Here is an interview in English carried by Radio Sweden (National Swedish Radio) on Modi’s visit to Stockholm. https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=6931953 Continue reading Interview by Radio Sweden on Modi’s visit
Ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Stockholm later today, we made following contribution to Dagens Nyheter’s analysis [n Swedish]: https://www.dn.se/ekonomi/handlingskraftig-ledare-som-underminerar-demokratin/ Continue reading Our comments to Dagens Nyheter ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Stockholm
There is a remarkable continuity in the ideas that have driven India’s foreign policy since independence. In this article [in Swedish] I discuss those ideas and how they have influenced Indian foreign policy. https://www.svd.se/indisk-stormaktsdrom-nars-av-det-forflutna Continue reading How India see the World
On 28 March, the Department for Asia Pacific at the Swedish MFA organised an open seminar on the theme: “Promoting Cooperation, Partnership and Connectivity between Europe and Asia”. In his keynote State Secretary Oscar Stenström stressed Asia’s importance for Sweden, both in terms of trade and innovation. In a following panel ambassadors to Sweden from Republic of Korea, Vietnam and Bangladesh respectively discussed the role … Continue reading Event: Promoting Cooperation, Partnership and Connectivity between Europe and Asia
SASNET researcher Admir Skodo has published an article on Afghan asylum seekers in Sweden in the journal Nidaba: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Middle East Studies. The article can be accessed here. Continue reading Article on Afghan asylum seekers in Sweden in the journal Nidaba
As a further step in the collaboration between the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) and the Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) at Lund University we are now launching a series of podcasts on India and South Asia. The project manager for this podcast is Henrik Chetan Aspengren, who is an affiliated researcher at SASNET. In the first episode Professor Gunnel Cederlöf, Linnaeus University, … Continue reading Podcast: Gunnel Cederlöf on the India-China corridor
SASNET researcher Admir Skodo has published an article in The Conversation on the recent Pashtun protests in Pakistan. The article is entitled “Pakistan’s ‘Pashtun Spring’ pits human rights demands against War on Terror politics”. You can read the article here. Continue reading Article on the recent Pashtun protests in Pakistan
SASNET director Andreas Johansson has published an article in openDemocracy entitled “Sri Lanka local elections: the return of Rajapaksa”. In the article he analyzes the latest elections in Sri Lanka. Read the article here. Continue reading Article: Sri Lanka local elections: the return of Rajapaksa
SASNET director Andreas Johansson has published an article in The Conversation entitled “Maldives crisis: a bitter religious divide comes to the fore”. You can read the article here: https://theconversation.com/maldives-crisis-a-bitter-religious-divide-comes-to-the-fore-91455 Continue reading Article in The Conversation about Maldives crisis
The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) and the Swedish Asian Studies Network (SASNET) at Lund University are launching a collaboration focusing on India and South Asia. The long-term collaboration will include both research and analysis and aims at building a strong research environment of international quality. Asia is becoming an increasingly important economic and political arena in world affairs. Developments in the region have … Continue reading India and South Asia in focus in new collaboration between The Swedish Institute of International Affairs and SASNET