Dayan to speak at S.Asia conference in Singapore
The Fifth International Conference on South Asia is being convened by
the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) of the National University
of Singapore (NUS) this week on the overarching theme of 'South Asia:
Beyond the Global Financial Crisis'.
Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka has been invited to present the paper on
Prospects for Conflict Resolutions in South Asia, in the segment of the
conference dedicated to the theme of Tackling Conflicts in South Asia.
According to the conference organizers "eminent speakers include
international scholars, political leaders and policy makers". Listed are
Former Union Cabinet Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, India, Mani
Shankar Aiyar, Vice Chancellor Beaconhouse National University Lahore
and former Federal Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Affairs,
and Foreign Affairs, Pakistan, Sartaj Aziz, Director, Indira Gandhi
Institute of Development Research, India, Prof Dilip M Nachane, Chief
Economist and Director, Macroeconomic Policy and Development Division,
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific,
Thailand, Dr Nagesh Kumar, Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of South
Asian Studies, Singapore, Dr Amitendu Patil, Director, Lal Bahadur
Shastri National Academy of Administration, India, Padmavir Singh,
External Consultant, Indian Council for Research on International
Economic Relations, India, Pawan Agarwal, Executive Director, Bangladesh
Centre for Advanced Studies, Dr Atiq Rahman, Former Permanent
Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, Geneva, Dr. Dayan
Jayatilleka, Prof of Political Science, Department of Humanities and
Social Sciences, School of Humanities, Sciences and Law, Lahore
University of Management Sciences, Pakistan, Prof Rasul Bakhsh Rais and
James McGill Professor of International Relations, Dept of Political
Science, McGill University, Canada, Prof TV Paul.
The areas of discussion include 'Socioeconomic developments in South
Asia: Issues and Outlook', 'Political Developments in South Asia: Issues
and Outlook', 'Role of Financial Institutions in South Asia', 'South
Asia Economic Integration: Challenges and prospects', 'South Asia and
Extra-regional Economies: Cooperation versus competition', 'Achieving
Global standards of Governance in South Asia', 'Education Policies in
South Asia: Needs and Responses', 'Prospects for Conflict Resolutions in
South Asia', 'Extremism and Terrorism: Challenges for South Asia', 'The
Major Powers and Conflicts in South Asia'.
The conference is supported by the Singapore Business Federation
which is the apex business chamber of Singapore, the Singapore Indian
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE). The
Guest-of-Honour will be Minister of Law of the Republic of Singapore, K
Shanmugam. |