Seminar: Gåden om de “uendelige” modsætninger mellem Indien og Pakistan

TIME: Friday, 15 February, 9.30 – 11.45

VENUE: Danish Institute for International Studies, Main Auditorium, Strandgade 71, ground floor, Christianshavn, 1401 Copenhagen K.

TIME: Friday, 15 February, 9.30 – 11.45

VENUE: Danish Institute for International Studies, Main Auditorium, Strandgade 71, ground floor, Christianshavn, 1401 Copenhagen K.

“Shooting for a Century: The India-Pakistan Conundrum” (forthcoming, Brookings Press, 2013) is one of the few comprehensive overviews of one of the world’s most intractable conflicts, looking at both known and deeper causes.

The India-Pakistan dispute is unlikely to be resolved or normalized in the next 35 years—it will last a “century”—a hundred years, having begun in 1947.

This is not the worst outcome: another major crisis could lead to a nuclear war; the breakup or destruction of Pakistan would have far reaching consequences for the region and the world.

This talk will dissect the key actors on all sides of the conflict, including the Pakistan army, examine the implications of a continuing stalemate, and look at theories that explain why this conflict persists, and strategies that might avert a larger conflict or, improbably, move the two states towards normalization.

Speakers:
– Stephen P. Cohen, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, USA
– Anthony D’Costa, Professor, CBS
– Mona K. Sheikh, Postdoc, DIIS

PROGRAMME:

09.00-09.40: Introduction; Mona K. Sheikh, Postdoc, DIIS

09.40-10.30: The India-Pakistan Conundrum; Stephen P. Cohen, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, USA

10.30-10.45: Coffee Break

10.45-11.05: Discussant; Anthony D’Costa, Professor, CBS

11.05-11.45: Q & A

Chair: Mona K. Sheikh, Postdoc, DIIS

The seminar will be held in English.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. Read more about the seminar and use the online registration form on the website no later than Thursday, 14 February at 12 noon.

Please await confirmation by e-mail from DIIS for participation.