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 Events in this term are on-site at LSE. 

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PAKISTAN POLICY & DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 2026

Saturday, 6 June 2026 | LSE

This is a ticketed event in collaboration with Pakistan Policy and Development Network, UK.

Please click here to buy tickets.

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PANEL 1: GEOPOLITICS: SHIFTING ALIGNMENTS & STRATEGIC CHOICES

SPEAKERS: Tehmina Janjua (Retired Diplomat; Foreign Secretary of Pakistan, 2017-19); Mushahid Hussain Sayed (Former Senator)

DISCUSSANT: Dr Farzana Shaikh (Associate Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House, London)

CHAIR: Naufel Vilcassim (Director, LSE South Asia Centre & Professor of Marketing, LSE)

 

PANEL 2: ECONOMIC RESET: FROM CRISIS TO OPPORTUNITY

SPEAKERSShahid Khaqan Abbasi (Prime Minister of Pakistan, 2017-18); Salman Ahmed (Global Head of Macro, Fidelity International); Ali Farid (Commissioner, Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan); Amen Jalal (Academy Scholar, Harvard Academy)

CHAIR: Adnan Khan (Professor in Practice, LSE School of Public Policy)  

 

PANEL 3: COURTS, CONSTITUTION AND THE STATE 

SPEAKERS: Justice (Retd) Syed Mansoor Ali Shah; Barrister Asad Rahim Khan

CHAIR: Dr Nilanjan Sarkar (Deputy Director, LSE South Asia Centre)  

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Image © Syed Bilal Javaid, 'Minar-i Pakistan and Minaret of Badshahi Masjid', Lahore, 2021, Unsplash. 

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LSE SOUTH ASIA GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE 2025-26

Friday, 15 May 2026 | LSE

This event is restricted to LSE staff & students only. Please e-mail southasiacentre@lse.ac.uk from your LSE e-mail if you would like to attend this event.

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The first LSE South Asia Graduate Students Conference organised by LSE Master's Students supported by LSE South Asia Centre. Students will present research ideas, and receive feedback from faculty. 

A total of 19 papers will be presented from across academic departments, organised under five rubrics.

* Gender, Social Norms, and Education

* Land, Labour, and Memory

* Literature and Religion

* State Power and Resistance

Co-Chairs: Dr Andrew Halladay (Assistant Professor, LSE International History); Dr Nilanjan Sarkar (Deputy Director, LSE South Asia Centre).

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