Institute of South Asian Studies

PUBLICATIONS

The Institute will develop a wide collection of books, lecture series, dialogue, working and research papers, and conference and seminar reports focusing on economics, politics and social issues in South Asia and on economic relationships between South Asia and Southeast Asia.

ISAS Briefs

Mr Shahid Javed Burki, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, “Rescuing Afghanistan: Let the Region Take Charge”, 22 January 2010.

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Professor Bibek Debroy, Honorary Senior Fellow, ISAS and Research Professor, Centre for Policy Research, India, “Mr Jyoti Basu: A Gentleman and a Communist”, 18 January 2010.

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Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, “Hasina’s Visit to India and Emerging Indo-Bangla Relations: Implications for the Region”, 18 January 2010.

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Dr Dayan Jayatilleka, Visiting Senior Research Fellow-designate, ISAS, "Sri Lanka's Presidential Election 2010: The Choice before Pluralist Democrats", 29 December 2009.

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Dr Rajshree Jetly, Research Fellow, ISAS, "Pakistan's Supreme Court And The National Reconciliation Ordinance: What Now for Pakistan?", 22 December 2009.

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Mr M. Shahidul Islam, Research Associate, ISAS, "The Dubai Debt Debacle: Likely Impact on South Asia", 11 December 2009.

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Dr S Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Unwinding the Fiscal Stimulus – Dilemmas for India and China", 11 December 2009.

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, Visiting Senior Research Fellow-designate, ISAS, "Climate Change Challenges: Leading up to Copenhagen", 10 December 2009.

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Dr Sinderpal Singh, Research Fellow, ISAS, "A Tale of Two Visits: The India-US-China Relationship", 7 December 2009.

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, Visiting Senior Research Fellow-designate, ISAS, "The United States in Afghanistan:President Obama decides to fight the war his way", 3 December 2009.

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, Visiting Senior Research Fellow-designate, ISAS, "Hamid Karzai's Second Term as Afghanistan's President: Promises, Challenges and Prospects", 24 November 2009.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Research Professor, ISAS, "Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: How Safe Are They?", 18 November 2009.

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Dr Sinderpal Singh, Research Fellow, ISAS, "A 'New' Japan and Possible Implications for Japan-India Relations", 17 November 2009.

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, former Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "President Obama's First Asian Visit", 9 November 2009.

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, former Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Afghanistan Presidential Elections 2009: The 'Run-off' That Never Was", 4 November 2009.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Research Professor, ISAS, "Hillary Clinton's Visit to Pakistan: An Exercise in Trust Deficit Reduction", 3 November 2009.

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Mr Tridivesh Singh Maini, Research Associate, ISAS, "Indian Assembly Elections 2009: Another Blow for the Bharatiya Janata Party", 3 November 2009.

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, former Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Afghanistan Presidential Elections 2009: The Run-up to the Run-off", 26 October 2009

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, former Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "South Waziristan: The Beginning of Pakistan's Military Campaign", 19 October 2009.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Research Professor, ISAS, "Suffering Terrorism but Flirting with Populism: Pakistan's Current Predicaments", 13 October 2009.

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Mr Sajjad Ashraf, Consultant, ISAS, "The Kerry-Lugar Bill: Difficult Choices for Pakistan", 5 October 2009.

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, former Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Afghanistan Presidential Election 2009: Inconclusive Results a Dilemma for the United States", 22 September 2009.

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Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "India, Pakistan and Bangladesh: 'Trilateralism' in South Asia?", 16 September 2009.

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, former Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Japan Joins Changing Asia", 7 September 2009.

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Mr Sajjad Ashraf, Consultant, ISAS, "The New Irritant in United States-Pakistan Relations: The Harpoon Skirmish", 4 September 2009.

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, former Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Afghanistan Elections 2009: The Day of Reckoning", 31 August 2009.

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Mr Shakti Sinha, Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Afghanistan Presidential Elections: Dangerous Portends?", 19 August 2009.

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Dr Sinderpal Singh, Research Fellow, ISAS, "'Silence is Golden': India's Current Position on Myanmar", 18 August 2009.

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Afghanistan Presidential Election 2009: Developments since the Fall of the Taliban", 17 August 2009.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Research Professor, ISAS, "Taleban Leader Baitullah Mehsud Dead: Is it the Beginning of the End of Terrorism?", 11 August 2009.

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Dr S. Narayan, Head of Research, and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Inflationary Pressures in the Indian Economy", 3 August 2009.

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Dr Sinderpal Singh, Research Fellow, ISAS, "Hillary Clinton's Visit to India Differences Remain despite Positive Outcomes", 23 July 2009.

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Professor S. D. Muni, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "India and Pakistan: The Message from Sharm-el-Sheikh", 22 July 2009.

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Mr Binod K. Chaudhary, Member of the Constituent Assembly (Parliament) in Nepal and President & Managing Director of the Chaudhary Group, Nepal, "Can One Still Do Business in Nepal?", 15 July 2009.

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Indian Budget: A Failure to Confront the Challenges", 10 July 2009.

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Dr S. Narayan, Head of Research, and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Indian Budget 2009-10: Opportunities for Singapore Investments", 9 July 2009.

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Dr S. Narayan, Head of Research, and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Indian Budget 2009-10: Carefully Crafted but Not Without Risks", 8 July 2009.

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Dr Rajshree Jetly, Research Fellow, ISAS, "Pakistan's Taliban Crisis – Savaging or Salvaging the State?", 2 July 2009.

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Associate Professor Ramkishen S. Rajan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Booms and Busts in Private Capital Flows to Emerging Asia since the 1990s", 1 July 2009.

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "America's New Approach towards Pakistan", 1 July 2009.

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Associate Professor Ramkishen S. Rajan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS and Mr Sasidaran Gopalan, Research Associate, ISAS, "Foreign Bank Entry Reconsidered", 15 June 2009.

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Associate Professor Ramkishen S. Rajan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, and Mr Rabin Hattari, World Bank, "The Global Financial Crisis and Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions in Developing Asia", 11 June 2009.

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Mr Iftikhar A. Lodhi, Research Associate, ISAS, "Pakistan: Finally Taking Ownership of the War against Terrorism?" 29 May 2009.

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Dr Darini Rajasingham Senanayake, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, "Two Victories and a Defeat: India, Sri Lanka and the Minority Question", 19 May 2009.

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Professor Sanjaya Baru, Visiting Professor, ISAS, "Indian Elections 2009 – A Return to the Centre", 19 May 2009.

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Professor S. D. Muni, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Sri Lanka: What Next?", 30 April 2009.

