First Indo-China conclave begins at IIM Shillong

SHILLONG: The much awaited Indo-Sino Conclave in partnership with Institute of Chinese Studies flagged off at IIM Shillong on December 10.
Prof. Amitabha De, Director, Indian Institute of Management, Shillong gave the welcome address and mentioned that China has made huge change in last three decades.
He mentioned this conclave as an important step in the journey of PGPEx- Managing business in India and China program.
The key note presentation was given by Ex-Ambassador and former diplomat Kishan S. Rana who shared his real life experiences about his cultural conventions in different countries.
Another important cultural factor which came out of the discussion was the importance of “face” in China. It’s the social status of the person which matters while doing the business deals.
Professor Alka Acharya, Director of Institute of Chinese Studies, New Delhi started her dialogue with a very important aspect of how industries and businesses are affected in China because of being state owned in nature.
Prof. Sanjeeb Kakoty and Prof. Rohit Dwivedi who are faculty at IIM Shillong and also were discussants raised questions on the impact of changing ecology of China on other countries, how is India trying to connect culturally with China and how do we design reporting relationships with them.
It was well deduced from the discussion that it’s very important to know oneself first before knowing the other country like China.