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 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 Event Recording / Asia 05 March 2024 The Taliban’s Neighbourhood and Regional Diplomacy with Afghanistan (Online Event, 5 March 2024) Event Recording / Asia 18 December 2023 Growing Violence, Dwindling Aid: Rohingya Crisis at an Inflection Point (Online Event, 28 December 2023) Speech / Asia 13 September 2023 Speech at the Afghanistan Humanitarian Senior Officials Meeting Event Recording / Asia 17 May 2023 Conflict and Political Crisis in Myanmar (Online event, 17 May 2023) Commentary / Jihad in Modern Conflict 27 October 2021 How Islamist Militants Elsewhere View the Taliban’s Victory in Afghanistan