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Asia 21 South Asia Reunion

November 16, 2021

To commemorate fifteen years of the Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative, we hosted the first ever Asia 21 South Asia Reunion virtually on November 16, 2021. Anchored by Niret Alva (Class of 2007) and Yusra Askari (Class of 2014), the reunion saw the coming together of Asia 21 leaders from across fields, batches and geographies in South Asia and from the South Asia diaspora to celebrate the network, its potential and its future.

Given below are excerpts from the reunion - inspiring speeches by Asia 21 Leaders that spotlight contemporary challenges and debates faced collectively by South Asia today.

Asia 21 Reunion Speeches

Jamie Metzl
speech

Jamie Metzl

Jamie Metzl gives the keynote address.
Barkha Dutt
speech

Barkha Dutt (Class of 2006) (India)

Barkha Dutt (Class of 2006)
Menaka Guruswamy
speech

Menaka Guruswamy (Class of 2008) (India)

Menaka Guruswamy (Class of 2008)
Ahmad Rafay Alam
speech

Ahmad Rafay Alam (Class of 2012) (Pakistan)

Ahmad Rafay Alam (Class of 2012)
Wahidullah Waissi
speech

Ambassador Wahidullah Waissi (Class of 2011) (Afghanistan)

Ambassador Wahidullah Waissi (Class of 2011)
Durreen Shahnaz
speech

Durreen Shahnaz (Class of 2009) (Bangladesh)

Durreen Shahnaz (Class of 2009)
Chevaan Daniel
speech

Chevaan Daniel (Class of 2011) (Sri Lanka)

Chevaan Daniel (Class of 2011)
Pradip Pariyar
speech

Pradip Pariyar (Class of 2018) (Nepal)

Pradip Pariyar (Class of 2018)
Namgay Zam
speech

Namgay Zam (Class of 2018) (Bhutan)

Namgay Zam (Class of 2018)
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