Contact:

Sarah Ray

802-443-5794

sray@middlebury.edu

Posted: October 2, 2001

MIDDLEBURY,

VT - Sumit Ganguly, professor at the University of

Texas’ Center for Asian Studies, will give a lecture titled

“India and Pakistan’s Nuclear Rivalry” on Monday, October

15, at 4:30 p.m. in the conference room of the Middlebury

College Center for International Affairs on Hillcrest Road

off College Street (Route 125). The event is free and open

to the public.

“Sumit

Ganguly is a distinguished professor and prodigious scholar

of international affairs, ethnopolitics, nationalism, and

regional security in South Asia,” said Middlebury College

Professor of Political Science David Rosenberg. “His topic

is timely and important in the wake of the Sept. 11

terrorist attacks on America.”

Ganguly’s

most recent books include “Language and Politics in Asia,”

“Understanding Contemporary India,” and “Government Policies

and Ethnic Relations in Asia and the Pacific.” He is a

frequent news media commentator and conference lecturer.

Contact

David Rosenberg of the Middlebury College political science

department at 802-443-5612 for more information.