South Asia Program
Eric Tagliacozzo
Director, Comparative Muslim Societies Program
Eric Tagliacozzo is the John Stambaugh Professor of History at Cornell University. He is the director of the Einaudi Center's Comparative Muslim Societies Program and a core faculty member of the Southeast Asia Program and South Asia Program.
His research centers on the history of people, ideas, and material in motion in and around Southeast Asia, especially in the late colonial age.
Geographic Research Area: Southeast Asia, South Asia
Teaching/Research Interests: Migration and trade, material history, Silk Road, Indian Ocean
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Role
- Faculty
- CMSP Director
- SAP Core Faculty
- SEAP Core Faculty
- Einaudi Faculty Leadership
- Executive Committee
Contact
Email: et54@cornell.edu
Iftikhar Dadi
John H. Burris Professor in the Department of the History of Art and Visual Studies
Geographic Research Area: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Middle East
Teaching/Research Interests: Modern and contemporary art, methodology and intellectual history, and film, media, and popular cultures
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Role
- Faculty
- SAP Core Faculty
- SAP Steering Committee
- SAP Advisory Council
- Executive Committee
Contact
Email: mid1@cornell.edu
Cornell Atkinson Awards Catalyze Solutions in Food, Climate, Clean Energy
Sarosh Kuruvilla, SEAP/SAP
With support from the Cornell Atkinson Center, Sarosh Kuruvilla and Jason Judd are leading a project to test and estimate costs of factory-level heat interventions. “Climate change is already negatively impacting worker livelihoods and industry sustainability,” says Sarosh Kuruvilla, acting director of the Southeast Asia Program. “The global fashion industry urgently needs to adapt, to protect worker health and long-term earnings.”
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Tariffs Make the World Poorer and More Perilous
NYT Op-Ed by Eswar Prasad (SAP)
On-again-off-again tariffs have disrupted the global trading system and caused whiplash for businesses and consumers.
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Countries Are Balancing U.S. Tariff Threats with Chinese Overcapacity
Eswar Prasad, SAP
“It’s a complicated time for global trade right now, you have the largest economy in the world, essentially pulling back from the rules of the game that have governed international trade for a long time,” said Eswar Prasad, senior professor of international trade policy.
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Scepters in the Hands of Babes: Students and the 2024 July Revolution in Bangladesh
June 25, 2025
3:00 pm
Goldwin Smith Hall, 132
Lecture by Naveeda Khan
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South Asia Program
The High Cost of Our GDP Obsession
Economic Inequality, Threats to Democracy, and Climate Crisis
Kaushik Basu (IES/SAP) writes about the limitations of GDP as an indicator of economic well-being.
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Topic
- Development, Law, and Economics
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Trump’s Jet Envy Outrage Obscures a Larger Issue
Eswar Prasad, SAP
Eswar Prasad, senior professor of international trade policy, explains why the Trump family's involvement with crypto should set off alarm bells.
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US Manufacturers Struggle to Benefit from Trump’s Tariffs
Eswar Prasad, SAP
Eswar Prasad, senior professor of international trade policy, discusses what is needed to build a strong manufacturing sector in America.
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International Studies Summer Institute: Global Media Literacy
The 2025 International Studies Summer Institute for K-12 educators will be on Global Media Literacy, Tuesday, July 1.