Archive of entries posted on August 2014

Upcoming Event: Sundarban Delta – Picturing Voices From the Margins By Dr Debojyoti Das Birkbeck, University of London

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Sundarban etymologically means “beautiful forest” has historically captivated attention of colonials (British Empire), Portuguese sea pirates, Mog bandits of the Arakan highlands and of late environmentalist, conservationist and nature lovers for its resplendent mangrove forest and the threatened Royal Bengal Tiger. It is a ‘hybrid landscape’ where the waters of two mighty rivers the Ganges …

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Modi’s space diplomacy: Leveraging science in regional integration

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Aniket Bhavthankar, an alumni of SAU, who is now with the think tank Society for Policy Studies as a Research Assistant writes about the possibilities that a ‘Regional Satellite’ can bring about. On Aug 3, 2014, while addressing the parliament of Nepal, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the first foreign leader to address Nepal’s Constituent …

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CHAIRMAN OF PAKISTAN HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION CALLS FOR MORE COOPERATION IN EDUCATION

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New Delhi: South Asian countries should come out of their cocoons and try to find the solutions to the challenges facing the region together. The countries could do with more cooperation in the field of education too, said Prof. Mukhtar Ahmed, Chairman, Pakistan Higher Education Commission during a special lecture at South Asian University, New …

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