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Email: Upcoming Events At SAIS: Professor John Dunn will deliver a lecture entitled "Disambiguating Democracy" on November 20th at 5:00 PM in the Rome Auditorium, located at 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20036. Please contact Rahul Madhavan at southasia@jhu.edu if you plan on attending. Click on the title for flyer details. Please click on the links to open the PDF flyers which have more information. October 2008 Dr. Karuna Mantena "Anti-statism in Indian political thought: The village-community from Maine to Gandhi," on Friday, October 31st, Rome 80 from 12:30-2:00 PM.
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No audio available for this event. Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination panel discussion on "A New Strategy for Afghanistan" on October 21, 2008 in Rome Auditorium from 4:00-6:00pm.
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Click here to download audio from this event. March 2008 A full day conference on "Political Transformations in Pakistan" on March 29 in the Kenney Auditorium from 9:00am-5:00pm. Joshua White on "Of Tigers & Turnout: Reflections on Pakistan's Election Process" on March 28 in Rome 806 from 12:30-2:00pm. Willem Kemenade on "The US-China-India Strategic Triangle" on March 27 in Rome 806 from 12:30-2:00pm. Tarun Khanna on "Billions of Entrepreneurs, How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures and Yours" on March 25 in Rome 812 from 3:30-5:00pm. Dr. Partha S. Ghosh on on in Rome 806 from 12:00-1:30pm on "India: Minority Politics in India" on March 18 in Rome 806 from 12:00-1:30pm. Anit Mukherjee on "India As a Global Military Power?: Institutional Capacity and Civil Military Relations" on March 7 in Rome 806 from 12:30-2:00pm. February 2008 Dr. Hasan-Askari Rizvi on "Elections in Pakistan...What Next?" on February 22 in Rome 806 from 12:30-2:00pm.
Click here to download audio from this event. Professor Arvind Panagriya on "India: The Emerging Giant" on February 21 in Kenney Auditorium from 6:00-7:15pm. A presentation on the "South Asia Studies India Trip" on February 18 in Rome Auditorium from 12:30-1:30pm. Dr. Sanjay Ruparelia on "Stranded Between Government and Opposition: The Communist Party of India Since 1989" on February 15 in Rome 806 from 12:30-2:00pm.
Click here to download audio from this event Dr. Naveeda Khan on "The Passage of a Promise: Muslim Perfectionism and Sectarianism in Pakistan" on February 1 in Rome 806 from 12:30-2:00pm.
Click here to download audio from this event January 2008 A discussion with the founder of Indicorps--A Volunteer Organization entitled "Want Change? Be the Change." on January 28 in Rome 203 from 12:30-1:30pm. Dr. Daniel Markey, Ambassador Robin Raphel, and Dr. Hasan-Askari Rizvi on "Is Pakistan Ready for Elections?" on January 29 in Kenney Auditorium from 4:30-6:00pm.
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Click here for Senator Kerry's prepared remarks. Siddharth Varadarajan, associate editor of The Hindu newspaper and visiting professor at the University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, on "The Indo-US Nuclear Deal: Understanding the Indian Debate" on December 4 in Rome 806 from 4:30-6:00pm.
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Click here to hear the discussion that followed. Harleen Singh, Assistant Professor of South Asian Literature and Women's Studies at Brandeis University, on "From Colonial 1857 to Postcolonial 2007: A Cultural History of Women and Politics in India" on Friday, November 9 in Rome 806 from 12:30-2:00pm.
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Click here to download audio from this event. Ajaita Shah, Director of SKS Microfinance Foundation’s US operations, on "Urban vs. Rural Microfinance in India: Innovations and Dilemmas Faced by MFIs Today" on Friday, October 12 in Rome 200 from 12:30-2:00pm.
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Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, on "U.S. Foreign Policy Toward South Asia" on September 20, 2007 in the Kenney Auditorium from 12:30-1:30pm.
