South Asia

Franklin L. Lavin, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade
Remarks to Asia Society (as prepared)
Washington DC, December 19, 2006

Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns
Remarks to the Asia Society
"U.S. Policy in South Asia"
New York, November 27, 2006

President Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka
Remarks to the Asia Society
"Development and Peacemaking: Challenges in Sri Lanka"
New York, September 20, 2006

Suman Pradhan, Journalist and John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University - 2006
"Nepal Briefing: A Political, Economic, and Social Update"
San Francisco, June 14, 2006

President George W. Bush
President Addresses Asia Society, Discusses India and Pakistan
Washington DC, February 22, 2006

Vivek Paul
Texas Pacific Group
"India Going Global: India's Rapidly Growing Influence in International Markets"
San Francisco, December 9, 2005

Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns
Under Secretary for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State
"The U.S. and India: The New Strategic Partnership"
New York, October 18, 2005

President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
"For Larger Freedom: Pursuit of Peace in Sri Lanka"
New York, September 14, 2005

Jayantha Dhanapala
Secretary General, Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process, and Senior Adviser to the President of Sri Lanka
"Sri Lanka Peace Process: Problems and Prospects"
Washington DC, September 12, 2005

Jan Egeland
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
and Emergency Relief Coordinator
"Asia Society Briefing: Tsunami Disaster Relief Efforts"
New York, January 13, 2005

Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
President, The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
"Conflict Resolution and Peace Building – Lessons from Sri Lanka"
New York, September 20, 2004

Ambassador Nicholas Platt
President Emeritus, Asia Society New York
"The Economic Aescendancy of China and India"
Australia, July 15-19, 2004

Mukesh Ambani
Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Limited
"Forging A New U.S.-India Engagement"
Washington DC, May 20, 2004

Liqun Jin
Vice President (Operations 1), Asian Development Bank
"Poverty and Security in South Asia"
Washington DC, March 30, 2004

Christina B. Rocca
Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Affairs
"Why South Asia Matters"
New York, February 3, 2004

Congressman Joseph Crowley (D-NY)
"The Future of U.S.-South Asia Relations"
Washington DC, October 7, 2003

Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Prime Minister of India
"India-U.S. Relations in the Emerging Global Environment"
New York, September 22, 2003

H. E. Mr. Yashwant Sinha
Minister for External Affairs, Government of India
Keynote Address - Asia Society AustralAsia Centre Asia Foreign Policy Update Luncheon
Melbourne, August 29, 2003

Bhutan's Transition to Constitutional Monarchy:
Challenges for Change (ASIP)
Lyonpo Om Pradhan , Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Bhutan to the UN
Julia Taft , Director, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, UNDP
Carrie H. Cohen , Consultant to Lyonpo Sonam Tobgye, Chief Justice of the High Court of the Kingdom of Bhutan
April 30, 2003, New York

Dowry Murder:
The Imperial Origins of a Cultural Crime (ASIP)
Veena Oldenburg , Professor of History, CUNY Graduate Center and Baruch College
Anupama Rao , Assistant Professor South Asian History, Barnard College
April 10, 2003, New York

Arts for Social Change:
Building Awareness for Action (ASIP)
Mallika Sarabhai, Classical dancer, stage and film actress, choreographer, writer, and social activist
Pamela Flaherty, Senior Vice President for Global Community Relations at Citicorp
Gowher Rizvi, Director, Institute for Government Innovations, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
February 19, 2003, New York

The Honorable Christina B. Rocca
Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
"Perspectives on Recent Developments in South Asia"
November 13, 2001, Washington DC

Sex, Lies and AIDS:
India and the Coming AIDS Explosion
Siddharth Dube, Development expert and author of the best-selling Sex, Lies and AIDS
Dr. Ruth Hayward, Author of Breaking the Earthenware Jar: Lessons from South Asia to End Violence Against Women and Girls
Dr. Marty Markowitz, Staff Investigator, Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Associate Professor and Physician, Rockefeller University
Anil Purohit, Director, HIV/AIDS Programs, François-Xavier Bagnoud Foundation, Rajasthan Society
moderated by Dr. Vishakha N. Desai, Senior Vice President, Asia Society
September 28, 2000, New York

Right Honorable Mr. Girija Prasad Koirala
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Nepal
"Democracy and Development: Prospects and Challenges"
September 08, 2000, New York

Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Prime Minister of India
Asia Society Annual Dinner Address
September 7, 2000, New York

Asma Jahangir
UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions
"Democracy and Human Rights in Post-Coup Pakistan"
May 30, 2000, New York

Narayana Murthy
Chairman and CEO, Infosys Technologies
"The Software Industry in India: Opportunities and Challenges"
May 8, 2000, Hong Kong

Madeleine K. Albright
U.S. Secretary of State
March 14, 2000, Washington D.C.

Indian Elections: Panel I: Politics
Philip Oldenburg, Columbia University
Ashutosh Varshney, University of Notre Dame
Jairam Ramesh, AICC
November 2, 1999, New York

Indian Elections: Panel II: Economics
Joydeep Mukherji, Standard & Poor's
Deepak Parekh, HDFC, Ltd.
W. Bowman Cutter, E.M. Warburg Pincus
Narayanan Vaghul, ICICI
November 2, 1999, New York

Indian Elections: Panel III: International Relations
Marshall M. Bouton, Asia Society
Radha Kumar, Council on Foreign Relations
Lt. Gen. V.R. Raghavan, Delhi Policy Group
Frank G. Wisner, AIG
November 2, 1999, New York

The Press in Pakistan: Freedom Under Fire
(link to the SAJA website)
May 25, 1999, New York
(speeches available in RealAudio format)

Brigadier Vijai K. Nair
"Arms Control Regimes and Their Ramifications on India's Nuclear Strategy: An Indian Perspective"
October 23, 1998, New York

Renana Jhabvala
Coordinator and Member, Executive Committee, Self-Employed Womenâs Association (SEWA) of Ahmedabad, India
"Women as the Leaders of Development"
October 5, 1998, New York

Senator Sartaj Aziz
Pakistan's Foreign Minister
"Nuclear South Asia and U.S.-Pakistan Relations"
October 1, 1998, New York

Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Prime Minister of India
"India, USA and the World:
Let Us Work Together to Solve the Political-Economic Y2K Problem"
September 28, 1998, New York

Laila Tyabji
"The Story Behind the Stitches: Indian Women, Indian Embroideries"
June 10, 1998, New York

Mohammad Nawaz Sharif
Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Keynote Address, 9th Annual Corporate Conference
Hong Kong, May 6, 1998

Senator Sam Brownback
Chairman of the Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
"Pursuing a Silk Road Strategy"
March 19, 1998, Washington DC

Dr. Nafis Sadik
"Social Change: The Foundation of Development: On the 50th Anniversary of Pakistan's Independence"
March 13, 1998, New York