Waterloo, Ontario (Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013) — Scholars at the University of Waterloo and St. Jerome’s University have received inaugural grants from the Chanchlani India Policy Centre (CIPC) to support research that provides policy recommendations for building stronger relations between Canada and India. Focusing on diverse areas such as natural resources, Group of Twenty (G20) cooperation, and infant health, the scholars will share their findings with academic, government, and private-sector communities.
The policy grants program was created in partnership between the Waterloo-based CIPC, the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APFC) and the Canada India Foundation. The partners share a mandate to facilitate effective public policy in Canada and India to deepen engagement and productivity between the countries from political, social and economic perspectives.
Professor Andrew Cooper of the Department of Political Science, a past Fulbright Scholar and prominent expert on global governance issues, will examine India’s role and goals in the Group of 20 (G20) process and whether New Delhi seeks to use Brazil, Russia, India and China (the BRICs) to advance its aims within the G20. Professor Cooper will also examine opportunities for Canada and India to cooperate within the G20 forum.
From Waterloo News.