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A panel on "2007 Elections in Pakistan: Can They Be Free?" on June 7, 2007 from 4:30-5:00pm (registration), 5:00-6:30pm (panel), 6:30-7:30pm (reception) with Peter Manikas, Senior Associate and Regional Director of Asia Programs, National Democratic Institute; Adil Najam, Associate Professor of International Negotiation and Diplomacy, The Fletcher School; Hasan-Askari Rizvi, Visiting Professor, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS); and Asif Alam (moderator), Association of Pakistani Professionals (AOPP). Co-hosted with the Association of Pakistani Professionals.
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Click here to download audio from this event (part 2). A panel on "Nepal: Visions for Democracy" on April 4, 2007 in Kenney Auditorium from 4:30-6:00pm (panel) and 6:00-7:00pm (reception), with Ambassador Michael Malinowski, Former U.S. Ambassador to Nepal (moderator); Hom Raj Acharya, Grassroots Activist and Founder, Books in Every Home; Alok K. Bohara, Professor of Economics, University of New Mexico (UNM) and Founding Director, Nepal Study Center, UMN; and Mahendra Lawoti, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Western Michigan University and President, Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies. March 2007 A panel on "How Intractable is Corruption in India?" on March 30, 2007 in Rome 806 from 12:30-2:00pm, with Rob Jenkins, City University of New York and Birkbeck College; John Echeverri-Gent, University of Virginia; and Philip Oldenburg, SAIS. A film screening of "Kabul Transit" and Q&A discussion with director David Edwards, Professor of Anthropology at Williams College, on March 26, 2007 in Rome Auditorium from 4:30-6:30pm. Surjit Mansingh, Adjunct Professor at American University and Former Professor and Center Chairperson of International Politics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, on "Evolving Triangle: the United States, China and India" on March 23, 2007 in Rome 806 from 12:30-2:00pm. An event on "Sustaining Economic Reform in Pakistan" on March 21, 2007 in Kenney Auditorium from 12:00-2:00pm. This event in second in a series at SAIS on "Fresh Perspectives on Pakistan," and is co-hosted with the Pakistani American Leadership Center. The panel discussion features Adnan Hassan from the World Bank, Gary Clyde Hufbauer from the Institute for International Economics, Esperanza Gomez Jelalian from the US-Pakistan Business Council and K. Alan Kronstadt (moderator) from the Congressional Research Service.
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Click here to download audio from this event. September 2006 Sabira Qureshi, women's rights activist, on "The Women's Movement in Pakistan: Struggling with '...isms'" on September 29, 2006 from 12:30-2:00pm in Rome 806. Ijaz Nabi, World Bank Economist, on "Economic Growth in South Asia: Promising... Un-equalizing... Sustainable?" on September 22, 2006 from 12:30-2:00pm in Rome 806 Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, on "U.S. Foreign Policy Toward South Asia," on September 14, 2006 from 12:00-1:00pm in the Rome Auditorium.
Click here to download audio from this event. April 2006 Navina Jafa on "Politicization of Culture: Sufism A Binding Spirit?" on April 28, 2006, from 12:30-2:00pm in Rome 806. Nasim Zehra on "Sino-Pakistan Ties: An old relationship with new strategic meaning" on April 24, 2006, from 12:30-2:00pm in Rome 812. Jean-Luc Racine on "India, the U.S., and the Rest: A European Perspective" on April 21, 2006 from 12:30-2:00pm in Rome 806. Veronique Benei on "An Impossible Combination?: Securalism and Patriotism in India Schools" on April 14, 2006 from 12:30-2:00pm, in Rome 806. Panel on "Women from South Asia in the Arts: The Creative Active Female Principle," on April 14, 2006 from 1:30-5:00pm in the Rome Auditorium.
