Research Opportunities The South Asia Studies Program hosts a number of research projects that provide opportunities for student involvement. Current projects include “Comparative Constitutionalism in South Asia,” “India and China: Comparisons and Collaborations” and “Karachi-Mumbai: Does the Past Have a Future?” Future projects will focus on India’s engagement with global economic institutions, the linkage between political representation and democracy in India and civic literacy in India’s cities. SAIS also has partnerships with Lahore University of Management Studies (LUMS) in Pakistan and Bandaranaike Center for International Studies in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Both institutions have hosted and will continue to host SAIS students to undertake individual research projects. Co-curricular Activities In order to complement students’ course work, the South Asia Studies Program hosts seminars and events on an array of issues featuring perspectives from experts in their fields. These events are attended by members of the diverse Washington, D.C., community, providing students the opportunity to network with academics, policymakers, journalists, businesspeople and NGO representatives. Seminar discussions bring to life the issues that are shaping policy and academic research and invite students to participate in the policy dialogue. Simulations Simulations are open only to South Asia Studies students and are not for academic credit. The simulations, run in cooperation with U.S. government agencies such as the Foreign Service Institute, vary in topic and address situations in South Asia requiring policy decisions. Community Outreach The program works closely with the South Asia Forum, a student group that seeks to educate the SAIS community about South Asia, particularly through cultural and social events. As one of the most active student groups on campus, the forum organizes a speaker series, museum trips, cultural evenings and film screenings and hosts a table at the international dinner organized by the Student Government Association each year. The program sees this as an important arena in which students can improve their knowledge of South Asia beyond the strictly academic subjects in their courses and meet other SAIS students with an interest in the region.
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