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Penn School of Arts and Sciences Tuesday, December 4, 2018


India’s Civilian Drone Industry: The Need for Greater Civil Society Engagement with Drone Regulations

Shashank Srinivasan
December 3, 2018

In this issue of India in Transition, Shashank Srinivasan, founder of Technology for Wildlife, discusses the impact of India’s four-year ban on civilian use of UAVs.

Full Article

*Interested in writing for IiT? Now open for submissions*


New CASI Podcast Episode

Hosted by Bilal Baloch (CASI Postdoctoral Research Fellow & Non-Resident Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University). In our latest episode of the Fall 2018 Seminar Series, Scott Moore (Associate Professor of Practice, SAS, and Senior Fellow, Water Center, Penn) discusses his recent CASI seminar on "India's Inter-State Water Wars: Causes, Consequences, and Cures."

CASI's podcast series is available for download in iTunes and SoundCloud.


Video of "India Connected" Book Talk with Ravi Agrawal

On November 30, 2018, Ravi Agrawal (Managing Editor of Foreign Policy and award-winning journalist) gave a talk on his debut book, India Connected: How the Smartphone is Transforming the World’s Largest Democracy. The talk was moderated by Bilal Baloch (CASI Postdoctoral Research Fellow) and was in partnership with Perry World House.


CASI Student Programs

Applications for the 2019 Summer Internship Program, Travel Funds for Research, and Sobti Family Fellowship are now OPEN for current Penn students!

CASI Student Programs Open House
Save the Date: Tuesday, December 11, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Where: CASI suite - Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science & Economics, 133 South 36th Street, Suite 230
Join CASI Alumni to learn more about their experiences in India. Read about CASI Interns' and Travel Funds Winners' experiences on the CASI Student Programs Blog! To receive as an email, go to casistudentprograms.com and enter your email on the bottom left “+follow” icon.

Learn More:

Attend a Chai Chat and meet with CASI alumni
Fridays from October 2018 - January 2019, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
at CASI's office - Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science & Economics, 133 South 36th Street, Suite 230

View the CASI Student Programs Video and read the blog to learn more about CASI student experiences in India! Follow CASI Student Programs on Instagram @casistudentprograms

Questions about CASI Student Programs?
Please contact Georgette Rochlin, Associate Director, CASI geoa@sas.upenn.edu


We've Moved

As a reminder, CASI's office is now located closer to the heart of Penn's campus at the Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science & Economics at 133 South 36th Street (Suite 230) Philadelphia, PA 19104-6215.


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