February 4, 2013
D.Dhanuraj, Chairman of CPPR will speak on “Researching Reality” at the Asia Liberty Forum Training Programme to be held on February 5th in Delhi-NCR India. Asia Centre for Enterprise (ACE) which will organise the two-day residential training is an introductory […]
February 4, 2013
Winter School 2013 draw to a close on 31st January with the Valedictory Dinner Hosted by CPPR for Winter School participants from 14 countries. Winter School has been a wonderful journey for the 16 researchers helping them in their pursuit […]
January 31, 2013
Christy Fernandez , Former Secretary to the President of India to be Chief Guest for Winter School Farewell Dinner. Christy Fernandez belongs to the 1973 batch of the IAS Gujarat cadre. He has also served as joint secretary in the […]
January 25, 2013
Prof. (Dr.) G Gopakumar, Former Dean and Head of Social Sciences, Kerala University and currently UGC-Emeritus Fellow will speak on Psephology studies, study on elections and voting at the CPPR Winter School 2013. He is also advisor to CPPR and […]
January 22, 2013
Raj Cherubal, coordinator for City Connect and Janaagraha in Chennai will speak on “Towards a Greater City” in CPPR ACE Winter School 2013. Janaagraha is a leading organisation in the area of urban governance reform and promotes legislative and social […]
January 21, 2013
Nitin Pai is founder & fellow for geopolitics at the Takshashila Institution, an independent networked think tank and editor of Pragati – The Indian National Interest Review, a publication on strategic affairs, public policy and governance. Nitin would be covering […]
January 18, 2013
The Second Quarterly Lecture Series of Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) had Dr Alexander Lennon, Chief Editor of Washington Quarterly speak on “The Real China Challenge”. The Lecture was chaired by Mr P.K Hormis Tharakan, IPS, Former RAW Chief […]
January 16, 2013
Mr T P Sreenivasan, Vice Chairman of Kerala Higher Education Council and Advisor to CPPR inaugurated Winter School 2013: Public Policy Research Methods. Mr Sreenivasan delivered the key note address on the occasion. He discussed the various challenges in the […]
December 20, 2012
“The Real China Challenge” Dr Alexander T J Lennon (Editor in Chief, The Washington Quarterly) Chaired by P.K Hormis Tharakan, Adjunct Professor, Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal University, Manipal China’s economic model (authoritarian capitalism or “capitalism […]
December 7, 2012
Selected Candidates for Winter School 2013 Aigerim Kassymova Kazakhstan Andrew Humphries South Africa Bugra Kalkan Turkey Ding Mingshuai China Feyisayo Folashade Ajayi Nigeria Ieva Pakarklyte Lithuania Janani Sreedharan India Marek Tatala Poland Marlen Belgibayev Kazakhstan Pramod Rijal Nepal Relve […]
November 30, 2012
Shed image of a soft state By T P Sreenivasan. This is a reproduction of his article appeared in The New Indian Exprees on 29th November 2012 The meticulous planners of Ajmal Kasab’s execution took care of every detail and […]
November 27, 2012
Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority, UMTA, an authority to integrate the roles and responsibilities of various entities involved in transport planning was the subject matter of discussion in the Workshop on UMTA hosted by Corporation of Kochi on November 26,2012. The […]
November 21, 2012
Prof K.C Abraham, Academic Director of CPPR talks on American Election and its impact on India. He was participating in a live debate in leading Malayalam News Channel, Manorama News along with other experts. With Barrack Obama renewing his term […]
November 14, 2012
The representatives of CPPR had an interaction with Prof Dr Klaus Lange and Prof Dr Klara Knapp of Institute for Transnational Studies based in Germany. ITS is an academic organisation which conducts studies on Transnational issues related to Security and […]
November 8, 2012
By Madhu . S There are currently 2,133 government run Industrial Training Institutes or commonly referred to as ITI’s in India with can accommodate 4,32,006 students (DGET, 2010). These cater to the vocational training requirements of the huge country. […]