London School of Economics'' Asia forum to be held in New Delhi

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) will host the Third LSE Asia Forum 2006 on 7 December 2006, in New Delhi.

The Forum, which will honour the late IG Patel, former governor of the Reserve Bank of India and former director of LSE, will focus on the theme, Challenging Globalisation – Reform, Governance and Society.

An honorary fellow of LSE, Dr IG Patel was LSE's ninth director from 1984-90.

The theme investigates the challenges of configuring organisations, public policies and social institutions so as to achieve a sustainable balance between the social, political and economic opportunities offered by globalisation.

Prime minister Manmohan Singh, who will address the overall conference theme in his keynote speech, will inaugurate the Forum. This will be followed by sessions on the three core themes — reform, governance and society.

Each session will be led by an LSE academic speaker and will include contributions from Lord Meghnad Desai, professor emeritus of economics, LSE; Dr Yaga V Reddy, governor of the Reserve Bank of India; Sheila Dikshit, chief minister of Delhi; Sir Nicholas Stern, head of the UK Government Economic Service; and HE Sun Yuxi, ambassador of the People's Republic of China to India.

Dr Razeen Sally, head of LSE's international trade policy unit, Professor Danny Quah, head of LSE's department of economics, and Professor Sarah Worthington, LSE deputy director and professor of law, will also lead and contribute to the discussions. Howard Davies, director of LSE, will open and close the Forum.

The three panel sessions are:

• Reforming Infrastructure — Private Entrepreneurship and Public Goods
  
• Governing Trade — International Trade Policy and Local Development
  
• Moderating Society — International Relations and Global Crises