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ISAS-Khattar Family Lecture
Amitabh Kant
2 October 2025
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ISAS-Khattar Family Lecture
2 October 2025
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ISAS Webinar: “India and the Philippines: Partners from Different Oceans”
24 September 2025
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ISAS Seminar: “The BRICS and the Future of the International Order”
16 September 2025
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ISAS Panel Discussion: “Trump’s Tariffs and Asia: What Lies Ahead?”
9 September 2025
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ISAS Seminar: “Bridging Continents: India and Central Europe in a Fragmented Geopolitical Order”
5 September 2025
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ISAS-ISEAS Joint Panel Discussion: “From Dialogue to Action: Deepening India-ASEAN Engagement”
4 September 2025
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ISAS Seminar: “Indira Gandhi and the Years that Transformed India”
27 August 2025
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ISAS Webinar: “Shifting Dynamics in India-Maldives Relations”
25 August 2025
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SIIA-ISAS Panel Discussion: “India’s Economic Outlook: Domestic Drivers, FTAs and Strategic Engagements”
20 August 2025
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ISAS Seminar: “Familiar Strangers: Imaging Nepal in China?”
19 August 2025
Geopolitics of South Asia:
A Master's for Global Thinkers
Launching in AY2026-27 at the National University of Singapore, the Master’s in Geopolitics
of South Asia is a dynamic one-year programme designed for future leaders, analysts and
changemakers. Offered by the South Asian Studies Programme, in collaboration with the
Institute of South Asian Studies, this interdisciplinary course dives deep into the region’s
political, economic and historical complexities.
Whether you are a student or a working professional, gain the tools to decode South Asia’s
role on the global stage — all from the vantage point of Asia’s top university. Learn from
leading experts, connect with real-world policy networks and prepare for impactful careers
in diplomacy, government, think tanks, international organisations and beyond.
Your gateway to understanding key trends shaping South Asia and the international
landscape!
ISAS Turns 20
This year marks a significant milestone for all of us at ISAS. We celebrate the Institute's 20th anniversary. We have planned several exciting initiatives and events during the course of the year to commemorate this momentous occasion. Look out for these announcements on the ISAS website and social media platforms.
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In Memoriam
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of ISAS Honorary Fellow and former Visiting Research Professor, Professor Riaz Ul Hassan. On behalf of all of us at ISAS, we extend our heartfelt condolences to Professor Hassan’s family.
Podcast
The Bookshelf: Toward a Free Economy: Swatantra and Opposition Politics in Democratic India
04 November 2025In this episode, we speak with Aditya Balasubramanian, author of Toward a Free Economy: Swatantra and Opposition Politics in Democratic India. The author is in conversation with Sandeep Bhardwaj, Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS.
Dr Aditya Balasubramanian
Senior Lecturer in HistoryAustralian National University
Past Events
ISAS Webinar : India and Japan: Two Asian Powers in a Changing Geopolitical Context
30 October 2025,Via Zoom
ISAS Joint Webinar : Humanitarianism, Development Assistance, Early Warning and Political Violence in South Asia in a Post-Liberal International Order
24 October 2025,Via Zoom
ISAS Seminar : India and the United States: The Trump Factor
16 October 2025,ISAS Board Room
ARI-ISAS Seminar : Ways of Worldmaking: On Markets, Miracles and Emergence in the Postcolony
14 October 2025,AS8, Level 4, Seminar Room 04-04, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260, National University of Singapore @ KRC
First ISAS-Khattar Family Lecture : India’s Rise in a Fractured World: Opportunities and Challenges
02 October 2025,John Jacob Ballroom 1, Level 1U, The St. Regis Singapore
ISAS Webinar : India and the Philippines: Partners from Different Oceans
24 September 2025,Via Zoom
ISAS-SASP Seminar : Assembling India’s Constitution: A New Democratic History
17 September 2025,AS8 #04-04 Seminar Room, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260
ISAS Seminar : The BRICS and the Future of the International Order
16 September 2025,ISAS Board Room
ISAS Panel Discussion : Trump’s Tariffs and Asia: What Lies Ahead?
09 September 2025,ISAS Board Room
EAI-ISAS Series Panel Discussion : China and India: Fostering Growth, Investment and Trade amid Global Uncertainty
08 September 2025,Amara Hotel Singapore, Ballroom 2, Level 3
ISAS Seminar : Bridging Continents: India and Central Europe in a Fragmented Geopolitical Order
05 September 2025,ISAS Board Room
ISAS-ISEAS Panel Discussion : From Dialogue to Action: Deepening India-ASEAN Engagement
04 September 2025,MEI Conference Room, Level 6
ISAS Seminar : Indira Gandhi and the Years that Transformed India
27 August 2025,ISAS Board Room
ISAS-CSEP Workshop : Configuring India-China Climate Cooperation
22 August 2025,Amara Hotel Singapore, Ballroom 2, Level 3
SIIA-ISAS Panel Discussion : India's Economic Outlook: Domestic Drivers, FTAs and Strategic Engagements
20 August 2025,SIIA, 60A Orchard Road, #04-03, Tower 1, Level 4M, The Atrium @ Orchard, S238890
ISAS Seminar : Familiar Strangers: Imagining Nepal in China
19 August 2025,ISAS Board Room
ISAS-Climate Trends Roundtable : Carbon Markets and Climate Finance: Asian Regional Prospects and Challenges
15 August 2025,ISAS Board Room
ISAS Seminar : Tax Regimes and the Quality of Governance: An Empirical Enquiry across Developed and Developing Nations
28 July 2025,ISAS Board Room
EAI-ISAS Panel Discussion : India’s Economic Ascent: Comparisons and Contrasts with China
25 July 2025,Seminar Room 3-5, Manasseh Meyer Building Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS
ISAS Seminar : Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: Complicated History; Uncertain Future
17 June 2025,ISAS Board Room
ISAS Seminar : Building India’s Technology and Semiconductor Industries: Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Policy
28 May 2025,ISAS Board Room
CSEP-ISAS Webinar : Pathways for India-China Climate Cooperation
22 May 2025,Via Zoom
ISAS Public Session : India-Singapore Futures Forum
28 April 2025,Amara Hotel Singapore, Ballroom 1, Level 3
ISAS-CII-ITD Panel Discussion : US Trade Policy and its Impact on Asia
15 April 2025,Amara Hotel Singapore, Ballroom 1, Level 3
ISAS-SASP Book Seminar : The Trial That Shook Britain: How a Court Martial Hastened Acceptance of Indian Independence
10 April 2025,ISAS Board Room
ISAS Seminar : Liminal India: A Reading from the Jungle Book of Global Politics Today
20 March 2025,ISAS Board Room
ISAS-KAS Roundtable (Closed Door) : Economic Security in the Indo-Pacific and IPEF Rules
13 March 2025,Orchard Hotel
Joint Book Seminar : Acts of Seeing, Ways of Knowing: Visual Culture in the Making of Modern India
12 March 2025,Block AS7, #01-17, (Seminar Room B), 5 Arts Link, S117570
ISAS-ADB International Workshop (Online) : International Workshop on Gender and Disasters
20 February 2025,Via Zoom
ISAS Panel Discussion (Webinar) : Maharashtra Musings: An Analysis of the Assembly Election Result
03 December 2024,Via Zoom