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Learning in Distress: Plight of Education in Afghanistan

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Fri, Nov 19, 2021 from 09:00am — 10:30am, ET

Register for the talk Panelists Kamal Ahmad, Founder, Asian University for Women; President & CEO, Asian University for Women Support Foundation Pashtana Durrani, Founder, and Executive Director, LEARN Afghanistan Shirin Jaafari, Reporter, The World Sakena Yacoobi, President & Executive Director, Creating Hope International and Afghan Institute of Learning Chair/Moderator: James Robson, James C. Kralik and Yunli Lou Professor of East Asian Languages and […]

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The Right to Health and Universal Health Coverage

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Mon, Oct 18, 2021 from 08:00am — 09:30am, ET

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Watch the talk on YouTube  The webinar is a joint Lancet Citizens’ Commission on Reimagining India’s Health System event with the Centre for Health Equity, Law and Policy on the interlinkages between right to health and universal health coverage. The panel will discuss the right to health as a foundational framework for design and implementation of universal health coverage, with particular […]

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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, ET

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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India at 75: The Global Roots of Independence

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Wed, Oct 6, 2021 from 08:00am — 09:30am, ET

5:30 PM IST – 7:00 PM IST / 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET  Register for the talk Since independence in 1947, India has played a considerable role in shaping the world. But the world also played a considerable role in shaping Indian independence. As India approaches the 75th anniversary of its freedom, the Lakshmi Mittal […]

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Indian Political Thought in the Global Age

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

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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

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Fri, Sep 10, 2021 from 09:00am — 10:30am, ET

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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An Epidemiological Perspective on Whether There Will Be a Third Wave of COVID-19 in India?

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Fri, Aug 27, 2021 from 09:00am — 09:45am, ET

6:30pm IST // 9:00am EST Register for the talk As India experiences substantive health and socioeconomic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the webinar proposes to focus on emerging COVID-19 variants, how vaccines can adapt to these new variants, and how India can mitigate a potential third wave. Keeping in mind the scale and severity of […]

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Political Determinants of Health System Improvements – Comparative Perspectives

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Mon, Jul 19, 2021 from 08:30am — 10:00am, ET

6:00-7:30 pm IST/ 8:30-10:00 am ET Register for the talk Stream the talk on YouTube   The webinar is a joint Lancet Citizens’ Commission on Reimagining India’s Health System event with King’s India Institute, King’s College London and The Centre for Social and Economic Progress in the form of a panel discussion on the political determinants of […]

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COVID-19 in South Asia – A Practitioner’s Workshop: Part 3

Part 3 – Tests and Vaccines 7:30-8:30 pm IST/ 10:00-11:00 am ET Zoom link for the talk Stream the talk on YouTube   The science and practice of Covid-19 clinical care continues to evolve as new discoveries change our treatment options, management of complications and influence vaccination strategies. The Mittal Institute, with the support of […]

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Book Talk: A Military History of India Since 1972: Full Spectrum Operations and the Changing Contours of Modern Conflict

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Thu, Jun 24, 2021 from 10:00am — 11:15am, ET

Register for the Webinar Join the Asia Center on June 24, 2021, from 10:00 – 11:15 a.m. EDT for an Asia Center Author Conversation with Arjun Subramaniam, Retired Air Vice Marshal, IAF; President’s Chair of Excellence in National Security, India’s National Defence College. Subramaniam will discuss his recent book, A Military History of India Since 1972: Full […]

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The COVID-19 Crisis in India: Voices from the Frontline

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Mon, Jun 21, 2021 from 08:00am — 09:30am, ET

Watch on YouTube Panelists: Mirai Chatterjee, Director, Social Security Team, Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) Ajay Nair, Chief Executive Officer, Swasth Sunita Rani, ASHA Worker and Secretary, ASHA Workers Union Haryana Priyadarsh, Yumetta Foundation Moderator: Sreenivasan Jain, Journalist and Reality Check Host, NDTV Description: The webinar will be a panel discussion about the frontline efforts to manage the devastating COVID-19 pandemic […]

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Combatting Anti-Asian Racism and Misogyny: What is our Local Community Doing?

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Mon, May 24, 2021 from 09:30am — 10:30am, ET

This public discussion will highlight key challenges of racism, misogyny and other discrimination faced by our Asian and Asian-American community, the responses of local organizations who have long sought to address such challenges, and what more needs to be done in our own communities. Speakers represent perspectives from the Harvard Kennedy School’s staff, faculty and […]

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