| Strategic Foresight Group is a think tank that conducts research and launches policy change initiatives to help decision makers to anticipate and influence the future in uncertain times. |
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| Strategic Foresight Group specializes in Global Security, counter -terrorism, West-Islam relations, religious extremism,
socio-economic development, conflicts, energy, international relations, emerging world order, in the areas of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Afghanistan, Iran, South Asia, Central Asia, Gulf, United States, through Scenario planning, track two diplomacy, conflict resolution and in long term perspectives. |
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| Strategic Foresight Group had correctly projected momentous changes in several countries before they happened. |
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| Managing Global Challenges |
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Urban Forum, in partnership with the Malaysian Institute of Management organised a workshop on Managing Global Challenges, conceptualised by Strategic Foresight Group. The programme was led by Frank Jurgen Richter and Sundeep Waslekar, along with a distinguished panel consisting of:
Jenny Shipley, former Prime Minister of New Zealand;
J P Huang of JPI Group China;
David Lim, President and CEO of Neptune Oriental Lines of Singapore;
Dr Michael Nobel, Chairman of the Nobel Family Foundation of Sweden; Dato' Dr Munir Majid, Chairman of Malaysia Airlines.
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| Cost of Conflict in Sri Lanka |
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| This report by the Strategic Foresight Group enumerates the past, present and the future costs associated with the conflict that has plagued Sri Lanka for the last two decades. The report presents three different scenarios and the costs and benefits associated with them; “Struggling on Earth”, “Hell Let Loose” and “Paradise Regained” respectively and analyses the factors leading up to each scenario. |
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| The Final Settlement: Restructuring India Pakistan Relations |
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| The Cost of Conflict between India and Pakistan |
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Launch of “The Second Freedom: South Asian Challenge 2005-2025”
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SFG’s latest report, “The Second Freedom: South Asian Challenge 2005-2025” was launched on July 20, 2005 in Mumbai. Several prominent experts participated in the panel discussion including: Mr. N.N. Vohra (Special Envoy of the Indian Government), Ms. Kiran Bedi (Magsaysay Awardee), Prof. Bibek Debroy (Director of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute), Mr. Kumar Ketkar (Editor of Loksatta, India), Mr. Ashutosh Gowarikar (eminent Filmmaker), Ms. Fauzia Shaheen (Editor of Dastak magazine, Pakistan) and Ms. Katherine Masche (Social scientist with FNS, Germany). On this occasion, SFG felicitated Mr. Hubertus von Welck, regional director of FNS, Asia. |
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Ms. Semu Bhatt speaking on the “Role of Economic Cooperation and Business Diplomacy between Pakistan & India” |
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| L to R: Semu Bhatt (SFG), Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath (Director, WISCOMP), Ishtiaq Mehkri (The Post, Pakistan), Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia (Chairperson,
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Semu Bhatt speaking on the “Role of Economic Cooperation and Business Diplomacy between Pakistan & India” during the Fourth Annual India Pakistan Conflict Transformation Workshop organised by Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace (WISCOMP) in New Delhi from October 1-9, 2005. |
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| Ms. Leena Pillai and Isabel Bruto de Costa attend Seminar in Mumbai |
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| Strategic Foresight Groups' Leena Pillai and Isabel Bruto de Costa; after speaking to a group of South African bankers at a Seminar in Mumbai. |
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| Ms. Semu Bhatt attends seminar on international terrorism in Germany |
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| Semu Bhatt with Oguzhan Yanarisik of Turkey during the seminar |
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| Semu Bhatt during a working group session |
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Semu Bhatt attended a seminar on “International Terrorism and International Security” organised by the International Academy for Leadership of Friedrich Naumann Stiftung in Gummersbach, Germany from August 28-September 4, 2005. Participants of the seminar included leadership personnel from politics, administration, research and private sector. The seminar focussed on issues such as definition of terrorism, root causes of terrorism, institutions involved in counter terrorism measures, and their weaknesses and strengths. |
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| Rajiv Gandhi Foundation Seminar on “The Final Settlement.” |
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| L to R: M.K. Rasgotra, Sompal, Manishankar Aiyar and Sundeep Waslekar |
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Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Contemporary Studies organized a panel discussion on the SFG report “The Final Settlement “ on August 25, 2005. Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyer (Petroleum Minister), Mr. M.K. Rasgothra (Convener of the National Security Board), Mr. Sompal (Former Water Minister), Mr. Balvir Punj (Opposition MP) formed the panel, moderated by Prof. Bibek Debroy, Director of the Institute. |
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| Book Review |
What’s Right with Islam IS What’s Right with America
- by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf |
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| What’s Right with Islam is What’s Right with America is a text that has a lot that is right with it. In a world, where public discourse is dominated by terrorism and extremism, Islamic fundamentalism and Western state counter terrorism measures, here is a text that attempts to not only explain and offer explanations for the dismal state of affairs between the West and Islam but effectively demonstrates that religion is not one of the reasons for the same. Devika Mistry, reviews this months book. |
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Colossus
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| Reviewed by Sundeep Waslekar |
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