Reena Marwah, Ameeta Motwani (Co-authors) ‘Contemporary India: Economy and Society, 2nd

edition, Pinnacle, New Delhi (July 2012)

8. Reena Marwah, Ameeta Motwani, Tanuja Sachdev, (Co-authors), ‘Contemporary India: Economy,

Society and Polity, Pinnacle, New Delhi (June 2009)

9. Sucha Singh Gill, Lakhwinder Singh, Reena Marwah, (Editors): Economic and Environmental

Sustainability of the Asian Region, Routledge, India, June 2010.

10. Reena Marwah, Preeti Singh, Monetary Theory, Tata McGraw Hill 1989, New Delhi

11. Reena Marwah, International Trade and Economic Cooperation(1997) International Institute For

Non-Aligned Studies, ISBN-13: 978-81-7128-048-3, ISBN: 81-7128-048-X

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Publications: Chapters, Articles and Book Reviews (2004-19)

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1. Asia’s Big FTA Game: Can Sri Lanka be included in RCEP ?; published by the Institute
of National Security Studies, Sri Lanka, October 11, 2019;
https://www.insssl.lk/preview.php?id=389

2. Navigating Sri Lanka’s Strategic Interests through BIMSTEC, published by the Institute
of National Security Studies, Sri Lanka, April 18, 2019;
http://www.insssl.lk/admin/upload/529_2019_April_17Navigating_Sri_Lankas_interests
_in_BIMSTEC.pdf

3. India -ASEAN Relations – A strategic perspective, Chapter in B.L. Sah (ed) Current
Developments and their Impact on World Politics, Anamika Publishers, New Delhi,
2019, pgs 25-35, (ISBN 978-81-7975-974-5)

4. Interview published in English and Hindi; January 22, 2019; India has close historical, cultural
ties with Mauritius; http://www.eenaduindia.com/news/national-news/2019/01/22223809/India-
has-close-historical-cultural-ties-with-Mauritius.vpf

5. Anchoring India’s Act East Policy through Bangladesh; Eurasia Review, January 03, 2019;
http://www.eurasiareview.com/03012019-anchoring-indias-act-east-policy-through-bangladesh-
analysis/

6. Interview published in English and Hindi; December 31, 2018;

http://www.eenaduindia.com/news/international-news/2018/12/31232610/Sheikh-Hasinas-
reelection-will-deepen-IndiaBangladesh.vpf

7. RCEP: More than a trade deal- Op-Ed, Eurasia Review, July 05, 2018

8. Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Is India’s Ambivalence Justified? Published as

an Editorial These Days, a daily newspaper, July 05, 2018

9. India Looking Further Eastwards- Op-Ed, Eurasia Review, July 15, 2017

10. Reena Marwah, China Studies in South and Southeast Asia: A Comparative Perspective through
Sri Lanka and Thailand, in China Studies in South Asia and Southeast Asia: Pro-China,
Objectivism, and Balance (editors) Chih-yu Shih, Prapin Manomaiviboo, Reena Marwah, World
Scientific Publishing Company, Singapore 596224

11. Reena Marwah, Interrogating Competing Claims in South East Asia: The South China Sea or the
West Philippine Sea, in the book, China’s Global Rebalancing and the New Silk Road, edited by
B.R. Deepak; Springer, Singapore
(Also Published in Chinese language by Shandong Publications, 2017)

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12. TPP Versus RCEP: What Are The Odds For Thailand? – Analysis, Eurasia Review, April 6, 2016

13. Thailand’s Increasing Closeness To China: What It Implies For ASEAN – Analysis, Eurasia
Review, January 5, 2016

14. Buddhism in Nepali and Sri Lankan Perspectives in Prapin Manomaivibool and Chih-Yu Shih
(eds.), Understanding 21st Century China in Buddhist Asia: History, Modernity and International
Relations: Asia Research Centre, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 2016), Thailand; pp.71-
100

15. Reflection paper of the EU-India Platform (EqUIP) Symposium on the theme Inequalities,
Growth and Place/ Space on October 19-20, 2015

