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Reclaiming democracy: South Asia’s new surge

CHAIR: Humphrey Hawksley, Author & former BBC Asia Correspondent

Closing remarks by Barry Gardiner MP, Chair of TDF

ABOUT THE SEMINAR

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Virtual Seminar on Facebook & Youtube

When

10th June 2026,  14:00 pm UK time (BST)

4 Speakers
Humphrey Hawksley, Author & former BBC Asia correspondent
Barry Gardiner MP, Chair of TDF
Charles Edward Bruce, Lord Bruce

SPEAKERS
Dr Niranjan Sahoo, Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation’s Governance and Politics Initiative
Dr Niranjan Sahoo, Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation’s Governance and Politics Initiative
Dr Sohela Nazneen, Senior Fellow, Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
Dr Sohela Nazneen, Senior Fellow, Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
Prathit Singh, Program Officer (Democracy and Youth), Interpeace
Prathit Singh, Program Officer (Democracy and Youth), Interpeace
Saqlain Rizve, Bangladesh Correspondent, The Diplomat; Staff Correspondent, The Business Standard; Contributing Writer, The Lowy Institute
Saqlain Rizve, Bangladesh Correspondent, The Diplomat; Staff Correspondent, The Business Standard; Contributing Writer, The Lowy Institute
Dr Nong Hong, Executive Director & Senior Fellow, Institute for China-America Studies (ICAS)
Prof. Benjamin P. Horton, Director, the Earth Observatory of Singapore; Professor of the Asian School of Environment, Nanyang Technological University;
Prof. Benjamin P. Horton, Director, the Earth Observatory of Singapore; Professor of the Asian School of Environment, Nanyang Technological University;
Dr Indu K. Murthy, Principal Research Scientist and Sector Head, Climate, Environment and Sustainability, Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP)
Dr Ayesha Siddiqa, Political Scientist, Author & Research Associate, SOAS South Asia Institute, University of London
Dr Anamika Barua, Professor, Dept of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG)
Dr Anamika Barua, Professor, Dept of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG)

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