of Karachi on March 30-31, 2010. Delegates from SAARC countries, and a large number of students and faculty deliberated on the topic.
Director Pandey gave a talk at the Hudson Institute , Washington D.C. on 'Nepal: The Rising Religious Intolerance and Communal Divide' on July 10, 2009. Director Nina Shea on behalf of the Hudson Institute presided over the program. Likewise, a talk on Nepal situation was delivered by Pandey at the 'Center on International Cooperation' in New York on July 13, 2009.
The CSAS hosted a visit of Member of European Parliament Klaus-Heiner Lehne and Member of German Parliament Dr. Joachim Pfeiffer on Oct. 6, 2008 in Kathmandu. The visit was organized in cooperation with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. The delegation called on the current Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, the then Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', the then Finance Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai and Chairman of the CPN (UML) party Jhal Nath Khanal. The CSAS also organized a talk program by the visiting German M.Ps at the Hyatt Regency, Kathmandu.