16. The Rise of China and India- Its Implications (co-author) in Pongsak Hoontrakul, Christopher
Balding, Reena Marwah (editors), (2014) The Global Rise of Asian Transformation, Palgrave
Macmillan

17. India China Economic Engagements in a Global Context, May 22, 2015; Analysis, Eurasia
Review http://www.eurasiareview.com/22052015-india-china-economic…/ (Co-author : Ram
Upendra Das)

18. Book Review published in Asian Ethnicity ,Volume 16, Issue 1, 2015 ( Taylor and Francis) titled
: Economic inequalities and political conflict: a study with reference to Pakistan and Nigeria;
(co-author),

19. China factor in India’s economic engagement with IORA economies, Journal of Indian Ocean
Studies, Vol.22, no.1, April 2014, Society for Indian Ocean Studies, ISBN 0972-3080 pages 72-
94 ( co-author: Swaran Singh)

20. ”Promotion of a Sustainable research Culture in Higher Education Institutions: Role of Statutory
Bodies Like ICSSR” appeared in University News, Volume 51 No.17, and April 29-May 05,
2013, Association of Indian Universities; pages 126-133

21. Knowledge Economy, Inclusiveness and sustainable development in India, Himgiri Education
Review (ISSN 2321-6336), Himgiri Zee University, August 2013

22. Water: Issues in Planning for Poverty Alleviation, Journal of Land and Rural Studies Vol 1, No.2,
July 2013, Sage Publishers, India, Pages 113-129 (Co-author)

23. East Asian Multilateralism- Is China in the driver’s seat ?, published in Chinese language in the
book titled: Asian Multilateralism, (editors) Zhang Guihong and Swaran Singh, 2012 ; Fudan
University

24. “Developments in Tibet: Effect on India-China”, in Chih-yu Shih, Swaran Singh and Reena
Marwah, eds., On China by India: From Civilization to Nation-State, (Amherst, NY: Cambria
Press, 2012). [Co-author]

25. ‘Basic Education in Thailand is badly in need of reform’, The Nation, May 17, 2012, Bangkok ,
Thailand ( Co-author- Pongsak Hoontrakul)
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26. Letter titled: India, China, Myanmar; in Economic and Political Weekly, September 22, 2012,
page 5.

27. Paper on Gender Inequality in South Asia: Issues, indicators and policy responses, in Ajeet Cour,
Noor Zaheer, (editors) Eight Neighbours-Together we survive, Foundation of SAARC Writers
and Literature, 2011.

28. Article titled Environment and climate Change: Articulating Gender Concerns, published in
Ragtime, Norway, April 2011.

29. Tibet a as a factor impacting China studies in India, Asian Ethnicity, Routledge; 10/2011;
12(3):285-299. DOI: 10.1080/14631369.2011.605543

30. Book reviews published in India Quarterly 2010, 2011 and Millennial Asia 2010, Vol. 1, Number
1.

31. Tibetans in South Asia' (co-authored with Sharad Soni) , Asian Ethnicity , Volume 11, No. 2,
June 2010, Routledge, pgs, 263-268 Routledge, U.K.

32. Chapter titled: ‘UNDPs Gender Indicators and SAARC countries…Miles to go’; published in the
edited book by Saifuddin Soz and R.N. Srivastava, SAARC : Emerging Challenges, April 2010;
published by Foundation for Peace and Sustainable Development, New Delhi.

33. India – Connecting Eastwards, published in the SAARC Journal, Beyond Borders, Vol. 3 No. 2,
2007, Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature, New Delhi.

34. Economic Cooperation among unequal partners of SAARC: Retrospect and Prospect Paper
published in SAR Economist, November 2005

Monographs

1. Reena Marwah, Order in the South China Sea: A perspective from the Philippines; Monograph
published by UGC Centre for Maritime Studies, Pondicherry University, February 2017

2. Impact of Information Technology On The Poor In Nepal;

http://www.worldbank.org/afr/wps/wp20.pdf ( 2002-03)

3. Impact of Information Technology On The Poor In India,

http://www.worldbank.org/afr/wps/wp20.pdf, ( 2002-03)

Select Conference Papers/Talks / Lectures/ Articles ( 2002-19)

1. Lectures on Indian Economy delivered at Universities in Thailand including Bangkok University,

Rajabhat Phranakorn University and National Institute of Development Administration in 2002.

