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HA NOI— Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung emphasised the importance of the ASEAN Charter approved at the recent 13th ASEAN summit, during a reception with ASEAN General Secretary Surin Pitsuwan in Ha Noi yesterday.

Mind over matter

The noble aim for the artist of the Gupta period was to create a human form that rose above itself. more>>

Harmony set in stone
THE art of the Sunga period, from 185 B.C. to 73 B.C., laid the foundation for the rich traditions that followed in later centuries. The harmony and interrelatedness of the whole of creation becomes the underlying theme in Sunga art. There is always the continuous, undulating vine of life, which brings before us the bounty of the numerous forms of the world around us. These forms are presented with an appreciation of their beauty and their bounteous fertility, which ensures the continuity of life. more>>

Kavi Chongkittavorn honoured with Democracy Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 18, 2007, the National Endowment for Democracy will present its annual Democracy Award to an organization and three individuals who have bravely contributed to increasing and preserving press freedom and independent media in Egypt, Southeast Asia, Venezuela, and Russia. more>>

Regional Dialogue on Human Security in North East India
The International Centre, Goa and Asian Dialogue Society organized a two-day conference in collaboration with The Centre for Media Research and Development Studies at Hotel New Kenilworth, Kolkata on the 18th – 19th of May 2007. The conference was essentially a Regional Dialogue on Human Security in North East India and it was convened to design and develop a Human Security/Governance research project that will cover the Northeastern region of India.more>>

Shared Integration: Promoting A Greater Asia
Report of the Asian Dialogue Society’s Greater Asia Initiative November 2006
This report is an outcome of the Asian Dialogue Society’s Greater Asia Initiative (GAI) which sent a study mission to Northeast India in January 2006. The purpose of the visit was to examine the possibilities of collaboration between the peoples of the North-eastern states and Southeast Asia and the impact of India’s Look East Policy.

Also See: Report [1.4 MB]| Programme | Speech of M Rajaretnam | Keynote Address by M.R.Sukhumbhand Paribatra | Presentation by Johnson Paul [4.7 MB ]

Another US nudge for Pakistan
The US intelligence community's latest assessment of al-Qaeda and the threat it poses to the homeland appears to have both renewed questions about the wisdom of invading Iraq and returned the spotlight to increasingly strife-ridden Pakistan. more>>

International Conference in Orissa organised by ADS

International conference on “Globalization and Development in Orissa” was organised by Asian Dialogue Society in collaboration with the Universal Empire Group in Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, INDIA on Nov 9, 2006. The conference was attended by developmental experts from India, China, Korea & UK. Two of the news articles that reported about the conference are here.

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The unruly end of empire
An epic tragedy brought about by hubris, confused thinking and lack of planning more>>

Bound Together
How Traders, Preachers, Adventurers, and Warriors Shaped Globalization more>>

By Nayan Chanda

REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE
The politics of speed: An Asean Community by 2015?
Asean has finally embraced the politics of speed. Quite a few Asean leaders have expressed strong support to push for complete Asean integration by 2015, slashing five years off the 2020 deadline. more>>