Pakistan Speakers' Forum Lecture by Hameed Haroon on "Terrorstruck: Politics, Media and Cultural Conflict in Pakistan" on April 12, 2006 from 6:00-7:00pm, in the Rome Auditorium. March 2006 Robert King on "Language and Nation Forming: Lessons from India" on March 31, 2006 from 12:30-2:00pm, in Rome 806. Peter Bergen in discussion with Anatol Lieven on "Finding Bin Laden" on March 30, 2006 from 6:00-7:30pm in Rome Auditorium. Rajhuram Rajan, Economic Counselor and Director of Research at IMF on"Patterns of Development in India: What happened? What follows?"on March 13, 2006 from 12:30-2:00pm in Rome 806. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher, on "President Bush's Visit to India and Pakistan" on March 9, 2006 from 12:30-1:30pm, in Kenney Auditorium.
"Maoists and Monarchs: Room for compromise in Nepal?" will be discussed by S.D. Muni, Academic and Research Affairs Advisor at Observer Research, Steven Gorzula, Formerly Deputy of Party for USAID Project in Nepal and N.K. Jha, Visiting Fulbright Scholar on March 8, 2006 from 12:30-2:00pm at 1717 Massachusetts Ave, NW.
Brigadier Naeem Ahmad Salik on "Pakistan and the Future of Non-Proliferation" on March 6, 2006 from 12:20-2:00pm, in Rome 812. February 2006 Rob Jenkins, Professor of Political Science at Birkbeck College, University of London, spoke on "The Politics of Anti-Corruption: Democracy and Transparency in India" on February 17, 2006, from 12:30-2:00pm in Rome 812. M.K. Ramesh, Professor of Law at the National Law School, discussed "International Environmental Law and India- Commitments and Compliance" on February 15, 2006 from 12:30-2:00pm at Rome 206. Shanthie D'Souza, Visiting Fulbright Scholar of South Asia Studies at SAIS, spoke on "Afghanistan's South Asian Future" on February 3, 2006, from 12:30 to 2:00pm, in Rome 812. December 2005 Pasquale Pasquino, Global Distinguished Professor of Politics at New York University, gave a lunchtime seminar on "Constitutionalism in Asia," on December 2, 2005 from 12:30-2pm, in Rome 806. November 2005 Ahmed Rashid, author of two best-selling books, Taliban and Jihad--The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia, gave a lecture on "The Political Consequences of Natural Disaster: South Asia after the Earthquake" on November 18, 2005 at 5:30pm, at the Bernstein Offit Auditorium, 1717 Mass Ave. The lecture was followed by a reception from 7:00-8:00pm. Relief Fundraiser for Earthquake Victims in India and Pakistan hosted by by The Committee for Global Relief and South Asia Studies, was held at the World Bank Atrium, 1818 H Street NW, on November 10, 2005, from 7-9pm. Special guests included members of the US Senate and House of Representatives. The event was chaired by Dr. Jessica Einhorn, Dean of SAIS. Arvind Rajagopal, a sociologist who teaches media studies at NYU presented a lunchtime seminar entitled "Debates Over Secularism Before and After Gujarat" in Rome 806, on November 4, 2005 from 12:30-2pm. October 2005 Anirudh Krishna, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at Duke University, presented a seminar on "Defeating Poverty by Reducing Its Creation: India, Kenya, Peru, Uganda, Compared" on October 31, 2005, from 12:30-2pm, in Rome 806. On October 28, 2005, The Third Session of the SAIS-SAARC Ambassador's Forum presented a panel discussion on "South Asian Energy Futures: Challenges and Opportunities" from 10:00-11:30am in the Bernstein Offit Building, Room 500. On October 19, 2005,Devesh Kapur, Associate Professor at the University of Texas in Austin presented a discussion on "Globalization and the Paradox of Indian Democracy" from his new book, "Give Us Your Best and Brightest: The Global Hunt for Talent and Its Impact on the Developing World." September 2005 On September 28, 2005, Christophe Jaffrelot, Director of the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales (CERI) in Paris, gave a seminar on "Does the Sangh Parivar Still