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Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Maldives: A Paradise in Peril?", 28 April 2009.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Pakistan's India Fixation can bring the Taliban into Power", 28 April 2009

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Professor C. Raja Mohan, Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, "Sino-Indian Naval Engagement", 16 April 2009.

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Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The South Asian Nuclear Genie: Out of the Bottle, It can be Useful", 13 April 2009.

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Mr M. Shahidul Islam, Research Associate, ISAS, "Asia's Economic Revival: Seeking Solutions beyond the Fiscal Stimulus", 13 April 2009.

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Mr Tridivesh Singh Maini, Research Associate, ISAS, "The Bharatiya Janata Party's Manifesto – Assessing its Electoral Implications", 9 April 2009.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Attack on Sri Lanka's Cricket Team: Is Pakistan in Total Chaos and Anarchy?", 4 March 2009.

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Professor Bibek Debroy, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Oscar-winning 'Slumdog Millionaire': A Boost for India’s Global Image?", 27 February 2009.

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Professor C. Raja Mohan, Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, "Sino-Indian Naval 'Encounter' in the Gulf of Aden: Mitigating Sino-Indian Maritime Rivalry", 6 February 2009.

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Mr Tridivesh Singh Maini, Research Associate, ISAS, "Sukhbir Badal as Punjab's Deputy Chief Minister – Implications and Prospects for the Akalis", 22 January 2009.

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Professor S. D. Muni, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Fate of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam: From Civil War to Guerilla Warfare?", 19 January 2009.

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Dr S. Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Satyam Fiasco – Impact on Corporate India", 15 January 2009.

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M. Shahidul Islam, Research Associate, ISAS, "The Return of Democracy in Bangladesh: Can the New Government Deliver on its Promises?", 7 January 2009.

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Dr Amitendu Palit, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, "India's External Sector: Emergence of New Structural Trends", 6 January 2009

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Tridivesh Singh Maini, Research Associate, ISAS, "State Assembly election results in India: Dispelling the many commonly-held notions of Indian elections”, 12 December 2008.

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M. Shahidul Islam, Research Associate, ISAS, "The Fall of the Indian Rupee and the Unholy Trinity", 10 December 2008.

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Professor S. D. Muni, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Mumbai Mayhem: The Global War on Terror comes to India", 1 December 2008.

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Dr S. Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "National Treasury Management Agency Proposals: Implications for India's Financial Policies", 27 November 2008.

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M. Shahidul Islam, Research Associate, ISAS, "Global Economic Slowdown: Can Bangladesh Remain Resilient?", 25 November 2008.

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Professor S. D. Muni, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "India's Tamil Politics and the Sri Lankan Ethnic Conflict", 6 November 2008.

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Professor S. D. Muni, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Maldives: Towards Open Polity", 31 October 2008.

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Mr Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Research Associate, ISAS, "Return of the Two Begums: A 'Hobson's Choice' for Bangladesh?", 17 September 2008.

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Dr S. Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Crisis in the United States Markets and Consequences for the Indian Markets – An Update”, 17 September 2008.

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Dr S. Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Crisis in the United States Markets and Consequences for the Indian Markets”, 16 September 2008.

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Dr Amitendu Palit, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, "It Has Gotten More Difficult to do Business in South Asia”, 15 September 2008.

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Dr Rajshree Jetly, Research Fellow, ISAS, "Elections in Pakistan – New President; Same Old Story", 11 September 2008.

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Dr Rajshree Jetly, Research Fellow, ISAS, "Musharraf's Resignation – A Cause for Celebration and Concern for Pakistan", 25 August 2008.

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Mr Iftikhar A. Lodhi, Research Associate, ISAS, "Pakistan's New Trade Policy Initiatives: Implications for India and Pakistan", 30 July 2008.

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Dr Amitendu Palit, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, "Will the UPA Victory in the Trust Vote Result in Faster Economic Reforms", 29 July 2008.

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Dr S. Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Brief Conceptual Note: Development of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor", 16 July 2008.

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Mr Iftikhar A. Lodhi, Research Associate, ISAS, "Attack on Indian Embassy in Kabul: Time to Sober Up", 15 July 2008.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Recent Bomb Blasts in South Asia: Are the Terrorists on a Killing Spree Again?", 11 July 2008.

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Professor Bibek Debroy, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Walkout in India: No Longer 'Left' in the Lurch", 9 July 2008.

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Dr Amitendu Palit, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, "India's Trade Deficit: Increasing Fast But Still Manageable", 7 July 2008..

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Mr Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Research Associate, ISAS, "The Third Oil Shock: The Path Forward for Bangladesh", 10 June 2008.

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Dr E. Sridharan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Karnataka State Assembly Elections: Implications for the UPA Government", 10 June 2008

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Dr S. Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Modifications of the External Commercial Borrowings Policy: Implications for Overseas Investments", 5 June 2008.

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Dr Bibek Debroy, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, "Indian Management Education: Regulatory Structure is still Confused", 27 May 2008

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Professor S. D. Muni, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, 'India-Pakistan Composite Dialogue: Towards A "Grand Reconciliation"?', 26 May 2008.

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Dr Rajshree Jetly, Research Fellow, at the Institute of South Asian Studies, The Unravelling of Coalition Politics in Pakistan", 16 May 2008.

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Dr Amitendu Palit, Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, "India’s Annual Policy Statement for FY2008-09: Achieving a ‘Neither Tight, Nor Liberal’ Monetary Policy", 7 May 2008.

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Mr Nishchal N. Pandey, Honorary Fellow and Consultant, ISAS, "Nepal Constituent Assembly Elections: The Dawn of a New Era?", 18 April 2008

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Professor S. D. Muni, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Bhutan : Marching Towards Democracy", 3 April 2008

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Mr Ifthikar Lodhi, Research Associate, ISAS, "Post-election Pakistan : Is there Hope or Despair for the People?" 27 March 2008

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Yousaf Raza Gilani: Pakistan's New Prime Minister", 25 March 2008.

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Professor S. D. Muni, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Third Tibetan Uprising: India's Response", 24 March 2008.

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Dr S. Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Indian Budget 2008-09: An Assessment", 3 March 2008.

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Dr K. V. Ramaswamy, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "India's Economic Survey 2007-08: Impressive Growth and a Promising Future", 29 February 2008.

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Mr Malminderjit Singh, Research Associate, ISAS, "Nepal: Political Uncertainties and Economic Challenges", 29 February 2008.

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Mr Malminderjit Singh, Research Associate, ISAS, "Developing India-Malaysia Relations - Managing Issues of the Diaspora", 27 February 2008.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Pakistan Elections: A Political Analysis", 22 February 2008.

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Professor S. D. Muni, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Russian Premier Viktor Zubkov in India: Reinvigorating Relations", 18 February 2008.

