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DIMASA
PROBLEM: A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION.
Organized by CDPS in Guwahati on 10
November 2011. The round table was
attended by various Dimasa and non-Dimasa
organizations apart from intellectuals,
academicians, retired bureaucrats,
retired army personnel and journalists. |
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Seminar
on Exploring the Linkages with
Southeast Asia & China. Organized
by CDPS in collaboration with the
Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies
(IPCS), New Delhi on July 3, 2011,
Guwahati. |
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National
Workshop on "SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND
POLITICAL DYNAMICS IN EXTREMIST AFFECTED
AREAS". Organized on 17 February 2011
at Guwahati. It was participated by
top ranking police officers from across
the country. The Workshop was a part
of the 18-month Study on the Social,
Economic and political Dynamics in
Extremist Affected Areas, commissioned
by BPR&D, Govt. of India. |
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National
Symposium on "Muslims in Assam:
Challenges and Opportunities".
Organized from 16-17 January 2011
at Guwahati. The Symposium was inaugurated
by the Chief Minister of Assam Shri
Tarun Gogoi, and the British Deputy
High Commissioner to Eastern India,
Mr Sanjay Wadvani, and attended by
a cross section of dignitaries including
academics, scholars, writers, cultural
personalities, social workers, senior
police officers and bureaucrats. |
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Organized
a Round Table titled ‘Policy
On Peace Talks’ on 15 September
2010 in Guwahati. Peace activists,
former militant leaders and members
of the academia, among others, participated
in the Round Table. |
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15
September 2010: Release of the book
Peace Tools and Conflict Nuances in
India’s Northeast edited by
CDPS Director Wasbir Hussain and published
by Wordweaves India, a Guwahati based
publishing house. Dr Monirul Hussain,
Head of the Department of Political
Science and Sociology, Gauhati University
released the book. The book is a collection
of essays that includes commentaries
on whether Political Science as a
discipline can be used to understand
and resolve conflicts in a conflict
ridden area like the Northeast. |
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Organized
a Talk titled India-Bangladesh Relations:
Beyond Barriers which was delivered
by His Excellency Tariq Ahmed Karim,
High Commissioner of Bangladesh to
India, on 7 April 2010 in Guwahati.
The talk was followed by a brainstorming
interactive session. Participants
included economists, industrialists,
academics, administrative officers,
police officers, senior journalists,
social activists, etc. |
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Organized
a Round Table of civil society leaders
from North Cachar Hills and Karbi
Anglong districts in Guwahati on 13
March 2010. The conference called
upon the government to put the process
of peace talks with various militant
groups in the area on a first track
and said the authorities to set a
time bound action plan to bring about
an acceptable solution to the problems
in the two districts. The round table
was titled ‘Dialogue: Road to
Peace in Assam’s Hill Districts’.
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Social
Audit of Numaligarh Refinery Ltd.'s
Corporate Social Responsibility Programme
was done during November 2009- March
2010. Project was commissioned by
Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. |
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Organized
an interface on “Police-Media
Relations” at Guwahati on
July 19, 2009. The Interface was
inaugurated by the Assam Chief Minister
Tarun Gogoi and attended by police
officers, journalists, peace and
security experts, and others from
around Northeast India and outside. |
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Study
on the Socio-political and Economic
Impact of Extremism in five Northeastern
and three Naxalite affected states
begins from 1 June 2009. The project
duration is one-and-a-half-year.
The project is commissioned by Bureau
of Police Research and Development,
Government of India. |
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Organized
a two-day national workshop on the
subject “Can Political Science
Be a Tool To Understand and Resolve
Conflicts? The Case of India’s
Northeast” at Guwahati on
March 16 and 17, 2009. The workshop
was inaugurated by the Governor
of Arunachal Pradesh Gen. (retd.)
J. J. Singh and the British Deputy
High Commissioner to Eastern India
Mr. Simon Wilson. It was attended
by political scientists from around
Northeast India and outside, peace
and security experts, journalists
and others. |
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Conducted
a study on the status of out of
school children who have joined
mainstream school after the bridge
course programme under Sarva Shiksha
Abhijan (SSA) Mission, Assam. The
study (conducted between October
2008 - February 2009) was commissioned
by SSA, Assam. |
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Observed
the International Day of Peace or
World Peace Day on 21 September
2008. Peace and social activists
including noted Gandhian Natwar
Thakkar, former insurgent leaders,
academics, journalists and development
experts attended a round-table in
Guwahati organized by CDPS to mark
the occasion in the backdrop of
insurgency and ethnic strife afflicting
India’s Northeast and the
efforts by the government and non-government
agencies at peace-making. |
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Held
a two-day National Workshop on the
theme 'Identity & Development:
Twin Challenge's in India's Northeast'
at Guwahati on 28-29 January 2008.
The Workshop was inaugurated by
Assam Chief Minister Mr Tarun Gogoi
in presence of British Deputy High
Commissioner to Eastern India Mr
Simon Wilson. |
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During
2006, the CDPS Director Mr Wasbir
Hussain edited the seminar papers
(seminar held frm December 19-21)
and thebook Order in Chaos: Essays
on Conflict in India’s North
East and the Road to Peace in South
Asia was released at a function
held in hotel Belle Vue on December
30, 2006. The book was released
by Mr R N Mathur, IPS, DG, Vigilance
and Civil Defence. |
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CDPS
also conducted a Social Audit of
the Community Development Programme of Numaligarh
Refinery Limited between March and
July 2006. The study was commissioned
by NRL. |
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During
2005-2006, the Centre conducted
a survey on Women Entrepreneurs
in the North East. The study was
commissioned by Indian Institute
for Entrepreneurship, Guwahati. |
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The
Centre held a three-day-long Seminar
in Guwahati titled ‘Road to
Peace in South Asia: Learning from
the Neighbourhood’ in collaboration
with the British Deputy High Commission,
Kolkata, from 19-21 December 2005.
The seminar was inaugurated by Chief
Minister, Assam.
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A three part project on Impact of Self-Help Groups in
Assam was done by the Centre in 2005
and the reports were submitted to
SIRD, Assam. |
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In February 2005, CDPS conducted an
impact study on Regional SARAS 2005,
Guwahati (Assam), targeting the
Participating SHGs (Self Help Groups).
The study was commissioned by the
State Institute for Rural Development
(SIRD), Assam.
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On 11 January 2005, a seminar was held
in collaboration with Delhi Policy
Group. The topic of the seminar
was, Comprehensive Nature of Security.
It was inaugurated by the Chief
Minister, Assam.
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A Round Table discussion on 16 October
2004 on the topic on ‘Breaking
the Deadlock on the Road to Peace
in Assam’ at hotel Belle Vue,
Guwahati. |
