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THIS ISSUE Entries accepted for publication: 8 Entries rejected: 11 The email edition of this Journal has now over 8,680 subscribers. The AS WWW Monitor does not necessarily endorse contents, or policies of the Internet resources it abstracts. Mailing list admin. page. http://coombs.anu.edu.au/asia-www-monitor.html#database Google Search past issues of The Asian Studies WWW Monitor Search WWW Search The Monitor Coverage: 1994-2008. Note: specific keywords/phrases work better than general ones. 08 Feb 2010 Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust (KVPT) Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust, Lalitpur, Nepal & New York, NY, US. Self-description: "Our purpose is to safeguard the extraordinary and threatened architectural heritage of the Kathmandu Valley. With seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites in its relatively tiny domain, the Kathmandu Valley boasts a concentration and quality of architectural monuments and townscapes of significance to all humanity. [...] Over the last thirteen years, the Trust has rescued over two dozen significant monuments. Repair and restoration operations have initiated key training and research programs for our Nepalese team. The Trust headquarters on Patan Darbar Square has become a training centre and clearinghouse for information about historic preservation in Nepal. Most notably, the Trust has rallied a significant donor base among Nepalese businesses and individuals-matching funding is thus the norm for most of our restoration projects. The Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust is the only international non-government agency registered in the field of cultural heritage in Nepal. The Trust is based in the U.S. with full U.S. tax-deductible status." Site contents: * Mission (Patan Campaign, Heritage at Risk, Living Monuments, Tradition, Conservation Challenges, KVPT's Nepalese Team, Global Dialogue); * Projects (COMPLETED PROJECTS: # Ayuguthi Sattal (18th c.), Patan Darbar World Heritage Site (1999-2001), # Balkumari Temple (17th c.), Stone Lions, Patan (2002), # Chobar Ganesh (17th c.), Kathmandu (1998), # Documentation of Architectural Heritage of Kathmandu Valley (1993-97), # Garden of Dreams (20th c.), Keshar Mahal, Kathmandu (2001), # Gokarna Parvati Temple (16th c.), Gokarna, Kathmanu (1990), # Indrapur Temple (17th c.), Kathmandu Darbar World Heritage Site, (2001-02), # Jyababahi Pati (19th c.), Patan (2002), # Kulima Narayan Temple (17th c.), Patan (1997-1998), # KVPT Headquarter (20th c.), Patan Darbar World Heritage Site (1999-2000), # Kva Baha (Golden Temple) 15th c., Patan World Heritage Site (1994), # Kwalkhu Ganesh Temple (19th c.), Patan World Heritage Site (1992), # Kwalkhu Pati (19th c.), Patan World Heritage Site (1992), # Lakhe Shrestha Tower (17th c.), Patan Darbar World Heritage Site (1995), # Mani Gupha Temple (18th c.), Patan Darbar World Heritage Site (1993), # Narayan Temple (17th c.), Kathmandu Darbar World Heritage Site, (2003), # Patukva Agamche (17th c.), Patan World Heritage Site (1994-1997), # Prototype House for Monument Areas (1993), # Radha Krishna Temple (17th c.), Patan World Heritage Site (1991-1994), # Shakya House (1993), # Sulima Temple (14th c.), Patan (1997-1998), # Survey of Kathmandu Sattals and Patis (1994), # Technical Support to Chhusya Bahal (17th c.), Kathmandu (1999), # Technical Support to Lampati (17th c.), Patan Darbar World Heritage Site (1997), # Technical Support to Music School (19th c.), Chupin Ghat, Bhaktapur (1996), # Tumbaha Narayan Temple (16th c.), Patan World Heritage Site (1998-2000), # Uma Maheswar Temple (17th c.), Patan World Heritage Site (1991-1992), # Yetkha Bahal (12th c.), Kathmandu (2002), ONGOING PROJECTS: # Patan Palace Complex: 1. Sundari Chowk, 2. Mul Chowk, 3. Bhandarkhal Archaeological Garden, Patan Darbar World Heritage Site; # Itum Baha monastery; FUTURE PROJECTS: # Patan Darbar Square: 1. Court Builiding (19th c.), 2. Court Pati (19th c.), 3. Patan Palace Complex North Wing (18th c.), 4. Bhaideval Temple (17th c.), 5. Narasimha Temple (16th c.), 6. Visvanath Temple (17th c.); # Kathmandu Darbar Square: 1. Bansagopal Temple (17th c.), 2. Saraswati Pati (18th c.), 3. Drum House (18th c.), 4. Gorakhkali Shrine (17th c.)); * Programs (Trust Headquarters, Training, Old Glory, Internship, Research (Incl. The history of painting in Nepal and scientific analysis of paints and pigments), Unexpected Discovery [discovery of an ancient mural in the Yetkha Bahal shrine house]; * Archive [Documentation, publication, and information access projects undertaken in conjunction with Harvard University's Frances Loeb Library]; * Newsletter (# KVPT Field Report, Jan. 2009 (PDF, 1.08 MB), # KVPT Field Report, Nov. 2007 (PDF, 1.74 KB), # KVPT Newsletter, Dec. 2006 (PDF, 1.6 MB), # KVPT Newsletter, Winter 2005 (PDF, 1.6 MB), # Several MB strong folio of historic images); * Publications (# 2007 Folio of Historic Image of Patan Darbar Square (PDF, 1.4 MB); * Articles (# 2008-08 The Once and Future Kathmandu - Vanity Fair Internet Edition (PDF, 333 KB); # 2008-09 The