2. Participated as a Discussant at the UNESCO Technical Meeting on ICT In Education from the
Nov.5-7, 2002, at Bangkok, Thailand..

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3. Escaping Poverty through E- Education and E- Governance. paper presented in the conference
organized by National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) and Eastern Regional
Organisation For Public Administration, on The Theme – Governance As Partnership – State,
Civil Society And Market Organisation, November 11-13, 2002, Bangkok, Thailand.

4. Presented a Paper Titled, Information And Communication Technologies For The Poor – The
Ends Are As Important As The Means, Conference Organized By SEAMEO – SPAFA on the
Theme - Culture, Context and Development, 28-30 November 2002.

5. Panelist in the Valedictory Session in the conference organized By SEAMEO – SPAFA on the
Theme - Culture, Context and Development, 28-30 November 2002

6. Empowering the Poor Through Information And Communication Technology In Asia, Paper
presented at the Third International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS3) held at Singapore,
organised by the National University of Singapore in collaboration with International Institute
of Asian Studies (IIAS), Leiden (Netherlands) during August 19-22, 2003.

7. Chairperson of the Session on Asian Development at the Third International Convention of Asia
Scholars (ICAS 3) in Singapore, August 2003.

8. Participated as Discussant In AMARC 8 Conference On The Theme – Voices For A Better

World, Kathmandu, Nepal, 21-27 February 2003

9. Lectures on Indian Economic Development, to faculty members and students of Bangkok

University, Thailand in January 2003; (As Asia fellow of ASF, affiliated with Bangkok
University)

10. Lectures on Indian Economic Development, to faculty members and students of Tribhuvan
University, Nepal in February 2003; (As Asia fellow of ASF, affiliated with Centre for Nepal
and Asian Studies, Tribhuvan University)

11. Chaired a Session on: Contemporary Images Of Asian Art at the Conference of Asia Fellows of
ASF, The Changing Landscape of Asia, Bangkok, August 2-3, 2004.

12. Thematic Introduction at the Conference on South Asia: Celebrating the SAARC Charter Day at
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh on December 17, 2004Participated In Euro 2004, March
24-26, New Delhi, India. Discussant for the Session On E-Government, E-Health and E-
Education

13. Participated in the Discussions at the Wilton Park WP 750 Conference on Economic Policy
Choices For Poverty Reduction. June 11-14 2004, Sussex, U.K.

14. Rapporteur for a Session on: Poverty Reduction in Asia in the Wilton Park WP 750 Conference
on Economic Policy Choices For Poverty Reduction. June 11-14 2004, Sussex, U.K.

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15. Plenary speaker in the Conference on Culture, Context and Development, organized by SEAMEO
SPAFA held in Bangkok, Thailand, November 28-30, 2005.

16. Invited as a Resource Person for the Conference of China Scholars on the theme: The Future of
Asia: Development, Diversity and Sustainability in Beijing, China, November 12 -15, 2005.

17. Economic Cooperation among unequal partners of SAARC : Retrospect and Prospect at the
Fourth International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS 4) organised by the Shanghai
Academy of Social Sciences, Shanghai in collaboration with the International Institute of Asian
Studies (IIAS), Leiden (Netherlands) held in Shanghai, China, from 20 to 24 August 2005.

18. Moderated and presented the theme Introduction at the Conference: Contemporary Issues and
Future Prospects for SAARC, held on February 28, 2005 at the Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

19. Keynote Speaker in the Concluding Session at the ASF Alumni Conference on Redefining
Southeast Asia and South Korea in a Globalizing World, Bali, Indonesia, November 19-20,
2006.

20. Convener of the Conference on: ‘Promoting Cultural Diversity in South Asia’, organized by
Academy of Fine Arts and Literature in collaboration with UNESCO and Ministry of Culture,
GOI, September 23 and 24, 2005.

