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AnnualReport2016

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BOARDOFGOVERNORS

ANNUAL REPORT 2016 ISSI

ChairmanAmbKhalidMahmood

MEMBERS

AmbMasoodKhanDirectorGeneralISSI

AmbShamshadAhmadKhan AmbRiazMKhan

Dr.HasanAskariRizvi Dr.ProfSarfrazKhanMS.MehtabRashidi

M.WaheedulHasan Dr.IshtiaqAhmedDr.MoonisAhmar

InstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)

Introduction

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)wasestablishedin1973underadirectivefrom the President of Pakistan as a non-partisan, non-pro�it organisation that promotespolicy-orientedresearchonthecriticalnational,regionalandinternationalissuesaffectingPakistan'ssecurityenvironment.

AimsandObjectives

Thecoreobjectiveof ISSI is to fosterdialogue,understandingandcollaborationamongstscholars,policy-makers,andotherstakeholders.Forthispurpose,theISSIundertakesstudies,arrangesdiscussions,andpromotesresearchandanalysis.Italsooffersaforumforscholars,specialists, and policymakers to examine and engage in scholarly interaction on nationalsecurityandstrategicissues.

Organisation

ThegovernmentofPakistanfundstheISSIannuallythroughtheMinistryofForeignAffairs.However,theInstitutefunctionsasanautonomousresearchorganisation.ItisheadedbytheDirectorGeneral,whoactsas itsChiefExecutive.ABoardofGovernorsand itsChairmansupervisethefunctioningandworkoftheInstitute.

SearchFocus

TheresearchinterestsoftheISSIcoverallcriticalgeographicalregions.Thefocus,however,remainsoncontemporarythematicissues,suchasnuclearproliferation,armscontrolanddisarmament,energyandwaterissues,internalsecuritychallenges:sectarianism,terrorism,insurgenciesandradicalmilitantmovements.State-andnation-building,regionaleconomiccooperationandregionalsecurityproblemsaresomeoftheresearchareaspursuedattheInstitute.TheInstitutemaintainsasizeableresearchfaculty,trainedinPakistanandinforeignuniversitieswithdiverseexpertise,coveringmajorareasofresearchinterests.

ISSI-HannsSeidelFoundationFellowshipProgramme

The Institute offers this fellowship to two candidates each quarter, selecting amongdistinguished scholars, intellectuals, former high-ranking of�icials of the armed forces ofPakistan, former diplomats and policymakers. The Institute has funding available for 8fellowshipsduringacalendaryear.

InternshipProgramme

The ISSI offers internship opportunities to promising under-graduate and graduate

students.Theobjectiveofthisinternshipistogroomandtrainstudentsinresearchmethods,

andorientthemtowardsdefenceandsecuritystudies.


InternationalCooperation

The ISSIhas signedmemorandumsofunderstanding (MoUs)withover30 institutesand

think-tanks in 24 countries. Under these MoUs, the Institute holds bilateral

dialogues, hosts scholars from partner institutes, and organises joint seminars and

conferenceswiththem.ThesearrangementsalsofacilitateresearchvisitsoftheInstitute's

ResearchFacultytoforeigninstitutions.

Conferences,SeminarsandTalks

TheISSIconvenesnationalandinternationalconferencesandseminarsonaregularbasis.

Distinguishedscholarsandpolicymakersare invitedtoaddress in-housemeetingsof the

ResearchFaculty.TheInstitutefrequentlyorganisesroundtablediscussions,publictalksand

booklauncheswiththeaimofpromotingacultureofdialogueandopendebate.Participants

at these events usually include foreign diplomats, senior government of�icials, military

experts,leadingacademics,andcivilsocietyactivists.Mostoftheseeventsareopentothe

public.

LibraryandDocumentationCentre

The Institute's library has over 15,000books, and subscribes to 68 printed national and

internationaljournals.Itsdocumentationsectionmaintainsvertical�ileson111subjectsand

indexcardson211issues.Thelibraryresourcescanbeusedbyacademics,researchersfrom

think-tanksanduniversities,aswellasstudents.

Publications

The Instituteuses itswebsite andprintmedia topublish its researchpapers, conference

reportsandcommentsoncontemporaryissues.Itsmajorpublicationisthepeer-reviewed

quarterly research journal Strategic Studies.The ISSIperiodicallypublishesPolicyBriefs,

Islamabad Papers, Special Reports, and Conference Reports, centering on contemporary

issues.