Once and Future Kathmandu - Vanity Fair (PDF, 1.77 MB); # 2005-04 Articles From Orientations (PDF, 161 KB); # 1992 Timber Conservation Problems of the Nepalese Pagoda Temple by Erich Theophile and Rohit Ranjitkar (PDF, 5 MB); # 1979 Monumentum by Dr. E. F. Sekler (PDF, 2.3 MB)); * Contact Us. URL http://www.kvptnepal.org/ Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.kvptnepal.org/ Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au) * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info./ Study/ Documents * Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO * Scholarly usefulness of the online resource [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential * External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 300 07 Feb 2010 Centre for Indian Studies in Africa (CISA) University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Self-description: "The Centre for Indian Studies in Africa (CISA) was established at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg towards the end of 2007. The Centre is the first in Africa to focus on India. CISA promotes teaching, research and public activities concerning the Indian sub-continent, its links to Africa and the Indian Ocean, and builds on the multi-faceted networks developed with Indian universities, research institutions and public agencies. The Centre's public activities are part of its mandate to contribute to the consolidation of economic, political and cultural relations between India and South Africa, and between India and other African countries." Site contents: * About Us ; * People; * Projects (# The construction of subject English in secondary schools in London, Delhi, and Johannesburg, # The Indian Ocean as visionary area: post-multicultural approaches to culture and globalisation; # Urban governance, participation and the voice of the poor in South African and Indian cities); * News & Events (Words on Water: South Africa and India in Conversation - A [2009] Literary Festival, Sept 12 and 13; Oct 2009; Sep 2009; Jul 2009; Aug 2009; Past Events); * Publications ([About paper-base journals:] # Historia, Special Issue: South Africa & India Towards Closer Scholarly Ties, # Africa/India: Culture and Circulation in the Indian Ocean, Special Issue: scrutiny2 # South African Historical Journal, Special Issue: Re-imagining The Disciplines # Journal of Asian and African Studies, Special Issue: South Africa - India: Connections & Comparisons, * Forthcoming publication: Eyes Across The Water: Navigating the Indian Ocean, Edited by Pamila Gupta, Isabel Hofmeyr & Michael Person, (Pretoria/Delhi: UNISA Press, Penguin)); * Contact. URL http://www.cisa-wits.org.za/ Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract] Link reported by: Dilip Menon (dil1962--at--yahoo.com), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info./News * Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic * Scholarly usefulness of the online resource [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting * External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30 05 Feb 2010 CrossAsia: Die Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Ost- und Suedostasien / The Virtual Library East and Southeast Asia East Asia Department of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin, Germany Self-description: "The Virtual Library East and Southeast Asia [Die Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Ost- und Suedostasien] -- CrossAsia -- offers access to research information for East and Southeast Asian studies. Cross Asia is a cooperatively organized and modular structured portal. This virtual library has been developed by the http://ead.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/index.html East Asia Department of the http://staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/index_en.html Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin and its project partners. It is financially supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The project partners [... are:] GIGA German Institute of Global and Regional Studies and Institute for Asian Affairs [http://www.giga-hamburg.de], Institute for Chinese Studies of the Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg [http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/e-index.html], Institute of Japanese Studies of the Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen [http://www.japanologie.uni-tuebingen.de/], Institute of Chinese and Korean Studies of the Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen [http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/uni/ans/], State und University Library of Lower Saxony, Goettingen, GBV Head Office of the Common Union Network (GBV), China World Wide Web Virtual Library (Internet Guide for Chinese Studies) [http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/]. The project [... has been also assisted] by the Asian Studies World Wide Web Virtual Library [http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLAsian/VLAbout.html], and by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies [http://www.nias.ku.dk]." Site contents: * About