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Webcast: How Authoritarian Governments (Mis)Use Social Media

Journalist Megha Rajagopalan on social media and "Fake News" in Southeast Asia, how authoritarian governments weaponize platforms such as Facebook and why strict censorship doesn't solve the problem of misinformation.

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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R)

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Asia Inside Out Podcast: Sri Lanka's New Foreign Policy

Anubhav Gupta and Dinusha Panditaratne discuss the foreign policy outlook for Sri Lanka under newly-elected president Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

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Silk Road Diplomacy

Report by ASPI, AidData, and CSIS on China's public diplomacy efforts in South and Central Asia.

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Cautionary Tales About Rage, Fate, and Forgiveness (Complete)

In this illustrated lecture, art historian and curator Donald Stadtner explores the complex syncretism of religious practice in Sri Lanka.

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Cultural Diplomacy and Chiragh — A Light in the Dark (Complete)

A discussion on the role of cultural diplomacy and the creation of the South Asian Symphony Orchestra followed by a series of performances.

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Cultural Diplomacy & Chiragh - A Light in the Dark

On April 25, 2019, Asia Society India Centre hosted a conversation on cultural diplomacy and a series of performances by musicians from the South Asian Symphony Orchestra.

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Asian American Designer and Author Showcases at AsiaStore

Asia Society hosts designer showcases and an author reading in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Xi Jinping invites Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisen

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Were Local Politics or Geopolitical Rivalries Behind Sri Lanka’s Recent Coup Crisis?

Sri Lanka recently emerged from a dangerous political crisis with its democracy and constitution miraculously intact.

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A South Asian 'Game of Thrones:' Behind Sri Lanka's Political Crisis

President Sirisena's decision to overthrow the prime minister and install a political rival has thrown the country's fragile democracy in disarray.

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AsiaStore's Holiday Gift Guide 2018

Gift ideas for everyone in your orbit!

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A Tongue Untied - The Story of Dakhani

A screening of the documentary A Tongue Untied - The Story of Dakhani, written and directed by Gautam Pemmaraju. A film about humour and satire in Dakhani - a vernacular form of Urdu spoken across the Deccan region.

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Deconstructing India's Global Ambition

On October 30, 2018, Bharat Karnad and Meena Menon discussed India's Foreign Policy under Narendra Modi, based on Karnad's new book - Staggering Forward: Narendra Modi and India's Global Ambition.

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