Deadline: Oct. 21, 2005
HONOLULU (Aug. 29) -- The East-West Center is accepting applications for the Winter 2006 Jefferson Fellowships, which will bring Asia Pacific and U.S. journalists to Honolulu for discussions on South Asia, then send them to India and Pakistan.
The program dates are Feb. 5-26, 2006. Applications are due Oct. 21, 2005.
The program, titled "South Asia Shining," will focus on the future of this dynamic region. In India's 2004 election campaign, the then-ruling BJP party ran on a slogan of "India Shining," a reflection of India's recent economic growth and emergence as a major global player in industries such as financial services and software development. India, along with China, is poised to become a leading economy in the Asia Pacific region. However, as India's Congress Party successfully demonstrated in its defeat of the BJP, many in India are not yet feeling the benefits of India's economic growth and the country has many challenges to overcome in its push toward greater economic prosperity.
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan, having created a solid infrastructure of roads and communication, is equally one of the fastest growing economies in Asia. It is currently engaged in trying to balance competing visions of Islam and edging toward democratization at the national and provincial levels. The recent agreement with India over energy and missile testing has brought hopes of détente to the region. Both nuclear powers, Pakistan and India have key roles to play in regional stability and security.
In presentations to one another and in sessions at the East-West Center in Honolulu, journalists will explore how their countries are responding to India's rising economic influence and how they see their countries' relations with India and Pakistan developing and changing in the coming decades. In Honolulu and in visits to Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Islamabad, journalists will gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities in India's and Pakistan's economic development as well as the political, security, cultural and social dynamics of these two South Asian countries.
For more information and for applications, see www.eastwestcenter.org/jefferson.
The Jefferson Fellowships are supported by a grant from The Freeman Foundation.
For more information, contact: Ann Hartman
Phone: (808) 944-7384
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