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Ten Reasons Why India Will Not and Must Not Become a Superpower

Published: 1 April 2010

We increasingly hear of a coming "Asian century" that will be dominated by the economic strength and political power of countries like India. But some, given the deep fault-lines within Indian society, politics, economics, and culture, suggest that talk of Indian superstardom is highly premature.

On Wednesday, April 7, UUÖ±²¥'s Institute for the Study of International Development in partnership with the International Development Research Centre and the Dean of Arts Development Fund, will welcome Dr. Ramachandra Guha for a free public lecture, Ten Reasons Why India Will Not and Must Not Become a Superpower.

Named one of the fifty most influential people in India, Dr. Guha is a historian and biographer based in Bangalore. His books and essays have been translated into more than twenty languages, earning him a reputation as "Indian democracy's preeminent chronicler," according to Time magazine. He has taught at the universities of Yale, Stanford, of California (Berkeley).

Dr. Guha's most recent book, India after Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy, has won numerous awards and was chosen as a Book of the Year by the Economist, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the San Francisco Chronicle, Time Out, and Outlook.

WHO: Dr. Ramachandra Guha

WHAT: Ten Reasons Why India Will Not and Must Not Become a Superpower

WHEN:  Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 5:30 p.m.

WHERE: UUÖ±²¥ Faculty Club, Ballroom, 3450 McTavish Street

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