Institute of South Asian Studies

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOUTH ASIA
ENGAGING SOUTH ASIA : CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Friday, 28 January 2005
Ballroom II and III, Level 3, Orchard Hotel
442 Orchard Road, Singapore 238879

The Institute of South Asian Studies organised its inaugural International Conference on South Asia on Friday, 28 January 2005.

Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, and Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, delivered the keynote address for the conference on "Engaging South Asia: Challenges and Opportunities".

The conference provided an important platform to update and discuss social, political, economic and security issues facing the South Asian region. It also provided an opportunity to gain deeper insights into the South Asian economies and of the challenges and opportunities of doing business in South Asia.

Sponsors

Programme

8.15am	Registration
9.00am	Welcome Address Mr Gopinath Pillai Chairman, Management Board Institute of South Asian Studies
9.10am	Keynote Address Engaging South Asia : Challenges and Opportunities Dr Vivian Balakrishnan Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports and Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Republic of Singapore
9.45am	Tea Break
10.15am	Plenary Session 1 South Asia and the Global Economy Chairperson: Mr Vikram Khanna Associate Editor Business Times Globalisation of South Asia's Economies Prof Anthony P. D'Costa Comparative International Development South Asian and International Studies Programs University of Washington South Asia and Southeast Asia : Economic Challenges and Potential for Collaboration Prof M. G. Quibria Advisor, Operations Evaluations Department Asian Development Bank India's Economic Reforms: Challenges and Prospects Dr S. Narayan Former Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister of India New Delhi, India
12.00pm	Lunch
1.30pm	Plenary Session 2 Politics, Governance and Security in South Asia Chairperson: Mr Wong Meng Meng Senior Partner Wong Partnership Politics in South Asia : Impact, Implications and Consequences Dr Kripa Sridharan Senior Lecturer Department of Political Science Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences National University of Singapore Governance in South Asia : Implications on Businesses and Foreign Direct Investments Prof Sumit Majumdar School of Management University of Texas , Dallas Security Issues in South Asia Dr W. Lawrence S. Prabhakar Associate Professor of Political Science Madras Christian College , Chennai , India Visiting Research Fellow Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies
3.00pm	Tea Break
3.30pm	Plenary Session 3 South Asian Societies and Culture Chairperson: Mr Arun Mahizhnan Acting Director Institute of Policy Studies Ethnicity and Identity: Managing the Divide Assoc Prof Shapan Adnan South Asian Studies Programme Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences National University of Singapore The Idea of South Asia : Evolution and Expectations Prof Nirvikar Singh Professor of Economics University of California , Santa Cruz Internationalisation of South Asian Culture Prof Brij V. Lal Centre for the Contemporary Pacific The Australian National University , Canberra
5.00pm	Concluding Remarks Assoc Prof Tan Tai Yong Acting Director Institute of South Asian Studies
5.10pm	End

Chairpersons and Speakers

Keynote Address

Presentation Papers

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