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Dr K. V. Ramaswamy, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Economic Slowdown in the United States: Importance of Domestic Market Leverage in South Asia", 13 February 2008.

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Professor S. D. Muni, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Arunachal Pradesh: Buttressing the Claims", 13 February 2008.

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Dr Shreekant Gupta, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Urban Transport in India: Beyond the "Nano", 6 February 2008.

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Dr Shreekant Gupta, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Urban Transport in India: The "Nano" Effect", 5 February 2008.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Forthcoming Pakistan Elections: A Profile on Pro-Musharraf Political Parties", 5 February 2008.

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Dr S Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Analysing India's Credit Policy: Keeping An Eye on Inflation and the Elections", 4 February 2008.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The 21st Century - Will it Belong to Asia?", 25 January 2008.

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Mr Deep K Datta-Ray, D.Phil Candidate, University of Sussex, (currently on attachment to the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, India), "Sino-Indian Trade Relations: Understanding the Bilateral and Regional Implications", 22 January 2008.

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Professor S. D. Muni, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "India and China: Towards Slow and Steady Cooperation", 18 January 2008.

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Dr K. V. Ramaswamy, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Appreciating Rupee and India's Exports: Should Policy Makers Worry?", 18 January 2008.

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Mr Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Research Associate, ISAS, "One Year in Office: An Assessment of Bangladesh's Caretaker Government", 15 January 2008.

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Dr S. Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Sub-prime Crisis - Likely Consequences for the Indian Economy", 10 January 2008.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Ms Benazir Bhutto's Will", 7 January 2008.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007) Assassinated - Pakistan in Turmoil", 4 January 2008.

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Mr Iftikhar A. Lodhi, Research Associate, ISAS, "Forthcoming Pakistan Elections: A Profile on the Islamic Parties", 26 December 2007.

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Mr Dhiraj Nayyar, Research Scholar in Economics at Trinity College, Cambridge, and Research Fellow-designate, ISAS, "Who Wins in the Gujarat Election?", 24 December 2007.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Forthcoming Pakistan Elections: A Profile on Nawaz Sharif", 19 December 2007.

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Dr Rajshree Jetly, Research Fellow, ISAS, "Forthcoming Pakistan Elections: A Profile on Benazir Bhutto", 13 December 2007.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Forthcoming Pakistan Elections: A Profile on Imran Khan", 12 December 2007.

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Mr Dhiraj Nayyar, Research Scholar in Economics at Trinity College, Cambridge, and Research Fellow-designate, ISAS, "The Battle of Nandigram and West Bengal's Political and Economic Future", 10 December 2007.

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Mr Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Research Associate, ISAS, "Cyclone Sidr's Deadly Trail and Bangladesh's Humanitarian Crisis", 21 November 2007.

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Mr Dhiraj Nayyar, Research Scholar in Political Economy of India, Trinity College, Cambridge, and Research Fellow-designate, ISAS, "Political Intrigue in Karnataka: Implications for India", 12 November 2007.

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Mr Iftikhar A. Lodhi, Research Associate, ISAS, "Emergency Rule in Pakistan: Making Sense of the Reasons and Rationale", 5 November 2007

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Dr Rajshree Jetly, Research Fellow, ISAS, "Pakistan's Struggle for Democracy – How Should India Respond?", 4 November 2007.

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Ms Indu Rayadurgam, Research Associate, ISAS, "Development Blues in Urban India: Failure of Accountability-Responsibility Mechanism", 24 October 2007.

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Mr Dhiraj Nayyar, Research Scholar in Political Economy of India, Trinity College, Cambridge, and Research Fellow-designate, ISAS, "Cold Feet in Autumn – Climb Down from Elections in India", 24 October 2007.

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Mr Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Research Associate, ISAS, "Climate Change, Conflict over Scarce Resources and the Nobel Peace Prize", 23 October 2007.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "General Pervez Musharraf: A Profile", 19 October 2007.

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Dr Rajshree Jetly, Research Fellow, ISAS, "Musharraf's Future – Legality versus Legitimacy", 4 October 2007.

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Mr Dhiraj Nayyar, Research Scholar in Political Economy of India, Trinity College, Cambridge, and Research Fellow-designate, ISAS, "Trouble with the Gods: Religion and Public Policy in India", 21 September 2007.

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Mr Iftikhar A. Lodhi, Research Associate, ISAS, "The Grand Jirga Imperative: Is this the Solution to the Taliban Insurgency?", 20 September 2007.

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Mr Dhiraj Nayyar, Research Scholar in Political Economy of India. Trinity College, Cambridge, and Research Fellow-designate, ISAS, "Clearly Troubled: The Indian Government and a Nuclear Deal", 31 August 2007.

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Dr Rajshree Jetly, Research Fellow, ISAS, "Hyderabad Burning – A Domestic Challenge with Regional Implications", 29 August 2007.

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Mr Malminder Singh, Research Associate, ISAS, "Time to Look Down Under: Australia may hold the key to India's Nuclear Energy", 28 August 2007.

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Mr Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Research Associate, "Floods in Bangladesh, Changes in Monsoon Pattern and a Wake-up Call for South Asia", 23 August 2007.

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Dr Jayan Jose Thomas, Research Fellow, ISAS, "Worries and Hopes for India's IT Industry", 17 August 2007.

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Dr Jayan Jose Thomas, Research Fellow, ISAS, "India at 60: Banking on the Demographic Dividend", 16 August 2007.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Pakistan at Sixty: It's Time to Give Democracy a Chance", 15 August 2007.

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Ms Indu Rayadurgam, Research Associate, ISAS, "Redefining India: The Recent Policy Changes and the Second National Commission on Urbanisation", 6 August 2007.

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Dr K. V. Ramaswamy. Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Raising Money in Indian Markets – The Indian Depository Receipts Option", 27 July 2007.

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Dr S. Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Electing the Next Vice-President of India – A Unanimous Choice", 23 July 2007.

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Mr Iftikhar A. Lodhi, Research Associate, ISAS, "The Lal Masjid Saga: Has Musharraf finally triumphed over extremism in Pakistan?", 16 July 2007.

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Professor Errol D'Souza, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Monetary Policy in India – The Current Conjuncture", 10 July 2007.

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Mr Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Research Associate, "Achieving Economic Growth in China and India – At What Environmental Cost?", 7 June 2007.

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Dr Maathai K. Mathiyazhagan, Research Fellow, "The Uttar Pradesh State Election – Will It Change The Political Equation At The Centre?", 17 May 2007.

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Mr Dhiraj Nayyar, Research Scholar in Economics, Trinity College, Cambridge, "There’s Something About Maya: Changing Politics In India’s Largest State", 16 May 2007.