ANNUAL REPORT 2016ISSI

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Conferences

Ÿ Pakistan-AfghanistanCooperationonTrade:PoliticalEconomyAnalysisMarch21,2016

Ÿ Pakistan'sRoleinNuclearSecuritySummitMarch25,2016

Ÿ PovertyAlleviationandNationalSecurityApril22,2016

Seminars

Ÿ Pakistan'sForeignPolicy:TheRoleofParliamentFebruary2,2016

Ÿ Pakistan'sSoftPowerApril8,2016

Ÿ Pakistan'sNon-ProliferationEffortsandStrategicExportControlSystemMay3,2016

Ÿ HumanRights,YouthandtheIssueofJammuandKashmirMay11,2016

Ÿ Education,ScienceandTechnologyinNationalSecurityJuly28,2016

PublicTalks

Ÿ TheOICandtheIssueofJammu&KashmirMay11,2016

Ÿ Iran&ItsSurroundingsAugust10,2016

Ÿ ClimateChange,NuclearDisarmamentandHumaneGlobalGovernanceAugust30,2016

Ÿ Pakistan-India:AvoidingaWaterWarDecember14,2016

In-HouseMeetings

Ÿ Dr.Jean-LucRacineFebruary04,2016

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Ÿ HonourableAmbassadorTariqFatemiApril14,2016

Ÿ Dr.ChristopheJafferlotApril19,2016

Ÿ Mr.ThomasM.CountrymanMay16,2016

Ÿ Dr.ChristineM.LeahJune1,2016

Ÿ Mr.ZhaoLijianJuly14,2016

Ÿ 13thISSI-IPISBilateralDialoguewiththeInstituteforPoliticalandInternationalStudies(IPIS),TehranAugust8,2016

Ÿ “ThePoliticsofUSForeignPolicy”Mr.MattDeckerSeptember1,2016

Ÿ Mr.TanSriRastamMohd.IsaDecember15,2016

Ambassador'sPlatform

Ÿ Pakistan–AfghanistanRelationsH.EJananMosazai,AmbassadoroftheIslamicRepublicofAfghanistantoPakistanJanuary13,2016

Ÿ TheFutureofUK-PakistanRelationsH.E.Mr.PhillipBartonCMGOBE.February3,2016

Ÿ Pakistan-RussianRelationsH.E.Mr.AlexeyYurievichDedov,AmbassadoroftheRussianFederationtoPakistanMarch17,2016

Ÿ Pakistan-IranRelationsH.EMehdiHonardoost,AmbassadoroftheIslamicRepublicofIrantoPakistanMay27,2016

Ÿ Pakistan-HungaryRelationsH.E.Mr.IstvanSzaboAmbassadorofHungarytoPakistanJuly26,2016

Ÿ Pakistan-RomanianRelationsH.E.AmbassadorMr.EmilianIonAugust3,2016

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Ÿ DebtRestructuringinDevelopingCountries:TheCaseofArgentinaH.E.IvanIvanissvich,AmbassadoroftheArgentineRepublictoPakistan September7,2016

Delegations

Ÿ ChineseDelegationChinaFoundationforPeace&Development(CFPD)February16,2016

Ÿ ChineseMediaDelegationFebruary18,2016

Ÿ ChineseDelegationfromIDCPCMarch15,2016

Ÿ ChineseDelegationfromCICIRApril20,2016

Ÿ GoldenRingEconomicForum(GREF)May18,2016

Ÿ InternationalDepartmentofCentralCommitteeofCommunistPartyofChina(IDCPC)July5,2016

Ÿ ChineseDelegation:ANBOUNDAugust11,2016

Ÿ RussianDelegation:CenterforEnergyandSecurityStudies,MoscowAugust22,2016

Ÿ “Pakistan-AustraliaNuclearNon-ProliferationandDisarmamentDialogue”August29,2016

Ÿ GermanMediaDelegationSeptember20,2016

Ÿ TheInstituteofInternationalStrategyStudies,PekingUniversitySeptember26,2016

Ÿ AustralianDelegationOctober13,2016

Ÿ DelegationfromSouthKoreaNovember17,2016

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Ÿ ChineseWorkingGrouponCPECDecember20,2016

Workshops

Ÿ Pakistaninthe2067,Ms.PurueshChaudharyFebruary1,2016

Ÿ WorkshoponResearchMethodology,ProfessorSaminaYasmeenApril20,2016

BookLaunch

Ÿ 88DaystoKandahar:ACIADiaryRobertGreinerMarch11,2016

Ÿ China’sStories,China’sSuccess:HowChinaTransformedinthePast40YearsbyS.M.HaliMarch18,2016

Ÿ IslamabadTravelGuidebySyedSharfuddinApril4,2016

Ÿ SecretsoftheKashmirValleybyFarhanaQaziMay30,2016

Ÿ IndianUnsafeguardedNuclearProgram:AnAssessmentbyAdeelaAzam,AhmadKhan,MuhammadAli,SameerKhan.October24,2016

