SAARC: Building Bridges in The South Asian Region

Dr.R.N. Srivastava is working as Associate Professor in Economics in the Department of Commerce, S.S.N. College, Delhi University. He is Hony. Director of Foundation for Peace and Sustainable Development (FPSD), and NGO dedicated to highlighting and working for issues connected with peace, economic growth and sustainable development.Dr. Srivastava is Hony. Editor of Peace and Development Digest, a bi-annual research journal published by FPSD. He has also edited many full-length publications on SAARC issues which include Towards South Asian Economic Integration and Unity, SAARC-The Road Ahead and SAARC-Socio-Economic Transformation. Widely travelled, he has participated in many national and international seminars/conferences highlighting issues related with peace and sustainable development. He has been an Indian delegate at the deliberations of UN Commission on Human Rights held at Geneva.

Prof. Saifuddin Soz, presently a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), is a statesman, writer and educationist. He is also the President of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee. Earlier, he served as the Union Minister of Environment and Forests and in a later stint as the Union Minister of Water Resources in the Government of India. His special interests are international political affairs, especially SAARC, world peace and sustainable development. He has been a member of several parliamentary committees. Widely travelled in many parts of the world, Prof. Soz has led official delegations to UN and other international for a. He is also President of Foundation for Peace and Sustainable Development.