GEOPOLITICS BEYOND BORDERS #9
BANGLADESH & PAKISTAN: Changing Geopolitics
Monday, 10 November | 3pm UK | 8pm Pakistan | 9pm Bangladesh
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Over the last 12 months, leaders of Bangladesh and Pakistan have met cordially at two international events.There have been high-level meetings between military personnel, foreign ministers, the signing of trade agreements, visa-free travel, and signs are that this bonhomie is set to continue. This panel will discuss the meaning and impact of the renewed Bangladesh-Pakistan alliance on the geopolitics of the region, and more widely.
SPEAKERS: Lisa Curtis (@LisaCurtisDC) is Senior Fellow & Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Centre for a New American Security (CNAS) in Washington DC, and Board Chair of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; Dr Ayesha Siddiqa (@iamthedrifter) is Senior Fellow in War Studies at King's College London, and author of Military Inc: Inside Pakistan's Military Economy (2007); Zafar Sobhan (@ZafarSobhan) is a lawyer & journalist, Founding Editor of the weekly Counterpoint, and a political analyst & commentator on Bangladesh.
DISCUSSANT: Alexander Evans (@aiaevans) is Professor in Practice & Associate Dean for Strategic Development at LSE School of Public Policy, and former British Acting High Commissioner to Pakistan.
CHAIR: Dr Nilanjan Sarkar is Deputy Director, LSE South Asia Centre.
This event is part of our 'Geopolitics beyond Borders' series.
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Registration is free but required. Please e-mail southasiacentre@lse.ac.uk to register; the livestream link will be sent to all registered attendees on the day of the event.
Image © Maria Stewart, 2020, Unsplash.
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