World Affairs Council States of Mind: India, Pakistan and other States without Nations in South Asia March 9, 2009

Ashis Nandy discusses the political psychology of nations in South Asia and the challenges of maintaining a nation-state in the region. Professor Nandy is regarded as one of India’s most distinctive intellectual figures and a leading voice on such topics as Indian political culture, violence and modernity, development, and the nature of the post-colonial state. Foreign Policy magazine listed him as one of the world's top 100 public intellectuals in 2008.
Check-in: 5:30 PM; Program: 6:00 PM

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