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Conferences

Pakistan-AfghanistanCooperationonTrade:PoliticalEconomyAnalysis

March21,2016

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabadorganisedaroundtablediscussiononareportprepared by Dr. Mohammad Zubair Khan, former Federal Minister for Commerce titledPakistan-AfghanistanCooperationonTrade:PoliticalEconomyAnalysisonMarch21,2016.ThechiefguestontheoccasionwasEng.KhurramDastagir,FederalMinisterforCommerce.Otherdistinguishedspeakersat theoccasion included;Mr. JavedGhani,DirectorGeneral,Customs, Transit and Trade; Mr. Mansoor Ahmad Khan, Director General (Afghanistan&ATDC),MinistryofForeignAffairs;Mr.AkhlaqAhmadKhattak,ChiefCustoms,F&C,FederalBoardofRevenue,Islamabad;Ambassador(Retd.)AyazWazir,andDr.MansoorAkbarKundi,Professor (Meritorious), Department of International Relations, International IslamicUniversity,Islamabad.

Eng.KhurramDastagirinhisremarksstatedthatPakistanhasalwaysbeensupportiveoftrade with Afghanistan, and even supported the latter's entry into the World TradeOrganisation.Dr.ZubairspokeabouthowtradebetweenAfghanistanandPakistanismulti-dimensional and has been the subject of political debate, negotiations and bilateralagreements,butalsoasourceoftensions.HesaidthatforPakistan,thedevelopmentoftradelinkswithAfghanistanacquiressomewhatofanenhancedimportanceintheregionalcontext.

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AmbassadorMasoodKhan,DirectorGeneralISSIinhisremarkssaidthatDr.Zubairhad

producedaseminalreportwhichhadtriggeredatimelydebateontheissuessurroundingPak-

Afghantrade.

Thespeakersstatedthatthereporthasmadeaveryvaluablecontributionintheareasit

hascovered.Theyagreedthatillegalsmugglingisamajorsourceofincomeforpeopleliving

alongtheborder.Thoughthingshavesigni�icantlyimproved,thetrustandpeacede�icitsare

handicappinganumberofeffortsmadebythePakistanigovernment.

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Pakistan’sRoleinNuclearSecuritySummit

March25,2016

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)onMarch25,2016,organisedaroundtablediscussiononPakistan'sRoleinNuclearSecuritySummit(NSS)Process.ThechiefguestattheoccasionwasLt.Gen.(Retd.)KhalidKidwai,NI,HI,HI(M),AdvisorDevelopment,NationalCommandAuthority(NCA)andformerDirectorGeneral,StrategicPlanDivision(SPD).Otherdistinguishedspeakersattheoccasionincluded;Dr.AnsarParvez,formerChairmanPAEC;Mr.ZafarAli,DirectorGeneral,SECDIV,MinistryofForeignAffairs;Brig.ZahirKazmi,Director,ArmsControlandDisarmamentAffairs(ACDA),SPD;AmbassadorAliSarwarNaqvi,ExecutiveDirector,CenterforInternationalStrategicStudies(CISS);Dr.ZafarIqbalCheema,President&ExecutiveDirector,StrategicVisionInstitute(SVI);Dr.AdilSultan,Director,PDS,SPD;Dr.RabiaAkhtar, Director, Center for Security, Strategy and Policy Research (CSSPR), University ofLahore;andDr.RizwanaAbbasi,AssistantProfessor,NDU.

Gen.Kidwai,inhisremarkscommendedPakistan'sroleintheNSSprocess.HesaidthatPakistanhasattachedhighestimportancetonuclearsecurity.Hehighlightedthatoverthepast15years,Pakistanhasdevelopedarigorousnuclearsecurityregimeat thestrategic,operational,andtacticallevels.

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Dr.AnsarPervaizbrie�lyspokeabouttheNSSprocess,howitwasinitiatedandwhatithas achieved so far. He said that Pakistan actively participated in theNSS process andassuredtheinternationalcommunityaboutthatsafetyandsecurityofPakistan'snuclearassets.

Mr.ZafarAlitalkedaboutPakistan'sroleinstrengtheningitsbordercontrolandstrategicexport controls. Dr. Naeem Salik said that there is a need to change our outlook as theinternationaltrendsarevisibleregardingsafetyandsecurityofnuclearmaterials.Dr.ZafarIqbalCheemainhisremarkscounteredtheinternationalpropagandaregardingPakistan'sfastestgrowingnuclearweaponsprogramme.

