Focus 85 – South Asian Humans of Lisboa (I): What Is To Be Done?
Abstract
South (and East Asians) increasingly roam the streets of Lisbon. We all share the same spaces, under the same sun – and meet each other on a daily basis. However, we tend not to talk to each other, much less cross stares; there is little to no communication, hence...
COMMENT 119 – The Tashkent Forum: a new hope for Afghanistan’s future
‘The Tashkent Forum’ was first presented in a joint initiative by Uzbekistan and Afghanistan during the UN Security Council session in New York on January 19, 2018. The Tashkent International Conference named “Peace Process, Security Cooperation and Regional Connectivity” will be held in Tashkent on the 26 and 27...
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...
Comment 205 – Demystifying the Republic Day violence: Assessing political greed within India’s farmer...
Disha Ravi, a young environmental activist, was arrested on the 13th of February 2021 on conspired charges of sedition and for threatening India’s territorial integrity. Disha’s arrest is a recent development in the context of violence that followed in Delhi on the 26th of January 2021.
This violence is a result of...
COMMENT 216 – Was the NATO Afghan mission a failure? An urgent evaluation by...
Many commentators in recent days argued that the NATO retreat from Afghanistan represented a failure of Western interventions around the world and even the end of NATO – or at least the need for a European autonomy from the US. However, it is perhaps too early for such conclusions....
FOCUS 37 – Public Participation and Ecotourism: The role and the right of people...
Abstract
This paper focuses on studying the role and rights of Sikkim citizens in engaging in ecotourism management through qualitative research. The research uses public participation theory as a method for the analysis of policy and organizational structure related to ecotourism. The role and right of the people to participate...
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...