Speaker series begins with former diplomat

Former Pakistani Ambassador Husain Haqqani began the Global Perspective Speaker Series with a speech Friday in the Indiana Memorial Union State Room.

Haqqani served as Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States from 2008-2011 and is now a professor of the practice of international relations at Boston University.

His talk, “Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of Misunderstanding,” is also the title of his most recent book published in November.

Following the lecture was a book signing by the former ambassador.

The Global Perspectives Speaker Series, presented by the School of Global and International Studies, features public servants, scholars, activists and leaders. Speakers can be seen making a difference on the world stage or offer insight into global affairs, according to its website.

Shauna Singh Baldwin, a Canadian novelist with Indian heritage, will give the next talk, presented by the Madhusudan and Kiran C. Dhar India Studies Program.

— Anna Hyzy