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The Democracy Forum
The Forum was established in 2009. Our first patron was Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, and the Forum’s current president is Lord Charles Bruce. Previous chairs and vice-chairs have included Nigel Huddleston MP, Sir Peter Luff, and the late Sir Mota Singh.
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The Forum hosts three to four annual public seminars and discussion groups on topics related to democratic values and composite culture. We invite academics, journalists and other experts to participate.
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Through ongoing public debate, our aim is to establish a more democratic, accountable and inclusive platform for policy development and a more respectful, open and tolerant global society in which diverse cultural, religious and ethnic groups can flourish.
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‘Can Pakistan survive without Army control?’
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‘Impact of Bangladesh’s nascent revolution on the region’
Wednesday 18th Sept, 2024
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‘What Iran's new reformist president will mean for the country, the region and beyond’
Wednesday 28th Aug, 2024
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‘The never-ending war? Role of the international community in helping to end Israel-Palestine hostilities’
Wednesday 24th July, 2024
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‘New norms? The role of the Indo-Pacific in a changing world’
Monday 24th June, 2024
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‘Political economy: The genesis of uneven growth in Pakistan’
Monday 27th May, 2024
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‘Faultlines in China’s internal economic policies’
Friday, 26th April, 2024
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‘The United Nations: Retaining relevance in a conflict-ridden world’
17th Jan, 2024
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‘China and Central Asia: A new dependency’
13th Dec, 2023
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‘Why has China’s Belt & Road Initiative failed to take off in Nepal’
29th Nov, 2023
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‘Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh - The Sub-Continental Brotherhood’
14th Nov, 2023
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‘Extremism and radicalisation in Central Asia’
31st Oct, 2023
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Bangladesh’s path to global growth
18th Oct, 2023
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Impact of the Internet on democracy: positive tool or polarising force?
26th Sept, 2023
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Drivers of China’s nuclear build-up
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Repercussions of Pakistan’s descent into anarchy
19th June, 2023
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China's growing inroads into South Asia
26th July, 2023
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Repercussions of Pakistan’s descent into anarchy
19th June, 2023
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China & the US: Effects of competing hegemonies in the Indo-Pacific
24th May, 2023
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Seventy-two years of Chinese colonial rule in Tibet
24th April, 2023
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China in South Asia: Investment or Exploitation?
7th March, 2023
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Sri Lanka: Lessons for South Asia
26th October, 2022
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China’s Afghan agenda
22nd September, 2022
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Has the Belt & Road Initiative lost its lustre?
25th August, 2022
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Impending Himalayan water crisis: causes and effects
22nd June, 2022
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Making sense of Pakistan's Islamophobia syndrome
25th May, 2022
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The Indo-Pacific & the India factor in US-China rivalry: A discussion
23rd March, 2022
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Taiwan: Is it key to the continuing world order?
26th July, 2022
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Russia’s war in Ukraine: causes & consequences
20th April, 2022
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Alexis de Tocqueville
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