Pierre Prakash Program Director, Asia Please submit all media inquiries to [email protected] or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role As Director of Crisis Group’s Asia Program, Pierre Prakash supports the organisation’s research, analysis, and policy advocacy about and in the region. He joined Crisis Group in August 2019. Professional Background Pierre has been working in Asia for close to 20 years. Trained as a journalist, he started his career as a foreign correspondent for French media in India, also covering Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. He subsequently shifted to the aid sector, joining the European Union’s Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO), first in New Delhi covering South Asia, and then in Bangkok, covering the entire Asia Pacific region. In The News 21 jul 2024 The quota protest [in Bangladesh] is just the manifestation of a widespread malaise that’s not just about quotas but also economic and political. New York Times Pierre Prakash Program Director, Asia 20 jul 2024 With no real alternative at the ballot box, discontented Bangladeshis have few options besides street protests to make their voices heard. AFP Pierre Prakash Program Director, Asia 7 jan 2024 There is a risk of increased violence after the polls [in Bangladesh]. The New York Times Pierre Prakash Program Director, Asia 5 jan 2024 The election will not resolve Bangladesh’s political crisis … Since the 2008 election … the country has not held a credible national election. The Guardian Pierre Prakash Program Director, Asia 28 dec 2019 Les autorités [Birmanes] ont donc pris des mesures qui touchent à la liberté de mouvement. Les réfugiés n’ont plus le droit de sortir des camps et les autorités ont coupé... RFI Pierre Prakash Program Director, Asia Latest Updates Q&A / Asia 25 juli 2024 Bangladesh on Edge after Crushing Quota Protests Event Recording / Asia 05 mars 2024 The Taliban’s Neighbourhood and Regional Diplomacy with Afghanistan Event Recording / Asia 18 december 2023 Growing Violence, Dwindling Aid: Rohingya Crisis at an Inflection Point Speech / Asia 13 september 2023 Speech at the Afghanistan Humanitarian Senior Officials Meeting Event Recording / Asia 17 maj 2023 Conflict and Political Crisis in Myanmar (Online event, 17 May 2023) Commentary / Jihad in Modern Conflict 27 oktober 2021 How Islamist Militants Elsewhere View the Taliban’s Victory in Afghanistan Load more