Asia Council

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|headquarters = Tokyo

|location = Doha, Chengdu, Bangkok, Tokyo

|region_served = Asia

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The Asia Council is a pan-Asian organization constituted in 2016 to serve as a continent wide forum to address Asia's key challenges and foster cooperation among countries of Asia.{{Cite web |url=https://uia.org/s/or/en/1122289590 |url-access= |title=Asia Council |author1=Staff writer |year=2024 |department=UIA Global Civil Society Database |website=uia.org |publisher=Union of International Associations |agency=Yearbook of International Organizations Online |location=Brussels, Belgium |format= |arxiv= |asin= |bibcode= |doi= |doi-broken-date= |isbn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |lccn= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |osti= |pmc= |pmid= |rfc= |ssrn= |zbl= |id= |access-date=26 February 2025 |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |via= |quote= |trans-quote= |ref= |postscript=}}{{cite news|url=https://island.lk/asia-council-asks-japan-and-south-korea-to-help-sri-lanka/

|title=Asia Council asks Japan and South Korea to help Sri Lanka|last=|first=|date=7 August 2022|work=The Island (Sri Lanka)|access-date=5 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812220955/https://island.lk/asia-council-asks-japan-and-south-korea-to-help-sri-lanka/| archive-date=12 August 2022| url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://en.mehrnews.com/news/213809/Asia-Council-urges-immediate-sustained-ceasefire-in-Gaza

| archive-date=13 April 2024| url-status=live}}

The council has its headquarters in Tokyo and regional directorates in Doha, Chengdu and Bangkok.{{cite web

| url= http://www.crosstownnews.in/post/11070/-asia-council-meet-to-explore-new-pathways-in-india-pakistan-relation.html

| title= Asia Council meet for exploring new pathways

| publisher= Cross Town News

| access-date= 2 April 2017

| archive-date= 23 January 2019

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}}{{cite web | url= https://www.huffingtonpost.com/daewhan-chang/post_6993_b_4918468.html| title= The 'One Asia' Momentum | date= 7 March 2014 |publisher=Huffington Post (US Edition) | access-date=20 October 2017}}{{cite web | url=https://www.kantipath.com/health-and-education/asia-council-opens-top-university-fellowships-for-nepali-students | title=Asia Council opens top university fellowships for Nepali students | date=23 March 2017 | publisher=Kantipath News, Kathmandu | access-date=30 March 2017 | archive-date=7 November 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015354/https://www.kantipath.com/health-and-education/asia-council-opens-top-university-fellowships-for-nepali-students | url-status=dead }}

Organization

The Asia Council operates through the council headquarters in Tokyo, three regional directorates and country offices.{{cite web | url= https://indiaeducationdiary.in/asian-leadership-centre-launch-south-asia-leadership-initiative/

| title=South Asia Leadership Initiative | date=17 April 2017 |publisher=OMIS News Network | access-date=30 October 2017}}

=Administrative Divisions=

The Asia Council is organized into three administrative divisions. The East Asia division has its regional directorate in Tokyo, the South Asia & South East Asia division has its regional directorate in Bangkok and the West Asia & Central Asia division has its regional directorate in Doha.{{cite news|url=https://thekabultimes.gov.af/asia-council-seeks-immediate-step-up-of-humanitarian-support-in-afghanistan-to-avert-a-major-catastrophe/

|title=Asia Council seeks immediate step-up of humanitarian support in Afghanistan to avert a major catastrophe|last=Bureau|first=The Kabul Times|date=8 September 2012|work=The Kabul Times Daily|access-date=6 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012105912/https://thekabultimes.gov.af/asia-council-seeks-immediate-step-up-of-humanitarian-support-in-afghanistan-to-avert-a-major-catastrophe/

| archive-date=12 October 2022| url-status=live}}

Countries

The Asia Council covers 48 countries and 6 dependent territories.{{cite web | url= https://asianleadershipcentre.org/asia-council/countries/| title=Countries covered by the Asia Council |publisher= | access-date=3 April 2017}}

Fellowships

The Asia Council fellowship provides financial grant to students from Asian countries to study for a graduate degree in world's top universities.

=Global Leaders Fellowship=

The Asia Council Global Leaders Fellowship is an international graduate fellowship scheme which supports students with exceptional leadership qualities from 48 countries and 6 dependent territories of Asia to undertake graduate studies at some of world's top universities in United States and United Kingdom.{{cite web | url= https://indiaeducationdiary.in/asia-council-fellowships-india-open-march-30/

| title=Asia Council fellowships open from March 30 | date=22 March 2017 |publisher=Education Diary | access-date=28 March 2017}}

=Asia Fellowship=

The Asia Fellowship is an international graduate fellowship scheme which supports students with exceptional leadership qualities from 48 countries and 6 dependent territories of Asia to undertake graduate studies at Asia's top universities.{{cite news | url= http://thedailynewnation.com/news/130725/asia-council-fellowships-for-bangladesh.html| title=Asia Council fellowships for Bangladesh|publisher=The New Nation | access-date=5 May 2017}}

=Einstein Fellowship=

The Asia Council Einstein Fellowship is an international fellowship scheme which supports students with exceptional leadership qualities from 48 countries and 6 dependent territories of Asia to undertake study for a degree at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nanyang Technological University, KAIST, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Tsinghua University.{{cite web | url= https://asianleadershipcentre.org/asia-council/fellowships| title=Einstein Fellowship |publisher=Asia Council Fellowships | access-date=3 April 2017}}

Reports and Publications

The council's research and publishing division produces several reports on Asia including the Asia Security Report and Asia Statistical Report.

=Asian Review=

The Asian Review is a journal published by the Asia Council. It covers political, economic and strategic review of the continent.{{cite web

| url= http://www.asianreview.org

| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211208142833/http://www.asianreview.org/

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| archive-date= December 8, 2021

| title= Asian Review

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| access-date= 2 April 2017

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Events

=Asia Roundtable=

The Asia Roundtable is an international conference held by the Asia Council outside Asia. The meeting discusses in detail a single issue that is geopolitically significant for the Asian region. The conference is attended by regional leaders and policy experts.{{cite web

| url= http://www.crosstownnews.in/post/11070/-asia-council-meet-to-explore-new-pathways-in-india-pakistan-relation.html

| title= Asia Council meet for exploring new pathways

| publisher= Cross Town News

| access-date= 2 April 2017

| archive-date= 23 January 2019

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