Ambassador Masood Khan, Director General ISSI, appreciating Gen. Kidwai's strongpresentation stated that he has highlighted theNSS preparatory process; steps taken byPakistan at the NSS process; and Pakistan nuclear policy and programme in a veryauthoritative manner. His remarks have increased con�idence in Pakistan as a nuclearweaponsstate.

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PovertyAlleviationandNationalSecurity

April22,2016

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organised a roundtable discussion on“PovertyAlleviationandNationalSecurity”onApril22,2016.Civilsocietyrepresentatives,government of�icials, members of academia and students from various universitiesconstitutedthediversediscussionpanel.

AmbassadorMasoodKhan,DirectorGeneral,ISSIsaidthatthereisadirectcorrelationbetweenpovertyalleviationandnationalsecurity.Heemphasised thatpublicandprivatecollaborationisessentialforalleviatingpovertyinPakistan.

Thekeynotespeaker,Dr.Ha�izA.Pasha,asenioreconomist,appreciatedgovernmentofPakistan's efforts for prioritising poverty alleviation. Contextualizing the link betweenpovertyalleviationandnationalsecurity inPakistan,hesaidthat there isapowerful linkbetweenpovertyandabsenceofhumansecurity.

The chief guest, Ms. Marvi Memon, MNA and Chairperson, Benazir Income SupportProgramme(BISP)saidthatthereisasymbioticnexusbetweenpovertyandinsecurityinPakistan,whichcanbeattackedmosteffectivelythroughthepropagationoftheruleoflawandaccesstojustice.

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Seminars

Pakistan’sForeignPolicy:TheRoleofParliament

February2,2016

SpeakingduringtheseminaronPakistan’sForeignPolicy:theRoleofParliamentorganisedbytheISSI,ChairmanStandingCommitteeofNationalAssemblyonForeignAffairs,SardarAwaisAhmedKhanLegharisaidthatthecommitteeistryingtoimproveitsworkings,sothattheExecutiveisbetterinformed.However,hestatedthattheworkofthecommitteeisrestrictedbyresourcesandacademicconstraints.Pakistan,forthe�irsttime,isdiscussingsensitiveissuesintheParliament.Healsosaidthatthecommitteeislookingat5clusters:US-China,GCC,Regionalintegration, Foreign Of�ice and India. On India, he said that there is a need for selectedengagementbasedonresult-orientedapproach,andallpeacefulmeansshouldbeusedwhendealingwiththeissueofJammuandKashmir.

Theotherpenalistsemphasisedtheneedformorediscussionanddebateinthecommittee.TheysaidthattheinstitutionsareimportantbuttheyneedtobeusedeffectivelybycreatingabalancebetweentheExecutiveandtheLegislature.

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Pakistan’sSoftPower

April8,2016

Aone-dayseminarwasorganisedbytheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)onPakistan’s Soft Power onApril 8, 2016. The seminarwas inaugurated byMr. Sartaj Aziz,AdvisortothePrimeMinisteronForeignAffairs.WhileinauguratingtheseminarMr.SartajAzizstatedthatinthiseraofglobalisationandemergingthreats,Pakistanneedstodevelopand implement its “Soft Power” in order to get rid ofmost of its problems. Pakistanhassuffered enormously because of its tarnished image, which was largely due to falsepropagandabysomeinternationalplayers.Tocounterthistrendandtobuilda‘Brand’and'Narrative'ofPakistan,wehavetouseoursoftpower.Therealfoundationsofsoftpoweraretheruleoflawanddemocraticinstitutions.

ThekeynotespeakerattheseminarwasMs.MarviMemon,ChairpersonBenazirIncomeSupportProgramme(BISP).inherkeynoteaddresssaidthatBISPisasuccessstorythatcatersfor the 5.2 million of the poorest, and is ready to share its experiences with the globalcommunity. She highlighted that Pakistan is committed to �inancial empowerment of thewomen.Economicwisdom,shesaid,islinkedwithsoftimage.

During the three sessions of the seminar, a wide range of views were expressed byparticipants on issues related to the needof constructing a narrative for Pakistan's softpower; how Pakistan can effectively project it and what are the next steps to promotePakistan's soft image across the globe. Theparticipants of the seminardiscussed issuesrelated to the role of education, diplomacy, public perception, culture, connectivity,performing art, media, visual media, religion, knowledge economy, tourism, think-tanks,youthandempowermentofwomeninpromotingPakistan'ssoftimageacrosstheglobe.

