How India-U.S. Relations Impact the World
Wednesday, September 17
11:00 am to 12:15 pm
Room 136 RJR Building
Winston-Salem State University
A presentation by
M. Badrul Alam
Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science
Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, India
Sponsored by the O ffice of International Programs,
the D epartment of H istory, Politics and Justice Studies, and
the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Initiative:
“Integrating India into the Liberal Arts”
For more information, call the Office of International Programs, WSSU, 336-750-3345
Visiting Scholar Dr. M. Badrul Alam Press Release draft
Dr. Mohammed Badrul Alam, Professor and Head, Dept. of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi, India, will be Visiting
Scholar at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) from September 15 to 24, 2014.
During his stay at WSSU, Dr. Alam will deliver a public lecture titled How India-U.S. Relations Impact the World on Wednesday, Sept. 17, from
11 am to 12:15 pm in RJ Reynolds room 136. He will focus on relations between India and the US, and address implications for ties with China and
African countries in particular. He will be the keynote speaker at the WSSU NEH India Symposium on Friday, September 19, where he will address
the role of Islam in India’s democracy (registration required). In addition, Dr. Alam will speak in several classes in Political Science, History and
Religious Studies, and have round table discussions with faculty on areas of research interest and collaboration with Jamia Millia Islamia
University.
Dr. Alam is a scholar of India-US Relations; Indian foreign policy and regional politics; nuclear issues in South Asia; India, Africa and the Middle
East; diaspora studies; cultural diversity, minority relations and human rights; and South Asian Studies. He has taught for over a two decades in the
United States, Japan and India at various educational institutions, before joining Jamia Millia Islamia University in 2006, where he has been Head of
the Department of Political Science since January 2013. Dr.Alam is the author of several books including, Perspectives on Nuclear Strategy of India
and Pakistan (2013), Indo-US Relations: Dimensions and Emerging Trends (2013), Contours of India’s Foreign Policy: Changes and Challenges
(2014), as well as numerous articles, monographs and books reviews published in international journals. He is a recipient of number of prestigious
awards including Fulbright Fellowship, Shastri Canadian Foreign Ministry award, DAAD Fellowship, Salzburg Global Fellowship, BadenWuerttemberg Fellowship, and Visiting Scholar at East-West Center.
He earned the Ph.D. Degree at Cornell University, where he also earned M.A. degrees in History and Government. He has also earned graduate and
undergraduate degrees from Jawaharlal Nehu University, Utkal University and Ravenshaw College in India.
Lecture Schedule
Tuesday, September 16, from 9:30 to 10:45 am: Room 05 Hill Hall: lecture on “Islam in India.” Dr. Eric Greaux’s class on World
Religions.
Wednesday, Sept. 17: 11 am to 12:15 pm in RJ Reynolds room 136. Public Lecture: “How India-U.S. Relations Impact the World”
Monday, Sept. 22, from 12:30 to 1:45 pm: Room 211 Coltrane Hall: Lecture on “India and Pakistan as Nuclear Powers and Regional
Politics.” Dr. Mueni wa Muiu’s class on International Relations.
Tuesday, September 23, from 11 am to 12:15 pm: Room 05 Hill Hall: Lecture on: “India-Africa Relations: Connecting the Past, Looking
into the Future.” Dr. Guy Martin’s class on Politics in Africa.