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SUMMARY:4th South Asia Conference: The Common Challenge of Terrorism in South Asia and Prospect of Regional Cooperation
DESCRIPTION:Concept Note\n\n\nSouth Asia  has faced political violence for a long time. Some of it has been called  terrorism. However\, counter-terrorism came on global agenda after a major  terror attack was launched on the US on 9/11. Though the US has managed to thwart terror after that\,  south Asia has not been equally lucky. Most  south Asian nations still have been facing the problem of terrorism\, and if  anything the problem of terrorism has only intensified in several cases. Nevertheless\,  some positive developments have also been noticed on this front during the last  one or two years. This has placed south Asia  at a crucial juncture where further cooperation can help the region overcome  this problem.  \n                    Terrorism has so far defied an  agreed definition. But after 9/11 there seems to be a growing opinion that this  disadvantage should not be allowed to come in the way of fighting a phenomenon\,  which is harmful to everyone. The United Nation’s Resolution 1390 (2002)  adopted by the Security Council at its 4452nd meeting\, on 16 January 2002  reaffirmed that acts of international terrorism constitute a threat to  international peace and security.  \n                    Terrorism has influenced domestic  political structures in South Asian countries in a negative way. It has  encouraged militarism\, chauvinism and a distinct tilt towards right-wing  extremism. It has been used as an excuse for undermining democracy.  \n                    Terrorism has hindered economic  development in south Asia. It has imposed  heavy economic cost on most of these nations. Direct costs are in the nature of  the destruction of infrastructure\, factories and standing crops and stoppage of  economic activities. Indirect costs are varied and arise out of general loss of  confidence in the economy and the consequent inability to attract foreign  investment\, brain drain\, enhanced military expenditure\, high transaction costs  and various kinds of economic distortions.  \n                    Terrorism harms the economy of a  country but the terrorist groups themselves require lot of money to carry out  their activities. Often these groups finance their activity through drug trade.  The terrorist groups also indulge in smuggling of small arms which is used in  terrorist violence against the innocent civilians or state. Besides\,  gun-running is also used as a business to finance their activities. \n                    The terrorist attacks which took  place in New York\, Washington  and Pennsylvania on 11 September 2001 has  brought external forces in south Asia. Whether  it has succeeded in containing terrorism or not is arguable.  \n                    Almost every country of south Asia is facing problem of terrorism in one form or the  other. Some progress was achieved during the Colombo SAARC summit in 2008 where  leaders of south Asian countries reached an agreement to put in place a  regional legal framework to tackle the scourge. The SAARC Convention on Mutual  Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters is expected to strengthen regional  cooperation in the fight against cross-border crimes\, specially the fight  against terrorism.   \n                    To achieve this objective\, the  Convention calls on all member states to provide each other the widest possible  measures of cooperation in combating crime by strengthening cooperation in the  prevention\, investigation and prosecution of crimes. The support extended is  subject to the national laws of the State Parties to the Convention. The  Convention outlines the procedure to be followed in investigations\, including  search and seizure\, obtaining evidence\, documents and witnesses in the  provision of mutual legal assistance.  Though  the intention is positive\, unfortunately the results of SAARC convention have  not been so encouraging. This highlights the need for taking a fresh look at  regional efforts to tackle terror.  \n                    The Conference: \n                    The conference seeks to discuss  among others the following questions: \n\nWhat kind of problem south Asia       faces from Terrorism?\nHow have individual countries coped with terrorism?\nWhat kind of regional cooperation has taken place in       south Asia?\nWhat is the prospect of regional cooperation?\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme Schedule\n\n\n\n\n\nDay 1\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, 2nd November 2010\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n \n0930 – 1000 hrs: Registration  \n                          1000 – 1200  hrs: Session I :  Problems of  Terrorism in South AsiaChair: N S Sisodia\n                           S. D. Muni: Beyond Terrorism” or “Need to Understand  Terrorism in a Wider Context\n                          Jehan Parera: Lessons Learnt and Post War Developments in Sri Lanka\n                          Deepak Thapa: Cycles of Violence: Conflict in ‘Post-Conflict’ Nepal\n                          Sumit Ganguly \n                          1200 – 1230 hrs: Tea \n                          1230- 1300 hrs: Keynote address – Gen V P Malik\n                                                       \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n \n1300 – 1400 hrs: Lunch – IDSA Lawn\n\n\n \n \n\n\n \n1400 – 1700 hrs: Session II: Country  Perspective I \n                              Chair: Afsir Karim \n                          Mohamed Ziad:	Countering Terrorism – A Small State  Perspective \n                          Arvind Gupta\, Ashok Behuria\, \nPushpita Das       & PV Ramana:	India’s Experience in Dealing with   Terrorism\n	Karma Tsering Namgyal:	Statement on Combating Terrorism: Country Presentation \n\n    Shivaji Felix:	The Impact of Terrorism on Sri Lanka: a Multifaceted Analysis \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\nDay 2\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, 3rd November 2010\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n1000-1030 hrs: Keynote Address – K Subrahmanyam \n                          1030-1300 hrs:  Session I \n:Country  Perspective II \n                              Chair: S. D. Muni \n                              Davood Moradian \n                              Imtiaz Ahmed:	Role of Academics in Combating Terrorism: A Closer Look at Bangladesh\n                        Shyam Tekwani \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n \n1300 – 1400 hrs: Lunch – Banquet Hall\n\n\n \n \n\n\n \n1400-1700 hrs Session II:Regional  Cooperation in Counter Terrorism \n                              Chair: Shri Prakash Singh \n                          Shehryar Fazli:	Opportunities for Regional Stability: The View from Pakistan\nC. Thapa:	Counter-Terrorism and Regional Cooperation in South Asia \n\nAnand Kumar:	Assessing Counter-Terror Cooperation in South Asia \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n \n1700 – 1800  hrs: Session III:The Way Forward \n                          Mr. Jayant Prasad\n                          Mr. Arvind Gupta \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n \n1800 – 1815  hrs: Vote of thanks\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRapporteurs Report\nSpeakers
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