The Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS) is a fully independent, non-political, secular, research think-tank based in Kathmandu, Nepal. It organizes conferences and conducts research in areas of South Asian regional cooperation, peace and conflict in South Asia, small arms proliferation, trade and connectivity and strategic issues concerning South Asian countries as well as Nepal's conduct of international relations.The Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS) is a fully independent, non-political, secular, research think-tank based in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Director Dr. Nishchal N. Pandey was the Moderator in the ‘India-Nepal Development Partnership Conclave’ held on Jan. 23, 2023 in Kathmandu. It was organized on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Nepal and India.
CSAS and CDD organized a talk program on the above theme on June 2, 2022 in Kathmandu. Senior political leader and former Foreign Minister Pashupati SJB Rana, former foreign minister Ramesh Nath Pandey and former foreign secretary Kedar Bhakta Shrestha shed light on the challenges brought out by the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, COVID-19 pandemic and the latest Russian invasion of Ukraine on global economy and regional security. The also hoped that like in the past, Nepal will be able to navigate itself safely amidst this turbulence in the geo-political scene.
COSATT-KAS hybrid roundtable on ‘BIMSTEC After the Fifth Summit’ was held in Kathmandu on April 14, 2022. Speakers from India, Bangladesh, Thailand and Nepal shed light on the strategic significance of BIMSTEC. A report of the roundtable will soon be published.