The Mittal Institute Newsletter
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The Mittal Institute engages in interdisciplinary research to advance and deepen the understanding of critical issues in South Asia and its relationship with the world. Our weekly newsletter highlights the work of the Institute and its affiliates.
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Earlier this week,
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
, Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, visited Harvard University for a talk
hosted by the Mittal Institute. He discussed Pakistan's youth, education, and geopolitics, and the potentials of welfare and healthcare in the nation in front of a packed audience. To read more about the discussion, click
here
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Mark C. Elliott
, Vice Provost for International Affairs and Mark Schwartz Professor of Chinese and Inner Asian History at Harvard University, met with senior Indian government officials at a dinner meeting this week during his visit to New Delhi. Earlier that day, he spoke to an audience about his insights into what makes a university a world-class institution. To learn more about his talk, click
here.
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Last week,
Tarun Khanna
— Director of the Mittal Institute and Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at Harvard Business School — was invited for a
radio interview
with
Knowledge@Wharton
to discuss his latest book,
Trust.
He highlighted the importance of building trust in entrepreneurial endeavors in the developing world.
To listen to Professor Khanna's full podcast, click
here.
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Next Tuesday,
Parag Khanna
, Managing Partner of FutureMap, will discuss his new book entitled “The Future Is Asian." The new Asian system taking shape is a multi-civilizational order, linking five billion people through trade, finance, and infrastructure networks that together represent 40 percent of global GDP. For more information, click
here.
Tuesday, February 19, 4:15 PM
CGIS South, S250
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The India Conference is one of the largest student-led conferences focusing on India in the US. This year, the theme is "India at an Inflection Point," bringing together experts for discussions, brainstorming sessions, and networking opportunities. For more info, click
here. Use the code FRIENDSOFHKS2019 for a 15% discount on tickets.
Saturday–Sunday, February 16–17
Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School
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Thursday, February 21, 5:30 PM
CSWR Conference Room
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Interested in applying for one of our fellowships to come to Cambridge and continue your research? There's still time to apply! Our
Raghunathan and
Babar Ali fellowships support recent PhDs from South Asia who are researching topics relating to any period of South Asian history or contemporary South Asia. Read more about each fellowship by clicking the links above.
Deadline: March 4, 2019
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If you've visited our site lately, you may have noticed our new-and-improved design! We've been hard at work updating our site — but you'll be happy to know that everything you need is still there. For those who haven't seen it yet, click
here check it out.
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