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Who controls the minerals of the future? Central Asia, India and the new supply chain battle

CHAIR: Humphrey Hawksley, Author & former BBC Asia Correspondent

Closing remarks by Barry Gardiner MP, Chair of TDF

ABOUT THE SEMINAR

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Where

Virtual Seminar on Facebook & Youtube

When

13th Jan 2026,  14:00 pm UK time (BST)

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

SPEAKERS
Dr Dhanasree Jayaram, Non-Resident Fellow, Center on Climate Politics and Security, the Finnish Institute of International Affairs; Assistant Professor, Dept of Geopolitics and International Relations (DGIR), and Co-coordinator, Centre for Climate Studies, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Dr Dhanasree Jayaram, Non-Resident Fellow, Center on Climate Politics and Security, the Finnish Institute of International Affairs; Assistant Professor, Dept of Geopolitics and International Relations (DGIR), and Co-coordinator, Centre for Climate Studies, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Dr Guy Kioni, CEO, Missang; Critical Minerals Initiative Fellow at the Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum
Dr Guy Kioni, CEO, Missang; Critical Minerals Initiative Fellow at the Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum
Karthik Bansal, Research Associate Minerals & Mining, Centre for Social and Economic Progress
Isabelle McRae, Business Development, Isabelle McRae Consulting
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)

Who controls the minerals of the future? Central Asia, India and the new supply chain battle

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