Event

India and Pakistan at 75⁠—A Dialogue with Akbar Ahmed and Nirupama Rao

Date & Time

Tuesday

Aug. 16, 2022

11:00am – 12:00pm ET

Event Sponsor

Indo-Pacific Program

Overview

This month, India and Pakistan mark 75 years since independence. The traumatic and tragic events of Partition continue to impact both countries today. They have fought multiple wars and struggled to forge better relations, but they have also pursued some forms of dialogue and cooperation. This event will feature a moderated conversation with Akbar Ahmed and Nirupama Rao, both Wilson Center global fellows and former senior diplomats with a keen understanding of the India-Pakistan relationship and its complexities. They will take stock of the last 75 years, assess what the future might hold, and consider the prospects for dialogue between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.

Please note this is an online-only event conducted by the Asia Program in partnership with Wilson Center NOW.

Speakers

Akbar Ahmed

Global Fellow;
Distinguished Professor and Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, School of International Service, American University; Former Pakistan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland

Nirupama Rao

Public Policy Fellow;
Former Indian Foreign Secretary; Former Indian Ambassador to Washington and Beijing

Moderators

Michael Kugelman

Director, South Asia Institute

John Milewski

Director of Digital Programming; Moderator, Wilson Center NOW

Hosted By

Indo-Pacific Program

The Indo-Pacific Program promotes policy debate and intellectual discussions on US interests in the Asia-Pacific as well as political, economic, security, and social issues relating to the world’s most populous and economically dynamic region. Read more

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