21. Resource Person for the Seventh ASIA Fellows Orientation Conference held in Bangkok,
Thailand on July 23 and 24, 2005.

22. Contributed a short article to the Proceedings of the ASIA Fellows Conference published by ASF,
January 2006.

23. The use of ICT for Education in Thailand in the Conference on Celebrating IT in Social tility -
Sharing Experience from South and South East Asia organized by the Association of Asian and
Pacific Studies and Kolkata University, March 25 - 26, 2006

24. Key note Address on An Overview of the Indian Economy and Budget 2007 for the Visiting
Parliamentarians (Committee on Family and Cultural Affairs) from Norway on March 3, 2007,
in New Delhi.

25. Special Lecture titled, Socio-economic problems of the Indian Economy, and a comparison with
China, at the Royal Norwegian Embassy on May 8, 2007 in New Delhi.

26. Paper presented on Economic Cooperation in SAARC ; Prospects through trade and services at
the Shanghai Forum, May 26, 2007, Shanghai, China.

27. Special lecture to be delivered to the students and faculty members of Shanghai Academy of
Social Sciences on May 22, 2007, Shanghai, China

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28. Economic Cooperation in SAARC: Prospects through trade and services, paper presented at the
Shanghai Forum, China, May 25-27, 2007.

29. Urban Poverty and Governance in Asia: -Including case studies of Bangkok and Delhi paper
presented at the Shanghai Forum, China in May 25-27, 2008.

30. Delivered lectures on Indian economy and Issues in India’s Rural Development in Tianjin
University, Fudan University and Zhejiang University, China in June – July 2008.

31. ‘Gender and Development Indicators in Asia’, paper presented at the Asia Pacific Congress at
Allahabad University, India, September 5-6, 2009.

32. ‘Tibet as a factor impacting China Studies in India’, Paper presented at the Indian Council of
World Affairs, Sapru House, New Delhi-110001, November 23, 2009.

33. ‘Multilateralism in East Asia: Is China in the driver’s seat?’ Paper presented at Fudan University,
Shanghai, China on April 5, 2010.

34. Presentation on Issues of Poverty and development in India and Nepal at the Asian Scholarship
Foundation’s annual conference on China in Beijing University, November 9-10, 2005

35. Presentation on Asianising Asia: A perspective from South Asia at the Asian Scholarship
Foundation’s conference on Redefining Southeast Asia and South Korea in a Globalizing
World, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, 19-20 November 2006

36. Discussant for six research studies presented at each of the Asia Fellows’ Annual Conferences
held in Bangkok, Thailand in June 25 - 26, 2008 and on July 17-18, 2009.

37. Participated in the Workshop, Public Diplomacy in the Information Age, organized by the
Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India, December 10-11, 2010.

38. Presented a paper titled, Public Diplomacy : Towards a credible India , on February 5, 2011 at
the Department of South Asian Studies , Rajasthan University, Jaipur, at a conference titled
Impact of domestic politics on foreign policy organized by Association of Asia Scholars in
collaboration with Rajasthan University.

39. Participant in the Workshop on: Public Diplomacy in the Information Age, organized by the
Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India, December 10-11, 2010.

40. China Studies in India: A path less travelled; paper submitted to China Studies Conference
organized by Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, October 2011, Beijing.

41. Gender inequality in South Asia, at Xth Conference of Indian Congress of Asian & Pacific
Studies, organized by University of Allahabad at Allahabad on September 4-5, 2010.

42. Public Diplomacy in India’s foreign policy, at National Seminar on Impact of Domestic Politics
on Foreign Policy, organized by Association of Asia Scholars and South Asia Studies Centre,
University of Rajasthan at Jaipur on 5 February 2011
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43. Lecture titled -Climate Change: Why Gender Matters on March 8, 2011 at the Nobel Peace
center, Oslo, Norway.