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Acrosssectionofpeopleincludingpeoplefrommedia,academia,think-tanks,ministriesand armed forces attend the seminar. Ambassadors and representatives of internationalorganisationsinIslamabadwerealsopresentattheoccasion.FacultyandstudentsfromRootsMillenniumSchoolandUniversity,NationalUniversityofModernLanguages,NationalDefenceUniversity,Quaid-i-AzamUniversity,andtheUrduUniversityalsoparticipatedintheseminar.

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Pakistan’sNon-ProliferationEffortsandStrategicExportControlSystem

May3,2016

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)organisedaseminaronPakistan’sNon-ProliferationEffortsandStrategicExportControlSystemonMay3,2016.Thechiefguestofthe seminarwasMr. Sartaj Aziz, Advisor to the PrimeMinister on ForeignAffairs. In hisinauguralspeech,SartajAzizsaidthatPakistanwasstronglycommittedtotheobjectiveofnuclearsecurity.Pakistan'snuclearsecurityparadigmthatevolvedovertheyearsiseffectiveandresponsiveagainsttheentirerangeofpossiblethreats,hesaid.SartajAzizstatedthatnuclearsecurityregimeinPakistanwasdynamicandregularlyreviewedandupdated.Hesaidin linewith the commitmentmade during the 2014NSS, Pakistan had rati�ied the 2005AmendmenttotheConventiononthePhysicalProtectionofNuclearMaterial(CPPNM).HealsoreiteratedthatPakistanrejectsanyforeignpressureaimedatdictatingforeignpolicyandexpressedthegovernment'sstancetodiversifytradepartnersrelatedtomilitarytechnology.

Thekeynotespeakerat theseminarwasMr.ZafarAli,DGSECDIV,MOFAon“PakistanStrategicExportControlSystem:LatestDevelopments.”Inhiskeynoteaddress,heexplainedtheeffortsandfundamentalsofPakistan'sStrategicExportControlSystemandhowrobustandef�icientsystemisbeingmaintainedtoensurenuclearsafetyandsecurity.

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Thekeynoteaddresswasfollowedbyfourpresentationsbyexpertsonnuclearsecurity.The experts belonged to SPD, PNRA, andMOFA. The Q&A session commenced after thepresentations.TheQ&AsessionwasmoderatedbyDGISSI,Amb.MasoodKhan.

InhisconcludingremarksAmb.MasoodKhanstatedthatPakistanisalegitimatenuclearpower.Before1974,ittrieditsbesttode-nucleariseSouthAsia,butPakistan'sovertureswerereciprocated neither by India nor by the international community. Pakistandeveloped itsnuclearcapability,perforce,becauseofthepeculiarsecuritysituationprevalentinSouthAsia.There shouldbeno exceptionalismanddiscrimination,Pakistanhasalways rejected suchpreferential treatment. Pakistan had established its credentials as a responsible nuclearweaponstatebeyondashadowofdoubt.HeemphasisedontheneedforPakistan'scivilsociety,mediaandthink-tankstosynergisetheireffortstogetrightfuldispensationforPakistan.


HumanRights,YouthandtheIssueofJammuandKashmir

May11,2016

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI),organisedaseminaron“HumanRights,YouthandtheIssueofJammuandKashmir”onMay11,2016.PresidentAzadJammuandKashmir,SardarMohammadYaqoodmadetheinauguraladdress,whileLt.Gen.AbdulQadirBaloch,FederalMinisterforStateandFrontierRegionswasthechiefguestattheoccaion.TheseminarwasalsoaddressedbyanumberofdistinguishedspeakersincludingMaulanaFazal-ur-Rahman,Chairman,SpecialCommitteeoftheParliamentonKashmir;SenatorRajaZafarulHaq; Senator Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Abdul Qayyum;Mr. GhulamMuhammad Sa�i, Convenor AllParties Hurriyat Conference (APHC); Dr. Sameeha Raheel Qazi, Head of Foreign Affairs,Women'sWing, Jamaat-i-Islami, andMember, Council of Islamic Ideology; and Dr. AttiyaInatyatullah,formerFederalMinister.

SardarMohammadYaqoobKhan,PresidentAzadJammuandKashmir,inhisinauguraladdresssaidthatKashmirmovementcannoteverbecompromised.Kashmirisnomoreaone-pointagendabetweenIndiaandPakistan.PeopleofKashmirwanttokeepthemovementpeaceful,anditshouldnotbeassociatedwithterrorism.Kashmirisaresmallinnumberbuttheirdemandisonprinciplesandhasimmensestrength.

