Friday Forum at RIGSS
15 January 2016: His Majesty The King graced the Friday Forum lecture, delivered by the Indian politician, Mani Shankar Aiyar, at the Royal Institute of Governance and Strategic Studies, Phuentsholing. The lecture was also attended by a large audience comprising of government officials and the public. Mr. Mani Shankhar Aiyar, a former diplomat turned politician, and formerly the Union Minister of Panchayati Raj in India, spoke about local governance in a lecture entitled ‘Democracy- From Parliament to the Grassroots.’ Meanwhile, 29 members of parliament from the National Council as well as the National Assembly are attending the ongoing Leadership Program for Parliamentarians at RIGSS.