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Date:
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 10:00 - 14:30
The Lord Byron Foundation for Balkan Studies
The United Service Institution of India
PANEL DISCUSSION AND DEBATE
KOSOVO CRISIS: IMPACT ON THE WORLD, RELEVANCE TO INDIA
Wednesday, February 13, 2008, 10 am – 14:30 pm
USII, Rao Tula Ram Marg (Opposite Signals Enclave), New Delhi 110 057
A major security issue facing Europe in 2008 is the future of the Serbian province of Kosovo. This issue has legal and political relevance – not least for India – that transcends the boundaries of the former Yugoslavia. The speakers will provide a diagnosis of the problem of Kosovo, warn of the obvious and hidden dangers, and recommend workable, durable, and legal solutions.
Welcome by Maj.Gen. Dipankar BANNERJEE![](http://www.balkanstudies.org/sites/default/files/USI%2013%20Feb.JPG)
Director, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies
Introductory remarks by Lt.Gen. Satish NAMBIAR, USII Director
Gen. Nambiar was the first UNPROFOR commander in the former Yugoslavia, 1992-3
James BISSETT: Kosovo: The West vs. the Westphalian Order
James JATRAS: U.S. Policy: Turning a Regional Problem into a Global Crisis
Srdja TRIFKOVIC: The View from Serbia
Earle SCARLETT: Squaring the Circle: An Old Balkan Hand’s View![](http://www.balkanstudies.org/sites/default/files/USI%20Lunch%20Feb%2013.JPG)
Raju THOMAS: Muslim Majority Provinces in Non-Muslim Majority States
DISCUSSANTS:
Dr. Bharat Karnad, Professor, Centre for Policy Research. New Delhi
Dr. Rajesh Kadian, defense and security affairs analyst