India, Oct. 2 -- The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)'s School of International Studies (SIS) will mark its 70th anniversary with the Aravalli Summit on October 6-7, 2025, featuring alumnus and external affairs minister S Jaishankar as the keynote speaker. JNU chancellor ambassador Kanwal Sibal is also expected to attend.

"From pioneering area studies to shaping national debates on nuclear policy, regionalism and global governance, SIS has nurtured generations of scholars and policymakers who have strengthened India's voice in the global south and beyond," the university said in a note.

Amitabh Mattoo, dean of SIS, traced the institution's origins: "The school began its journey in 1955, when India was barely a decade old. Its leaders h...