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January 23, 2012

IDRC President gives Shastri Lester Pearson Memorial Lecture in New Delhi

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The lecture entitled “Indian Foreign Policy: An outsider perspective (with reference to Canada)” was this year’s Shastri Lester Pearson Lecture and it took place at the S.P. Jain Centre at University of Delhi last Thursday, January 19th. Dr. David Malone is the President of the International Development Research Center since July, 2008. IDRC is a Crown corporation created by Parliament in 1970 to help developing countries use science and technology to find practical, long-term solutions to the social, economic and environmental problems they face. Support is directed toward building an indigenous research capacity to sustain policies and technologies that developing countries need to build healthier, more equitable and more prosperous societies.

David Malone joined the Department of External Affairs in 1975 and served in increasingly senior positions in Ottawa, Cairo, Amman and New York. He was also Canada’s High Commissioner to India and non-resident Ambassador to Bhutan and Nepal from 2006-2008, managing Canada’s largest diplomatic mission abroad. From 1998 to 2004, he was President of the International Peace Academy in New York, an independent non-profit research organization. He has taught at a number of universities in Canada, France and the United States and has published numerous books and articles on international relations. His latest book on contemporary Indian foreign policy Does the Elephant Dance? Contemporary Indian Foreign Policy, has been recently released by the Oxford Press.

The lecture was well attended. The Honorable Mr. Stewart Beck, Canada’s High Commissioner to India was present and offered an address. Dr. Braj Sinha, Shastri President also welcomed those in attendance at this very important lecture.

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