The re-emergence of democratic India and India’s deepening engagement with Canada

Thursday, September 24, 2015 7:00 PM EDT (UTC–04:00)
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Vishnu Prakash, India's High Commissioner to Canada, will share thoughts on the rise of secular  and pluralistic India, the nation’s outlook, economic heft, soft-power, as well as, political and security challenges. He will also discuss growing India-Canada engagement and the road ahead.

David A. Welch, CIGI Senior Fellow and Chair of Global Security at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, will serve as a discussant for this presentation.

Event Speakers

Vishnu Prakash

Vishnu Prakash is India's High Commissioner to Canada.

Margaret Walton-Roberts

Margaret Walton-Roberts is a professor at Wilfrid Laurier University and associate dean of the School of International Policy and Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. She is a human geographer with research interests in gender and the international migration of health-care professionals in the context of India. Her latest co-edited book, The Human Right to Citizenship: A Slippery Concept, is published by University of Pennsylvania Press (2016). 

David A. Welch