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Inaninteractiveroundtablediscussionthatfollowedthepresentations,itwassuggestedthatinlightofemergingparadigmintheIndianOccupiedKashmir,thestruggleandstrengthoftheKashmiriyouthmustbeassisted.SincethepotencyoftheUNresolutionsisinquestion,weneedtodevelopacollectiveinternationalnarrativethroughmedia,seminarsandsoftpowertechniques.AlliesinthecivilsocietyofIndiamustalsobeexplored.Effortsmustalsobemadetopromotetheyoungleadershipinthemovement,andwomenshouldalsobeencouragedtoparticipate.

Chairman Board of Governors, ISSI Ambassador Khalid Mahmood in his concludingremarkssaid that therightofself-determinationmustnotbecoupledwith terrorism.ThelegalityandtherighteousnessofthestruggleofKashmirisarewellrecognisedandPakistanshouldalwaysstand�irmonitsprinciplestanceoftherightofKashmirisforself-determination.


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Education,ScienceandTechnologyinNationalSecurity

July28,2016

AseminarontheRoleofEducation,ScienceandTechnologyinNationalSecuritywashostedby the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad in collaboration with the University ofManagementandTechnology(UMT),LahoreonJuly28,2016.ThechiefguestontheoccasionwashonourableRanaTanveerHussain,MinisterforScienceandTechnology.

RanaTanveerHussain,MinisterforScienceandTechnologysaidthatsecurityisabroad-based concept. It not only covers defense, but also technological innovations aswell. Hefurtheraddedthatoverthepast3years,thegovernmenthasincreasedresourcesforhighereducationdespite�inancialconstraints.

Otherdignitariesoftheseminarincluded,DrHasanSohaibMurad,Rector,UMT,Lahore;DrMuhammadLatif,Adviser,Research&Development,HEC,Islamabad;DrMujahidKamran,Vice Chancellor, Punjab University, Lahore; Dr Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, Executive Director,CommissiononScienceandTechnologyforSustainableDevelopmentintheSouth,COMSATS;Mr. Pervez Butt, Former Chairman, PAEC; Engineer Muhammad Asghar, Rector, NUST,Islamabad;DrShaukatHameedKhan,CoordinatorGeneral,COMSTECHMinisterialStandingCommitteeon Scienti�ic&Technological Cooperation;DrZabtaKhanShinwari, SecretaryGeneral,PAS,Islamabad;DrZafarIqbalQadir,CEO,TaleemFoundation,Islamabad;Mr.Habib-ur-Rehman,ViceChancellor,MirpurUniversityofScienceandTechnolgy,MirpurAJK;Ms.MariaJabeenAwwal,UndergraduateStudent,Dept.ofGovernmentandPublicPolicy,NDU,Islamabad;Professor.DrJameel-un-Nabi,Dean,



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EngineeringSciences,GIKI,KPK;DrZareenaKausar,AssistantProfessor,AirUniversity,Islamabad; Mr. Faisal Mushtaq, CEO, The Millennium University College, Islamabad; DrMumtazHassanMalik,DeanandProfessorUMT,LahoreandDrAdnanHaider,Chairperson,DepartmentofElectricalEngineering,UMT,Lahore.

Theseminarwasconsistedoftwosessionswhichincludedthetopscientists,rectorsandeducationistswhoemphasisedthattherehavebeensuccesses.Neverthelessmoreneedstobedonetoadvancetheroleofscienti�iceducationinthenationalsecurityofthecountry.Itwasstressedthatthereisaneedtoorganisefrequentsessionsofacademicdiscoursebetweentheuniversitiesandthepolicymakinginstitutionsofthegovernment.


PublicTalks

TheOICandtheIssueofJammuandKashmir

May11,2016

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)organisedapublictalkonTheOICandTheDisputeofJammuandKashmironMay11, 2016.ThedistinguishedspeakerattheeventwasSpecialRepresentativeoftheOrganizationofIslamicCooperation(OIC)SecretaryGeneralonJammuandKashmir,H.E.Mr.AbdullahAl-Alim.AmbassadorAl-Alim thanked the ISSI forhostinghimandexpresseddeepgratitudeforthegovernmentofPakistanandISSIfortheirhospitalityandcooperationwithOICregardingthecon�lictinKashmir.HesaidthattheOICreaf�irmeditsprincipledpositiononeveryhumanitarianissue,andattacheshigherdegreeofimportancetotheissueofKashmir.DirectorGeneralISSI,AmbassadorMasoodKhansaidthatPakistanconsistentlysupportedtheKashmiri'scauseandthatitstoodbyKashmiriresistanceagainsttheIndianoccupation.

