SADF Podcast 3 – On the Current Situation in Bangaldesh, with SADF Director Paulo...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuHY66Nq2kE
On 28 December, 2024, host Rayhan Rashid interviewed SADF Director Paulo Casaca to discuss the current situation in Bangladesh. This was SADF's third podcast.
Our newsletter about this podcast, written by SADF Director Paulo Casaca, can be found here:
https://www.sadf.online/sadf-newsletter-4-bangladeshi-democracy-at-crossroads/
SADF Podcast 1 – India and Bangladesh relations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaXHFNDwwOk
On 8.12.24, SADF held a podcast with SADF Director Paulo Casaca and Barrister Tania Amir, moderated by Dr. Rayhan Rashid, about current India-Bangladesh relations.
SADF's Newsletter 1 contains the essential points of this podcast.
https://www.sadf.online/sadf-newsletter-1-india-and-bangladesh-relations/
SADF Press Conference 08.01.24 in Dhaka
The South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) responded to a call for an expression of interest to observe the convening of the 12th national elections of Bangladesh held on 07 January 2024. SADF formed a team of observers that attended the elections. The following summarises the team’s initial observations of...
‘Post-NATO Afghanistan’ by Dr. Wahid Watanyar – an SADF Conference
https://www.facebook.com/SouthAsiaDemocraticForum/videos/729895261830500
On 28 November, 2023, SADF held a webinar concerning the book ‘Post-NATO Afghanistan: Governance, Legitimacy and Politics of the Taliban’ (2023), by Dr Wahid Watanyar. The debate was also attended by Mr. James Page and Dr. Siegfried Wolf.
The book’s findings contradict some generally accepted visions of Afghanistan since 2021.
First,...
An SADF Conference – India and the major powers: changing dynamics and future projections
https://www.facebook.com/SouthAsiaDemocraticForum/videos/1463719644439941
On July 6 at 13:00 UTC, 15:00 Brussels time, SADF promoted a conference titled ‘India and the major powers: changing dynamics and future projections’. Pr. Bali R. Deepak, a professor at the Centre for Chinese and Southeast Asian Studies, and a member of SADF’s Board of Advisors, shared his views...
SADF Conversation – Strengthening Bangladesh’s democracy, development, and human rights
https://www.facebook.com/SouthAsiaDemocraticForum/videos/634496985400417
On June the 23, at 13:00 UTC, SADF promoted a discussion titled Strengthening Bangladesh’s democracy, development, and human rights. SADF Director Mr. Paulo Casaca moderated the exchange, which included four speakers. Amb. Rensje Teerink, who is Deputy Director at the ASIAPAC Department of the European External Action Service and...
SADF Conversation on The Current Situation in Pakistan
https://www.facebook.com/SouthAsiaDemocraticForum/videos/2687674674718103
On May the 25, at 13:00 UTC, SADF promoted a discussion titled ‘The Current Situation in Pakistan’. SADF Research Director Dr. Siegfried Wolf moderated the exchange, which included four speakers: Shamil Shams, Senior Editor & Reporter, Deutsche Welle, Bonn; Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa, Senior Fellow, King’s College, London; Dr. Wolfgang-Peter...
An SADF Conversation ‘2023: Where is Sri Lanka heading?’
https://www.facebook.com/SouthAsiaDemocraticForum/videos/729348321900229
On March the 9th at 13h00 (UGT) SADF promoted a conversation titled ‘2023: Where is Sri Lanka heading?’. Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf, SADF Research Director, shared the floor with speaker Mr. Asanga Abeygoonasekara, Executive Director South Asia Foresight Network(SAFN) and Senior Fellow at the Millennium Project, Washington DC.
2022 was a...
An SADF Conversation: The Future of Eu-Bangladesh Relations
https://www.facebook.com/SouthAsiaDemocraticForum/videos/607961351088347
On February the 14th at 8h00 (UTC) SADF promoted a conversation titled ‘The future of EU-Bangladesh relations’.
SADF Director Paulo Casaca moderated the conversation, which included two guest speakers. Dr Willem van der Geest, a Dutch economist specialised in economic development, international trade, market access barriers and sustainable development goals (SDGs),...
Afghanistan and Jihad, perspectives for 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdnboUwQZgY
On January the 18th at 10h (GMT) SADF promoted a conversation titled ‘Afghanistan and Jihad, Perspectives for 2023’.
SADF Director Paulo Casaca moderated the conversation, which included as guest speaker the specialist Antonio Giustozzi, an independent researcher born in Ravenna, Italy, who took his PhD at the London School of...