CrossAsia; * Special collection East/South-East Asia [About the collection "of more than 650,000 volumes in East Asian languages (annual increase about 20,000 volumes) and a large number of relevant books about East Asia in western languages" and more than 4,000 current periodicals]; * Special Collection Altaic Languages [About the materials in Turkic, Mongolian, Tungusic, Korean, Manchurian languages as well as materials in languages of Ainu in Japan and the Eskimo people in Siberia]; * Special Collection Non-Conventional Material [About the collection of "statistics, publications of official or semi-official institutions, including materials in Chinese, Japanese and Korean, from the countries of East- and Southeast Asia."; * Project Partners [about GIGA and the Goettingen State and University Library (SUB)]; * Metasearch ([Simultaneous simple/advanced searches, aided by Search History and Bookshelf pages, in # CATALOGUES AND DATABASES OF THE STAATSBIBLIOTHEK ZU BERLIN: Online Catalogue - East Asia Department of Berlin State Library (EAD Catalogue), Online Catalogue of the Berlin State Library (StaBiKat), Online Contents East and Southeast Asia, Online Contents Asia and North Africa, OGEA - Online Guide East Asia, ZeitschriftenDatenBank (ZDB), Wanfang China Online Journals; # MORE ASIA RELATED CATALOGUES: Institute of Chinese Studies, University of Heidelberg (Monographs), The Chinese University of Hong Kong Library Catalogue, National Institute of Informatics Catalog (NACSIS-CAT), Chinabase; # MORE CATALOGUES AND DATABASES: World Affairs Online Consortium of University Research Libraries OPAC (COPAC), Library of Congress, Common Library Network Catalogue (GVK), South-West German Union Catalogue, Berlin-Brandenburg Cooperative Union Catalogue, North Rhine Westphalian Union Catalogue, Hessian Union Catalogue, Bavarian Union Catalogue); * Catalogues (Online-Catalogue - East Asia Department of Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - PK, StaBiKat [Main catalogue of Berlin State Library], OLC-SSG East and Southeast Asia, OLC-SSG Asia and Northafrica); * Access Databases (Register, Licensed databases, All Databases, Technical Requirements); outheast Asian Studies; Search within individual categories - General, Teaching & Research, Philosophy & Religion, History, Archaeology, People, Geography, Economy & Business, Society, Politics, Law, Education, Performing Arts, Fine Arts, Literature, Movie & Film, Language & Linguistics, Science & Technolgy, Medicine, Search Engines & Web Guides, Computer Science, Books & Libraries, Mass Media); * eGovernment Archive [A full text search over archived webpages from government institutions in Japan, the Republic of Korea, the People's Republic of China (including Hongkong and Macao), Taiwan and Singapore]; * Address; * Impressum. [A quick, highly sophisticated, bilingual (DE, EN) site, which has been developed and superbly managed by Matthias Kaun (kaun--at--sbb.spk-berlin.de) of the original Online Guide East Asia (OGEA) fame - ed.] URL http://crossasia.org/en/home/ Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://crossasia.org/en/home/ Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au) * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide/ Corporate Info * Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Library * Scholarly usefulness of the online resource [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential * External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 300 04 Feb 2010 Strategic Initiatives for Korean Studies (SIKS) The Academy of Korean Studies, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea Supplied note: "Strategic Initiative for Korean Studies was established by the Academy of Korean Studies [http://www.aks.ac.kr/eng_home/main/main.asp - ed.] in May 2007 to promote and globalize Korean studies. - iyj" Site contents: * Program Overview; * Fellowship Applications; * Submit Reports; * Links [approx. 50 links to Korean Studies sites worldwide]; * Community (News, Announcement, Column, Issues, Suggestion Board, Q&A); * Webzine [bi-lingual (KR, EN) periodical) (from Newsletter, Korean Studies, 01 [Feb, 2008] till Newsletter, Korean Studies, 12 [Nov, 2009]; * [Short descriptions of the] SIKS projects in Progress (# Korean Classics Library, # Korean Royal Court Culture, # Studies in Modern Korea, # Asia and the 'Korean Wave', # A Dictionary and Sourcebook of the 'Annals of the Joseon Dynasty', # Updated and Enlarged 'Encyclopedia of Korean Culture', # Compilation of Specialized Dictionaries of Korean Studies, # Enlarging the Collection of Korean Oral Literature, # Oral History on Contemporary Korea, # Curriculum and Teaching Materials Development for Global Korean Studies, # Basic Materials for Pre-Modern Korean Studies, # Korean Studies Institution Grant [http://www.aks.ac.kr/ksig/en/]); * Search; * Direction; * Contact us [A bi-lingual (KR, EN) website - ed.] URL http://siks.aks.ac.kr/html_eng/index.html Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://siks.aks.ac.kr Link reported by: InYoung Jung (iyjung--at--aks.ac.kr), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info./News * Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic * Scholarly usefulness of the online resource [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting * External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 1,000 04 Feb 2010 Adibasi Sanskruti Gabesana Parishad (ASGP) [research organization] Adibasi Sanskruti Gabesana Parishad, Orissa, India Self-description: "Adibasi Sanskruti Gabesana Parishad (ASGP) is a non-government, non-profit research organization to facilitate and promote the indigenous tribal culture and education of the natives. Founded in 1985 by a group of indigenous leaders and academicians on folklore research in Sinapali, located in Nuapada district (erstwhile Kalahandi), it has grown up to a rich depository of indigenous resources. It grows with the traditional collective memory and the creative expressions of multicultural societies." Site contents: * The Organization [the personnel]; * Activities [seminars and workshops]; * Projects (1. Documentation of tribal oral epics (Gond, Kondh, Bhunjia, Paharia, Paraja, Bhumia, Banjara and Binjhal tribes of western Orissa), 2. Study on Gond culture and folk literature, 3. Study on Choktia-Bhunjia society, culture and folklore, 4. Documentation of tribal & folk art and craft of Kalahandi, 5. Audio recordings of oral epics in Kalahandi); * Publications [details of four books by the AGSP]; * Objective [mission statement]; * Domain [the foci of research]; * Research Group [the personnel]; * [In-house] Resources (1. The archives of # Palm leaf manuscripts. "These manuscripts include epics, myths, Ayurveda (traditional medicine), tantra (magic and esoteric knowledge), mantra - worship songs, chants and the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, Brahmanda Purana (Creation myth of the Universe)", # Caste genealogies of the Gond tribe of Orissa. # Gova - the Kondh myth recited during buffalo sacrifice, # Lakshmi Janam: by poet Paramananda, a Devguru for goddess Lakshmi, # Dandanata: epic drama on Shiva and Parvati, # Notes and documents on tribal oral tradition and material culture, # Manuscripts of Desia Naat and folk drama, music and dance 2. About 300 audiocassettes with: # Folk tales, # Folk songs [&] Oral epics, # Biographies of oral epic singers & story tellers, # Narratives and songs performed by tribal women, # Folk music, # Musical instruments, 3. About 10 Video CDs on: # Saora tribe, # Dongria Kondh tribe, # Oral epics singers, # Ghumra dance, # Mandal dance, # Rare pictures of Kalahandi, 4. About 500 books on tribal songs and tales, 5. More than 5000 photographs on various aspects of tribal culture in Orissa, * About Us [under construction]; * FAQs [under construction]; * Contact Us. URL http://www.asgporissa.org/ Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.asgporissa.org/ Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au) * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info. * Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO * Scholarly usefulness of the online resource [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful * External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 300 03 Feb 2010 Asia Graduate School of Theology (AGST) Asia Graduate School of Theology, Quezon City, Philippines Self-description: "Asia Graduate School of Theology (AGST) is a consortium of evangelical seminaries in the Philippines established by Asia Theological Association (ATA) [http://www.ataasia.com/ - ed.] in 1984. ATA is an accrediting body of theological institutions in Asia. AGST-Philippines is a consortium of the following seminaries: Alliance Graduate School (AGS) 'Rooted in the Word, Ministry to the World', Asia Pacific Theological Seminary (APTS) 'Zeal with Knowledge', Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary (APNTS) 'Bridging Cultures for Christ', Asian Theological Seminary (ATS) 'Equipping leaders to reach the world', AGST Philippines 'Preparing Leaders and Scholars for the Church in Asia and Beyond', Biblical Seminary of the Philippines (BSOP) Equipping God's Worker with God's Word for God's Work', Presbyterian Theological Seminary (PTS) 'God Centered, Bible Centered and Church Centered', Asian Seminary for Christian Ministries (ASCM) 'Equiping God's People for God's Service', International Graduate School of Leadership (IGSL) 'Building Biblical Thinkers for Dynamic Spiritual Leadership'." Site contents: * About Us (AGST Mission Statement, AGST and Contextualization, AGST Educational Philosophy, AGST Core Competencies, AGST Philippines: 25 Years of Working Together to Equip Leaders in Asia); * Programs (Doctor of Education, Doctor of Education in Christian Counseling, Master & Doctor of Biblical Studies, Master & Doctor of Theological Studies & Church History, Doctor of Philosophy in Holistic Child Development, Doctor of Missiology, Doctor of Ministry in Biblical Peacemaking); * Contact Us (Further Inquiries, Download Application Form); * News & Update; * The Journal of Asian Mission (JAM) ["JAM is the official journal of AGST. It seeks to provide a forum to assess theories and encourage reflective thinking among Christian leaders