South Asia Program
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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- 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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They Fled Afghanistan Together—and Now They’re Graduating
With Support from Global Cornell
After escaping the Taliban, nine women arrived at Cornell. The first to complete their degrees are part of the Class of 2025.
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‘Outdated and Unjust’: Can We Reform Global Capitalism?
Eswar Prasad, SAP
“The sense is that the world has changed fundamentally in ways that cannot easily be put back together. Every country has to figure out its own place in this new world order and how to protect its own interests,” says Eswar Prasad, senior professor of international trade policy.
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Sadia Mahmood
Visiting Scholar
Sadia Mahmood holds a PhD in Religious Studies from Arizona State University. Her research investigates religious difference and the production and governance of postcolonial minorities in South Asia. Grounded in fieldwork among Hindu communities in the Tharparkar region of Sindh and archival work in Pakistan and Bangladesh, her work examines the governance of minorities through legal and bureaucratic regimes in Pakistan, caste and identity politics along the Sindh-Rajasthan borderlands and Dalit strategies of assertion in Sindh.
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Information Session: Undergraduate Global Scholars Program
September 4, 2025
5:00 pm
Uris Hall, G08
Undergraduate Global Scholars are student leaders in the campus community. This competitive fellowship program is open to students from all colleges and majors with a passion for big global questions and speaking across differences. The Global Scholars program provides a toolkit of resources for weighing challenging questions and builds your practical skills in public debates. For the 2025-26 school year, scholars will bring their skills as writers, scholars, activists and artists, poets, hands-on practitioners, and more to study and promote the impacts of international aid. By the end of the program, you'll be an active global citizen and champion for social impact.
Can’t attend? Contact programs@einaudi.cornell.edu.
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The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies hosts info sessions for graduate and for undergraduate students to learn more about funding opportunities, international travel, research, and internships. View the full calendar of fall semester sessions.
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
Comparative Muslim Societies Program
East Asia Program
Southeast Asia Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
South Asia Program
Migrations Program