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Dr Mare Lall. Visiting Research Fellow, "Pakistan’s constitutional crisis – What’s next for Musharraf?", 16 May 2007.

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Dr Maathai K. Mathiyazhagan, Research Fellow, "Recent State Assembly Elections In India: How Big A Setback For The Congress?", 8 March 2007

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Dr S. Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS "The Train Blasts: Impact on Indo-Pakistan Relations", 24 February 2007.

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Dr S. Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Special Economic Zones in India - An Update", 13 November 2006.

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Dr S. Narayan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, "Capital Account Convertibility for India – Current Concerns", 10 April 2006.

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Dr Jayan Jose Thomas, Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, "Kerala’s Industrial Backwardness: A Case of Path Dependence in Industrialisation", 15 May 2005.

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Ms Aparna Shivpuri, Research Associate, Institute of South Asian Studies, "The South Asian Trade Labyrinth and India’s Regional Trade Policies", 20 June 2005.

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Dr S. Narayan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, "Singapore-India CECA Dialogue Issues and Options", 15 April 2005.

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ISAS Books

"South Asia in 2008: A Review", edited by Mr Hernaikh Singh, Associate Director, ISAS and Mr Tridivesh Singh Maini, Research Associate, ISAS, July 2009

To purchase a copy of the book, please contact Mr Ramesh Jain at sales@manoharbooks.com.
"Pakistan in Regional and Global Politics", edited by Dr Rajshree Jetly, Research Fellow, ISAS, June 2009.

To purchase a copy, please contact Ms Brenda Foo at Tel: (65) 6741 5166 or via email at info@tandf.com.sg, or visit www.routledge.com.
"Socio-Political and Economic Challenges for South Asia", edited by Professor Tan Tai Yong, Director, ISAS, May 2009.

To get a copy, please visit www.uk.sagepub.com/books.nav.
"India's Strategic Interests in Southeast Asia and Singapore", Ambassador See Chak Mun, Senior Fellow, ISAS, February 2009.

To purchase a copy of the book, please contact Suresh Gopal at sgopal@macmillan.co.in or visit www.macmillanindia.com to purchase online.
"Indo-US Engagement: An Emerging Partnership and its Implications", Dr Kripa Sridharan, ISAS Associate, January 2009.

To purchase a copy of the book, please contact Suresh Gopal at sgopal@macmillan.co.in or visit www.macmillanindia.com to purchase online.
"The Geopolitics of Energy in South Asia", January 2009. Edited by Dr Marie Lall, Honorary Research Fellow, ISAS.

To purchase a copy of the book, please contact the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies at pubsunit@iseas.edu.sg.
"India's North-Eastern Region: Insurgency, Economic Development and Linkages with Southeast Asia", Nishchal N. Pandey, Honorary Fellow, ISAS, February 2008.

To purchase a copy of the book, please contact Manohar Publishers & Distributors at manbooks@vsnl.com.
"South Asia – The Intern’s Perspective", ISAS Internship Programme 2006, September 2007.

Please contact Angeline Pereira at isaspam@nus.edu.sg if you would like to have a copy of the publication.
"Tamil Nadu – Economic Growth, Governance and Business Opportunities", Dr S. Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, Dr Rajshree Jetly, Research Fellow, ISAS, and Ms Indu Rayadurgam, Research Associate, ISAS, April 2007.
"Kerala – Economic Growth and Investment Opportunities", Dr Jayan Jose Thomas, Research Fellow, ISAS, March 2007.
"Regionalism and Trade - South Asian Perspectives 2006," 29 January 2007.

Please contact Angeline Pereira at isaspam@nus.edu.sg if you would like to have a copy of the publication.
Second ISAS Distinguished Visitor Lecture, HE Shaukat Aziz, Prime Minister of Pakistan, "Promoting an Environment for Security and Cooperation in Asia", January 2007.
First ISAS Distinguished Visitor Lecture, HE Begum Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, "Bangladesh: Challenges and Priorities", December 2006.
"Engaging South Asia: Challenges and Opportunities", International Conference on South Asia 2005, Edited by Hernaikh Singh and Dr Jayan Jose Thomas, 2006, Institute of South Asian Studies.
"Guide on the India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement", a joint publication by ISAS, SICCI, SBF, IE Singapore, MTI, Rajah & Tann and Network India, February 2006.

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Professor N. Viswanadham, ISAS Associate, "Cold Chain Management: India-Singapore Initiative", February 2006.
Dr S. Narayan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, "Growth Opportunities in Indian States: Issues of Governance and Economic Development”, 22 November 2005.
Please click here for address by Mr Raymond Lim, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs and Finance, at the book launch.

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Official Launch of the Institute of South Asian Studies, "Reconceptualizing East Asia", 27 January 2005.

ISAS Insights

Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Research Professor, ISAS, "India-Pakistan Relations Post-Mumbai Terrorist Attacks", 7 January 2010.

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Mr. M. Shahidul Islam, Research Associate, ISAS, "The Economics and Politics of China's Exchange Rate Adjustment", 28 December 2009.

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, Visiting Senior Research Fellow-designate, ISAS, "The Copenhagen Climate Accord: Half May be Better than Full", 22 December 2009.

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Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Towards a World without Nuclear Arms: Can 2010 be a Year of Hope?", 9 December 2009.

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Dr Darini Rajasingham Senanayake, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, "Sri Lanka's Post-Conflict Transition: Reconstruction, Reconciliation and Aid Effectiveness", 19 October 2009.

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Dr Suparna Karmakar, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, "Looking beyond Current Account Imbalances: Imperatives for The United States", 15 October 2009.

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Mr Sasidaran Gopalan, Research Associate, ISAS and Associate Professor Ramkishen S. Rajan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Remittances as a Source of External Financing in South Asia", 29 September 2009.

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Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Myanmar: Effecting Positive Changes", 26 August 2009.

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A/P Ramkishen S. Rajan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, and Mr Rabin Hattari, The World Bank Group South Asia PREM, Washington, D. C., United States, "Understanding Bilateral Foreign Direct Investment Flows in Emerging Asia", 17 August 2009.

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Rise of China: How it will Impact the World", 6 August 2009.

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Associate Professor Ramkishen S. Rajan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, and Mr Sasidaran Gopalan, Research Associate, ISAS, "India's Foreign Direct Investment Flows: Trying to Make Sense of the Numbers", 28 July 2009.

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Professor C. Raja Mohan, Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, "India's Nuclear Navy: Catching up with China", 20 July 2009.

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Mr Tony Cavoli, Senior Lecturer, School of Commerce, University of South Australia and Associate Professor Ramkishen S.Rajan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "How Flexible have Asian Exchange Rate Regimes become in the Post-crisis Era?", 20 July 2009.

