The Indian Elections
Counting the Votes and Assessing the Stakes
By Timothy Samuel Shah
Posted: Saturday, May 22, 2004
On May 11, 2004, political theorist and commentator Dr. Pratap Bhanu Mehta addressed an audience at EPPC on the recent – and dramatic – Indian elections. Click here for a transcript of his presentation and the discussion that followed.  [Read More]

Muslims at Risk
Posted: Monday, May 10, 2004
The rise of Hindu nationalism in India, the world’s largest democracy and home to the world’s second largest Muslim population, endangers not only the Muslim community there but democratic values as well. In this conversation, two experts examined the roots and unfortunate consequences of this phenomenon.  [Read More]

Extremist Religious Nationalism in South Asia and Beyond
Lecture for Conference on "Religion in a Globalizing World"
By Timothy Samuel Shah
Posted: Tuesday, March 2, 2004
One can hardly begin a lecture on religious nationalism in South Asia without quoting that great Indian religious nationalist Mahatma Gandhi. The witticism that I would like to quote now Gandhi memorably delivered in response to a question: "What do you think of Western Civilization?" His mordant reply was, "I think it would be a good idea." Now if someone were to ask me what I think of the lecture I am about to give, I think my reply would have to be, "I think it would be a good idea." It is painfully true that the lecture I am about to give is not the lecture I would like to give. It contains very far from complete or developed thoughts about a very important topic.  [Read More]

An Anglican Perspective on South Asia
Posted: Friday, January 3, 2003
Drawing on his unique perspective as a Pakistani Anglican bishop, the Reverend Michael Nazir Ali, currently Anglican Bishop of Rochester (U.K.), discussed the promise and perils of contemporary Christian-Muslim relations at a November 1 Center seminar co-sponsored by the International Fellowship of Evangelical Mission Theologians (INFEMIT).   [Read More]