On Thursday 29 September 2005 Dr. Jitendra Nath Misra, Joint Secretary (International Affairs), Integrated Defence Staff HQ, Ministry of Defence, India will lead a discussion on "India and the U.S.: A Strategic Partnership?" This will take place between 12noon and 1pm.
Dr. Jitendra Nath Misra is Joint Secretary (International Affairs) in India’s Integrated Defence Staff HQ in Delhi and the most senior foreign service official in the joint staff. A career diplomat for over 23 years, he has previously served in Indian diplomatic missions in London, Tel Aviv, Houston, Tripoli and Dhaka, as well as in the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi. In 2004-05, he was an Associate Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University, Washington D.C., where he taught a course on South Asia.
Dr. Misra has published a number of articles on South Asian political and security issues, as well as on Indian foreign policy. He has Ph.D. and M. Phil. degrees in South Asian Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, a Masters in Politics, a B.A. in History and a diploma in Arabic.
The discussion will be held in the 4th floor meeting room at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Arundel House, 13-15 Arundel Street, Temple Place, London WC2R 3DX. This discussion will be off-the-record.