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Associate Professor Ramkishen S. Rajan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Asia and the Global Financial Crisis: A Broad Overview", 13 July 2009.

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Associate Professor Ramkishen S. Rajan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Does the type of Private Capital Flow matter for Financial Stability in Emerging Economies?", 7 July 2009.

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Pakistan: Making the Budget in Difficult Times", 3 July 2009.

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Mr Shakti Sinha, Research Fellow, ISAS, "Presidential Elections in Afghanistan: Unintended Consequences?", 1 July 2009.

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Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Tackling Battlefield Asymmetries: Changing Tactics in Emerging Insurgencies", 18 June 2009.

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Dr Amitendu Palit, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, "Indian Elections 2009: A Prognosis of the Verdict", 29 May 2009.

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Three Elections and Two State Actions – Has South Asia Finally Turned the Corner?", 28 May 2009.

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Professor S. D. Muni, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Manmohan Singh-II: The Foreign Policy Challenges", 26 May 2009.

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Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Post-Election India: How the Neighbours View the Elephant", 22 May 2009

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Professor S. D. Muni, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, “Nepal in Crisis”, 20 May 2009.

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Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, “The Sorrows of Swat and the Mayhem in the Malakand: What Now?”, 19 May 2009.

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Dr Darini Rajasingham Senanayake, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, “The Politics of International Aid and New Asian Donors: Prospects for Peace and Reconstruction in Sri Lanka”, 14 May 2009.

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Dr Amitendu Palit, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, “Indian Elections 2009: The Prime-ministerial Candidates”, 13 May 2009.

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Mr Tridivesh Singh Maini, Research Associate, ISAS, “Indian Elections 2009: What the Forecasts Say”, 12 May 2009.

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Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, “The Malaise in Myanmar: What is to be done?”, 8 May 2009.

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Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Sri Lankan Situation and the Principle of the 'Responsibility to Protect'", 30 April 2009.

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Professor Bibek Debroy, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Indian Elections 2009: Where are Economic Reforms Headed?", 28 April 2009.

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Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS "The New Bangladesh Government: The Road Ahead", 9 April 2009.

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Dr Rajshree Jetly, Research Fellow, ISAS, "Pakistan: A Year after the Democratic Elections", 6 April 2009.

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Mr Sasidaran Gopalan, Research Associate, ISAS, "Indian General Election 2009 – Geographical Influence of Regional Parties and Electoral Outlook", 2 April 2009.

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Tridivesh Singh Maini, Research Associate, ISAS, "Indian General Election 2009 – The Women to Watch", 25 March 2009.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Another Upheaval Averted But Pakistan Remains on the Brink", 23 March 2009.

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Professor S. D. Muni, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Indian Elections 2009: Foreign Policy Will Hardly Matter", 13 March 2009.

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Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Journalist and Founder, "School of Convergence", India, "Indian General Elections 2009 – Key Issues That Could Influence Voting Behaviour", 9 March 2009.

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Professor C. Raja Mohan, Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, "Sino-Indian Rivalry in the Western Indian Ocean", 24 February 2009.

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Professor Bibek Debroy, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Indian Elections 2009: The Economic Backdrop", 23 February 2009.

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Mr Tridivesh Singh Maini, Research Associate, ISAS, "Indian Elections 2009: Why the 'Y' Factor Matters", 13 February 2009.

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Professor Sanjaya Baru, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Growing Influence of Business and Media on Indian Foreign Policy”, 5 February 2009.

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Mr Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Journalist and Founder, "School of Convergence", India, "Indian General Elections 2009 – National and Regional Political Parties, their Leaders and Strategies", 2 February 2009.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Mumbai Terrorist Attacks: An Assessment of Possible Motives for the Mayhem", 30 January 2009.

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Professor C. Raja Mohan, Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, "President Barack Obama, the United States and the Sino-Indian Balance", 29 January 2009.

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Dr Darini Rajasingham Senanayake, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, "Win the War and Lose the Peace: Sri Lanka’s 'War on Terror'", 23 January 2009.

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Prof Bibek Debroy, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Indian Bureaucracy – Dismantling the Steel Frame", 9 January 2009.

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Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Journalist and Founder, "School of Convergence", India, "An Overview of the November-December 2008 Provincial Elections in India", 17 December 2008.

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Mr Iftikhar A. Lodhi, Research Associate, ISAS, "Pakistan's Economic Crisis and the IMF Bailout Package", 9 December 2008.

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Dr S. Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Some Approaches to Pricing Controls for Patented Drugs in India", 1 December 2008.

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Professor Romar Correa, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Locking in Private Investment in Indian Agriculture", 12 November 2008.

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Professor Romar Correa, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "For Illiberal Finance: Building Dams, Constructing Conduits", 12 November 2008.

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Professor Sanjaya Baru, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "India-United States Relations under the Obama Administration", 10 November 2008.

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HE Mr Ong Keng Yong, Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore, "Inter-Regionalism and its Possibilities", 19 September 2008.

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Mr M. Shahidul Islam, Research Associate, ISAS, "Bangladesh-China-Northeast India: Opportunities and Anxieties", 8 September 2008.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence: A Profile", 15 August 2008.

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Professor Bibek Debroy, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "India's Employment Exchanges – Should They Be Revamped or Scrapped Altogether?", 10 July 2008.

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Mr Iftikhar A. Lodhi, Research Associate, ISAS, "The First Budget by the New Coalition Government in Pakistan: Economic Situation and Policy Directions", 9 July 2008.

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Professor S. D. Muni, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "India's Nuclear Dilemma: To Drop the Deal or to Drop the Left", 30 June 2008.

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Dr Bibek Debroy, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, "Higher Education in India – Ducking the Answers", 16 May 2008.

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Mr Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Research Associate, ISAS, "Of Agflation and Agriculture : Time To Fix The Structural Problems", 5 May 2008.

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Dr S. Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Development Trends in Selected Indian States – Issues of Governance and Management ", 28 April 2008.

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Mr Gopinath Pillai, Chairman, ISAS, "India: Towards a Knowledge Superpower? – A View from Outside", 24 April 2008.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Pakistan Federal Cabinet: More of the Same or Something New?", 11 April 2008.

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Mr Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Research Associate, ISAS, "South Asia's Inflation Challenges", 28 March 2008.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, Mr Rajiv Sikri, Consultant, ISAS, and Former Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, India, Dr D. M Nachane, Senior Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India, and Professor Partha Nath Mukherji, S. K. Dey Chair (Instituted by the Ford Foundation), Institute of Social Sciences, India, "The Legacy of Gandhi: A 21st Century Perspective", 3 January 2008.

