April-June 2013 - Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

South Asia Plus
April-June 2013
Ladakh 2013 - Economy, Society, Governance & Politics- New
Issues, Young Voices, February 2013
During January-March 2013, the Center for Internal
and Regional Security (IReS) organised a review of
South Asia in January 2013 – focussing on what
happened in individual countries during 2012, along
with a forecast and assessment of what is likely to be
the road map in 2013. As a part of the research
activities, two programmes within the IReS – Armed
Conflicts in South Asia and Non-Traditional Security
organised two conferences/dialogues.
The Programme on Armed Conflicts in South Asia
(ACSA) organised the seventh annual conference on
the armed conflicts and also released its annual year
book for the previous year. The Programme is likely to
undertake two Peace Audits on J&K and India’s
Northeast during the next two quarters – April-June
and July-September 2013.
The Non-Traditional Security Programme (NTSP)
within the IReS organised a track-II dialogue involving
India and Pakistan on improving the Indus Waters
governance. The NTSP is also likely to release various
reports representing the perspectives from India,
Pakistan and both parts of J&K on sharing the Indus
Waters during April-June 2013.
Seventh Annual Conference on Armed Conflicts in South Asia,
January 2013
Besides, during this quarter, the IReS is also likely to
organise the third national dialogue on the naxal
violence. The objective of this conference is to
identify new trends in the naxal violence, besides
undertaking a critique of the counter naxal strategies
– political, military and developmental.
With elections are likely to be held in May 2013 in
Pakistan, the IReS is likely to have focussed
discussions, interviews and publications on the
subject.
South Asia: A Review (2012) and A Forecast (2013), January 2013
D. Suba Chandran
Director
Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi
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