International Travel

He has travelled to the United States of America (in 1984, 1990, 2013 and 2016), the United Kingdom (1984, 1990, 1995 and 2017), Belgium, France (1994), Germany (in 1994 and 2017), Tunisia, Senegal (1992), Malaysia (1990), South Africa (2005 and 2012), Switzerland (2009) Singapore (2006, 2008 and 2014), Thailand (2005 and 2009), Cuba (2012), China (2013), Hong Kong (2014), Pakistan (2006), Sri Lanka (2009), Bangladesh (2005), Nepal (2009 and 2014) and Mauritius (2013). These trips were sponsored by, among others, Rotary Foundation, Government of the United States of America, Government of the United Kingdom, European Union, Government of India, UNDP, UNESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific), University of California at Berkeley, Hofstra University, King’s College, Heidelberg University, Rhodes University, Consumer Unity & Trust Society, IDC (Asia Pacific), Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, Panos Institute in Sri Lanka, International Labour Organization, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and K2K (Kolkata to Kunming) Forum of Centre for Studies in International Relations and Development.