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IranandItsSurroundings

August10,2016

TheInstituteofStrategicIslamabad(ISSI)organisedapublictalkonIrananditsSurroundingsontheAugust10,2016.TheesteemedspeakerattheeventwasbyDr.KazemSajjadpour,Head,Centre for International Research and Education, Institute for Political and InternationalStudies,TehranwiththeStatusofDeputyForeignMinister.H.E.Mr.MehdiHonardoost,theAmbassadorofIslamicRepublicofIranwasalsopresentattheoccasion.

Dr. Kazem Sajjadpour stated that in order to understand Iran's relationship with itssurroundings,Dr.Kazempresenteda3-stepprocesswhichcanbeusedtounderstandIran'sforeignpolicy:talkingaboutassessments;buildingblocks;andconsensusonprogressionandcooperation.TounderstandIran'sforeignpolicy,itisimperativetounderstandthedynamicsof'buildingblocs'thatsurroundIran.Dr.KazemsummeduphisspeechbyappreciatingPakistanforitsunrelentingsupportofIranatregionalandinternationalforums.


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ClimateChange,NuclearDisarmamentandHumaneGlobalGovernance

August30,2016

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)organisedapublictalkonClimateChange,NuclearDisarmamentandHumaneGlobalGovernanceonAugust30,2016.ThespeakerattheoccasionwasProfessorDr.RichardAndersonFalk,ProfessorEmeritusofInternationalLaw,PrincetonUniversityandFormerUNHRCSpecialRapporteuronPalestine.ThetalkwaspartofISSI'sDistinguishedLectureSeries2016.Dr.RichardwasaccompaniedbyhiswifeDr.HilalElver, who is a Research Professor and global distinguished fellow at the University ofCaliforniaSantaBarbaraLALawSchoolResnickFoodLawandPolicyCenter.

Dr. Falk said that this over-arching subject highlights the short-comings of theinternational arrangementwhich cater to the existential threats to humanity. One of theproblematicareaofclimatechangeisthedegreeoftheharmswhicharecausedbyit,andareconcentratedandaffectingthosecommunitiesthatarenotresponsible forgeneratingtheproblem.ThegistoftheargumentbyDr.Falkwastosuggestthatrelianceinthisareawasnotoncoercionbutoncooperation.Dr.Hilalduringherspeechposedthequestiononaboutthedifferencebetweenhumanandhumaneglobalgovernance.Thefearfactorisveryimportantinmobilisingthesocietiestoforcetheirgovernments,andthisfearwithregardstonuclearweaponsandclimatechangeisonestarkdistinction.

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Pakistan-India:AvoidingaWaterWar

December14,2016

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)organisedapublictalkonPakistan-India:AvoidingaWaterWaronDecember14,2016,underitsDistinguishedLectureSeries.BarristerAhmerBilalSoo�i,formerLawMinisterandAdvocateSupremeCourtofPakistan,wasinvitedtospeakonthelegalaspectofwaterissuesbetweenPakistanandIndia.

BarristerSoo�istatedthatPakistanhasmostlydealtwithitswatersecurityissuesfromtechnicalandpoliticalpointofviews,butneverbackedupitsstancebystronglegalarguments.HerecommendedthatinPakistan,engineersandlawyersneedtosittogethertointerprettheIndusWaterTreaty(IWT)inaholisticmanner.


In-HouseMeetings

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Dr.Jean-LucRacine

February04,2016

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)heldanin-housemeetingonFebruary4,2016,withDr.Jean-LucRacine,SeniorFellowattheCentreforSouthAsianStudies(SchoolforAdvancedStudiesinSocialSciences-EHESS-Paris),andSeniorFellowatAsiaCentre,aParisbasedthinktank.Dr.RacinewasaccompaniedbyMs.NathalieDupont,PoliticalCounselor,andMs.NosheenSajid,DeputyPressAttacheattheFrenchEmbassyinIslamabad.ThefocusofDr.Racine'stalkwasonPakistan'srelationswithIndiaandAfghanistan.Dr.Racinewentontotalkabouttwokeyissues:Pakistan'srelationswithIndiaandAfghanistan.Hesaiditwasimportanttotalkaboutissuesofcommoninterestatatimewhenanumberof�luxesarede�iningtheconvoluted Pakistan-India-Afghanistan relationships, aswell as the relationship betweenKabul-Islamabad-NewDelhiandtoacertainextent,Beijing,notbecauseof theCPEC,butbecauseofChina'sroleintheQuadrilateralcoordinationgroupwhichistryingto�indwaystopushtheAfghanTalibantodialoguewiththeAfghangovernment.


