Events

Chair: Gurcharan Das, Author and Commentator

Centre for Civil Society takes great pleasure in hosting a public lecture on ‘Globalisation: Why it's an opportunity for developing countries?’ by Johan Norberg, one of the world’s most eloquent liberty advocates and most known as the author of In Defense of Global Capitalism on 16 October, 5:30-7:30pm at Lecture Hall, UChicago Center in Delhi, DLF Capitol Point, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi.

He has published numerous books including In Defense of Global Capitalism, which earned Atlas Networks celebrated Fisher Award in 2002,has been translated into a dozen languages, and inspired the British Channel 4 documentary "Globalisation is Good". Norberg will also host a national public television special, produced by the Free to Choose Network, about the effects of economic freedom in South Korea, Chile, Zambia, and Slovakia. Norberg is a senior fellow at the European Centre for International Political Economy and at the Cato Institute.

Attendance is through Registration only. For any queries or further details, contact Samta Arora (samta@ccs.in)

For rule of law to operate, laws must be precise, principles-based, well-written, well-coded and should stand the test of time. The Indian approach has often run counter to the fundamentals of good law-making – we have over 3,000 central statues, several obsolete, redundant and repetitive! In collaboration with Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy and Macro/Finance Group at NIPFP, we have put together a list of 100 Laws worthy of wholesale repeal.

Check out the report and join us for #ccstalks Tweetchat, on Wednesday 15 October at 7pm! CCS, NIPFP and Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy will be hosting that chat to answer any questions you may have about the report, why these laws were chosen, the research process, and the way forward! Log in to tweetchat.com or Twitter and follow #ccstalks. We look forward to speaking with you!

For more information, contact Manasi Bose (pr@ccs.in).

It is often believed that ideas of economic freedom and reforms are “not Indian” and have been imported from the West under circumstances outside our control (such as the balance of payments crisis necessitating the economic reforms of 1991 at IMF's behest). However, research into modern Indian history showcases the rich indigenous liberal tradition that stood against ideas of a planned economy and society. Kumar Anand will present these findings at CCS Chintan on 8 October at the CCS office. Join us!

RSVP Manasi Bose (pr@ccs.in | +91 98107 72964). Seats limited.

As Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code stands, rape is something that only a man can do to a woman. It is argued that one of the issues with making rape laws gender-neutral is the idea of rape then being divorced from female-specific consequences for the survivor. Should rape laws be gender-neutral? Join us for #ccstalks Tweetchat, on Wednesday 1 October at 7pm! Log in to tweetchat.com or Twitter and follow #ccstalks. We look forward to speaking with you!

For more information, contact Manasi Bose (pr @ccs.in)