SADF Webinar Series – 12th anniversary of the Mumbai attack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MsvB1VLx3I
On November 26, 2008, a terrorist outfit sponsored by Pakistan stormed Mumbai – causing dozens of victims, some of them European citizens. Twelve years later, SADF organises a debate on this tragedy with the aim of discussing lessons learned from the event and the path forward.
The Webinar counted with...
SADF Webinar Series – ‘Hydropolitics’ in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaMiYq4-WTA
On the 4th of November 2020, SADF hosted a webinar on ‘Hydropolitics’ in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region - The case for a unified, committed, multilateral effort. It counted with the presence of Sumana Bandyopadhyay (Professor of Regional Planning and Social Geography at the University of Calcutta) and Paul...
Working Paper 25 – ‘Hydropolitics’ in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region
Abstract:
The Hindu-Kush-Himalayan region was the main source of rivers providing water for civilizations in the past. Rivers, which continue to flow today through sixteen Asian countries. A resource, that is essential for people’s livelihoods and for the preservation of the environment.
For the protection of these rivers, a multilaterally agreed...
Comment 198 – Economic cooperation towards peace in Afghanistan
On 23 September 2020, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke at the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (Speech by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, 2020). The Head of State outlined the main priorities of “Tashkent’s Afghan...
COMMENT 197 – On the Asian Century, Pax Sinica & Beyond (XIII): Pakistan’s state-terrorism...
In North-West Pakistan, that is in the global epicentre of Jihadism, Islamic extremism, and militancy, a new peaceful, socio-political movement has emerged. Facing a double threat, from regional and international terrorists on one side and from the federal government and its security sector agents on the other, local Pashtuns...
Focus 67 – Rural India: The Country’s Untapped Growth Engine
Acknowledgements
The author wishes to thank Mr Srinivasan, B for being a role model in more ways than he cares to acknowledge himself, as well as a friend for the past two decades. The author also expresses his gratitude to Ms Shairee Malhotra for her gracious support in proof-reading multiple...
Working Paper 24 – Prospects for Cooperation between India and Armenia
Abstract
There are significant historical links between Armenia and India. This working paper seeks to provide an understanding of the prospects of present and future cooperation between the two countries. It features the analysis and interpretation of a questionnaire devised for this study and sent to both Armenians and...
COMMENT 196 – Pakistan’s bigger plans of narco-terrorism
Narco-terrorism is one of today’s buzzwords in both foreign and domestic policy in South Asia, especially in the context of the contentious India-Pakistan relations. Pakistan’s involvement in state-terrorism (Wolf, 2017) and sponsorship of international Jihadism are well-known and documented. Moreover, there are increasingly numerous reports regarding Islamabad’s engagement in...
Focus 66 – The Maldives in the face of recurrent Jihadism
Introduction
The recent Easter 2020 attack in the Maldives, targeting ‘several boats anchored at the harbour of Mahibadhoo island, some of which belonged to the Maldives’ “apostate government” was claimed by ISIS through the Al Naba magazine (Zahir, 2020). It clearly indicates that Jihadism remains an issue of high concern...
WORKING PAPER 23 – EU-Sri Lanka relations: A bond between trade and human rights
Abstract
The European Union (EU) is Sri Lanka’s largest trading partner. The country has been a periodical beneficiary of the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP+) for the last 15 years. Through the utilisation of the GSP+ mechanism, the EU aims to help Sri Lanka boost its trade, comply...