CSAS-KAS Partnership

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Publications

Energy and Environmental Security

A Cooperative Approach In South Asia

Nepal's National Interests

Foreign Policy, Internal Security, Federalism, Enegry-Economy

New Nepal: The Fault Lines

This book analyses the tumultuous situation inpost-republic Nepal, with spot diagnosis of the major issues facing the country such as Read More

India's North East Region

Insurgency,Economic Development and linkage with South East Asia

CSAS-KAS Policy Papers



COSATT Meeting held in Bantos Island, Maldives


CSAS hosts a team from Air War College of the U.S. in Kathmandu.


Consortium of South Asian Think-Tank Heads met at Galle Face Hotel Sri Lanka (June 6-7, 2011) to discuss energy and environmental security in South Asia. Director Nishchalnath Pandey participated on behalf of Nepal.
RCSS-GPPAC conference held in Colombo

Director Nishchal N. Pandey participated in the above conference held at the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo from May 3-4, 2012





CSAS participates in Working Group meetings in Colombo

CSAS was represented by Pradeep Raj Pandey and Dr. Jan Sharma in the Governance and Economic Integration working group meetings hosted by NESA Center, National Defense University of the U.S. It was held in Colombo from March 11-13, 2012.


Regional Conference on 'SAARC: Towards Meaningful Cooperation'

In cooperation with the KAS, CSAS organized a regional conference on the above theme on March 12-13, 2012 in Kathmandu. Vice-President Parmananda Jha inaugurated the conference which was attended by Maj. Gen. (retd.) Dipankar Banerjee, Ambassador Meera Shankar and Maj. Gen. (retd.) Ramesh Chopra from India, Amb. Shamshad Ahmad, Prof. Arshi Saleem Hashmi from Pakistan, Ms. Mariam Safi (Afghanistan), Amb. Nihal Rodrigo (Sri Lanka) and Faiz Sobhan (Bangladesh). Tomislav Delinic, Head of the regional program (SAARC) and Marcel Schepp of the KAS also participated along with a large number of Nepali academics and policy makers.


New Book on Armed Conflicts in South Asia-2011 launched

India’s National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon released a new book with the above title at a program organized by the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies in cooperation with the KAS in Delhi on March 2. The Nepal chapter in the volume is authored by Mr. Nishchal N. Pandey.


CSAS-KAS hold Regional Conference on Environmental Issues

In cooperation with the KAS, a regional conference on 'Environmental Issues: Water and Disaster Management' was held at the Yak & Yeti hotel. Secretary of the Ministry of Environment of Nepal Mr. Krishna Gyawali was the chief guest. Participants from Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Bhutan presented papers.


Towards a More Cooperative South Asia

CSAS in cooperation with the KAS, organized a regional conference on the above theme at Hotel Soaltee on Nov. 6-8, 2011. Former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal inaugurated the conference. Dr. Friedbert Pfluger, former deputy minister of Defense of Germany was a guest of honor. Participants from SAARC countries presented papers. CSAS will soon be publishing a book as proceedings of the conference.


Conference on Building Bridges and Promoting People to People Interaction in South Asia

CSAS in cooperation with RCSS, Colombo and GPPAC (The Netherlands) organized a 2-day international conference on the above theme on Oct. 23-24, 2011. SAARC Secretary General Uz. Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed inaugurated the conference. Amb. Nihal Rodrigo, Amb. Veena Sikri, representatives of ASEAN and the EU and more than a dozen South Asian and 40 Nepali delegates participated in the meet which was widely covered by the media.


Prof. Robert Boggs Speaks at CSAS

CSAS organized a talk program on "U.S. Policy Towards South Asia" on Oct. 12, 2011 in Kathmandu. Prof. Robert K. Boggs, of the NESA Center, National Defense University of Washington D.C. along with John Wood, faculty member of the NESA Center and Col. Daniel E. Curfiss, Associate Professor at NESA spoke on the occasion. It was participated by a large number of NESA Center alumni based in Kathmandu.


President Dr. Yadav Receives CSAS-KAS Book on Nepal's National Interests

President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav received the newly published book "Nepal's National Interests: Foreign Policy, Internal Security, Federalism and Energy-Economy" at a function held at the President's House on Aug. 4, 2011. The book comprises of papers presented at 4 NNIP conferences in the last 2 years.


Director Pandey's Berlin and Brussels Visit (July 3-9, 2011)

Director of CSAS Nishchal N. Pandey presented a paper at a seminar hosted by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung on 'Common Grounds: Ways to Regional Cooperation in South Asia' at Berlin Schwanenwerder. He interacted with a number of M.Ps of the CDU party, senior officials of the KAS, German Federal Foreign office, European Commission, NATO headquarters and various Institutes in Berlin and Brussels. The visit as part of the Consortium of South Asian Think-Tanks and consisted of Director's of think-tanks from SAARC countries and was organized by the KAS Regional Program-SAARC.

GPPAC Website Launched

The GPPAC Regional Secretariat for South Asia is pleased to announce the launch of the GPPAC South Asia website. The website is hosted on the Peace Portal and offers information about the regional network's work in the fields of peacebuilding and conflict transformation, activities of its members, and other regional developments. It is also envisioned that the website will strengthen the connectivity between the civil society organizations working in the region. The GPPAC South Asia website was created with the support of the GPPAC Peace Portal and is maintained by the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS), which is the Regional Secretariat for GPPAC South Asia. You can visit GPPAC South Asia at http://www.peaceportal.org/web/gppac-south-asia/home

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The Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS) is involved in various national, regional and international networks such as:-
  • CSAS is a member of the Regional Network of Strategic Study Centers (RNSSC) led by NESA Center, Washington D.C.
  • CSAS is a member of the Consortium of South Asian Think-tanks (COSATT) led by Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), New Delhi and supported by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS)- India office.
  • CSAS is a founder member of the South Asian Regional Research Forum (SARRF), led by BIPSS, Dhaka. - CSAS is a founder member of the Nepal Security Sector network (NSSN), Kathmandu.
  • CSAS is a founder member of the Nepal Security Sector network (NSSN), Kathmandu.
  • Director Pandey was Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), an autonomous Institute under the National University of Singapore from 2006-2007 and is currently Honourary Fellow of the ISAS. While at ISAS, he authored the book 'India's North- Eastern Region: Insurgency, Economic Development and Linkages with South East Asia' published jointly by ISAS and Manohar Publishers, Delhi.
  • Director Pandey is at present International Research Committee member of the Regional Centre for strategic Studies (RCSS), Colombo.
  • Director Pandey was Journal Referee in 2008 of Strategic Analysis, published by Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi.