Kashmir's constitutional annexation, the discriminatory law of citizenship, and state-sponsored violence against Muslims and other minorities have undermined India’s democratic, secular and pluralistic ethos. Additionally, India’s flagging economy and historically high unemployment rates are further exacerbating the crisis. The discussion will explore the political implications of the Modi administration's policies since August 2019, and will examine what India’s economic recession and democratic decay mean for the US and the rest of the world?
Please join Critical Connections and the World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts for a discussion with Dr. Muqtedar Khan.
Dr. Muqtedar Khan is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware. He is the Academic Director of the State Department’s National Security Institute (2016-2019) at the Institute for Global Studies at the University of Delaware. He earned his Ph.D. in International Relations, Political Philosophy, and Islamic Political Thought, from Georgetown University in May 2000. He founded the Islamic Studies Program at the University of Delaware and was its first Director from 2007-2010.
As an expert on governance, Islam and American foreign policy, he has lectured and trained scholars, students, elected leaders and policy makers in the US, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Finland, Germany, UK, France, Turkey, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, India, Ireland, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Singapore, Canada, and Belgium. He was the Academic Director of the US State Departments’ National Security Institute, 2018-2019 and the American Foreign Policy Institute, 2019-2021.
His most recent book Islam and Good Governance: Political Philosophy of Ihsan was published in April 2019 by Palgrave Macmillan and has been named one of the best all time books in political philosophy. He is also the author of several books: American Muslims: Bridging Faith and Freedom (Amana, 2002), Jihad for Jerusalem: Identity and Strategy in International Relations (Praeger, 2004), Islamic Democratic Discourse (Lexington Books, 2006), Debating Moderate Islam: The Geopolitics of Islam and the West (University of Utah Press, 2007). Dr. Khan is a frequent commentator in the international media. His articles and commentaries can be found at www.ijtihad.org. His research can be found at https://udel.academia.edu/MuqtedarKhan