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SAI Event Topic : South Asian Politics

Fragmented Borderlands: Co-existence, Belonging & Shared Histories

The webinar aims to focus on the global south conceptualisations of borderlands in the particular case of South Asia post the partition of 1947. The fragmented history of the South Asian borderlands is a complex yet intriguing space for exploration.

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Asia and Russia’s War on Ukraine

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Thu, Apr 27, 2023 from 12:00pm — 03:30pm

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S010, Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA

Asia Beyond the Headlines Seminar Hybrid Event In-person attendees, register at https://forms.gle/zntgppbURiWLKch87 Remote attendees via Zoom, register at https://tinyurl.com/395bma7x How does Asia respond to Russia’s war on Ukraine? And what are the implications for Asian security and stability? While Japan and South Korea have sided with the West and supported Ukraine, China, and North Korea are deepening […]

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The Tragedy and the Paradox: State Building in South Asia since 1526

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Fri, Feb 24, 2023 from 02:00pm — 04:00pm

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Rm S153, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St

Alexander Lee earned his PhD from Stanford and his BA from Yale. His research focuses on the factors governing the success or failure of political institutions. In particular, his work focuses on the historical evolution of state capacity, the political economy of South Asia, the causes and consequences of identity politics, and bureaucratic politics[…]

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India Conference at Harvard

Get Tickets Here Organized entirely by students at Harvard University, the 20th edition of the annual India Conference at Harvard is taking place on the weekend of February 11-12, 2023, at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School. The conference will be in-person with some panels in a hybrid/ virtual format. As India completes […]

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Art, Aesthetics, and Politics: A conversation with T.M. Krishna

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Mon, Oct 3, 2022 at 06:00pm

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CGIS South, S020 Belfer
Harvard University

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CGIS South, S020 Belfer
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA 02138

What is the role of art in deeply unequal societies? Are aesthetics political? Can artists challenge dominant orders? Please join us for a conversation between eminent Carnatic vocalist and activist T.M. Krishna

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Reflections on Interpretation and Serving in the Judiciary

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Mon, Sep 19, 2022 at 04:30pm

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Milstein West AB at Wasserstein Hall (second floor), Harvard Law School

4:30-5:30 p.m. Please register for this event here by 2 p.m. on Monday, September 19. Seating will be limited though some overflow space will be available. Featuring Syed Mansoor Ali Shah (Justice, Supreme Court of Pakistan) and Stephen Breyer (Byrne Professor of Administrative Law and Process, Harvard Law School; former Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the […]

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Bridging the Gulf: Experimental Evidence on Migration’s Impact on Tolerance and Internationalism

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Fri, May 6, 2022 from 12:00pm — 01:30pm

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Webinar

Register to join the Bridging the Gulf talk As part of our South Asian Politics Series, organized with Brown University and MIT, Prof. Nikhar Gaikwad (Columbia University) will present on the social impact of migration in a globalized world. Prof. Pia Raffler (Harvard University) will serve as the moderator.  Nikhar Gaikwad is an Assistant Professor […]

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Afghanistan’s Next Transition: How we got here, and what comes next

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Fri, Oct 15, 2021 from 11:00am — 12:15pm

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Webinar

Register for the talk This Harvard University panel, co-sponsored by the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute and the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies’ Negotiation Task Force, will explore the lead up to the collapse of the Afghan government, as well as what the new Taliban regime means for the future of […]

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Indian Political Thought in the Global Age

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Mon, Oct 4, 2021 from 12:00pm — 01:00pm

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Webinar

9:30-10:30 pm IST / 12:00-1:00 pm ET Register for the talk The Association for Global Political Thought (AGPT) presents “Indian Political Thought in the Global Age.” The event is part of the Association for Global Political Thought’s (AGPT) Seminar Series. Professor Shruti Kapila (Faculty of History & Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University) will discuss the […]

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Implications: Regional Perspectives on the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Register for the talk An Asia Beyond the Headlines Seminar Series  Panelists:  Shirin Jaafari, Reporter, The World, USA   Shubhanga Pandey, Chief Editor, Himal Southasian, Sri Lanka  Nasim Zehra, Author/Columnist; National Security Expert; Senior Anchor/Analyst, Channel 24, Pakistan  Moderator:  James Robson, James C. Kralik, and Yunli Lou Professor, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations; […]

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The History of British Diplomacy in Pakistan

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Wed, Apr 7, 2021 from 11:00am — 12:00pm

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Webinar

Register here to join the webinar. Speaker Ian Talbot, Director of the Centre for Imperial and Postcolonial Studies, University of Southampton With Discussants Mohammad Waseem, Professor of Political Science at Department of Social Sciences, Lahore University of Management Sciences William Milam, Former Ambassador to Pakistan and Bangladesh, United States Department of State Chaired by Adil […]

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