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United Service Institution of India

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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

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

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