Exist: The BJP, RSS and VHP Today" from 12:30-2pm, in Rome 806. On September 23, 2005, Ambassador Robert Blackwill gave a lunchtime seminar on "The Rise of India as a Great Power" from 12-1:15pm in the Rome Auditorium. On September 20, 2005 Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, the American Indian Foundation and SAIS presented a seminar entitled "Social Entrepreneurship and India: Innovations in Healthcare and Education," from 6-7:30pm, 1717 Mass Ave, Room 500. On September 19, 2005, Dr. Pratap Mehta of the Center for Policy Research in New Delhi, gave a lunchtime seminar entitled "Clash of the Titans? The Coming Conflict Between the Executive and the Judiciary in India" from 12:30-2pm in Rome 806. May 2005 On May 2, 2005, Jack Goody from Cambridge University gave a lunchtime seminar on "The Theft of History" from 12:30-2pm in Rome 806. April 2005 On April 29, 2005, T Kumar of Amnesty International will give a lunchtime seminar on "Bangladesh, A Crisis Ignored?" from 12:30-2pm in Rome 806. On April 25, 2005, Kanchan Chandra from MIT gave a lunchtime seminar on "Why Ethnic Parties Succeed" from 12:30-2pm in Rome 806. On April 14, 2005, we hosted a panel discussion on "Recovering Pluralism and Citizenship in Kashmir: Possible Solutions" with Ghulam-Nabi Fai, Vijay Sazawal, and Rekha Chowdhary. On April 11, 2005, Thomas Timberg of Nathan Associates gave a lunchtime seminar on "Jews and Judaism in India: A Part of Jewish and Indian Civilization" from 12:30-2pm in Rome 806 March 2005 On March 25, 2005,Anne Carlin gave a lunchtime seminar on "The Emergence of Afghan Civil Society" from 12:30-2pm in Rome 806. On March 12, 2005, Pakistan's Minister of Education, Javed Ashraf, gave a presentation on "The Challenges of the Education Sector In Pakistan" which we co-sponsored with the Asia Program of the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars from 10-11:30am. Click here for his powerpoint presentation. On March 9, 2005, Frederick Grare, Counselor at the Embassy of France in Islamabad, will give a lunchtime seminar on "The Afghanistan-Pakistan Relationship: Local Dimensions of A Global Conflict" from 12:30-2pm in Rome 812. On March 11, 2005, P. Sainath, India's leading journalist on poverty and social justice gave a lunchtime seminar on "The Globalization of Inequality: Farmer Suicides in India" from 12:30-2pm in Rome 806. Also, his photo exhibit, "Visible Work, Invisible Women" will be on display at SAIS in the Nitze lobby from Friday March 11-Friday March 18th. February 2005 On February 18, 2005, Ayesha Sidiqqa, Visiting Scholar at the Asia Program of the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, gave a lunchtime seminar on "Pakistan and Balochistan: The Evolution of the Pakistani State" from 12.30-2pm in Rome 806.
On Friday February 18, 2005, Deepak Thapar, a Freelance Journalist based in Kathmandu gave a talk on "Democracy on the Run: Political Crisis in Nepal" from 4:30-6pm in Rome 806.
On February 25, 2005, Aseema Sinha, Visiting Scholar at the Asia Program of the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, gave a lunchtime seminar on "A Divided Leviathan: Regional Roots of Development in India" from 12:30-2pm in Rome 806. On February 14, 2005, Rekha Chowdhary, Visiting Scholar at SAIS, gave a lunchtime seminar on "The Politics of Separatism in Kashmir: Current Dilemmas" from 12:30-2pm in Rome 812. December 2004 On December 6, 2004, we had a lunchtime seminar on "Place, Person and Pain in the Age of Empire" with our current Visiting Scholar, Ananya Vajpeyi. November 2004 On November 11, 2004, we screened "Final Solution" in the Rome Auditorium at 5:30pm. On November 5, 2004, we held a lunchtime seminar with SAIS Visiting Scholar S. Akbar Zaidi on “A Conspicuous Absence: Studying India in Pakistan.” During the week of November 1-6, 2004, we held a Bollywood Seminar Series:
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