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The Shastri Applied Research Project (SHARP)

Economic Reform

The impact of globalisation, liberalisation, and private sector development on poverty and basic need.

Building Capacities of Rural Communities through People’s Institutions

Principal Investigator: Indira Ramarao, University of Mysore
Co-Investigator: Karim-Aly Kassam, University of Calgary
Region: Karnataka
Grant Amount: $85,000

Economic Reforms in India and Their Impact on Exports, Employment and Poverty

Principal Investigator: Eckhard Siggel, Concordia University
Co-Investigator: Pradeep Agrawal, Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi
Region:
Grant Amount: $54,000

Food Security and Sustainable Production Systems in India

Principal Investigator: Amita Shah, Gujarat Institute of Development Research
Co-Investigator: Bruce Frayne, Queen’s University
Region:
Grant Amount: $54,000

Globalization and the Poor: Sustaining Rural Livelihoods in India

Principal Investigator: Ravi Srivastava, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Co-Investigator: René Véron, University of Guelph
Region: Chhattisgarth & Madhya Pradesh
Grant Amount: $103,000

The Impact of Economic Reform on Employment and Poverty

Principal Investigator: Mukesh Eswaran and Ashok Kotwal, University of British Columbia
Co-Investigator: Bharat Ramaswami, India Development Foundation, Guragon
Region:
Grant Amount: $72,000

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The Shastri Institute is continuing the work started by SHARP through The Millennium Development Grants.

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Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute inks agreement with Government of Saskatchewan

It is Moving forward with the vision of our leaders, Prime Minister Mr. Stephen Harper and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh enshrined in the Canada-India education Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the two governments, a comprehensive MOU on academic relationship between Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute and the Government of Saskatchewan was signed on April 13, 2012

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Jun 11 – ENGAGING CANADA – ENGAGING INDIA: THE FRENCH CANADIAN CONTEXT

This is the first bi-national and bilingual conference of its kind being organised by Pondicherry University in collaboration with Shastri Indo- Canadian Institute. Given the rich French heritage of Pondicherry and the strong academic presence of the Pondicherry University on the Indian academic scene, this conference promises to be highly beneficial to all participants. This event will be of special interest to all scholars and institutions from Quebec (French and English) as well as their Indian counterparts. Conference participation is open to all institutions across Canada and India. Continue...

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