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PEACE AND JUSTICE IN SOUTH
ASIA conference
24-26 February 2006
Mumbai
Schedule
& Content
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Date
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Time
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Event
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Friday, February 24th
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9.30-10.30
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Registration
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10.30-1
pm
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Opening plenary
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2-4.30
pm
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Parallel workshops (5)
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5-7
pm
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Second Plenary
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Saturday, February 25th
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10-1
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Plenary
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2-4.30
pm
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Parallel workshops (5)
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5-7
pm
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Second Plenary
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7.30 – 9.00
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Public meeting
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Sunday, February 26th
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10.30-1
pm
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Plenary
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2-4.30
pm
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Plenary Cont.
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5
– 7 pm
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Closing plenary and
finalisation of resolution/ call
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Plenary:
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Date
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Time
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Theme
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Areas
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Speakers
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February 24
Plenary 1
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10.30am-1
pm
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Economic Globalisation
and War – the global perspective
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Aijaz Ahmed (India),
Eric Toussaint (Belgium), Sherry Rehman (Pakistan), Ritu
Menon (India), Ghafia Talab Dahash Malich (Iraq), Chair-Prabhat
Patnaik. (India),
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Plenary 2
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5-7
pm
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The struggle for peace-the
global perspective and challenges for the movement
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Middle East. Europe, USA, South Asia, and the global anti war and anti-nuke movement, war on terror,
resistance
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Walden Bello (Philippines), Jeremy Corbyn (UK), Achin
Vanaik (India), Chair -Dr. Mubashir Hasan (Pakistan)
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February 25th
Plenary 1
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10.00am-1
pm
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Nationalism, Sovereignty
and Internationalism
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Jairus Banaji(India),
Kumkum Sangari(India), Nimalka Fernando (Sri Lanka), Farhad Mazhar (Bangladesh)(?) Chair: Siddhartha Varadrajan (India)
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Plenary 2
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5-7
pm
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Imperialist globalisation:
Impact on South Asia
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WTO, IFIs and transnational
corporations in South
Asia, post tsunami reconstruction,
Access to natural resources
and basic services
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Azra Talat, (Pakistan), Sameer Dosani (NRP), Farida Akhtar (Bangladesh), Chair: S P Shukla (India),
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Public meeting
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7.30 – 9.00
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Public meeting
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Chair: Mrinal Gore(India),
Sherry Rehman(Pakistan), Ashok Dhawle (India),
Walden Bello (Phillipines),
Jeremy Corbyn(UK), Bhalchandra Kango(India)
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February 26
Plenary 1
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10.00am-1
pm and 2pm – 4.30pm
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Pressure points in South Asia
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India Pakistan conflict,
nuclear danger, Kashmir, Srilanka peace talks,
`Bangladesh-India migration, rising fundamentalism, democracy
in Nepal,
communalism, casteism, water and natural resources, (gender
perspective to run through all these issues)
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Mirwaiz Omer (Kashmir)
, Mayori Shimray (India), Linus Jayatilake (Sri Lanka),
Syed Saiful Haque (Bangladesh), Anand Teltumbde (India),
Karamat Ali (Pakistan),
Arjun Karki (Nepal), Nandita Haksar (India)., Chair:
Lalita Ramdas, (India),
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Plenary 2
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5-7
pm
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Future strategy and
POA
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Discussion and passing
of the Resolution
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Chair: Meena Menon (India)
and Karamat Ali (Pakistan)
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Workshops:
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Date
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S.No
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Theme
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Speakers
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Facilitator
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February 24th
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1
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Struggles of nationalities
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Artex Shimray(India),
Shahid Fiaz (Pakistan), Gautam Navlakha(India)
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Jatin Desai
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2
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Rise of fundamentalism
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Flavia Agnes(India),
Farhad Mazhar (Bangladesh)
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Nandita Shah
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3
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South Asia Peace Treaties
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M V Ramana (India),
Pervez Hoodbhoy(Pakistan)
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Sukla Sen
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4
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US Empire in South Asia
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Kannan Srinivasan(India),
Prabir Purkayastha(India)
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Varsha Rajan
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5
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Migration and displacement
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Syed Saiful Haque (Bangladesh),
Sharit Bhowmik(India)
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Nasreen
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February 25th
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1
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Water sharing and national
conflicts
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Arup Rahee(Bangladesh),
Himanshu Thakker(India),
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Surabhi Sinha
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2.
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Alternative regionalisms
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CP Chandrashekhar (India),
Anil Chaudhury (India)
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Sushovan
Dhar
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3.
