Dr Vyjayanti Raghavan, Ex-Chairperson, Centre for Korean Studies, JNU joins ACN Advisory Board, an Asian Think Tank as Honorary Member

An offshoot of the Asian Community News (ACN) Network, the ACN Editorial Advisory Board brings the experts from East Asian countries together on a common platform for strengthening the Indo-Asian relationship and bilateral ties through the media and advocacy.

ACN Correspondent On May 17, 2022

NEW DELHI. An authority in the Korean language and the 2-times chairperson of Centre for Korean Studies, School of Language, Literature and Cultural Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Dr. Vyjayanti Raghavan, has joined ACN Editorial Advisory Board as an Honorary Board Member.

Dr. Vyjayanti Raghavan, who recently retired from JNU after a 22-year-stint is widely known as being instrumental in setting up the Centre for Korean Studies in JNU.

It was in recognition of her efforts in promoting Korean in India that she was awarded by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Mr. Hwang Gyo-ahn in 2015. She has also been awarded in recognition of ‘Services rendered for the Security of the Nation’ by the Andaman & Nicobar Police in 2008.

ACN Editorial Advisory Board welcomes Dr. Raghavan to this Think Tank, which is all set to get greatly benefitted from his rich experience and insightful ideas and thoughts.

With this, ACN’s flagship initiative Asian Languages & Livelihood Mission 2022, which aims at promoting the Korean, Japanese, and Mandarin languages among the Indian youths in schools, colleges, and technical and management universities, also is likely to get a much-required boost.

Other Honorary board members include Mr. Euy Don Park, President, Korean Federation in India and VP, Korean Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KOCHAM), Mr. Joonhwa Bin, Managing Director, KOTRA South Asia, New Delhi, Prof. Do Young Kim, Honorary Director, Korean Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia University, Mr. Sung-chang Hong, Managing Director, NongHyup Bank (NH Bank), Ms. Eun-joo LIM, Founder & Director, Indo-Korean Center, Pune, Mr. Suresh Chukkapalli, Honorary Consul General of Korea, Telangana, and Mr. Arshi Krishnachar, India Head, Seoul Semiconductor & Chairman, ISLE, Karnataka to represent Indo-South Korean affairs.

Mr. Tomio Isogai, Former MD, Sharp India and UAE, Ms. Tomo Kawane, Senior Researcher, India Japan Laboratory, Keio University, Japan, Mr. Hidehito Jay ARAKI, Management Consultant for Japanese companies in India, Mr. Nobuhiro Takahashi, Former Advisor, Japan Chamber of Commerce & Industry India (JCCII), Mr. Prakash Yadav, Co-founder, AJU Group of Japanese Hotels, Mr. Shiv Kothari, Founder, Chain of Tokyo Stores to represent Indo-Japanese affairs, and Ms. Ritu Agarwal, Former Country Head – Japan, Russia, and Southeast Asia, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, also form the part of ACN Advisory Board.

Mr. Peters Li-ying Chen, Assistant Representative, and Director (Education), Ministry of Education of Taiwan, ROC, and Asst Representative, Taiwan’s Taipei Economic and Cultural Center (TECC), and Ms. Jennifer Makhecha (Tseng, Hsiao-Li) Chairperson, Taiwan Chamber of Commerce Mumbai (TCCM) represent Taiwan in this think tank.

The honorary board members also include Mr. Sanjeev K Ahuja, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Asian Community News (ACN) Network, Mr. Pawan Choudhary, Advisor, Chief Minister, Haryana, (Foreign Cooperation Department), Mr. J C Pegu (IRS), Former Chief Commissioner, Income Tax, New Delhi, Mr. Rohit Kochhar, Founding Member & Managing Partner, Kochhar & Co., and Mr. Mohit Malik, Senior Taxation Expert, and Promoter, GST Academy.

About ACN Editorial Advisory Board:

Promoted by Asian Community News (ACN) Network – a real-time and online non-political news-media service dedicated to Indo-Asian affairs with a special focus on key Asian majors like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and ASEAN members, the ACN Editorial Advisory Board aims at bringing like-minded experts from various East Asian countries together on a common platform for strengthening Indo-Asian relationship and bilateral ties through the media and advocacy initiatives.

The invitation for joining the Board is sent to the prominent personalities from Asian countries who have been doing an extremely commendable job in promoting bilateral relations between India and Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and ASEAN for the past many years.

The board members can enjoy the privilege of writing self-authored articles and contributing to various news stories developing from time to time as expert commentators. They could advise the ACN Editorial team on various topics & issues – current and evolving pertaining to Asian developments.

The board also offers an opportunity to the members to take up issues of common concerns through discussions, deliberations, and brainstorming sessions during physical and virtual meetings.

The Board plans to take the delegation of its members to various heads of state/union governments to discuss various Indo-Asian matters, prepare Advisory Document and submit the same to the government.

ACN Editorial Advisory Board also offers an opportunity to participate in Webinars/Seminars organized by ACN in which the government representatives/bureaucrats/ministers/Corporate leaders, Academicians/intellectuals from various countries could be invited to participate.