Scholar-in-Residence

On November 6, 2023 Korea Centre, Mahatma Gandhi University in collaboration with Centre for Public Policy Research, Kochi organised a Public Lecture on the Topic "International Politics, East Asia, and the Korean Peninsula" by Dr. Paik Haksoon, Korea Centre Scholar-in-Residence at CPPR Office in Kochi. For more details visit event page on CPPR website

  On 3 November 2023, Friday , Korea Centre Scholar in Residence, Dr. Paik Haksoon delivered the third and final lecture on the topic “International Politics and Inter-Korean Relations: Problems and Prospects”. Dr. Paik talked about the biggest problems and concerns in the Korean Peninsula and the prospects for international relations and inter-korean relations. He talked in detail about the influence of the USA in the Korean Peninsula and the…

  On 1 November 2023, Wednesday, lecture 2 was conducted on the topic “North Korea in 2023: Politics, Economics, and Society”. Dr. Paik Haksoon gave a different picture of North Korea. He talked about the policies of Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, and Kim Jong Un. Dr. Paik also mentioned the Juche ideology of North Korea. Another interesting fact he discussed was the ‘dual identity’ of Kim Jong Un,…