Public Lecture
Thursday 3rd April 2014, 6.30pm to 8pm, Room TW1.G.01, Tower 1, LSE
Speaker: Isher Judge Ahluwalia
Chair: Nicholas Stern
Urban areas are integral to India’s growth and development, accounting for around two-thirds of the country’s GDP. Yet the country’s cities face severe challenges and are desperately in need of transformation. Isher Ahluwalia has been involved in efforts to make cities and urbanisation more central to the national policy agenda. Her recent book, Transforming Our Cities: Postcards of Change is published by Harper Collins and highlights stories of hope from a diverse range of Indian cities. For this lecture, Isher Ahluwalia will outline insights from her book to offer an analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing Indian cities at this critical juncture.
Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia is an eminent Indian economist. She is Chairperson, Board of Governors, the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) and chaired the Indian government's high-level committee on urban infrastructure and services.
Professor Lord Nicholas Stern| is IG Patel Chair of Economics and Government, Director of the India Observatory and Chairman of the Asia Research Centre.
Additional Information
It is anticipated that this event will be popular, so to avoid disappointment you can book a place through Eventbrite|.
Further places will be available on the night, to be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Please direct any queries to arc@lse.ac.uk| or call 020 7955 7615.