Pakistan
• Kashmir territory disputes.
• Ethnic majority/minority and the ongoing conflicts (Shia Muslims)
• Religion conflicts (Muslim)
• Taliban during regime (1996-2001) and its influence in Pakistan then and today.
• Terrorism and anti-terrorism actions (War on Terror)
• North Waziristan area
• Creation of Pakistan
• NPT
• Benazir Bhutto (assassinated political leader)
• Economic aspirations (the organizations they are part of: Organization of the Islamic Conference, G20 developing nations, etc)
• SAARC
India
• Creation of India
• Kashmir territory disputes
• NPT
• Population growth control
• Women in India and other social issues
• Religion in India
• Cultural related issues – the strength of traditional values (caste systems, young marriages, etc)
• Rising economy
• SAARC
Afghanistan
• Elections (government, parties, etc)
• Opium issues
• Terrorism (War on Terror)
• Taliban regime then and today
• Women in Afghanistan
• War in Afghanistan
• NATO
• Ethnic groups and the relationship among each other (Pashtuns, Tajik, Hazara, etc)
• SAARC
Japan
• Economic growth
• Repercussion of WWII (on the bombs, government limitations, economic difficulties, etc)
• Sino-Japanese War (Japan’s imperialism)
• Relations with North Korea (especially its nuclear program)
• Population issues (racism)
• China and South Korea issues with Japan
• Japan relations with developing nations in Southeastern Asia
Bangladesh
• Creation (War for independence in 1971)
• Democracy restoration in 1991
• Economic growth
• Bangladesh Liberation War
• Relations with India
• Participation in the Persian Gulf War
• Relations with China, Japan, and Muslim countries
• Gender discrimination
• SAARC
Bhutan
• Gross National Happiness (GNH)
• Transition from monarchy to democracy (2008)
• SAARC
• Bhutan – India relations (since India’s independence)
• Bhutanese army against anti-Indian insurgents in training camps (2003)
• Southern Bhutanese (refugees)
• Border demarcation with China issue
• Relations with Nepal (refugees)
Indonesia
• Muslim population
• Independence after WWII
• Democratization process
• Ethnic/population conflicts
• Communism in Indonesia
• Asian Financial Crisis (1997-1998)
• Suharto Era: New Order Administration
• 25-year military occupation
• Aceh (Free Aceh Movement, GAM) and Papua
China
• Sovereignty over Tibet
• Human rights violations
• The First Opium War
• The founding of “People’s Republic of China”
• China’s involvement with communism/socialism
• China’s hostage to refugees from Myanmar, North Korea, etc.
• China’s involvement in the Darfur conflict, and the selling of weapons
• Food poisoning
• Wen Jiabao
• Relation with Pariah Nations
• Tian’anmen Square Massacre
• The Long March
• War with Japan
• Korean War
• Great Leap Forward
• China and Taiwan
Tibet
• Tibet’s Sovereignty
• Chinese invasion
• Buddhism, the Monks, and slavery in Tibet
• Peace treaty between Tibet and China
• Civil War
• The Manchu invasion of Tibet
• The Dalai Lama
North Korea
• Nuclear program
• Korean War
• Refugees
• Conflict with South Korea
• Yellow Sea clash
South Korea
• Sino-Japanese war
• Conflict with North Korea
• Yellow Sea clash
• UN recognition of independent South Korea after WWII
• No Gun Ri
• Relation with China and communism
• Refugees
Myanmar
• British wars
• BIA or Burma National Army
• Aung San
• Civil War
• Ne Win
• The government system, and dictatorship
• Aung San Suu Kyi
• 8888 Uprising
• The military system and refugees
Nepal
• 1996 armed conflict
• Crisis of governance after first ceasefire
• System of government and relation to communism
• Royal Palace Massacre
• The Maoists
Chair: Paula Mascarenhas
Co-Chair: Milla Goldenstein
• Kashmir territory disputes.
• Ethnic majority/minority and the ongoing conflicts (Shia Muslims)
• Religion conflicts (Muslim)
• Taliban during regime (1996-2001) and its influence in Pakistan then and today.
• Terrorism and anti-terrorism actions (War on Terror)
• North Waziristan area
• Creation of Pakistan
• NPT
• Benazir Bhutto (assassinated political leader)
• Economic aspirations (the organizations they are part of: Organization of the Islamic Conference, G20 developing nations, etc)
• SAARC
India
• Creation of India
• Kashmir territory disputes
• NPT
• Population growth control
• Women in India and other social issues
• Religion in India
• Cultural related issues – the strength of traditional values (caste systems, young marriages, etc)
• Rising economy
• SAARC
Afghanistan
• Elections (government, parties, etc)
• Opium issues
• Terrorism (War on Terror)
• Taliban regime then and today
• Women in Afghanistan
• War in Afghanistan
• NATO
• Ethnic groups and the relationship among each other (Pashtuns, Tajik, Hazara, etc)
• SAARC
Japan
• Economic growth
• Repercussion of WWII (on the bombs, government limitations, economic difficulties, etc)
• Sino-Japanese War (Japan’s imperialism)
• Relations with North Korea (especially its nuclear program)
• Population issues (racism)
• China and South Korea issues with Japan
• Japan relations with developing nations in Southeastern Asia
Bangladesh
• Creation (War for independence in 1971)
• Democracy restoration in 1991
• Economic growth
• Bangladesh Liberation War
• Relations with India
• Participation in the Persian Gulf War
• Relations with China, Japan, and Muslim countries
• Gender discrimination
• SAARC
Bhutan
• Gross National Happiness (GNH)
• Transition from monarchy to democracy (2008)
• SAARC
• Bhutan – India relations (since India’s independence)
• Bhutanese army against anti-Indian insurgents in training camps (2003)
• Southern Bhutanese (refugees)
• Border demarcation with China issue
• Relations with Nepal (refugees)
Indonesia
• Muslim population
• Independence after WWII
• Democratization process
• Ethnic/population conflicts
• Communism in Indonesia
• Asian Financial Crisis (1997-1998)
• Suharto Era: New Order Administration
• 25-year military occupation
• Aceh (Free Aceh Movement, GAM) and Papua
China
• Sovereignty over Tibet
• Human rights violations
• The First Opium War
• The founding of “People’s Republic of China”
• China’s involvement with communism/socialism
• China’s hostage to refugees from Myanmar, North Korea, etc.
• China’s involvement in the Darfur conflict, and the selling of weapons
• Food poisoning
• Wen Jiabao
• Relation with Pariah Nations
• Tian’anmen Square Massacre
• The Long March
• War with Japan
• Korean War
• Great Leap Forward
• China and Taiwan
Tibet
• Tibet’s Sovereignty
• Chinese invasion
• Buddhism, the Monks, and slavery in Tibet
• Peace treaty between Tibet and China
• Civil War
• The Manchu invasion of Tibet
• The Dalai Lama
North Korea
• Nuclear program
• Korean War
• Refugees
• Conflict with South Korea
• Yellow Sea clash
South Korea
• Sino-Japanese war
• Conflict with North Korea
• Yellow Sea clash
• UN recognition of independent South Korea after WWII
• No Gun Ri
• Relation with China and communism
• Refugees
Myanmar
• British wars
• BIA or Burma National Army
• Aung San
• Civil War
• Ne Win
• The government system, and dictatorship
• Aung San Suu Kyi
• 8888 Uprising
• The military system and refugees
Nepal
• 1996 armed conflict
• Crisis of governance after first ceasefire
• System of government and relation to communism
• Royal Palace Massacre
• The Maoists
Chair: Paula Mascarenhas
Co-Chair: Milla Goldenstein