In a series of symposia the JDZB, Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Institute for International Policy Studies (IIPS) will discuss Germany and Japan’s relations with a few of the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China).
Relations with Russia were the focus of the first symposium held in 2011. India will now follow in March 2013 due to its increasingly important role thanks to its growing political and economic weight. German, Japanese and Indian presenters will speak on the following topics: common values; Asia’s economic growth and its associated potential and challenges for the global economy; security policy issues in Asia and their significance for Europe.