Conflicts in South Asia: A Frontline Perspective and a Personal Story
The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law; the Center for International Business Education and Research at the McCombs School of Business; and Dr. Vijay Mahajan, the John P. Harbin Centennial Chair in Business at the McCombs School, will be hosting a roundtable discussion with journalist Rahul Pandita called, “Conflicts in South Asia: A Frontline Perspective and a Personal Story.” The lunch discussion will take place on Monday, November 4.
This event is by invitation only. Please contact Andrew Ehrhardt (andrewehrhardt@austin.utexas.edu) for more information.
Rahul, an International Red Cross Award-winning journalist, is a front-line expert on conflicts in Asia. He is the author of two books, Hello, Bastar: The Untold Story of India’s Maoist Movement and Our Moon Has Blood Clots, and the co-author of The Absent State. Rahul has reported extensively from war zones in the Middle East and Asia, and in 2010, he received the International Red Cross award for conflict reporting. His work in recent years has focused on India’s Maoist insurgency in Central and East India. In addition to being a regular contributor to the New York Times’ blog entitled India Ink, Rahul has been featured in numerous international news publications.