Call for Papers: One-Day International Conference on Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam and Beyond: Exploring India-West Asia Knowledge Traditions, 23 MARCH 2026
(Hybrid Mode)
Organised by- Centre for West Asian Studies (CWAS) Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi
Jamia Millia Islamia’s Centre for West Asian Studies (CWAS) is proposing to host a hybrid-mode one-day international conference. The title of the conference is “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam and Beyond: Exploring IndiaWest Asia Knowledge Traditions.” The conference seeks to examine the long-standing civilisational, intellectual and cultural interactions between India and West Asia through the philosophical lens of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (the idea of the world as one family).
Thematic Structure
- Civilisational Interactions and Historical Knowledge Networks
- Political Thought, Ethics and Universalism
- International Relations and Knowledge Traditions
- India-West Asia Bilateral and Multilateral Engagements
- Religion, Identity and Interfaith Intellectual Exchanges
- Language, Literature and Translation Movements
- Science, Medicine and Indigenous Knowledge Systems
- Migration, Diaspora and Transregional Societies
- Education, Pedagogy and Knowledge Institutions
- Culture, Art and Material Knowledge
- Knowledge Diplomacy and Cultural Relations
- Contemporary Challenges and Future Directions
Eligibility
The conference invites participation from scholars, researchers and practitioners working in the fields of International Relations, Political Science, West Asian Studies, History, Cultural Studies, Religious Studies, Economics, Law, Linguistics, Literature and other closely allied disciplines. Interdisciplinary and comparative research contributions engaging with Urdu and its intellectual, literary as well as cultural linkages with Arabic and Persian are especially encouraged.
Deadline for abstract submission: 15 March 2026
Notification of Abstract Acceptance: 18 March 2026
Mode of submission: Abstracts should be submitted via email to westasianstudies@gmail.com.
For more details, refer here
JMI-CWAS Conference-23March-2026
