Dayan to speak at S.Asia conference in Singapore

(November 02, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) The Fifth International Conference on South Asia is being convened by the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) of the National University of Singapore (NUS) this week on the overarching theme of 'South Asia: Beyond the Global Financial Crisis'.

Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka has been invited to present the paper on Prospects for Conflict Resolutions in South Asia, in the segment of the conference dedicated to the theme of Tackling Conflicts in South Asia.

According to the conference organizers "eminent speakers include international scholars, political leaders and policy makers". Listed are Former Union Cabinet Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, India, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Vice Chancellor Beaconhouse National University Lahore and former Federal Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Affairs, and Foreign Affairs, Pakistan, Sartaj Aziz, Director, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India, Prof Dilip M Nachane, Chief Economist and Director, Macroeconomic Policy and Development Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Thailand, Dr Nagesh Kumar, Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore, Dr Amitendu Patil, Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, India, Padmavir Singh, External Consultant, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, India, Pawan Agarwal, Executive Director, Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies, Dr Atiq Rahman, Former Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, Geneva, Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka, Prof of Political Science, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Humanities, Sciences and Law, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan, Prof Rasul Bakhsh Rais and James McGill Professor of International Relations, Dept of Political Science, McGill University, Canada, Prof TV Paul.

The areas of discussion include 'Socioeconomic developments in South Asia: Issues and Outlook', 'Political Developments in South Asia: Issues and Outlook', 'Role of Financial Institutions in South Asia', 'South Asia Economic Integration: Challenges and prospects', 'South Asia and Extra-regional Economies: Cooperation versus competition', 'Achieving Global standards of Governance in South Asia', 'Education Policies in South Asia: Needs and Responses', 'Prospects for Conflict Resolutions in South Asia', 'Extremism and Terrorism: Challenges for South Asia', 'The Major Powers and Conflicts in South Asia'.

The conference is supported by the Singapore Business Federation which is the apex business chamber of Singapore, the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE). The Guest-of-Honour will be Minister of Law of the Republic of Singapore, K Shanmugam.

-Sri Lanka Guardian