Featuring:
Rajendra Abhyankar,
Diplomat-in-Residence at the Center for American and Global Security
Rajendra Abhyankar also is Chairman of the Kunzru Centre for Defence Study and Research, Pune. A former diplomat, he was Indian Ambassador in Syria, Turkey and Azerbaijan and served as Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs with responsibility for Asia, North Africa, and Oceania. From 2006 to 2008 he was Director of the Centre for West Asian Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of the Middle East and the Department of Political Science
Thurs., March 3rd, 5:30-7pm,
Ballantine Hall, Room 005
Since India’s Independence in 1947 a lot has changed in the region- especially at the political and geo-strategic level. While the cardinal points of India’s policy have remained constant, there has been a change of nuance and content at each major tipping point affecting the Middle East: the oil crisis of 1974, the end of the Cold War in 1989 and 9/11 and its aftermath. Possibly, 2011 may be viewed as another bench-mark. The lecture will attempt to posit India’s policy towards the Middle East, or West Asia, in the context of these momentous developments affecting the region.
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