Kodikara Awards Research Grants for South Asian Strategic Studies for 2005/6 sponsored by RCSS were awarded to five outstanding young South Asians. This is the 8th in the series of research grants made under the scheme since 1996.

The selected fellows for the Award:

Dr. Kanchan Lakshman
Research Fellow
Institute for Conflict Management
New Delhi
India
(Jammu and Kashmir: Terror, Politics and Peace after 9/11)

Ms. Rumana Monzur
Lecturer
Department of International Relations
University of Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh
(Beyond the Security Impasse: State, Development and People)

Mr. Udaya Rana
Member
Center for Consolidation for Democracy (CDD)
Jawalakhel
Nepal
(Maoist Insurgency and its Impact on Open Border between India and Nepal)

The scholars produced research monographs on the selected themes. They were reviewed by independent reviewers and published under the RCSS policy studies series.