Global Friends of Afghanistan
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Putin’s War in Europe – Where lies South Asia?
On Friday, 22 April SADF promoted a conversation with Dr. Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy. Dr. Ferenczy is an Assistant Professor at National Dong Hwa University in Hualien, Taiwan; she is Head of Associates Network at 9DASHLINE; a Non-Resident Fellow at NextGen Taiwan; a consultant on China and India for Human...
Webinar – Russia-Ukraine war: Responses from and Implications to Europe and Indo-Pacific
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COMMENT 120 – The Boao-Forum for Asia and China’s reforming of global governance: Why...
In the shadow of the growing US-China trade tension and the North Korean imbroglio, China is preparing for the 2018 annual meeting at the ‘Boao-Forum for Asia’. Not silently, but hardly noticed by the international media, especially the once in the West and some Asian regions, like South Asia....
PRESS RELEASE: In the wake of the cancellation of Doha talks: Afghan’s women must...
PRESS RELEASE:
In the wake of the cancellation of Doha talks: Afghan’s women must be respected
Last week, in a dramatic last minute turn-around, the Taliban announced the cancelling of its intra-Afghan dialogue and announced the recrudescence of violence through a ‘Spring Initiative’, whereas the Afghan authorities issued a statement accusing...
COMMENT 166 – The Green deal, the rejuvenation of the Ganga and the Europe-India...
India and the European Union established a water partnership in 2016 which gave rise to a vast array of initiatives. In such context, the South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) gathered a significant amount of contributions highlighting various challenges and opportunities for water cooperation in South Asia. This was published...
Comment 202 – Intra-Afghan-Peace Talks (III): Pakistan’s push for an interim government in Afghanistan
As discussed in an earlier SADF Comment, one of the immediate aims of Pakistan’s Afghan policy is the establishment of an interim government in Kabul. In March 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan presented the idea of forming a transitional authority ‘representing the entire people of Afghanistan’. This call for...
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...
COMMENT 179 – Coronavirus: Beijing’s public diplomacy and influence campaigns
China is conducting activities in a persistent and systematic manner so as to influence media, academia, think tanks, and political decision-making worldwide (ANI, 2020, April 19; April 16). This phenomenon gathered additional steam with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a large-scale infrastructure development scheme intended to improve connectivity...
WORKING PAPER 11- Crimes against humanity: An assessment of Bangladesh’s response in a comparative...
Crimes against humanity
An assessment of Bangladesh’s response in a comparative perspective; the cases of Cambodia and Iraq
Abstract
SADF has dedicated a good number of research papers and events to the Bangladeshi 1971 genocide. SADF has raised the awareness of the international community by organising or attending conferences both in...