Events

CSAS was represented by Pradeep Raj Pandey and Dr. Jan Sharma in the Governance and Economic Integration working group meetings hosted by NESA Center, National Defense University of the U.S. It was held in Colombo from March 11-13, 2012.

India's National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon released a new book with the above title at a program organized by the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies in cooperation with the KAS in Delhi on March 2. The Nepal chapter in the volume is authored by Mr. Nishchal N. Pandey.

In cooperation with the KAS, a regional conference on 'Environmental Issues: Water and Disaster Management' was held at the Yak & Yeti hotel. Secretary of the Ministry of Environment of Nepal Mr. Krishna Gyawali was the chief guest. Participants from Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Bhutan presented papers.

CSAS in cooperation with the KAS, organized a regional conference on the above theme at Hotel Soaltee on Nov. 6-8, 2011. Former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal inaugurated the conference. Dr. Friedbert Pfluger, former deputy minister of Defense of Germany was a guest of honor. Participants from SAARC countries presented papers. CSAS will soon be publishing a book as proceedings of the conference.

CSAS in cooperation with RCSS, Colombo and GPPAC (The Netherlands) organized a 2-day international conference on the above theme on Oct. 23-24, 2011. SAARC Secretary General Uz. Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed inaugurated the conference. Amb. Nihal Rodrigo, Amb. Veena Sikri, representatives of ASEAN and the EU and more than a dozen South Asian and 40 Nepali delegates participated in the meet which was widely covered by the media.

CSAS organized a talk program on "U.S. Policy Towards South Asia" on Oct. 12, 2011 in Kathmandu. Prof. Robert K. Boggs, of the NESA Center, National Defense University of Washington D.C. along with John Wood, faculty member of the NESA Center and Col. Daniel E. Curfiss, Associate Professor at NESA spoke on the occasion. It was participated by a large number of NESA Center alumni based in Kathmandu.

President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav received the newly published book "Nepal's National Interests: Foreign Policy, Internal Security, Federalism and Energy-Economy" at a function held at the President's House on Aug. 4, 2011. The book comprises of papers presented at 4 NNIP conferences in the last 2 years.

A meeting was held on Water Security from April 10-12, 2011 in Muscat, Oman organized by the Near-East and South Asia Center (NESA) of the National Defense University of Washington D.C. and Middle-east Desalination Research Center, Oman. Mr. Kumar P. Lohani, former Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Physical Planning of Nepal government participated in the meeting representing the CSAS.

CSAS in cooperation with UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament for Asia and the Pacific, UN Quaker Office, Geneva and Women for Peace and Democracy organized a one-day seminar on 'Armed Violence Reduction and Prevention in South and Southeast Asia' at the Hotel Himalaya, Kathmandu on march 15, 2011.

CSAS in cooperation with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung organized a one day conference on 'Maintaining Internal Security and Nepal's National Interests' on Jan. 21, 2011 in Kathmandu. Lt. Gen (retd.) Sadip Bahadur Shah, AIGP (retd.) Rabi Raj Thapa, SSP (retd.) Dr. Chuda Bahadur Shrestha and Dr. Jan Sharma presented papers on various aspects of the topic. Mr. Henning Hansen, DCM of the German Embassy in Kathmandu delivered the keynote address. Mr. Tomislav Delinic, Head of KAS Regional Program (SAARC) also spoke on the occasion.

Director of CSAS Nishchal N. Pandey was invited to the Rome conference on 'Reintegration, Reconstruction and Reconciliation in Afghanistan' from Feb. 9-11, 2011. It was organized by the Regional Network of Strategic Study Centers (RNSSC) under the National Defense University of Washington D.C. Various options for the security, stability and economic reconstruction of Afghanistan was explored during the meeting.

In cooperation with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, CSAS organized the NNIP-5 on 'Challenges to Secularism in Nepal' at Hotel Shangri-La, Kathmandu on April 1, 2011. Prof. Rabindra Khanal of the Tribhuvan University, Prakash Rimal of The Himalayan Times, Amish Raj Mulmi of The Kathmandu Post, Monika Timsina, Lecturer of the Padma Kanya Campus and Nishchal N. Pandey of the CSAS presented 5 insightful papers. CSAS will soon be bringing out a policy paper on the conference.

Director of CSAS Nishchal N. Pandey presented a paper at a seminar hosted by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung on 'Common Grounds: Ways to Regional Cooperation in South Asia' at Berlin Schwanenwerder. He interacted with a number of M.Ps of the CDU party, senior officials of the KAS, German Federal Foreign office, European Commission, NATO headquarters and various Institutes in Berlin and Brussels. The visit as part of the Consortium of South Asian Think-Tanks and consisted of Director's of think-tanks from SAARC countries and was organized by the KAS Regional Program-SAARC.

The classic book of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh - ‘Himalayan Art’ which has been reviewed by hundreds of authors and media persons worldwide is for display and distribution in Kathmandu. The book for the first time took the ancient temples, monasteries, art and artifacts of Nepal to the outside world which helped the tourism industry of Nepal during the nascent stage of Nepal’s development in the 60s.  If you would like to have a copy of the book contact Mr. Nishchal N. Pandey at nina@ntc.net.np