India's Domestic Politics and the Democratic Reckoning with Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Indian democracy is under enormous strain. Democratic norms and long-standing institutional foundations are facing a slew of challenges. As India enters a pandemic-ridden 2021, how seriously are its democratic traditions and politics threatened and what are countervailing forces?

The Sigur Center for Asian Studies proudly hosts Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Former Vice-Chancellor of Ashoka University; former President of the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi; and a leading scholar and commentator on Indian politics, for the first virtual edition of our Sigur Center Lecture Series. Mehta will share his commentary and then turn to a conversation with the moderator, Deepa Ollapally, Associate Director of the Sigur Center, before turning to audience Q&A.

The Sigur Center Lecture Series highlights policy-relevant, innovative, and original scholarship about Asia.