44. Climate change and Gender with a focus on India at CICERO, Norway, March 9, 2011.

45. Meetings with representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway, FORUM and FOKUS
on the Impact of Climate change on gender held in Oslo on March 8-9, 2011

46. Presented the Report of the Mapping Study at a UN Women Seminar held in Dhaka, Bangladesh
on July 31, 2011.

47. Gender and Development issues in South Asia at XIth Annual Conference of Indian Congress of
Asian & Pacific Studies (ICAPS) on “Globalizing Asia: Implications for India” held at Institute
of Development Studies, Jaipur on 4-5 September 2011

48. Inaugural Address at Conference on Human Rights: Evolution, Implementation and Evaluation at
B.S.R. Government College, Alwar, December, 14-16, 2012.
49. Human security in South Asia ( with a focus on gender security) at National Seminar on
Emerging Security Scenario in South Asia at Department of Geopolitics and International
Relations, Manipal University, Manipal, August 24-25, 2012.
50. China Studies in India, at International Conference, Taiwan National University, Taipei on 1-2
June 2012.

51. From the periphery to the core: Evolution of China Studies in India, paper presented at Taiwan
National University Conference panel on China Studies, June 1-2, 2012.

52. Report of the Mapping Study was presented at the Regional Meeting of UN Women SARO on
March 3, 2012 at Thimpu, Bhutan.

53. Presented a paper titled: Gender Equality: A sine qua non for human security in South Asia ? at
the Manipal University-AAS Conference on Security in South Asia, August 24-25, 2012.

54. Presented a paper titled: “India’s Economic engagement in IOR-ARC” at the Third Rio
International Conference “Development of China and Indian Ocean Economies”, Yunnan
University of Finance and Economics, Kunming, China, December 1 -3, 2013

55. Presentation of the Closing Report at the Sharing Workshop on “Promoting Women’s Political
Leadership and Governance in India and South Asia” at Indore on 26 – 27 June 2014

56. India’s Look East Policy and India – Thailand relations at the International Seminar on “India’s
North East in India’s Look East Policy” organized by Manipur University, Manipur on 24-25
March 2014.

57. Presented a paper titled, ‘Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal, at 7th All‐India Conference of China
Studies (AICCS), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Nov. 14-16, 2014.

58. Presented a paper titled Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Nepal: Exploring the Influence of
Tibet/Tibetan Studies in a Comparative Perspective: Asia Research Center at Chulalongkorn
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University, International Conference on "Asian Perspectives on China and Tibet: Geography,

History and Buddhism" October 7-8, 2014 at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

59. Presented a paper titled: Some facets of social and political engagement of Buddhism in
Aurangabad, India, at the 8th ICSSR-NRCT (Indian Council of Social Science Research and
National Research Council of Thailand) joint seminar on “Comparative Perspective on
Religion and Social Change –Buddhism in Everyday Life in India and Thailand”, January 2015.

60. Invited speaker at the Inaugural session and panelist of the Institute of Public Enterprise,
Hyderabad Conference titled: 2nd International Conference and Doctoral Colloquium On
“Transformative Social Science Research: Disciplines, Collaborations & Think Tanks”, March
3-4, 2015

61. Presented a paper on India-Thailand relations, Asia project at the conference by UPIASI on
March 27 and 28, 2015

62. Presented a paper on India- Philippines relations, Asia project at the conference by UPIASI on
March 27 and 28, 2015

63. Presented a paper titled Interrogating Competing Claims in South East Asia: The South China
Sea or the West Philippine Sea, organised by the Centre for Chinese and Southeast Asian
Studies JNU in the International Conference “Silk Road Economic Belt And The 21st Century
Maritime Silk Route: Opportunities And Challenges” in JNU Convention Centre on March 26-
27, 2015

64. Presented a paper titled Revisiting India Thailand Relations in the context of India ASEAN
relations at the International Conference on India and Its Neighbours: Policy Priorities for the
New Government, March 24-25, 2015, in JNU.

65. Co-panelist for Doordarshan Urdu Television on Labour Laws in India on May 2, 2015

66. Presented a paper titled The South China Sea or the West Philippines Sea: The Deadlock
Dilemma at the Seminar titled: Resistance And Tolerance Emerging Responses to Chinese
belligerence in the South China Sea, 7 August, 2015 at the JNU Convention Centre

67. Participant in the EU-India Platform (EqUIP) Joint Learning Workshop for the Promotion of
research collaboration between India and Europe, September 2015, Oslo, Norway

68. Paper titled, China Studies in South Asia at International Conference on “Civilizational Interface
between India and China: Opportunities and Challenges in South and Southeast Asia”, at
Cheena Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, 26-27 September 2015.

