Ambassador Arusha Cooray was invited by the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) to chair and moderate the launch of a new book, “Resurgent Asia,” by Professor Deepak Nayyar. Welcome addresses were given by the Director of UNU-WIDER, Professor Kunal Sen, and Under-Secretary of State, External Economic Relations MFA, Ms. Nina Vaskunlahti. Discussants of the book were Dr. Mikael Mattlin of the University of Turku and Dr. Juuso Kaaresvirta of the Bank of Finland. Mr. Harri Kämäräinen, Finland’s Ambassador for South Asia, Ms. Sini Paukkunen, Director Unit for Policy Planning and Research MoFA, among many others were present. The event was held at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in partnership with their Unit for Policy Planning and Research.