Focus 64 – Smart Governance in times of extreme Natural Disasters: An Introspection. The...
Abstract
Every year, the Bay of Bengal coast shared between India and Bangladesh is struck by one or more cyclonic storms during both pre- and post- monsoon seasons. Although the inhabitants of this region remain mentally prepared to withstand the devastation caused by natural calamities, they don’t have adequate financial...
COMMENT 195 – On the Asian Century, Pax Sinica & Beyond (XII): The Sino-Iranian...
Iran and China have been exploring the possibility of a strategic alliance since 2016. If implemented fully, it will not only reshape global geo-economics and geo-politics but also have severe impacts on both the Persian Gulf and South Asia. According to a recently leaked draft agreement, the alliance amounts...
SADF Webinar Series – Sino-Iranian Alliance: Global and Regional Impacts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjvve9VpSCU
On 29 July 2020, the South Asia Democratic Forum hosted a webinar titled ‘Sino-Iranian Alliance; Global and Regional Impacts’. The guest speakers were, Member of the European Parliament, Ryszard Czarnecki; Mr Salih Hudayar, Prime Minister of the East Turkistan Government in Exile and Founder of the East Turkistan National...
COMMENT 194 – Resurgent Rebellion in Balochistan
During the last few months, the security situation in Balochistan witnessed an increase in militancy. It seems that the escalating violence in the region is linked with the growing Chinese presence and intensified activities by the Pakistani armed forces and the Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI). This SADF Comment subscribes to...
COMMENT 193 – The Curious Case of Media ‘freedom’ in Pakistan
Pakistan yet again featured on global headlines when on Tuesday, May 21 2020, a journalist, relatively critical of the country’s military and security agencies, was kidnapped in broad daylight by men in police uniforms. Matiullah Jan, who works in Islamabad, was picked up at around 11 a.m. by 10...
SADF Webinar Series – Why Goa matters to theory
https://youtu.be/pt2wSAA4hr4
On 22 July 2020, the South Asia Democratic Forum hosted in its Webinar Series, Dr Jason Keith Fernandes from the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) who talked on ‘Why Goa matters to theory’. The webinar was moderated by SADF’s Executive Director Mr Paulo Casaca.
Dr Fernandes explained how Goa offers...
WORKING PAPER 22 – Pakistan’s Pandemic Policies
Abstract
The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan is not only leading to severe economic and social impacts but is also accompanied by negative political ramifications, particularly for the country’s civil-military relations. Pakistan is also presently hit by one of the worst locust plagues in decades. The federal...
Focus 61 – EU-India Summit: Vision and Mission
Keywords
India, European Union, strategic partnership, multilateralism
India and the European Union are committed to a framework for strategic cooperation until 2025. They have vowed to cooperate in their response to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as within the United Nations Security Council. Towards this end, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held...
Pakistan’s Prime Minister’s Parliamentary Eulogy of Osama Bin Laden Clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC0hdKu0e9I&t=4s
On 9 July 2020, the South Asia Democratic Forum hosted a webinar on ‘Pakistan's Prime Minister’s Parliamentary Eulogy of Osama Bin Laden’. Guest speakers included, MEP Ryszard Czarnecki (European Conservatives and Reformist Group), Mr Aurang Zeb Khan Zalmay (Editor, The Pashthun Times) and Dr Siegfried O Wolf (SADF Director...
COMMENT 192 – Contextualising Pakistan’s Prime Minister’s Parliamentary Eulogy of Osama Bin Laden
On June 25, 2020, Pakistan’s military-backed Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan made a statement in the National Assembly in which he glorified Osama Bin Laden (OBL) as a ‘martyr’, using the term shaheed. This is without doubt a landmark event which needs a closer assessment. This SADF Comment aims...