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SPF India Study Group
14,000,000 yen [Self-operated Project]
The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Japan has lacked experts in Indian politics, economics, social studies, and security areas, at a time when India has been achieving spectacular economic growth, and the importance of India in international society is increasing. To improve the current situation, the project aims to foster young Japanese experts who can make contributions to making strategies and policies toward India. The project also aims to strengthen human networks between Japanese and Indian intellectuals.
The following activities are planned this year
- Regular Study Group Meetings (About 4 times a year)
SPF India Group which was set up in the first year chaired by Professor Hideki Esho of Hosei University and with Professor Yonosuke Hara of National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies serving as advisor, will hold regular meetings. Themes will include: issues associated with sustainable development; trade and investment; diplomacy and security; and challenges that Japan-India bilateral relations as well as regional cooperation are faced with, etc.
- Field Studies (August and December 2007, most likely in Delhi and Hyderabad)
Members of SPF India Study Group will be sent to India in order to observe the current state of affairs in the country, gather information and build cooperative relationship with research communities in India. Field surveys will include a joint survey and discrete surveys according to topics chosen by each study group members.
- Drafting of Papers
The study group members will author papers under research subjects including politics, diplomacy and securities, macro-economy, industry, logistics and distribution, poverty and employment, foreign direct investment, Japan-India cooperation etc, for a subsequent compilation of working papers.
- Workshops (August 2007)
On the occasion of joint field survey in India, the members of SPF India Study Group will hold a workshop with experts in India to present the outcome of studies so far and to exchange opinions.
(Second year of a 3-year project)
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