The Asia Research Centre hosts a wide and varied calendar of events, including public lectures, seminars, book launches and conferences. ARC events are focused on various topics associated with Asia and the Social Sciences.

Naxalism/Maoism, People’s Government and Health Services: Facts from ‘Flaming Fields’ of Rural India|

23rd May 2012

Speaker: Dr Gaurang Sahay. Chair: Professor Stuart Corbridge. Discussant: Dr Alpa Shah

Arguing about the world: The work and legacy of Meghnad Desai|

23rd May 2012

Speaker: Professor Lord Meghnad Desai. Chair: Professor Mary Kaldor. Panellists: Professor Charles Goodhart and Professor Christine Whitehead

Pakistan after Bin Laden: Free-fall or resurgence?|

7th June 2012

Speaker: Mr Ali Dayan Hasan. Chair: Professor Athar Hussain

Indian Economy: Shooting Star or Sprinter?|

20th June 2012

Speaker: Dr Arvind Virmani. Chair: Dr Ehtisham Ahmad

Recent Events

Professor Amartya Sen and Lord Nicholas Stern in conversation

13th April 2012

Speakers: Professor Amartya Sen and Professor Lord Nicholas Stern. Chair: Mr Rajeev Sethi

At the Southbank Centre|

Asia Research Centre Fellows Seminar|

19th March 2012

Speakers: Dr Anup Chakraborty, Mr Michael Hoffman, Dr Abdul Shaban and Mr Jayaraj Sundaresan

Challenges to Governance in Hong Kong|

14th March 2012

Speaker: Professor Anthony B. L. Cheung. Chair: Professor Athar Hussain

Modernity's Contents and Discontents in India and Pakistan|

1st March 2012

Speakers: Mr Patrick French, Professor Anatol Lieven, Dr Reshma Ruia, Ms Kamila Shamsie. Chair: Dr Ruth Kattumuri

Organised by the Department of Anthropology|

Design of Tax and Social Policy in the Presence of Informality|

27th-28th February

Supported by IGC|

Role of the Indian Economy in a Changing World|

23rd February 2012

Speakers: Lord Karan Bilimoria, Ms Madhur Jha, Mr Virad Kaul, Dr Danny Quah, Dr Tirthankar Roy, Mr Rahul Sharma. Chair: Dr Ruth Kattumuri

Co-organised with LSESU Spice|

Podcast available|

Lionel Robbins Lectures 2012: Climate Change and the New Industrial Revolution|

21st-23rd February 2012

Speaker: Professor Lord Nicholas Stern

Organised by the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)|

Focus on India 2012 - Careers Networking|

21st February 2012

Are you interested in finding out more about working in India, the UK or globally? Join us for a careers networking session.

Philanthropy in India: A quality model of giving|

21st February 2012

Speakers: Mr Dweep Chanana, Mr Anwar Hasan and Mr Shiv Nadar. Chair: Dr Ruth Kattumuri

Video and Audio available|

LSESU India Week 2012|

18th-26th February 2012

Organised by LSESU Spice|

China Development Forum 2012 - China's Reform Phase II|

18th February 2012

Co-organised with LSESU China Development Society| with assistance from Confucius Institute for Business| and The 48 Group Club|

Public Mission of the University|

16th February 2012

Speakers: Professor Craig Calhoun and Professor Lord Nicholas Stern. Chair: Mr James Bevan

Organised by the British High Commission|

Tata International Social Entrepreneurship Scheme Launch|

7th February 2012

This event will give LSE students the opportunity to find out more about the scheme, how to apply and to hear from previous interns.

Social Insurance Alone is not Enough: Should China build its social security system from the perspective of social policy?|

6th February 2012

Speaker: Dr Naijun Hu. Chair: Professor Athar Hussain

Podcast available|

Civilian Assistance to Pakistan - Cure or Curse?|

2nd February 2012

Speakers: Dr Ehtisham Ahmad, Mr Rachid Benmassoud, Dr Robert Hathaway, Mr Shahid Kardar, Dr Maleeha Lodhi, Mr Moazzam Malik and Mr Kashif Zafar. Chair: Professor Lord Nicholas Stern

Video and Audio available

On Developing a Social Reform Agenda for Pakistan|

1st February 2012

Speakers: Dr Ehtisham Ahmad and Mr Anis Dani. Commentary: Mr Shahid Kardar

Deleveraging and Growth: Is the developed world following Japan's long and winding road?|

10th January 2012

Speaker: Mr Masaaki Shirakawa. Chair: Professor Lord Nicholas Stern

Co-organised with STICERD|

Transcript available| Video and Audio available|

Independent Regulation, the New Institutional 'Fix': Experiences from India|

7th December 2011

Speaker: Professor Subodh Wagle. Chair: Dr Ruth Kattumuri. Discussant: Professor Robert Baldwin

China's Political Economy in Modern Times: Changes and economic consequences, 1800–2000|

6th December 2011

Speaker: Dr Kent Deng. Chair: Professor Athar Hussain

Co-organised with China in Comparative Perspective Network| and Confucius Institute for Business|

Seminar Series on Law and Society in Taiwan|

5th-6th December 2011

The speakers are graduate students selected from the National Taiwan University School of Law, and the LSE discussants will bring a range of insights relating to law, anthropology, and ethics.