Conference on border issues held in Shimla

KATHMANDU, Oct 13: A South Asian regional conference was held in Shimla, India on ´Borders in International Relations: Barriers, Buffers, Bridges, Breaches and Bazaars´ organized by the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS), Shimla from October 9-12.



Presenting his paper Nishchal N. Pandey, Director of Centre for South Asian Studies said that an alternate border imaginary is necessary in South Asia whereby instead of being spaces of security problems, borders become a hub of economic activity, and a gateway of cooperation among countries.



Director of the IAS Peter D’ Souza, Prof. Varun Sahni of the Jawaharlal Nehru University among others also presented papers on the borders of India with each of the SAARC countries.

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