Kabul Center and regional think tanks form research network to address regional security
Oct. 25, 2008, Dhaka— Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS) announced the formation of South Asian Regional Research Forum (SARRF), a regional network of South Asian think tanks, to provide a platform to address issues related to research peace, strategy, and security issues in South Asia.
BIPSS invited five organizations to participate in the initial network— Kabul Center for Strategic Studies (KCSS); Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS); Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies of India (IPCS); Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI); and South Asian Foundation of Nepal (SAF). In February 2009, SARRF members will meet in Dhaka to present their initial findings on Counter Terrorism Strategy: In Search of South Asian Cooperation.
Waliullah Rahmani, Executive Director of KCSS (above left) attended the initial concept meeting of SARRF along with host/initiator Maj. Gen. ANM Muniruzzaman (above center), President of BIPSS; Muhammad Amir, Director of PIPS; Maj. Gen. Dipankar Banerjee, Director of IPCS; Nishchal Nath Pandey, Secretary of SAF; and Ranga Prasanna Kalansoooriya of
SLPI.
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