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DESCRIPTION:Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs&nbsp\;South Asia Center pr
 esentsIndian Democracy at the CrossroadsIndian democracy\nwas long regarde
 d as an unlikely success. But in recent years there is\nconsiderable worry
  about democratic backsliding in India. What are the\nmanifestations of th
 is backsliding? What are the longer term social and\neconomic forces that 
 are contributing to it? Where might there be possibilities\nfor renewal?&n
 bsp\;&nbsp\;This talk will explore these questions. It will place\nthe cur
 rent state of Indian Democracy in historical and comparative context.\n\n&
 nbsp\;Pratap Bhanu Mehta\n\nDr. Pratap Bhanu\nMehta is one of India's lead
 ing public intellectuals. He has held several\nteaching positions\, includ
 ing at Ashoka University\, where he was also the Vice\nChancellor from 201
 7-2019\, NYU School of Law\, and at Harvard University\, where\nhe taught 
 for many years.&nbsp\; Mehta has\npublished widely in the fields of politi
 cal theory\, intellectual history\,\nconstitutional law\, politics and soc
 iety in India and international politics.&nbsp\;Dr. Mehta has\nserved on m
 any central government committees\, including India’s National\nSecurity A
 dvisory Board\, the Prime Minister of India’s National Knowledge\nCommissi
 on\, and a Supreme Court-appointed committee on elections in Indian\nunive
 rsities. Mehta is a prolific writer\; he is an editorial consultant to The
 \nIndian Express\, and his columns have appeared in dailies including the 
 Financial\nTimes\, The Telegraph\, the International Herald Tribune\, and 
 The\nHindu.&nbsp\; His scholarly articles have\nappeared in leading intern
 ational referred journals in the field\, as well as\nnumerous edited volum
 es.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nDr. Mehta\nholds a BA in Philosophy\, Politics\, and Eco
 nomics from Oxford and a PhD in\npolitics from Princeton.&nbsp\;Co-sponsor
 ed by: Center for European Studies and Trade\, Development and Political E
 conomyClick here to registerFor more information or to request accessibili
 ty arrangements\, please contact Emera Bridger Wilson\, elbridge@syr.edu.
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SUMMARY:Indian Democracy at the Crossroads
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs&nbsp\;
 </p><p>South Asia Center presents</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Indian Democrac
 y at the Crossroads</strong></p><p><br></p>Indian democracy\nwas long rega
 rded as an unlikely success. But in recent years there is\nconsiderable wo
 rry about democratic backsliding in India. What are the\nmanifestations of
  this backsliding? What are the longer term social and\neconomic forces th
 at are contributing to it? Where might there be possibilities\nfor renewal
 ?&nbsp\;&nbsp\;This talk will explore these questions. It will place\nthe 
 current state of Indian Democracy in historical and comparative context.<p
 >\n\n</p><p>&nbsp\;</p><strong>Pratap Bhanu Mehta</strong><p><br></p><p>\n
 \n</p><p>Dr. Pratap Bhanu\nMehta is one of India's leading public intellec
 tuals. He has held several\nteaching positions\, including at Ashoka Unive
 rsity\, where he was also the Vice\nChancellor from 2017-2019\, NYU School
  of Law\, and at Harvard University\, where\nhe taught for many years.&nbs
 p\; Mehta has\npublished widely in the fields of political theory\, intell
 ectual history\,\nconstitutional law\, politics and society in India and i
 nternational politics.&nbsp\;</p><p><br></p>Dr. Mehta has\nserved on many 
 central government committees\, including India’s National\nSecurity Advis
 ory Board\, the Prime Minister of India’s National Knowledge\nCommission\,
  and a Supreme Court-appointed committee on elections in Indian\nuniversit
 ies. Mehta is a prolific writer\; he is an editorial consultant to <i>The\
 nIndian Express</i>\, and his columns have appeared in dailies including t
 he <i>Financial\nTimes</i>\, <i>The Telegraph</i>\, the <i>International H
 erald Tribune</i>\, and <i>The\nHindu</i>.&nbsp\; His scholarly articles h
 ave\nappeared in leading international referred journals in the field\, as
  well as\nnumerous edited volumes.<p>\n\n</p>&nbsp\;<p>\n\n</p><p>Dr. Meht
 a\nholds a BA in Philosophy\, Politics\, and Economics from Oxford and a P
 hD in\npolitics from Princeton.&nbsp\;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Co-sponsor
 ed by: Center for European Studies and Trade\, Development and Political E
 conomy</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.
 us/webinar/register/WN_qOzaQlB-SFqjDL7Z6lJIew" title="Click here to regist
 er">Click here to register</a></p><p><br></p><p>For more information or to
  request accessibility arrangements\, please contact Emera Bridger Wilson\
 , elbridge@syr.edu.</p>
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