Please click here for Professor Ahmed's, Mr Sikri's, Dr Nachane's, Professor Mukherji's paper.
Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Dr Rajshree Jetly, Research Fellow, and Mr Iftikhar A. Lodhi, Research Associate, ISAS, "Pakistan: The Road Ahead", 31 August 2007.

Please click here for Professor Ahmed's, Dr Jetly's and Mr Lodhi's analysis.
Dr K. V. Ramaswamy. Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Problems on the China Front: Can India be the Next Manufacturing Hub?", 27 August 2007.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Election Prospects in Pakistan", 19 July 2007.

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Ms Indu Rayadurgam, Research Associate, ISAS, "Urban Policy Initiatives in the European Union, Beijing-Seoul-Tokyo Cooperation and ASEAN: Perspectives for SAARC Countries", 9 July 2007.

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Professor D. M. Nachane, Visiting Senior Research fellow, ISAS, "Reflections on Monetary Policy", 3 July 2007.

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Ms Aparna Shivpuri Singh, Research Associate, ISAS, "Regional Integration in South Asia: The Era of the South Asian Free Trade Agreement", 2 March 2007.

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Mr Nishchal N. Pandey, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, "Nepal's Peace Process: Prospects and Hurdles", 26 January 2007.

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Mr Nishchal N. Pandey, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, "Bhutanese And Tibetan Refugees In Nepal: Implications For Regional Security", 19 December 2006.

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Dr Rajshree Jetly, Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Visit of Chinese President, Hu Jintao (20 – 23 November 2006)", 28 November 2006.

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Dr Rajshree Jetly, Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Re-emergence of the Baluch Movement in Pakistan", 1 October 2006.

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Dr Kripa Sridharan, Senior Lecturer, NUS, and ISAS Associate, “Significance of President George W. Bush’s Visit to India”, March 2006.

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Dr S. Narayan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, “Trade-Off between Government Deficit and Expenditure on Social Structure”, 23 January 2006.

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Dr Jayan Jose Thomas, Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, “Informational Development in Rural Areas: Some Evidence from Andhra Pradesh and Kerala”, 16 January 2006.

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Dr S. Narayan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, “India’s Energy Policy: Requirements, Supply and Challenges”, 9 January 2006.

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Mr DS Rajan, Research Fellow, and Ms Raakhee Suryaprakash, Research Intern, Observer Research Foundation, “East Asia Summit – An Appraisal”, India, 30 December 2005.

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Dr S. Narayan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, “Significance of Bihar Elections Results on India’s Power Play”, 24 November 2005.

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Dr Jayan Jose Thomas, Visiting Research Fellow, and Indu Rayadurgam, Research Associate, Institute of South Asian Studies, “India’s Next Economic Wave: Animation and Interactive Media Industry”, November 2005.

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Dr S. Narayan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, “Economic Impact of Terrorism on the Southeast Asian Region”, 25 October 2005.

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Ms Aparna Shivpuri, Research Associate, Institute of South Asian Studies and Mr Mridul Batra, Graduate Student, Department of Economics, National University of Singapore, “Examining the Business Landscape in India”, 19 September 2005.

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Dr Jayan Jose Thomas, Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, “India-Singapore CECA: A Step Towards Asian Integration?”, 5 September 2005.

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Dr Rajshree Jetly, Institute of South Asian Studies, “Prime Minister’s Manmohan Singh’s Visit to the United States 18-20 July 2005”, 1 August 2005.

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Ms Aparna Shivpuri, Research Associate, Institute of South Asian Studies, “Pakistan’s Vision East Asia Policy: Economic and Security Cooperation with Singapore”, 20 June 2005.
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Dr S. Narayan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, “Trade Policy Making in India”, 15 June 2005.

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Ms Aparna Shivpuri, Research Associate, Institute of South Asian Studies, "Visit by President Pervez Musharraf to India, 16 – 18 April 2005", 21 April 2005.
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Dr Kripa Sridharan, Senior Lecturer, NUS, and ISAS Associate, “Prime Minister Wen Jiabao’s Visit to India, 9 – 12 April 2005”, 15 April 2005.
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Working Papers

Professor Bibek Debroy, Honorary Senior Fellow, ISAS, "Vocational Education and India's Skills Deficit", 8 December 2009.

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, Visiting Senior Research Fellow-designate, ISAS, "President Barack Obama in Asia – Searching the Basis for a Partnership", 7 December 2009.

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Dr Amitendu Palit, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS and Mr Sasidaran Gopalan, Research Associate, ISAS, "Establishing Foreign Technical Training Facilities in India: The Option of Haryana", 26 November 2009.

Please click here for Dr Palit and Mr Gopalan's paper.
Mr Rajeev Ranjan Chaturvedy, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada and Mr David M. Malone, President, IDRC, Canada, "India and Its South Asian Neighbours", 26 November 2009.

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Dr Darini Rajasingham Senanayake, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, "Buddhism and the Legitimation of Power: Democracy, Public Religion and Minorities in Sri Lanka", 26 November 2009.

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Mr Yasub Ali Dogar, Freelance Consultant, "The Talibanisation of Pakistan's Western Region", 24 November 2009.

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Prof Rahul Mukerji, Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, Mr Gaurav Kankanhalli, Student, United World College of Southeast Asia, "Exploration in the Political Economy of Promoting Competition", 18 November 2009.

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Lieutenant-General Dr Mohd Aminul Karim, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya, Malaysia, "Bangladesh-India Relations: Some Recent Trends", 12 November 2009.

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Dr Amitendu Palit, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS and Mr Shounkie Nawani, Research Scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, "India-China Trade: Explaining the Imbalance", 26 October 2009.

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Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Non-Proliferation versus Disarmament: A Destabilising Dichotomy", 21 October 2009.

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Dr Pradumna Bickram Rana, Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Economic Integration in Asia: Trends and Policies", 14 October 2009.

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Dr Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Senior Research Fellow, Public Affairs Centre, Bangalore, India and Mr A. Venugopala Reddy, Research Officer, Public Affairs Centre, Bangalore, India, "Investment and Economic Opportunities: Urbanisation, Infrastructure and Governance in North and South India", 2 October 2009.

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Dr Sinderpal Singh, Research fellow, ISAS and Ms Syeda Sana Rahman, Research Associate, ISAS "The Next Stage of Singapore-India Relations: Possibilities and Prospects", 24 September 2009.

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Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Research Professor, ISAS, "The Pakistan Military: Change and Continuity under General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani", 18 September 2009.

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Dr Amitendu Palit, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, "Skills Development in India: Challenges and Strategies", 17 September 2009.

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, former Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "America's Involvement in Afghanistan", 15 September 2009.

