On behalf of the Council on Foreign Relations
(CFR), I invite you to participate in the next session of the Fall 2014
CFR Academic Conference Call series on Thursday, October 9, from 9:00 AM
to 10:00 AM in WY 326. Alyssa Ayres, CFR's
senior fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia, will discuss the
evolving U.S.-India relationship, in light of Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi's recent visit to the United States.
Dr. Ayres served as deputy assistant secretary of
state for South Asia from 2010 to 2013, providing policy direction and
support to U.S. embassies and consulates throughout the region.
Previously, she led the India and South Asia practice
at McLarty Associates, a Washington-based international strategic
advisory firm. Dr. Ayres joined the firm after serving in the U.S.
Department of State as special assistant to the undersecretary for
political affairs as a Council on Foreign Relations international
affairs fellow. Her book on nationalism, culture, and politics in
Pakistan, "Speaking Like a State," received the 2011-2012 American
Institute of Pakistan Studies book prize. Dr. Ayres blogs regularly at
CFR's "Asia Unbound," and is a "Forbes" contributor.
As background for the discussion, you may wish to review the following materials:
1) Narendra Modi and Barack Obama, "A Renewed U.S.-India Partnership for the 21st Century," Washington Post, September 30, 2014.
2) Narendra Modi and Richard N. Haass, "A
Conversation With Narendra Modi," Event Video, Council on Foreign
Relations, September 29, 2014.
3) Nicholas Burns, "Passage to India: What
Washington Can Do to Revive Relations With New Delhi," Foreign Affairs,
September/October 2014.
4) Alyssa Ayres, "Bringing India Inside the Asia
Trade Tent," Policy Innovation Memorandum No. 46, Council on Foreign
Relations Press, June 2014.
5) Alyssa Ayres, Asia Unbound, Blog, Council on Foreign Relations.
6) "Timeline: U.S.-India Relations," Interactive, Council on Foreign Relations.
Please RSVP to Professor Seth Weinberger at sweinberger@pugetsound.edu if you're interested in attending this call.
I hope to see you there!
Seth Weinberger
Associate Professor
Department of Politics & Government
University of Puget Sound