training Asians for missionary tasks and those working towards the evangelization of Asia. The Journal of Asian Mission wishes to be a chat room (in the high tech world) or sarang-bang (in the old Korean tradition) where everyone is welcomed and no one is a stranger."] (Archives [Freely downloadable PDF files]: JAM 1999 1-1, JAM 1999 1-2, JAM 2000 2-1, JAM 2000 2-2, JAM 2001 3-1, JAM 2001 3-2, JAM 2002 4-1, JAM 2002 4-2, JAM 2003 5-1, JAM 2003 5-2, JAM 2004 6-1, JAM 2004 6-2, JAM 2005 7-1). URL http://www.agstphil.org/ Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [at the time of this abstract there was no information regarding archival copies of the agstphil.org site] Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au) * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info./Study * Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic * Scholarly usefulness of the online resource [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful * External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 300 03 Feb 2010 Confucius Institute at Rutgers University (CIRU) School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, US Self-description: "Confucius Institute at Rutgers University CIRU [est. Nov 2007 - ed.] serves as a resource center for China study and promote quality Chinese language and culture education throughout New Jersey area. CIRU activities and resources include [...]: # Lecture series, workshops, conferences, and research on Chinese culture and contemporary China, # Regular Chinese language and cultural instruction, # Customized evening and weekend Chinese language and cultural courses, # Curriculum development in Chinese language and culture, # Design and further development of Chinese e-learning, # Training and support for K-12 Chinese teachers, # Chinese enrichment programs in New Jersey schools, # Summer camps in China for US High School Students, # Chinese immersion summer camps on the Rutgers Campus, # Sponsorship of cultural activities, competitions, and expansion of library services." Site contents: * CIRU News; * About CIRU; * Board Members; * CIRU Faculty; * CIRU Staff; * Int Conferences; * Chinese Classes; * Lecture Series; * Chinese for K-12; * Teachers' Training; * Scholarship & Fellowship; * Online Chinese; * Community Events; * CIRU Calendar; * Support for CIRU; * Contact CIRU; * Subscribe to CIRU Email List; * Search; * Support For CIRU; * Useful Links; * Campus Links. URL http://www.ciru.rutgers.edu/ Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract] Link reported by: Vicky Chu (vickychu--at--rci.rutgers.edu), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info. * Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic * Scholarly usefulness of the online resource [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting * External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30 02 Feb 2010 South Asia Monitor - The regular newsletter of the South Asia Program South Asia Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington DC, US Self-description: "At a time of new global opportunities and challenges, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) [http://www.csis.org - ed.] provides strategic insights and policy solutions to decisionmakers in government, international institutions, the private sector, and civil society. A bipartisan, nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, DC, CSIS conducts research and analysis and develops policy initiatives that look into the future and anticipate change." Site contents: * South Asia Monitor: The Future, On Sale: The Indian Retail Market - Jan 6, 2010; * South Asia Monitor: India-Japan Relations: A Partnership for Peace and Prosperity - Oct 1, 2009; * South Asia Monitor: Permanently on the Brink?: Nepal Strives for Stability - Sep 1, 2009; * South Asia Monitor: India's Energy Options: Coal and Beyond - Aug 24, 2009; * South Asia Monitor: "A Calculated Risk": India's New Budget - Aug 03, 2009; * South Asia Monitor: Triumphalism and Uncertainty in Post-Prabhakaran Sri Lanka - Ju 01, 2009; * South Asia Monitor: The Congress Comeback: Unexpected Results of the Indian Election - Jun 01, 2009; * South Asia Monitor: Pakistan: Struggling Through the Perfect Storm - Apr 30, 2009; * South Asia Monitor: The Strategic Implications of India's Internal Security - Looking Back at Mumbai - Apr 8, 2009; * South Asia Monitor: The Refugee Problem: Looking Toward Afghanistan's Long-Term Stability - Dec 10, 2008. * RSSS Feeds URL http://csis.org/node/13645/publication Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract] Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au) * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study * Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO * Scholarly usefulness of the online resource [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful * External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30 Copyright (c) 2010 by T. Matthew Ciolek URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/asia-www-monitor.html Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/coombs.anu.edu.au/asia-www-monitor.html