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Professor Bibek Debroy, Honorary Senior Fellow, ISAS, "Reforming India's Education Sector: The Case of Elementary Education", 14 September 2009.

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Dr Pradumna Bickram Rana, Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Integration and "Re-Centering" of Asia – Historical and Contemporary Perspectives", 9 September 2009.

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Mr M. Shahidul Islam, Research Associate, ISAS, "An Economic Analysis of Bangladesh's Foreign Exchange Reserves", 7 September 2009.

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Dr Suparna Karmakar, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, "Beating the Recession: Prospects from a Single Asian Market in Services", 20 August 2009.

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "South Asia's Public Policy Choices in a Fluid World", 14 August 2009.

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Dr Amitendu Palit, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, "Special Economic Zones in India: New Challenges for Governance and Public Policy", 12 August 2009.

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Professor C. Raja Mohan, Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, "Is India an East Asian Power? Explaining New Delhi's Security Politics in the Western Pacific", 11 August 2009.

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Darini Rajasingham Senanayake, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, "International Aid, Peace-building and Conflict: Lessons from Aceh and Sri Lanka", 4 August 2009.

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The South Asian Way: A Non-Conventional Approach to the Making of Economic Policies", 30 July 2009.

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Associate Professor Ramkishen S. Rajan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS and Mr M. Shahidul Islam, Research Associate, ISAS, "The Bank Lending Channel of Monetary Policy Transmission: India and the Global Financial Crisis", 28 July 2009.

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Professor Sanjaya Baru, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Strategic Implications of the Global Economic Crisis for India", 27 July 2009.

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Mr Sasidaran Gopalan, Research Associate, ISAS, and Associate Professor Ramkishen S. Rajan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Financial Sector De-regulation in Emerging Asia: Focus on Foreign Bank Entry", 22 July 2009.

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Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "A Method in the Dragon's Moods: Why China behaves as it does", 21 July 2009.

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Dr Suparna Karmakar, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, "Rescuing the Doha Development Round The Role of India and China in Multilateral Trade Governance", 13 July 2009.

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Professor C. Raja Mohan, Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, "The Making of Indian Foreign Policy: The Role of Scholarship and Public Opinion", 13 July 2009.

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Dr Darini Rajasingham Senanayake, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, "From National Security State to Human Security: The Challenge of Winning the Peace in Sri Lanka", 9 July 2009.

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Professor C. Raja Mohan, Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, "Maritime Power: India and China turn to Mahan", 7 July 2009.

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Mr Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Journalist and Founder, "School of Convergence", India, "The 2009 General Elections in India: An Analysis", 3 July 2009.

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Associate Professor Ramkishen S. Rajan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Monetary and Financial Cooperation in Asia : Making Sense Out of the CMI, CMIM, ABF, ABMI and ACU Alphabet Soup", 18 June 2009.

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Mr Tridivesh Singh Maini, Research Associate, ISAS, "The Urdu Press in India and Pakistan – A Comparison", 17 June 2009.

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Professor Sanjaya Baru, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Can Indian Think Tanks and Research Institutions Cope with the Rising Demand for Foreign and Security Policy Research?", 16 June 2009.

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Associate Professor Ramkishen S. Rajan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Outward Foreign Direct Investment from India: Trends, Determinants and Implications", 15 June 2009.

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Professor S. D. Muni, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Installing UPA-II: Balancing Interests and Affiliations", 11 June 2009.

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Professor S. D. Muni, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Globalisation and South Asian Insurgencies: With Special Reference to the Tamil Tigers and the Nepal Maoists", 10 June 2009.

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Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Roots of Bangladeshi National Identity: Their Impact on State Behaviour", 10 June 2009.

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Reshaping of the Global Economy: The Dawn of the Asian Century?", 9 June 2009.

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Mr Shahid Javed Burki, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "South Asia: Overcoming the Past, Meeting the Challenges of the Present and Availing the Opportunities of the Future", 9 June 2009.

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Dr Amitendu Palit, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, "India's Economic Engagement with Southeast Asia : Progress and Challenges", 4 June 2009.

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Professor S. D. Muni, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Tibetan 'Uprising' 2008: India's Response", 1 June 2009.

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Professor S. D. Muni, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, “The New Democratic Wave and Regional Cooperation in South Asia”, 19 May 2009

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Mr Sajjad Ashraf, former Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, “India and Pakistan – The Economic Stand-Off”, 18 May 2009.

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Mr Shakti Sinha, Research Fellow, ISAS, "Prospects for Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations", 21 April 2009.

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Mr Shakti Sinha, Research Fellow, ISAS, "State Building and Stabilisation in Afghanistan – Design Constraints to Effectiveness", 15 April 2009.

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Dr Amitendu Palit, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS and Sasidaran Gopalan, Research Associate, ISAS, "Singapore's Trade with China, Japan and India: Similarities and Contrasts", 16 March 2009.

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Professor Sanjaya Baru, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "India and the World – Economics and Politics of the Manmohan Singh Doctrine in Foreign Policy", 14 November 2008.

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Sasidaran G., Research Associate, ISAS and Shanmugam K. R, Professor, Madras School of Economics, India "Impact of Trade Liberalisation on the Efficiency of Textile Firms in India", 9 October 2008.

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Dr Amitendu Palit, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, "Mineral Fuel and Oil Trade between India and Singapore: Trends and Issues", 9 October 2008

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Dr E. Sridharan, Academic Director, University of Pennsylvania Institute for the Advanced Study of India, and then Visiting Senior Research Fellow (May to July 2008), ISAS, "Coalition Politics in India: Types, Duration, Theory and Comparison", 23 September 2008

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Dr E. Sridharan, Academic Director of the University of Pennsylvania Institute for the Advanced Study of India, and then Visiting Senior Research Fellow (May to July 2008), ISAS, “The Political Economy of the Middle Classes in Liberalising India”, 22 September 2008

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Professor Rupa Chanda, Professor of Economics, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India and Mr Sasidaran G. Research Associate, ISAS, "Understanding India's Regional Initiatives within Asia", 15 August 2008.

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Professor Bibek Debroy, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Justice Delivery in India – A Snapshot of Problems and Reforms", 30 July 2008.

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Dr Amitendu Palit, Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, "India-Singapore Trade Relations", 16 June 2008.

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Dr Bibek Debroy, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "India's Attempts at Regional Integration with South Asia and East Asia", 26 May 2008.

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Dr Huang Liming, Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, "Financing Rural Renewable Energy: A Comparison between China and India", 23 May 2008.

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Dr K. V. Ramaswamy, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, "Trade, Restructuring and Labour: A Study of the Textile and Apparel Industry in India", 8 May 2008.

