Our Summer Workshops held annually provides a forum for young
South Asian and Chinese professionals to mutually and collectively
examine and understand the major issues of defence, national
security, regional stability and confidence building in South
Asia. It also encourages a new generation of analysts,
commentators and opinion shapers to introduce fresh ideas,
perspectives and initiatives to the security debate in the region
Specific goals of the workshop are to:
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equip participants with the information and
understanding on conceptual, technical and practical aspects
of defense, national security and regional stability in South
Asia; |
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provide participants with insights into
strategic and security thinking in South Asia and China, and
how divergences in security perception transform into arms
build-up, affect relations between states, evolve into
conflict and prevent regional stability; |
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stimulate informed discourse on various
shades of opinion and thinking in the region, specially on
emerging and new ideas, related to the theme of the workshop;
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facilitate objective debate on extra-regional
factors and perceptions that affect issues, perceptions and
trends in South Asian security; and |
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stimulate alternative thinking on defence and
security, free from abstraction and polemics, and promote
collective consideration of possible options and approaches to
stability, confidence building and cooperative security in
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Ten summer workshops have been held so – Burban, Pakistan in 1993, Nathiagali, Pakistan in 1994, Neemrana, India in 1995 and 1996, Kandy, Sri Lanka in 1997, Shanghai, China in 1998, Ahungalla, Sri Lanka in 1999, Godavari, Nepal in October 2000, and Kalutara, Sri Lanka in January, 2001 and Shanghai, China in 2003 and an Alumni conference in Ahungalla 1999.
Forthcoming workshop will be announced shortly.
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The Centre’s residential workshop on non-military sources of
conflict in South Asia is held annually.
The theme of the workshop is focused on conflict related to:
a) ethnicity and religion;
b) refugee and other forms of population movement; and
c) resources, development and environment.
The programme is intended for young professionals of South Asia.
Participants will come from a varied professional background
including public and private sector institutions, research,
academia, media and NGOs. The courses are interdisciplinary, and
programmes will range from lecture sessions to panel discussions
and group activities.
Forthcoming workshop will be announced shortly.
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