Category : News
Mar 25, 2013 | News
The “Future of Afghanistan” conference, co-sponsored by the Harvard Kennedy School’s India & South Asia Program, the Future of Diplomacy Project, and the Harvard South Asia Institute, is a daylong conference that seeks to answer important questions about the...
Mar 15, 2013 | India, News
Mr. Sam Pitroda Advisor to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovation was the Keynote Speaker on the first day of the Harvard India Conference 2013 held jointly at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School. He was in...
Mar 14, 2013 | News
The South Asia Institute is pleased to announce two in-region internship grant opportunities available to returning Harvard undergraduate and graduate students for summer. The Aman Foundation, a social sector enterprise pursuing development in Pakistan in the areas of...
Mar 8, 2013 | India, News
Where: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem When: April 19, 12:00pm-6:00pm Cost: $11 (student ticket price) On April 19, the South Asia Institute will host a student trip to historic Salem’s Peabody Essex Museum to view its exhibition “Midnight to the Boom: Painting in India...
Mar 7, 2013 | News
Harvard graduate students are invited to apply for this summer grant which supports research and field-work in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh related to the study of Islamic law, philosophy, religion and/or culture. Preference shall be given first to graduate students...
Mar 7, 2013 | News, Pakistan, Students
The third Video Conference of the new SAI Series of Webinars focused on ‘Innovation in Education: Lessons for Entrepreneurship in Pakistan’. Professor Fernando Reimers, Ford Foundation Professor of International Education and Director of Global Education and of...
Mar 6, 2013 | India, Students
India vs India: Local Strength or Global Growth March 9 & 10, 2013 Presented by the students of the Harvard Business School & Harvard Kennedy School For more details and to register: http://www.harvardindiaconference.com/ co-sponsored the South Asia...
Mar 4, 2013 | News
From Harvard University’s SoundCloud: PhD candidate in South Asian Studies Nicolas Roth joins us to discuss his recent visit to the Kumbh Mela, a mass Hindu pilgrimage that can grow to be the largest human gathering on Earth. Roth also discusses …
Feb 27, 2013 | Bangladesh, News, Pakistan
What does the “business” of corruption-fighting look like? What are the key challenges and how does one measure successes? Corruption is the top issue in emerging market economies — and transparency is the most potent tool available to combat corruption. In a...
Feb 27, 2013 | News
“Innovation is the fuel of economic growth, and the Holy Grail for companies and countries around the globe “What makes a company innovative? An individual? A country? Why is Silicon Valley still such an exceptional—and singular—example of self-propelled...
Feb 27, 2013 | News, Students
SAI GSA Namita Wahi has an article published in this month’s issue of Seminar Magazine. Access the article here.
Feb 27, 2013 | News, Students
The Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations 2013 conference was held February 15-18. Carr Center Fellow Sharmila Murthy spoke on a panel that examined land and water rights in India at the Harvard HPAIR 2013 Asia Conference February 16, 2013. Also on...