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Recent trends in defence
expenditure in South Asia: Salient Aspects
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C. Ram Manohar Reddy(India),
A H Nayyar(Pakistan)
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Jaya Velankar
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4
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Foreign Policy in South
Asia and Alternatives
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Anuradha Chenoy(India)
and Walden Bello (Philippines)
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Ragini Sen
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5
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End Occupations
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Ghafia Talab Dahash
Malich (Iraq) and Palestine speaker
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Asad Bin Saif
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Plenaries:
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Date
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Time
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Room No
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Theme
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Speakers
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February 24
Plenary 1
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10.30am-1
pm
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Plenary Hall
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Neo-liberal Globalisation
and War – The Global Perspective
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Aijaz Ahmed (India), Sherry Rehman (Pakistan),
Ritu Menon
(India), Ghafia Talab
Dahash Malich (Iraq), Chair-Prabhat Patnaik. (India),
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Plenary 2
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5-7
pm
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Plenary Hall
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The Struggle for Peace-
The Global Perspective and Challenges for the Movement
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Walden Bello
(Philippines),, Nirmala Deshpande
(India), Jeremy Corbyn (UK),
Achin Vanaik
(India), Pervez Hoodbhoy(Pakistan), Chair -Dr. Mubashir
Hasan (Pakistan)
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February 25
Plenary 1
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10.00am-1
pm
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Plenary Hall
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Nationalism, Sovereignty
and Internationalism
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Jairus Banaji(India), Kumkum
Sangari(India), Nimalka
Fernando (Sri Lanka), Farhad
Mazhar (Bangladesh) Chair: Siddhartha
Varadrajan (India)
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Plenary 2
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5-7
pm
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Plenary Hall
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Imperialist Globalisation:
Impact on South Asia
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Eric Toussaint (Belgium),
Sameer Dosani
(NRP), Farida Akhtar (Bangladesh), Linus Jayatilake
(Sri
Lanka), Chair: S P Shukla (India),
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Public meeting
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7.30
– 9.00 pm
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School Grounds
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Public meeting
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Chair: Mrinal
Gore(India), Sherry Rehman(Pakistan),
Ashok Dhawle
(India), Walden
Bello (Phillipines),
Jeremy Corbyn(UK), Christoper
Fonseca (India), Nirmala Deshpande
(India)
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February 26
Plenary 1
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10.00am-1
pm and 2pm – 4.30pm
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Plenary Hall
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Pressure Points in South Asia
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Nazir Ahmed Ronga (Hurriyat
Representative from Kashmir), Mayori
Shimray (India), Nimalka Fernando
(Srilanka), Syed
Saiful Haque
(Bangladesh), Anand Teltumbde
(India), Karamat Ali (Pakistan), Arjun Karki (Nepal), Nandita Haksar (India)., Chair: Lalita
Ramdas, Pushpa Bhave (India)
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Plenary 2
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5-7
pm
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Plenary Hall
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Future Strategy and
POA
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Chair: Meena
Menon (India)
and Karamat Ali (Pakistan)
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Workshops:
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Date
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Time
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Room. No
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Theme
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Speakers
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Facilitator
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Feb 24.
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2- 4.30 pm
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Hall I
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Struggles of Nationalities
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Artex Shimray(India),
Shahid Fiaz
(Pakistan), Gautam Navlakha(India)
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Jatin Desai
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2- 4.30 pm
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Hall II
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Rise of Fundamentalism
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Flavia Agnes(India), Farhad Mazhar
(Bangladesh)
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Nandita Shah
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2- 4.30 pm
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Hall III
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South Asia Peace Treaties
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M V Ramana
(India),
Pervez Hoodbhoy(Pakistan)
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Sukla Sen
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2- 4.30 pm
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Hall IV
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End Occupations
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Ghafia Talab Dahash
Malich (Iraq),
Abdul Khaleed (Palestine)
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Asad Bin Saif
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2- 4.30 pm
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Hall V
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Migration and Displacement
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Mohammad Sikdar
(Bangladesh), Sharit Bhowmik
(India)
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Nasreen
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Feb.25
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2- 4.30 pm
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Hall I
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Water Sharing and National
Conflicts
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Ramaswamy Iyer (India)
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Surabhi Sinha
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2- 4.30 pm
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Hall II
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US Empire in South Asia
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Linus Jayatilake (Sri Lanka), Prabir Purkayastha
(India)
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Varsha Rajan
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