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Conversation with Ambassador Richard Olson, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan

WHEN
Thu, Apr 28, 2016 from 08:30am — 10:00am

VENUE
Allison Dining Room, Harvard Kennedy School

ADDRESS
Allison Dining Room, 5th Floor
Taubman Building
79 John F. Kennedy St
Cambridge, MA 02138

South Asia Week at Harvard Kennedy School As the spring fighting season in Afghanistan flares up again, following one of the most deadly Taliban attacks in Kabul in years on April 19, 2016 posing new challenges to the Afghan government and military, Ambassador Richard Olson discusses long-term plans for the wider region as part of the annual SOUTH […]

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Ambassador of Bangladesh to the US discusses Bangladesh’s economic transformation and geopolitical role

WHEN
Tue, Apr 26, 2016 from 12:00pm — 01:00pm

VENUE
Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369

ADDRESS
Belfer Center Library
Littauer-369
Harvard Kennedy School

South Asia Week at Harvard Kennedy School As the eighth most populous country in the world, Bangladesh is undergoing a series of demographic, economic and political transformations. In a discussion as part of the annual SOUTH ASIA WEEK, Ambassador Ziauddin will address how Bangladesh is shaping its region. Ambassador Ziauddin joined the BCS (Foreign Affairs) with […]

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Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi: Pakistan’s Role in Regional Stability

WHEN
Mon, Apr 25, 2016 from 12:00pm — 01:30pm

VENUE
NYE AB, 5th Floor, Taubman Building

ADDRESS
NYE AB, 5th Floor
Taubman Building
Harvard Kennedy School

South Asia Week at Harvard Kennedy School As part of the Future of Diplomacy and India & South Asia Program’s annual SOUTH ASIA WEEK, Ambassador Dr. Maleeha Lodhi, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations will discuss her country’s role in upholding regional peace and stability and Pakistan’s commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Dr Maleeha […]

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Seed For Change Finalists Presentations

WHEN
Fri, May 6, 2016 from 03:15pm — 04:30pm

VENUE
Thompson Room
Barker Center

ADDRESS
Thompson Room
Barker Center
12 Quincy St
Cambridge, MA 02138

Special Event The Harvard South Asia Institute competition awards prizes to interdisciplinary student projects that impact societal, economic, and environmental issues in India. The three finalist groups will present their project plans and a jury will award the grand prize of $40,000. GoMango: provides low-cost refrigerated transport to food producers in India Torr Energy: for-profit company that uses a series […]

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A Himalayan Consensus: What India and China Could Do

WHEN
Wed, Apr 20, 2016 from 12:30pm — 02:00pm

VENUE
CGIS South, S020 Belfer
Harvard University

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

Cosponsored Event Ambassador Nirupama Rao, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, Brown University;  former Foreign Secretary of India; former Ambassador of India to China and the United States Cosponsored by the Harvard Asia Center and the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies

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What is Islam? A Symposium in Memory of Shahab Ahmed

WHEN
Fri, Apr 29, 2016 from 01:00pm — 06:30pm

VENUE
Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall

ADDRESS
Fong Auditorium
Boylston Hall
Harvard Yard
Cambridge, MA

Featuring: Michael Cook, Islamic Studies Noah Feldman, Law Cemal Kafadar, History Gülru Necipoğlu, Art History Parimal Patil, South Asian Studies Nicholas Watson, Medieval Studies and Religion Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Standing Committee on Medieval Studies, the Mahindra Humanities Center, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture, the Committee on the Study of […]

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The Power of Political Connections in Local Elections – Evidence from Pakistan

WHEN
Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 07:30pm

VENUE
Littauer Building, Room 324
The Fainsod Room
Harvard Kennedy School

ADDRESS
Littauer Building, Room 324
The Fainsod Room
Harvard Kennedy School
79 John F. Kennedy St
Cambridge, MA 02138

Student Event Pakistan in Focus: A student speaker series on Pakistan-based policy research. Asad Liaquat, PhD Candidate, Harvard Kennedy School Cosponsored with the Harvard Pakistan Student Group and the Pakistan Caucus at HKS

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Harvard Graduate Student Conference on International History

WHEN
Thu, Mar 10, 2016 - Fri, Mar 11, 2016

VENUE
Lower Level Conference Room
27 Kirkland Street

ADDRESS
Lower Level Conference Room
27 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Student Event ‘Global and International History: The Economic Dimension’ Financial, economic and political-economy issues have played a fundamental role in world development and continue to do so. They involve multiple agents besides the nation state; they prompt refined policy analysis; and they challenge historians to turn to the broadest range of sources and demand interdisciplinary […]

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