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Jun 27, 2022

COVID-19 and tourism in the Himalayan & Indian Ocean countries of South Asia 

By South Asia Center

While in 2019 tourism was among the fastest growing sectors in South Asia, the pandemic resulted in billions of dollars in losses across the region. To understand these developments, the South Asia Center brought together a panel of experts to discuss COVID-19 and the future of tourism in the Himalayan and Indian Ocean Countries of South Asia.

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Event Recap

Jun 2, 2022

Event recap: “An interview with H.E. the Prime Minister of Bhutan, Dr. Lotay Tshering”

By Atlantic Council

On May 23, 2022, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center welcomed His Excellency the Prime Minister of Bhutan, Dr. Lotay Tshering, for a conversation on Bhutan’s economic, environmental, and foreign policy strategies. The interview was conducted by Dr. Irfan Nooruddin, Senior Director of the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, and Dr. Rudabeh Shahid, non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center.

Economy & Business
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Interview

May 25, 2022

An interview with the Honorable Prime Minister of Bhutan, Dr. Lotay Tshering

By South Asia Center

The South Asia Center hosts the Honorable Prime Minister of Bhutan Dr. Lotay Tshering to discuss his government’s strategy for economic growth, environmental preservation, and engagement with the international community.

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Dr. Rudabeh Shahid is an Atlantic Council nonresident senior fellow on India and a senior consultant at the European Institute for International Law and International Relations. Shahid is also a visiting assistant professor of politics at Oberlin College. Previously, she was a postdoctoral fellow and visiting assistant professor at the Department of Political Science at the New College of Florida, and a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Politics at the University of York. Additionally, she teaches and moderates courses on South Asia at the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) of the US Department of State.

Shahid is a multidisciplinary scholar who studies South Asia, combining the lens of political science, anthropology, and history. Her research portfolio includes geopolitical, ethnic, and migration issues in Bangladesh, Myanmar, and India. Over the years, her research has focused on civil society in post-partition South Asia and wider international relations of the region, including the situation concerning the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis and issues of statelessness and disenfranchisement developing in India’s north-eastern state of Assam. Beyond academia, Shahid has published in various international policy and media outlets including at the Atlantic Council, NBC News, the Diplomat, the East Asia Forum, South Asian Voices, 9DashLine, and E-International Relations. Additionally, she has been interviewed and her opinions have been cited by global news outlets including at the Washington Post, Now This News, and PBS Newshour. 

Shahid holds a PhD from the School of Government and International Affairs of Durham University, a MA in international relations from the University of Sussex, and a BA from Middlebury College.