69. Paper titled ,China Studies in Contemporary South Asia (co-presenter) at CASS Forum (2015) on
“Intellectual History of International China Studies: Communication and Conversations”, at
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, 29 October-30 November 2015.

70. Lecture titled, Asian Transformation: Some Insights on Thailand, Philippines and China,
delivered to participants of the 1st Interdisciplinary course in Global Studies, organized by the
UGC Human Resource Development Center of Jawaharlal Nehru University, December 7,
2015
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71. Paper titled, Increasing importance of China Studies in South Asia at India-China Academic
Forum 2016, at School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, JNU, New Delhi, 11
January 2016.

72. Paper titled ,Order in the South China Sea: A perspective from the Philippines, paper presented at
the National Conference, Good order at sea: India's role" organised during 18-19 February
2016. Centre for South Asian Studies UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of South Asian
Regional Cooperation (UMISARC), Pondicherry University

73. Chairperson of the Valedictory Session of the Conference, Good order at sea: India's role"
organised during 18-19 February 2016. Centre for South Asian Studies UNESCO Madanjeet
Singh Institute of South Asian Regional Cooperation (UMISARC), Pondicherry University

74. ICSSR representative for the EqUIP Steering Committee meeting held at The Hague,
Netherlands, April 19-20, 2016

75. Participant in the EqUIP Symposium on Digital Archives and Databases as a Source of Mutual
Knowledge, Rome, Italy on 5-6 May 2016

76. Participant in the EqUIP Symposium on Sustainable Prosperity, Well Being and Innovation on 9-
10 June 2016 in Helsinki, Finland

77. Paper titled Inland Waterways and Connectivity: Pathway to Progress presented at the Centre for
Maritime Studies, Pondicherry University, February 24, 2017

78. ICSSR Presentation on EU-India Research collaboration delivered at the EqUIP Final event on
April 24-25, 2017, Brussels, Belgium

79. Paper titled Real Estate Financing in India presented at the China West Normal University,
Nanchong, China on June 10, 2017

80. Paper titled, India-Thailand Cultural Connectivity: Embedded through History, Religion,
Language and Diaspora, at the 13th International Conference on Thai Studies (ICTS 13), July
15-18, 2017, Chiang Mai, Thailand

81. Paper titled, India's Historical and Cultural encounters with East Asian countries, with special
reference to Thailand at the International Conference on: India-China Cultural Resonance, at
Viswa Bharati University, Shanti Niketan, India, November 3-4, 2017

82. Participated in the Workshop on China Studies, held at Taiwan National University on November
29-30, 2017

83. Participated in the India ASEAN Connectivity Summit held on December 11-12, 2017, on the
theme: Powering Digital and Physical Linkages for Asia in the 21 st Century, in Hotel Lalit,
New Delhi. Interviewed Myanmar’s Ambassador in India on the IMT, i.e. connectivity project.

84. Participated in the Q and A session after the RIS Lecture by Dr. Dinusha Panditaratne on January
19, 2018. The lecture was chaired by Amb. Ashok Sajjanhar.

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85. Interviewed Prof. Lailufar, Professor of International Relations, Dhaka University, Bangladesh on
the Role of Bangladesh in BIMSTEC and its relations with China, on January 21, 2018.

86. Participated as a delegate in the first India ASEAN Business and Investment Summit held on
January 22-23, 2018 at Hotel Ashok, New Delhi

87. Presented a paper titled: The Role of the State in infrastructure development for connectivity with
South East Asia on January 24, 2018, at the Rajasthan University Conference, organised by the
Department of Public Administration, on the theme: Convergence of Development, Governance
and Civil Society: Changing Role of the State

88. Delivered a lecture on India ASEAN economic relations, with special focus on India - Thailand
trade and connectivity at Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID),
Chandigarh on February 12, 2018

89. Delivered a lecture on India ASEAN economic relations, with special focus on India - Thailand
trade and connectivity at the Department of Economics, Punjabi University, Patiala on February
12, 2018.

