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Vishakha Desai

Vishakha Desai

Vishakha Desai is President Emeritus of Asia Society. She served as the institution's President and CEO from 2004 to 2012.

Recent publications and appearances on AsiaSociety.org



Asia and America - Two Tracks, One Future
Vishakha Desai compares the prevailing public mood in India and the US.
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A Teachable Moment in U.S.-India Relations
Asia Society President Vishakha Desai makes the case for education as the arena for US-India collaboration in the 21st century.
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New Global Leaders, New Leadership Models?
Asia Society President Vishakha Desai discusses the necessity of learning from Indian and Chinese approaches to power.
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Collectors and Curators (Complete)
NEW YORK, May 21, 2009 -  Asia Society President Vishakha Desai discusses the complex relationships between curators and collectors in the...
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Asia’s Questions for America’s Next President
"Every time I visited an Asian country," writes Asia Society's President, "I was asked repeatedly about candidate Obama’s positions on three issues: trade, foreign policy, and the new geo-economic order."
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Pakistan's Buddha Statues Under Attack
Asia Society's President cautions we risk losing one of the most precious legacies of early Buddhist history.
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In India, Big Shoes to Fill
What makes the election of India's President Pratibha Patil significant.
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China Overshadows US Attention to Tsunami Zone
Can the US learn from this disaster to develop a longer attention span when it comes to Asia?
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Viewpoints: A Conversation with Shirin Neshat and Shahzia Sikander
Two acclaimed Asian American artists discuss their work on themes of gender, Islam, tradition and identity.
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Creativity in the Context of Constraints: Contemporary Chinese Art
Asia Society's Vishakha Desai places China's modern art boom into a historical context.
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