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 Events in this term are on-site at LSE. 

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PAKISTAN: DEVELOPMENT, POLICY, PERSPECTIVE

Saturday, 6 June 2026 | LSE

This is a ticketed event in collaboration with Pakistan Policy and Development Network, UK. Please e-mail southasiacentre@lse.ac.uk if you would like to attend this event.

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PANEL 1: GEOPOLITICS: SHIFTING ALIGNMENTS & STRATEGIC CHOICES

SPEAKERSTehmina Janjua (Retired Diplomat; Foreign Secretary of Pakistan, 2017-19); Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed

DISCUSSANTDr Farzana Shaikh (Chatham House, London)

CHAIRNaufel Vilcassim (Director, LSE South Asia Centre & Professor of Marketing, LSE)

PANEL 2: ECONOMIC RESET: FROM CRISIS TO OPPORTUNITY

SPEAKERS: Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (Prime Minister of Pakistan, 2017-18); Salman Ahmad (Macro Strategist, Fidelity International); Ali Farid (Commissioner, Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan); Ariba Shahid (Journalist, Reuters Pakistan)

CHAIRAdnan Khan (Professor in Practice, LSE School of Public Policy)  

PANEL 3: COURTS, CONSTITUTION AND THE STATE 

SPEAKERSJustice (Retd) Syed Mansoor Ali ShahBarrister Asad Rahim Khan

CHAIRTarun Khaitan (Professor (Chair) of Public Law, LSE Law School) 

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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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