90. Coverage of the lecture in the Tribune Newspaper,

http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/exploit-cultural-historical-links-with-asean-for-
better-ties-expert/543170.html

91. Participated in the Roundtable on Argentina as the Chair of G-20, at NMML on February 26,
2018

92. Participated in the Curtain Raiser of the Annual Meeting of the Asian Investment and
Infrastructure Bank (AIIB), held at Pravasi Bharat Kendra on February 27, 2018

93. Delivered a lecture on India-ASEAN strategic relations with a focus on security issues in the
maritime sphere in the Indian Ocean to the faculty and research scholars of the faculty of
political science, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur on March 28, 2018.

94. Participated in an interaction with the Commerce Secretary, Ms. Rita Teotia on Global and
Regional Trade Dynamics: India’s future trade strategy on May 9, 2018. The interaction was
organised by the Centre for regional trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India.

95. Delivered a special talk on Bhagat Singh: India’s freedom fighter at the Thai Bharat Cultural
Lodge in Bangkok on May 31, 2018

96. Presented a paper titled, India-China: Colonial connections through commerce and culture, at
the International Conference on, The British and the Japanese colonial legacies in China
studies, at the Asia Research Centre, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, June1-2,
2018

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97. Address on India’s Act East Policy, at the International Conference on: Emerging Challenges and
Opportunities in global diplomacy and its impact on bilateral relations with India, at the
Parliament House Annexe, organised by the All India Minorities Front on July 10, 2018.

98. Panellist at the Seminar to commemorate ASEAN Day at North East Hill University, Shillong,
August 8, 2018; Presented a paper on India’s shared cultural heritage with ASEAN

99. Aug 21, 2018, Paper submitted to ICSSR-NERC on India ASEAN cultural links titled India and
Southeast Asia: A Shared Historical Cultural Heritage; (publication in process).

100. Chairperson of the fourth technical session at the National Seminar on

Current Developments and their Impact on World Politics: With Reference to BRICS, SCO and
Indo-Pacific, organised by UGC HRDC , Kumaon University, Nainital on October 24th, 2018.

101. Delivered a keynote address on the theme India-ASEAN Strategic Relations at the
Conference organised by UGC HRDC, Kumaon University, Nainital on October 24th, 2018.

102. Presented a paper titled, With Thailand 4.0, is Thailand poised to emerge as the
manufacturing hub for ASEAN? at the International Conference titled, "Planning for
Industrialization in 21st Century organized by Punjabi University, Patiala on November 15-16,
2018
103. Chairperson of technical session IV titled, Industrialization and Inclusiveness, at the
International Conference titled, "Planning for Industrialization in 21st Century organized by
Punjabi University, Patiala, on November 15, 2018
104. Participated in a round table discussion as a key speaker on China Studies in India and
Asia at the Chennai Centre for China studies on February 4, 2019 at Chennai. Report can be
read at https://www.c3sindia.org/past-events/round-table-discussion-on-the-development-of-
chinese-studies-in-india/
105. Presented a paper titled, ‘Bilateral engagement: the Key to Navigating India's interests in
BIMSTEC and ASEAN, at the International Workshop on the theme, Bilateral and
Multilateral Matrix in South Asia organized by the School of Social Sciences and Internal
Studies, Pondicherry University, on February 5-6, 2019.
106. Delivered a special lecture on, ‘Can SAARC and BIMSTEC go the ASEAN Way,’ at
Kelaniya University, on March 27, 2019 in Colombo, Sri Lanka
107. Delivered a Special lecture on India’s Act East Policy, as an invited speaker in the
Lecture, Question and Answer (LQA) Series of the Bandaranaike Centre for International
Studies (BCIS) on March 27, 2019 at Colombo, Sri Lanka
108. Delivered a Special lecture on Positioning India-ASEAN Relations in a transformed
Asian Landscape as an invited speaker at the Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka
(INSSSL) on March 29, 2019 at Colombo, Sri Lanka
109. Delivered the keynote address at the Second Academic Research Conference on the
theme, Transformation of economy through digitization management perspectives, at the
Australian College of Business and Technology, Colombo, Sri Lanka on March 29, 2019
110. Invited Panellist/ speaker for the Conference on Rethinking Boundaries: India
Thailand Relations, organized by Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, April
24, 2019

