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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A change of guard
The second round of general elections held on November 20 under the new federal republic system has given us a number of reasons to feel hopeful, the most important being the reassertion of people’s trust in democracy
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Born With Pride Conference
A two-day-long ‘Born with Pride’ conference was successfully organized by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF), South Asia, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Kathmandu, Samriddhi Foundation and the German Nepal Friendship Association.
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Born With Pride Conference - Press Release
On 27- 28 September 2022, a two-day-long Born with Pride Conference is being organized at the Hotel Himalaya, Lalitpur by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF), in collaboration with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Kathmandu, Samriddhi Foundation and the German Nepal Friendship Association.
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Terms of Reference for Research Consultant
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) is an international non-profit organization promoting the ideas of liberal democracy, respect for human rights, good governance, economic freedom, and digital transformation.
FNF South Asia in collaboration with Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR), is hosting a half-day event to address the role of South Asian countries in securing energy and interplay with European countries. -
The Consequences (Part 4-1)
What is the human rights situation in Afghanistan under the Taliban’s second reign and what are its consequences for Afghanistan and the surrounding region?
“The Consequences” is a set of short essays that provides views on Afghanistan’s current situation under the Taliban’s second reign. The fourth and the following blocks of this series provide an analysis of the human rights situation in Afghanistan, and the impact of extensive human rights violations on the peace and stability of the country and the surrounding region.
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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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Call for Proposal for Documentary Photographers
The Regional Office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) in New Delhi is looking for a documentary photographer
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Policy Paper: Freedom of Information in Action for Good Governance
Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) is looking for a consultant to write a paper aimed at sharing the knowledge and experiences of South Asian countries that have successfully implemented RTI acts. The countries that will be included in the paper are; Afghanistan (rank 1), Sri Lanka (rank 4), India (rank 8), and Maldives (rank 18)
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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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Performance 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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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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Call for Proposals – Policy Paper: South Asia and the EU – New Pragmatism for a Reluctant Partnership
Social Media
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We would like to extend our thank to the Royal Thai Consulate General Chennai/สถานกงสุลใหญ่ ณ เมืองเจนไน for attending our conference! #prosperousbayofbengal
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Our event Unseen consequences of the war in #Ukraine for #SouthAsia - #Energy Security Challenges took place today in #kochi. We would like to thank our partner CPPR and all our stakeholders who made this event a success. Thanks a lot for attending. @CPPR
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🚨Event Announcement - Unseen consequences of the war in Ukraine for South Asia - Energy Security Challenges. Dr. Abdul Hannan Waheed is a current affairs analyst, in the Maldives. He has established himself as a current affairs analyst in the Maldives. He appears on a weekly live TV program called World on the local channel VTV, analyzing pressing world affairs issues. Hannan has been involved in journalism as a freelancer since around 2000, writing in magazines and newspapers; he has also been on the editorial boards of several local magazines (such as Adduvas weekly and Galan weekly). Currently, he is an editor and writer for the Maldives Business Standard, which is the only online business newspaper in the Maldives, published in both Dhivehi and English. He will be speaking in our session today. Our event will be held in Le Meridian, Kochi, Kerala on 29th November 2022 at 1600Hrs IST. Registration on site.
