Gilgit-Baltistan: Underdevelopment, discontent & disempowerment?
2 - 3pm UK Time
The Democracy Forum
The Democract Forum and TDF President Lord Bruce invite you to attend an online debate, 'Gilgit-Baltistan: Underdevelopment, discontent & disempowerment?’ on Tuesday July 15 th , 2025 from 14:00 to 15:00 UK time (BST).
Chair:
- Humphrey Hawksley, Author & former BBC Asia Correspondent
Panellists:
- Senge Hasnan Sering, Director, Institute of Gilgit-Baltistan Studies in Washington DC
- Dr Jean-Luc Racine, Senior Emeritus Fellow, Centre for South Asian and Himalayan Studies (CNRS-EHESS) and Senior Scholar, Asia Centre think tank, Paris
- Shivam Shekhawat, Junior Fellow, Strategic Studies Program, Observer Research Foundation
- Dr Alok Bansal, Captain (IN); Director, India Foundation
Closing comments:
- Barry Gardiner MP, Chair of The Democracy Forum (tbc)
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