December 1, 2004: Headlines: COS - Morocco: Staff - Morocco: Providence Journal : Former Morocco Deputy Director Kenneth Kurze speaks on "Understanding South Asia"
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December 1, 2004: Headlines: COS - Morocco: Staff - Morocco: Providence Journal : Former Morocco Deputy Director Kenneth Kurze speaks on "Understanding South Asia"
Former Morocco Deputy Director Kenneth Kurze speaks on "Understanding South Asia"
Former Morocco Deputy Director Kenneth Kurze speaks on "Understanding South Asia"
Presentation on South Asia: The Middletown Public Library, The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities and the Friends of Middletown Public Library will present "Understanding South Asia with Kenneth Kurze" Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. at the library, 700 West Main Rd.
In 2001-02, India and Pakistan appeared headed for war, this time with nuclear weapons. This presentation will examine the reasons behind this, starting with a look at the people, the demographics and the religions of the region. This will lead to analyzing the 1947 Partition, the Kashmir Problem and a focus on the strengths and weaknesses of India and Pakistan. Additional subjects will include relations with the United States, Indian democracy and unity and the role of the military in both countries. A brief look at other smaller nations in South Asia will finish the presentation.
Kurze spent 29 years as a U.S. foreign service officer with the Department of State. His experience was primarily in South Asian Affairs and he spent four years in India and three years in Nepal. He also had a detail to the Peace Corps' India Program in Washington and as deputy director in Morocco. He speaks Hindi, Urdu, German and French.
When this story was posted in December 2004, this was on the front page of PCOL:
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