India Update

Monday, March 13, 2006
Speakers
Michael Krepon
President Emeritus, The Henry L. Stimson Center
Ashley J. Tellis
Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Salman Haidar
Senior Fellow, United States Institute of Peace
Presider
Alyssa Ayres
Deputy Director, Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania

12:15–1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00–2:00 p.m. Meeting

The speakers will discuss President Bush’s recent trip to India and the implications of the U.S.-India nuclear agreement.

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