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India to Host Commonwealth Speakers’ Conference in New Delhi as Pakistan Skips

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a program centered on AI, social media, member wellbeing.

Overview

  • The 28th CSPOC runs January 14–16 in the Parliament House Complex, with the inauguration on January 15 in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan.
  • Organisers report the event’s highest participation to date, with 59 speakers and presiding officers confirmed and 61 participants expected overall.
  • Pakistan’s Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq will not attend, and officials say Pakistan’s flag will not be displayed at the venue.
  • Bangladesh will have no representation because its parliament is dissolved and there is no sitting speaker.
  • Sessions will cover AI in parliamentary work, social media’s impact on lawmakers, citizen engagement beyond voting, and the security and health of members, with a planned handover of the CSPOC chair to the UK’s Sir Lindsay Hoyle after the conference.