Talk by Dr Lawrence Prabhakar Williams on Civilizational State

KOCHI:
CPPR is hosting Dr Lawrence Prabhakar Williams (Advisor- CPPR-Centre for Strategic Studies) on 18 February 2020, morning at 10am-11:30am at CPPR Office. Dr Prabhakar will speak on Civilizational State, Governance and Grand Strategy of Aspirational Powers: A Perspective of India.

India is a Civilizational State that has strong Aspirational characteristics with its unique social pluralism and diverse identities based on a diverse geo-cultural frame. In this context, it is significant to objectively ascertain the following queries:
“India is a Civilizational-Aspirational Power—from a robust social pluralistic identities antiquity to the contemporary Aspirational Power “?

What patterns of Strategic Culture and Grand Strategy does India exhibit in the present Global Order?
How does Governance and Domestic bases of India influence and impact India’s strategic entity?
How does India envisage its Comprehensive National Power in their pursuit of Aspirational Power Status?

Dr. Lawrence Prabhakar Williams is Author, Researcher & Professor, International Relations & Strategic Studies, Formerly with the Department of Political Science, Madras Christian College. His books are Growth of Naval Power in the Indian Ocean Region: Dynamics and Transformation (2016), The Maritime Balance of Power in the Asia-Pacific: Maritime Doctrines and Nuclear Weapons At Sea (2006), Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean Region: Critical Issues of Debate (2008). His research fellowships have been at IDSS & RSIS Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2004-07); The Fulbright Fellowship at University of Michigan Ann Arbor (1996); Policy Research Fellowships at The Henry Stimson Center, Washington DC (2001) & Center for Naval Analysis ,USA (2001).Other research assignments have been with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DC; Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Hawaii (2003); Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, Canberra (2007); Near East South Asia Center-National Defense University, Washington DC 2009-2012; Consultant, Net Assessment Directorate, IDS, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi (2001-04).