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Alumni organize Public Policy Workshops for Hindi Media

Informed and inspired by their participation at their first public policy workshop, two alumni took the lead to expand the coverage of the workshop to their respective states. Giriraj Agarwal Special Correspondent, Dainik Bhaskar Group of Publications and Swayam Prakash, Editor-Patna edition, ...
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Pakistan
Markus Löning and Stephan Röken, Deputy Head of Mission German Embassy, listening to Quran recitation before iftar
Markus Löning and Stephan Röken, Deputy Head of Mission German Embassy, listening to Quran recitation before iftar

Special Envoy living liberal principles in flood times

“Social Responsibility doesn’t end at the next corner in a globalised world.” Thus, Olaf Kellerhoff Resident Representative of the Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit (FNF) handed over to the special guest on this FNF iftar: Markus Löning is the Federal Government Commissioner for ...
  • Ninety percent - It’s hot! The studio lights heat the room up. The air conditioner can’t cope with it anymore. Journalists hold their microphones ...
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Sri Lanka

Due recognition for “Stand on Your Own Two Feet” Programme

In June 2010, Friedrich Naumann Stiftung für die Freiheit, together with partner BDS completed training the third batch of fifty undergraduates of the University of Colombo. This feat records another successful milestone in the journey of partner BDS. Not only has FNF emphatically achieved its ...
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Regional

Economics is the driving force for regional cooperation!!!

Germany and France overcame their long years of enmity to cooperate together for economic reasons and today we find EU to be a successful model of a regional block, remarked Siegfried Herzog, the new Regional Director South Asia, Friedrich Naumann Stiftung für die Freiheit addressing a gathering of ...
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Jammu & Kashmir: Stuck in an Insurgency
Over twenty civilians have lost their lives since June 2010 in a series of clashes with the paramilitary and police deployed in the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir. Situated at the core of the conflict between India and Pakistan, the state has seen a violent insurgency over the last twenty years costing tens of thousands of casualties, as well as destroyed the economy and institutions of self-governance in the state. The current protests show that although the armed insurgency might be over a highly securitised state structure finds it difficult to deal with the demands of a civilian population. Read more
South Asia: Juvenile at Twenty Five

Regional Integration of South Asia

 

Regional blocks have been an instrument of capitalizing on benefits of reduced costs and increased cooperation for a peaceful and harmonious neighbourhood. Starting from the late 1970’s the world saw an increase of the regional groupings especially following the example of the European Union.

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Governance, Identity and Statehood - India's Balkanization?
Amidst all the cultural, geographical, historical, linguistic heterogeneity that define democratic India, balancing competing interests has always proved to be a formidable challenge. One particular issue has been of determining state boundaries. India’s fourth largest state of Andhra Pradesh has been the battleground for demands of separation of its sub-region Telangana since the 1940s. Read more
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