Sandew Hira participated in the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi Russia from September 29–October 2, 2025. was invited to speak in session 4 on the theme of “The Will of the People and What Is to Be Done About it? The Fate of Democracy in a World of Manipulation”. Here are his reflections on the experience in Valdai: My participation in the Valdai conference 2025.