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The India China Institute
presents free panel discussions

April 18, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Madame Chiang Kai-shek Reconsidered
66 West 12th Street, Room 510

Join Laura Tyson Li and L.H.M. Ling for a discussion of what China’s eternal first lady can teach the next generation of female leaders in Asia.

Laura Tyson Li, a prominent journalist and biographer of Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, has written for South China Morning Post, The Financial Times, and The Economist.

L.H.M. Ling teaches in International Affairs program at The New School and studies international development practice and emerging regional economies in South Asia.

April 21, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Intermediate Organizations and The 'New' Nepal
55 West 13th Street, Second Floor

Come hear Pratyoush Onta, one of the most respected historians and public intellectuals from Nepal, discuss the social and political role intermediate organizations like NGOs and professional associations can play in the country's future.

April 26, 7:15-9:00 p.m.
The State of Democracy in South Asia
66 West 12th Street, Room 712

What does democracy mean today in South Asia? What are its biggest prospects and challenges?

Engage Yogendra Yadav and Sanjay Ruparelia as they discuss Nepal’s constitutional future, Bangladesh’s eroding political institutions, Sri Lanka’s enduring ethnic violence, Pakistan’s democratic hopes, India's rising social inequality, and other pressing issues.

Widely recognized as India's premier electoral analyst, Yogendra Yadav is a senior fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in New Delhi. 
Sanjay Ruparelia is a scholar of South Asian politics and an assistant professor of political science at The New School for Social Research.

This event is co-sponsored by the department of political science at The New School for Social Research

April 30, 12:30-3:00 p.m.
Future Histories: Exploring New Pathways for India and China
65 Fifth Avenue, Wolff Conference Room

Connect with India China Institute Fellow Aromar Revi and leading development scholars and practitioners as they discuss the challenges of sustaining long-range development in India and China. Aromar Revi is a founding director of TARU, a South Asian research and consulting firm specializing in urban and infrastructure planning.

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