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SASNET Newsletter - February/March 2020

Message from the director

Networking in the time of quarantine sure is difficult. As the world is in lockdown, I am glad that SASNET has a strong network around the globe, thanks to our outreach we can continue to spread South Asia related research to our followers without any interruptions. However, the corona virus is affecting us in regard to conferences, workshops and seminars. SASNET's public events are moving slowly but surely to a more digital platform, for example this year we will be more active on our SASNET podcast and have online seminars on our social platforms. If you want to join us in our online discussion, seminars and talks do not hesitate to contact me, let’s keep the South Asia research network flourishing!

Andreas Johansson, Director, SASNET, Lund University

SASNET News from Lund

SASNET podcast episode on Covid-19 pandemic in India

SASNET director Andreas Johansson spoke with Dr. Shantanu Sharma, a researcher and medical doctor at Lund University with extensive experience in the Indian health sector, about the spread of COVID-19 in India, the characteristics of a pandemic and what it means to flatten the curve.

Listen to the full episode on the SASNET Soundcloud channel.

New report by South Asia Initiative on EU-India relations in Africa

The brief "Securing a Shared Neighbourhood: The European Union and India as Partners for Security in Africa" was recently published by the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI), which co-hosts the South Asia Initiative along with SASNET. In the report, Emil Lidén examines the potential for deeper security cooperation in Africa.

Find the full report here.

SASNET podcast episode on Al-Qaeda and Afghan peace talks

For the third episode of our podcast, Andreas Johansson interviewed researcher Orwa Ajjoub, who recently joined SASNET, on the role of Al-Qaeda in the Afghan peace talks. Orwa graduated from LU with an MA in Middle Eastern Studies. He wrote his thesis about the theological aspects of the split between Jabhat al-Nusra and ISIS in 2013.

Listen to the full episode here.

Calendar

15 April 2020
UPF Talk on gendered protests in India (online)

21 April 2020
Seminar on Afghan peace process (online)

August 2020
Summer School: Gender, Disasters and Climate Risk

» Go to the SASNET calendar on our website

News from and about South Asia

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The SASNET Podcast

The episodes consist of interviews with SASNET guests and recordings from past SASNET events on various South-Asia related topics. New podcast episodes will be published every 6 to 8 weeks.

Check out the latest episodes here.

NCI Summer courses 2020

The Nordic Centre in India announced its upcoming summer courses for 2020 in various locations in India. Apply by April 15, 2020.

Find more info here.

Previous Sydasien issues

The magazine Sydasien is an important channel for spreading news and analyses about South Asia in the Swedish language. Sydasien was founded in 1977. First appearing in print, Sydasien transitioned into an online-only format in 2011.

Find previous issues here.

Asheque K. Haque (left), Johan Nilsson (right), Credit: SASNET

SASNET welcomes two new researchers

In March, two researcher have joined the SASNET team. Asheque K. Haque, who is a political and security researcher on South Asia, will work on his project "The implications of Al-Qaeda and (so-called) Islamic State’s theology for South Asia: An exploratory study for EU engagements". Johan Nilsson holds a PhD in the history of religions at the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, Lund University, and at SASNET he will be working on a proposal for his project on "The reception of South Asian religion in Swedish Theosophy"

Read more about Asheque and Johan on our website.

Isha Dubey presented at conference in Bangladesh

The SASNET post-doc spoke at the International Conference on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Birth Centenary (1920-2020), hosted by Barisal University, Bangladesh from February 27-28 2020.

Call for papers for SANR Conference 2020

The 4th South Asia across the Nordic Region Conference will take place at the University of Copenhagen on 28-29 May 2020. It offers a platform to present ongoing research and enhance collaboration across Nordic institutions.