Sharp Rise in Asian Studies

The Asian Studies Department has almost doubled in size this year, reports Associate Professor Palmier. This is just one of the many new happenings in this department.

The other staff-member Dr B. J. Gupta, recently spent three months in India studying the relations between India and the Commonwealth. He is now at Canberra writing up his observations. Dr Gupta will return to Victoria in time for the Second Term.

Professor Palmier has lately published a book on the Indonesians and their relations with the Dutch. He reports that he is currently engaged on a study of the social backgrounds of the Asian revolutionary leaders. He has almost completed the section on the Indonesian revolutionaries.

R.J.B.