An SADF Conference – India and the major powers: changing dynamics and future projections

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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...

An SADF Conference – India and the major powers: changing dynamics and future projections

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July 6, 2023 at 13H UTC, 15H Brussels Time Follow on Linkedin, Twitter or Facebook With Prof. Dr. Bali R. Deepak is a professor at the Centre for Chinese and Southeast Asian Studies. He is a member of SADF’s Board of Advisors.           The Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Covid-19 pandemic have brought unprecedented changes...

SADF Conversation – Strengthening Bangladesh’s democracy, development, and human rights

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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...

An SADF Conversation: Strengthening Bangladesh’s democracy, development, and human rights

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June the 23d, 13H UTC (15H Brussels, 19H Dhaka) Join us on StreamYard via our Facebook, YouTube or Linkedin channels.   With: Ambassador Rensje Teerink Ambassador Rensje Teerink was Deputy Director at the ASIAPAC Department of the European External Action Service and former Ambassador/Head of Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh and...

SADF Conversation on The Current Situation in Pakistan

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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...

Translation to English of the original in French of SADF director’s letter published by...

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https://journal.lesoir.be/anonyme.php?&backurl=https://journal.lesoir.be/index.php#Le_Soir/web,2023-05-05,BRUXELLES|LS_QUOTIDIEN,2023-05-05,N_BRUXELLES,1|14 Mr. Olivier De Raeymaeker Director of ‘Le Soir’ Rue Royale 100 1000 Bruxelles   Mr Director   I request the publication of the following response to the article, published on February 23, entitled ‘Story Killers: the mysterious financing of SADF, the Brussels think-tank run by a former MEP’. The South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) is a think-tank...

SADF Comment 255: The limits of China’s Nepalese Policy

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Being landlocked by Asia’s two rivalling major powers, India and China, Nepal’s position is difficult. For decades, both Delhi and Beijing competed for influence in Kathmandu, with mixed and oscillating successes. Nepal has a fractured and factionalised party landscape. Since the country became a republic in 2008 two major...

An SADF Conversation on Maoists and Government Welfare in India (book by Suparna Banerjee)

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https://www.facebook.com/SouthAsiaDemocraticForum/videos/2859914080809916 Participants: Paulo Casaca, Director SADF (Moderator) Dr Suparna Banerjee, Researcher & Author (Speaker) Dr Siegfried O. Wolf, Research Director, SADF (Discussant) Excluding legitmacy or legitimising exclusion? On April the 27th at 11h00 (UGT) SADF promoted a conversation titled ‘Maoists and Government Welfare in India – Excluding legitimacy or legitimizing exclusion?’, wherein this book by Suparna Banerjee was...

COMMENT 254 – Tarek Fatah A life of courage

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‘I AM AN INDIAN BORN IN PAKISTAN; a Punjabi born in Islam; an immigrant in Canada with a Muslim Consciousness, grounded in a Marxist youth. I am one of Salman Rushdie’s many Midnight’s Children (…)’ Fatah, 2011, p. XI One of SADF’s closest friends and one of the most bright and...

In Memoriam: Tarek Fatah a Beacon of Courage for Counter-Islamists Everywhere

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Tarek Fatah a Beacon of Courage for Counter-Islamists Everywhere by Dexter Van ZileMiddle East ForumApril 24, 2023 https://meforum.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b7aa7eddb0f2bb74bfa4f6cb5&id=66869dc238&e=4b7c1924ea