HOW DO WE PERCEIVE, ACCEPT AND PROJECT THE IDEA OF SOUTH ASIA?

This panel discussion, organised by Himal Southasian magazine and FSA, featured Kanak Mani Dixit, journalist Sadanand Menon, Mallika Shakya from South Asian University, and Shahidul Alam, pondering the question of representations of Southasia. This session was also the official launch of the latest issue of Himal Southasian magazine, fittingly titled “Under the Shadow of the …

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Bilateral Issues India should evolve new model to deal with democratic Bhutan

 By Aniket Bhavthakar (SAU alumnus, International Relations, Class of 2013 batch) In 2008, the monarchy of the tiny Himalayan state of Bhutan decided to hand over power to its people and Bhutanese elected their first democratic government. After successful completion of its tenure, Bhutan voted in its second general election on July 13, 2013. It …

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Media Coverage: Indian Express 24th June 2013

In first year, South Asian University gets 1,000 applications for PhD By Naveed Iqbal In its first year of announcing doctoral programmes, the South Asian University (SAU) in the capital has received more than 1,000 applications for the 40 seats on offer for all SAARC countries. The doctoral programme for biotechnology received more than 500 …

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Cost Of Living

Hari Sharma, an alumnus of South Asian University writes for the Kathmandu Post – In macroeconomics, inflation is among the most researched topics because it has serious consequences for growth, poverty and income distribution. Even a modest level of inflation can retard economic growth by inducing price distortion, lower savings and investment, capital outflow and …

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