Nov 22, 2009
South Asia
Nov 19, 2009A Statesmen’s Forum with
His Excellency Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of GermanyOn
The Future of the Transatlantic Relationship: Afghanistan, NATO’s New Strategic Concept, and the Challenges of Burden Sharing
Oct 28, 2009Moderated By:
Bob Schieffer
Chief Washington Correspondent, CBS News
Anchor, CBS News’ “Face the Nation”Panelists:
- Oct 22, 2009
Raj Jain, President, Wal-Mart India, and Managing Director and CEO, Bharti Wal-Mart Pvt. Ltd., discussed Walmart India’s work establishing a modern wholesale business in India, including developing a robust supply chain infrastructure--and what that will mean for the Indian consumer.
Oct 6, 2009Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA)
Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and CapabilitiesOn
Sep 28, 2009Moderated by Karin von Hippel
Mark Ward discusses progress made in initiating more Afghan-led development initiatives in some of the most difficult Taliban strong-holds in Afghanistan.
- Sep 3, 2009
Members of National Democratic Institute's (NDI) 2009 International Election Observation Mission in Afghanistan presented their experiences, analyzed the results, and discussed the implications of the elections for the future of Afghanistan. Panelists included several delegates from the NDI observer mission.
- Aug 28, 2009
CSIS welcomed two prominent individuals from Sri Lanka’s civil society speak about the underlying factors that led to the outbreak of war, as well as post-war reconstruction, relief, and reconciliation efforts.
Moderated by: Ambassador Teresita Schaffer
- Jun 22, 2009
Ambassador Teresita Schaffer discussed the release of her new book on U.S.-India Relations, India and the United States in the 21st Century: Reinventing Partnership. Thomas Pickering, former U.S.
- Jun 16, 2009
The South Asia program hosted a discussion with Mangala Moonesinghe, a veteran Sri Lankan politician and diplomat, on the prospect of peacemaking in Sri Lanka in light of the recent government victory over the Tamil Tigers. To provide perspective for the discussion, Mr.
