Kashmir Study Group And Center For Strategic And International Studies To Launch Study On Economic Dimensions Of Peace In Kashmir.Business Editors LARCHMONT, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 2003 The Kashmir Study Group (KSG KSG John F. Kennedy School of Government (Harvard University; Cambridge, MA, USA) KSG Koninklijke Schelde Groep (Dutch naval shipyard) KSG Knight of St. ), working with the Center for Strategic and International Studies The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a Washington, D.C.-based foreign policy think tank. The center was founded in 1964 by Admiral Arleigh Burke and historian David Manker Abshire, originally as part of Georgetown University. (CSIS Noun 1. CSIS - Canada's main foreign intelligence agency that gathers and analyzes information to provide security intelligence for the Canadian government Canadian Security Intelligence Service ) in Washington, has announced that the two institutions will undertake a study of the economic dimensions of peace in Kashmir. The project, entitled "Kashmir: The Economics of Peace," will map out a vision of how Kashmir would fit into the regional and world economy following a peaceful settlement of the Kashmir problem, and develop a menu of economic activities and projects that could help bring about this outcome. Ambassador Teresita C. Schaffer, director of the South Asia This article is about the geopolitical region in Asia. For geophysical treatments, see Indian subcontinent. South Asia, also known as Southern Asia Program at CSIS and long-time member of the Kashmir Study Group, will direct the study. Several other members of the KSG will participate, along with experts both in the region and elsewhere. Farooq Kathwari Farooq Kathwari is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive officer of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. He has been president of the Company since 1985 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 1988. In 1989 he formed a group to purchase Ethan Allen and took the Company public in 1993. , chairman of KSG, commented, "We are pleased that this important study is being undertaken at this stage. The economy, health and educational facilities of the Kashmir region
Kashmir have been devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. due to the conflict." The study is based on the premise that neither South Asia nor Kashmir will be peaceful and secure without a Kashmir settlement that is peaceful, honorable and feasible. Such an outcome requires revival of the badly damaged Kashmiri economy, expansion of trade both in Kashmir and in India and Pakistan, and development of practical means of integrating the regional economies. It is possible to begin to address the economic dimensions of Kashmir's plight even before the political aspect of the problem has been settled. The Kashmir Study Group's goal is to make a contribution to addressing the economic problems Kashmiris face today, but also to set forth a path for working on their larger political and economic needs for the future. The Kashmir Study Group (kashmirstudygroup.org), consisting of 25 members with political, diplomatic and academic backgrounds, extensively interacts with the parties to the Kashmir conflict. Established in 1996, KSG is headquartered in Larchmont, New York For the district of Los Angeles, see . Larchmontis a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 6,485 at the 2000 census. As a village, it is located within the town of Mamaroneck. . For four decades, CSIS has been dedicated to providing world leaders with strategic insights on-solutions to-current and emerging global issues. CSIS maintains resident experts on all the world's major geographical regions and is committed to helping develop new methods of governance for the global age. Its audiences include public and private policymakers in the United States and around the world. For more information, see www.csis.org. |
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