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Dr R. Ramakumar, Assistant Professor at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai , "Levels and Composition of Public Social and Economic Expenditures in India, 1950-51 to 2005-06 ", 4 May 2008.

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Professor Purnendra Jain, Head of the Centre for Asian Studies, University of Adelaide, Australia, "From Condemnation to Strategic Partnership: Japan's Changing View of India (1998-2007)", 10 March 2008.

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Mr Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Research Associate, ISAS, "Commodity Boom and Inflation Challenges for Bangladesh", 6 March 2008.

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Professor Rounaq Jahan, Senior Research Scholar, Southern Asian Institute, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, "The Challenges of Institutionalising Democracy in Bangladesh", 6 March 2008.

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Dr Maathai K. Mathiyazhagan, Research Fellow, ISAS, and Dr Dukhabandhu Sahoo, Lecturer, Department of Economics, Assam University, India, "Do Foreign Direct Investment Inflows Benefit the Major Sectors in India?", 18 February 2008.

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Mr Rajiv Sikri, Consultant, ISAS, and Former Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, India, "The Geopolitics of Energy Security and Implications for South and Southeast Asia", 11 February 2008.

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Dr Shobha Raghuram, Independent Researcher, Senior Associate, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, Member, International Advisory Board, Development Journal, (Macmillan), London and Senior Fellow, 21st Century Trust, London, "South Asia - Social Development: Country Perspectives and Regional Concerns", 30 January 2008.

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Dr Jayan Jose Thomas, Research Fellow, ISAS, "India's Rise in the New Economy: Implications for Labour", 25 January 2008.

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Professor Rupa Chanda, Professor of Economics, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, "The Skilled South Asian Diaspora and its Role in Source Economies", 22 January 2008.

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Mr Nishchal N. Pandey, Honorary Fellow and Consultant, ISAS, "Flight to Freedom: Third Country Re-settlement Option for Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal", 16 January 2008.

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Professor Binod Khadria, Professor of Economics, Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, "India in the Global Labour Market: International Economic Relations, Mobility of the Highly Skilled and Human Capital Formation", 14 January 2008.

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Professor S. Akbar Zaidi, Independent Social Scientist, Pakistan, and Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "The Political Economy of Military Rule in Pakistan: The Musharraf Regime", 9 January 2008.

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Associate Professor Rahul Mukherji, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India, and Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, "Special Economic Zones in India: Recent Developments and Future Prospects", 8 January 2008.

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Dr Marie Lall, Honorary Fellow, ISAS, "India-Myanmar Relations - Geopolitics and Energy in Light of the New Balance of Power in Asia", 2 January 2008.

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Mr Nishchal N. Pandey, Honorary Fellow and Consultant, ISAS, "Nepal's Shaky Peace Process: One Year On", 18 December 2007.

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Ms Indu Rayadurgam, Research Associate, ISAS, "Dynamics of Integration in India's Policy Making: An Analysis of the Urban and Energy Sectors", 20 November 2007.

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Dr Marie Lall, Honorary Visiting Fellow, ISAS, and Mr Iftikhar A. Lodhi, Research Associate, ISAS, "Political Economy of Iran-Pakistan-India Gas Pipeline", 23 October 2007.

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Mr Rajiv Sikri, Consultant, ISAS, and Former Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, India, "India's Foreign Policy Priorities in the Coming Decade", 25 September 2007.

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Professor D. M. Nachane, Visiting Senior Research fellow, ISAS, "Capital Account Convertibility in India: Revisiting the Debate", 24 August 2007.

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Professor Errol D'Souza, Professor, Economics Area, at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India, and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS (May to June 2007), "Public Investment Reversals, Inequality and Borrowing: Fiscal Policy in India", 23 August 2007.

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Dr K. V. Ramaswamy, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Growth and Employment in India: The Regional Dimension", 21 August 2007.
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Dr S. Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS, "Price Controls on Pharmaceutical Products in India", 19 March 2007.

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Professor Binod Khadria, Consultant, ISAS, "Conceptualising the Typologies of Indian Diaspora in International Economic Relations: 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy', Or A 'Great Off-White Hope' of the New Century?," 26 January 2007.

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Dr Jayan Jose Thomas, Research Fellow, ISAS, "Knowledge Economies in India, China and Singapore, Issues and Prospects: Case Studies of Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology", 26 January 2007.

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Professor N. Viswanadham, ISAS Associate, "Infrastructure Strategies for Export Oriented Manufacturing and Service Zones in India", 16 October 2006.

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Professor N. Viswanadham, ISAS Associate, "Food and Retail Chains: Case Study of Andhra Pradesh and Punjab", 9 October 2006.

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Professor N. Viswanadham, ISAS Associate, "Food and Retail Chains in India", 6 October 2006.

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Dr Alka Chadha, Research Associate, ISAS, "Destination India for the Pharmaceutical Industry", 4 October 2006.

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Professor S.D. Muni, Observer Research Foundation, "East Asia Summit and India", 3 October 2006.

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Dr Rahul Mukherji, Visiting Research Fellow, and Ms Aparna Shivpuri Singh, Research Associate, Institute of South Asian Studies, “Investing in the Indian Special Economic Zones: A Background Paper”, June 2006.

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Dr Rahul Mukherji, Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, “Appraising The Legacy Of Bandung: A View From India”, May 2006. The paper was presented at the “Bandung Revisited: A Critical Appraisal of a Conference’s Legacy” organised by the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies.

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Dr Rahul Mukherji, Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, “Promoting Foreign Investment in India’s Telecommunications Sector”, May 2006.

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Ms Alka Chadha, Research Associate, Institute of South Asian Studies, “CECA Implementation: A First Look”, 7 February 2006.

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Dr Maathai K. Mathiyazhagan, Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, “Cost Efficiency of Public and Private Hospitals : Evidence from Karnataka State in India”, 27 January 2006.

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Dr Rahul Mukherji, Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, “Regulatory Evolution in Indian Telecommunications”, 25 January 2006.

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Dr Maathai K. Mathiyazhagan, Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, “Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Indian Economy: A Sectoral Study”, 17 November 2005.

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Dr Rahul Mukherji, Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, “Economic Transition in a Plural Polity: India”, 16 November 2005.

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Dr Jayan Jose Thomas, Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, “Labour in the New Economy: An Indian Perspective”, 19 September 2005.

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Dr Maathai K. Mathiyazhagan, Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, “Leading the Private Sector into the Indian Health Sector”, 31 August 2005.

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Dr S Narayan, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, “Understanding Growth Opportunities in Indian States”, 29 August 2005.

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Institute of South Asian Studies, “Singapore-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement: A Summary”, 12 July 2005.

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