Flash Panel: India's Winter of Protest

 

About the panel

Since December, India has been rocked by nationwide protests drawing millions of citizens. The public demonstrations are against a controversial citizenship law passed by the government. Protestors describe the law as discriminatory against Muslims and an assault on the secular ethos of India’s constitution. The protests have continued despite several incidents of police violence. 

This flash panel of experts and eyewitnesses will examine the causes behind this ‘leaderless movement,’ its meaning for contemporary India, and its potential impact on future politics of the region.

Participants

Moderator: 

Ebrahim Moosa, Professor of Islamic Studies

Panelists: 

Julia Kowalski, Assistant Professor of Global Affairs

Nikhil Menon, Assistant Professor of History

Susan Ostermann, Assistant Professor of Global Affairs

Event details

12:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 3, 1050 Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Free and open to the public

Sponsored by the South Asia Group of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies

Originally published at asia.nd.edu.