South Asia
The Foundation was established in Germany in 1958. It aims to promote the goal of making the principle of freedom valid for the dignity of all people and in all areas of society, both in Germany and abroad. The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom works in over 65 countries worldwide. In South Asia we have offices in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Additionally we work with partners in Nepal. We promote civic education, trainings and the exchange of ideas in the region in four focal areas. These are economic freedom, human rights, urban governance and digital transformation. In addition to the country projects, the Foundation supports regional programs.
News
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Bhutan’s Fiscal and Monetary Measures coming out of COVID-19 years
Similar to other south-east countries such as India, Sri Lanka and Nepal, Bhutan is experiencing record fiscal deficit and declining reserves in the post COIVD-19 years.
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Beyond Borders
The Regional Office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom South Asia invites people to participate and showcase the world beyond borders.
Participation is open to contributors from South Asia and Europe and the selected images will be featured in a diary and published on the Social Media channels of the Foundation. -
Youth Participation in Politics: Shared vision and sustainability of federalism in Nepal
Across the world, the youth has played a historically significant role in major political revolutions. What has also been seen is those young people who frequently lead protests but are not later included informal political proceedings are left frustrated, resulting in destabilization of the democratization process, which later leads to conflicts. To avoid adversities in the political and civil environments of a nation, encouraging the active participation of young
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The Consequences (Part 3)
Is the Taliban capable of governing Afghanistan if the United States were to release Afghanistan’s assets?
“The Consequences” is a set of short essays that provides views on Afghanistan’s current situation under the Taliban’s second reign. The third block of this series provides an analysis of the Taliban’s capacity to govern and provide basic services, and its resulting impact on the peace and stability of the country. -
The Consequences (Part 2)
“The Consequences” is a set of short essays that provides views on Afghanistan’s current situation under the Taliban’s second reign. The second block of this series provides information on the Taliban’s grasp of foreign relations, its response to the international community’s expectations and the resulting impact on the peace and stability of the country and the region.
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The Consequences of Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan
‘The Consequences’ is a set of short essays that provides a general overview on Afghanistan’s current situation under the Taliban’s second reign. Each essay will try to respond to a specific fundamental question related to Afghanistan’s situation, the consequences of the measures that will be taken in Afghanistan by key players and possible upcoming scenarios.
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Fifty Years of Independence: An Overview of Bangladesh’s Development
In the mid-1970s, shortly after Bangladesh gained independence from Pakistan on 16 December 1971, Henry Kissinger dismissively called Bangladesh a “basket case.” Today the country has attained sustainable economic growth, significant poverty reduction, and continued improvements in human development indicators.
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Art Competition - Born With Pride
To address the issues that are faced by the queer community to give a platform to talk about the issues Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) South Asia started organizing online sessions in 2020. This year, FNF would like to support the community through an art competition. FNF invites queer community members to participate and to portray the inner battles that the applicants in their daily life.
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Wie soziale Medien Bhutan durchdringen und beeinflussen
Als bislang einziges Land der Welt misst das kleine Königreich Bhutan im Himalaya das Bruttonationalglück. Es beruht auf vier Säulen: ökologischer Nachhaltigkeit, nachhaltiger und gerechter wirtschaftlicher Entwicklung, guter Regierungsführung und Gleichheit vor dem Gesetz sowie Förderung eines freien und resilienten Kulturlebens.
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Call for Proposals – Policy Paper: South Asia and the EU – New Pragmatism for a Reluctant Partnership
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Call for Proposals– Policy Paper on the Impact of European Supply Chain Regulation on countries in South Asia
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Südasien wirbt für Verständnis für seine Russland-Politik
Länder wie Indien, Bangladesch und Sri Lanka lehnen eine Isolation Russlands ab. Das sorgt für Konfliktstoff mit dem Westen. In einer Diskussionsveranstaltung der Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung ging es um die komplexen Gründe für die Meinungsverschiedenheit.
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Policy Paper on the Minorities and Displaced people in South Asia: Tibetan perspective
In recent years, the particular challenges concerning the right to nationality for minorities have gained increasing recognition. FNF South Asia is looking for an expert who can write a policy paper on the minorities and displaced people in South Asia: Tibetan perspective.
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Regional Manager Marketing & Communication
The Regional Office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) in New Delhi is looking for a Regional Manager Marketing & Communication. Media engagement and omnichannel marketing communication play an essential role in the foundations work.
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TOR for Thematic Consultant
The Regional Office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, South Asia in New Delhi will be organising a conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 24th to 27th May 2022. The conference will focus on Minority Rights: linguistic minorities, indigenous people and displaced people. The session will have speakers from Europe and South Asia. Interested applicants will be provided with the concept note for the session on request.
Social Media
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If you have the words, there's always a chance that you'll find the way.' -Seamus Heaney This July, FNF South Asia would like to give the chance to queer individuals from South Asia to express themselves and their inner feelings through a performative and visual art competition. The entries for performative art competition can be in form of spoken words, music, dramatics and dance. For visual art competition, the entries can be including but are not limited to painting, photography, sculpture, drawing, comic strips. All entries should have an accurate caption. The winners will receive 250 EUROS each (in local currency equivalent), will be invited to our conference in Kathmandu, Nepal and will be promoted through our social media channels. Find details here: https://www.freiheit.org/south-asia/art-competition-born-pride #BORNWITHPRIDE Array #art #music #dance #drama #sculpting #photography #drawing #sketching #painting #comics
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If you are a person passionate about cross-border cooperation, we invite you to participate in our initiative #beyondbordersphotographycompetition The winners will be published in a diary that would subsequently be distributed in our network and receive 100 EUROS each. More details here: https://www.freiheit.org/south-asia/beyond-borders Array Array Array
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It is very important for schools to create a safe and inclusive environment for all. Yet, #lgbtqi+ learners have to face hostile conditions at school, they face bullying in the forms of physical violence and discrimination. Such experiences can negatively affect #students ’ health and well-being leading to higher absenteeism, and lower educational attainment and aspirations, as observed with all students who suffer violence. In 2015, countries committed to achieving inclusive education by 2030 – in other words, to ensure that their education systems would enable every child, youth and adult to learn and fulfil their potential. That makes it necessary for the schools to include awareness about all sexual orientations and gender identities in their curriculum. To address the issues that are faced by the queer community to give a platform to talk about such matters, we are organising #webtalk under our series #BornwithPride: Making sex education queer-friendly with CLPRtrust. Date: 23rd June 2022; 17:00-18:30 hours (UTC +5:30)