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111. Presented a paper titled, Colonial Memories: Understanding India China

intersections in the 19th century in the session on Colonial legacies, at the Chinese
Studies Association of Australia conference on July 3, 2019
112. Presented a paper titled, Development trajectories of India and China in the 21st
century, at the Conference on Development dynamics of India and China at Cheena
Bhawan, Shantiniketan, India, on September 6-7, 2019

Select International and National Conferences Organized as Convener:

1. Convener of the EU-India Platform (EqUIP) Final Showcasing event held in New Delhi, India,
March 8-9, 2017
2. Convener of the EU-India Platform (EqUIP) Symposium, on the theme Inequalities, Growth and
Place/ Space on October 19-20, 2015 , New Delhi, India
3. The ICSSR- IDRC Workshop to establish a Pan Asian Platform for social science research in
Asia, Bangkok, September 19-20, 2014
4. The ICSSR-IDRC International Conference on Status of Social Science Research in Asia, March
13-15, 2014
5. Convener of the UGC sponsored National Seminar held in Jesus and Mary College on February
16-17, 2012 on Business for Sustainable Development.
6. Convener of a seminar titled: Tibet Studies : Tibetology in Asia Pacific Countries, held on April
23, 2010, New Delhi
7. Convener of an International Conference on ‘Landscape of Asian Integration’ organized by Asian
Scholarship Foundation in collaboration with UPIASI at India Habitat Center (New Delhi) during
11-12 January 2008.
8. Convener of the UGC sponsored National Seminar held on February-14-15, 2008 on India’s
Financial Sector: Leading India’s vision 2020
9. Convened a special panel on Climate change and Gender at the November 2008 conference on
Sustainable Development held in Punjabi University, Patiala, India
10. Organised the Two days International Conference on Climate change, food security and
livelihoods organised by the Association of Asia Scholars in collaboration in collaboration with
Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur, June 2009
11. Convener of the First Asian Relations conference organized by Association of Asia Scholars in
collaboration with the Indian Council of World Affairs on ‘Emerging China’, in November 2009,
New Delhi, India.

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12. Convener of the Asian Relations conference organized by Association of Asia Scholars in
collaboration the Indian Council of World Affairs, on ‘India and GCC countries’ in 2010 in New
Delhi, India
13. Convener of the Asian Relations Conferences on ‘Transforming South Asia: Imperatives for
Action in March 2012, in New Delhi, India, organized by Association of Asia Scholars in
collaboration with Indian Council of World Affairs, Government of India.

Other Information
1. Is Secretary General, Association of Asia Scholars (the association of 286 alumni Asia fellows of the
Asian Scholarship Foundation
2. Experience of Networking with International Donors including embassies.
3. Experience of Networking and working with Ministries, Research institutions and think tanks in India
and abroad.
4. Associated with Non-Governmental Organisations in the areas of Regional Economic, Social and
Cultural Issues. Participated and Presented Papers on Human Rights in United Nations Sub-
Commissions on Minorities and Commission Meetings (1995 – 2003) in Geneva, Switzerland and in
UN ECOSOC Meeting in New York, USA (July 1998).
5. Taught Students of The Doctorate Program in Business Administration, Aligarh Muslim University –
1999-2000.
6. Served as Visiting faculty for the MBA Distance Learning Program of All India Management
Association for 7 years, 1994-2001 (Subjects: International Business, Economic and Social
Environment of Business).
7. Accorded Title of Accredited Management Teacher By The All India Management Association, New
Delhi.
8. Visiting Faculty - Union Bank of India, Central Institute of Education, New Delhi.
• Subjects taught: Economic and Social Environment of Business, Regional and Economic
Cooperation, Globalization of Business, International Trade and Balance of Payments.

Dr. Reena Marwah

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