Rajan Luthra
Rajan Luthra is an engineer with an executive MBA in National Security & Counter Terrorism and heads Special Projects in the Chairman’s Office at Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), a Fortune 100 company, and India’s largest private sector corporation. He is a member of FICCI’s National Executive Council and Chair of FICCI Committee on Drones and previously served as Co-Chair for the FICCI Homeland Security Committee. He has led multiple public policy programmes; is a member of the Advisory Council of Fire and Security Association of India, having previously served as its National President. He was also on the Board of Trustees at the Observer Research Foundation, India’s leading global policy think-tank.
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SADF NEWSLETTER South Asia Weekly – On the Afghan-Pakistani Border
The Most Consequential Developments Are the Least Reported
In South Asia, the developments most likely to shape the region’s future are often the ones receiving the least international attention. While global media focuses on crises elsewhere, a volatile situation is unfolding between Pakistan and Afghanistan, with implications for regional security,...
Press Release “The International Crimes Tribunals of Bangladesh: The New Government Must Stop the...
The South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) expresses grave concern over the use of the International Crimes Tribunals of Bangladesh (ICTBD) to target the political leaders of Bangladesh Awami League (ALBD), Jatiyo Somajtantrik Dol (JaSod), Bangladesh Workers Party, journalists and the secular activists and human rights defenders, e.g., Shahriar...
Bangladesh: a new venue for totalitarianism
In this incisive analysis, Paulo Casaca examines the alarming political trajectory of Bangladesh, questioning whether the country is becoming a new venue for totalitarian governance. The article explores the erosion of democratic institutions, the consolidation of power, and the broader regional and international implications for rule of law and...