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Irfan Nooruddin is the Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Indian Politics[1] in the Asian Studies Program in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.[2][3]

Originally hailing from Mumbai in India, he moved to the US for studies and is a US Citizen.[4]

Previously[edit | edit source]

From 2015 to 2020, he served as the director of the Georgetown University India Initiative and the Atlantic Council South Asia Center Director.[5]

He also was a fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C.[6]

Books Authored[edit | edit source]

Elections in Hard Times: Building Stronger Democracies in the 21st Century (with T.E. Flores, Cambridge, 2016)[7]

Coalition Politics and Economic Development: Credibility and the Strength of Weak Governments (Cambridge, 2011).[8][9]

Controversy[edit | edit source]

He called the image of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a mirage on the world stage backed by statistics.[10][11]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Irfan Nooruddin — Evolving news media landscapes in India and Pakistan: Implications for regional peace and stability | Center for Contemporary South Asia". watson.brown.edu. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  2. ↑ Initiative, Georgetown India. "Irfan Nooruddin". india.georgetown.edu. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Is right-wing populism seeing a resurgence across the world? | The Hindu parley podcast". The Hindu. December 28, 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Me". Irfan Nooruddin. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Irfan Nooruddin". Atlantic Council. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  6. ↑ Initiative, Georgetown India. "Irfan Nooruddin". india.georgetown.edu. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Irfan Nooruddin — Evolving news media landscapes in India and Pakistan: Implications for regional peace and stability | Center for Contemporary South Asia". watson.brown.edu. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Elections in Hard Times: Building Stronger Democracies in the 21st Century". www.wilsoncenter.org. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  9. ↑ Nooruddin, Irfan (2011). Coalition Politics and Economic Development: Credibility and the Strength of Weak Governments. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-511-99167-7.
  10. ↑ Scroll Staff (May 8, 2024). "PM Modi's claim of dramatically enhancing India's global standing a 'mirage', says report". Scroll.in. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  11. ↑ "New report claims India's rise on world stage under PM Modi is 'a mirage'". The Times of India. May 8, 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved May 23, 2024.

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