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AmbassadorTariqFatemi

April14,2016

TheISSIorganisedan in-housemeetingwithHonourableAmbassadorSyedTariqFatemi,SpecialAssistanttothePrimeMinisteronApril14,2016.Thetopicofdiscussionwasthe“BroadTrendsintheForeignPolicyofPakistan.”Themeetingwasalsoattendedby UmerSiddiqui , Director,Ministry of ForeignAffairs, AmbassadorKhalidMahmood, ChairmanBoard of Governors of ISSI, Director General of ISSI, AmbassadorMasoodKhan, and theresearchscholarsoftheInstitute.Themeetingwaskeptinteractiveandeachresearchscholarspokeabouttheirareaofexpertiseeloquently.Mr.TariqFatimiregardedthecontributionsmadebytheresearchscholarsvaluablenotonlyfortheForeignOf�icebutalsoforthePrimeMinisterSecretariat.


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Dr.ChristopheJafferlot

April19,2016

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)organisedanin-housemeetingonApril19,2016withDr.ChristopheJafferlot,SeniorResearchFellowattheNationalCentreforScienti�icResearch,Paris.

AmbassadorKhalidstatedthatPakistanandtheUSshareanoddhistory,thetwohaveremainedthebestofalliesandhavefrequentlyfallenapart.

Dr.JafferlotbeganbysayingthatPakistanandtheUShavesharedatorturousrelationshipwithupsanddownsinthelastsevendecades.HesaidthatthelevelofcollaborationbetweenPakistanandtheUSisboundtobelow,ofcoursetheUSneedsPakistanfortheAfghancon�lictresolutionandPakistanalsoneedstheUS.Dr.JafferlotwasskepticalthatwiththekindofdevelopmentChinaisbringingtoPakistan,itwillbeabletorespectPakistan'ssovereignty.


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AmbassadorTariqFatemiRoundtableDiscussion

April25,2016

TheISSIorganisedaroundtablediscussionwithHonourableAmbassadorSyedTariqFatemi,SpecialAssistant to thePrimeMinisteronApril 25, 2016.Thediscussionwas attendedbyformer ambassadors and top analysts from various think tanks. Fotreign policy, regionalstabilityandPkaistan'sbilateralrelationsintermsofenhancingtrade,roleofmediaarethetopicswhichwerediscussedduringtheroundtablediscussion.


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Mr.ThomasM.Countryman

May16,2016

The ISSI hosted an in-house discussion with Mr. Thomas M. Countryman, US AssistantSecretaryofState,BureauofInternationalSecurityandNon-proliferationonMay16,2016.The topic of discussion was Pakistan-US Strategic Dialogue: Issues Related to Security,StrategicStabilityandNon-proliferation.



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Dr.ChristineM.Leah

June1,2016

TheISSIorganisedanin-housemeetingwithDr.ChristineM.Leah,PostdoctoralFellow,GrandStrategyProgramme,YaleUniversityonJune1,2016.BesidestheresearchfellowsatISSI,thediscussionwasattendedbyparticipantsfromStrategicPlanningDivision,InstituteforPolicyStudies,NationalDefenceUniversityandtheCentreforInternationalStrategicStudies.Dr.LeahspokeonNuclearandConventionalForceImbalance:GlobalandRegionalImplicationsforConventionalArmsControl.Dr.Leahinherpresentationemphasisedonreducingtheroleofnuclearweapons,theconventionalweaponssymmetryinSouthAsia,nucleardisarmamentorweaponreduction,andstateofrespectingarmscontrolregimesespeciallyinAsia.


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Mr.ZhaoLijian

July14,2016

TheISSIhostedanin-housemeetingwithMr.ZhaoLijian,DeputyChiefofMission,ChineseEmbassyonJuly14,2016.ThetopicofdiscussionwastheChina-PakistanEconomicCorridor.Mr. Zhaogavea comprehensivepresentationon the subject,whichwas followedwith aninteractivediscussionwiththeresearchfaculty.


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13thISSI-IPISBilateralDialoguewiththeInstituteforPoliticalandInternationalStudies(IPIS),Tehran

August8,2016

OnAugust8,2015,TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)organizedanin-housemeetingwithInstituteforPoliticalandInternationalStudies(IPIS),Tehran.Itwasthe13thISSI-IPIS dialogue. The delegation from IPIS was headed by Mr. Dr. Mohammad KazemSajjadpour,with thestatusofDeputyForeignMinisterandHead,Center for InternationalResearchandEducation.TheotherdistinguishedmembersofthedelegatewereAmbassadorMir Mahmoud Mousavi, Former Ambassador to Pakistan and India, Mr. Alireza KhodaGholipour,Director,AsianStudies,IPIS,Dr.GholamaliChegnizade,UniversityProfessorandMr.Hosseini,DeputyDirector,IIWestAsiaDepartment,MFA.

ChairmanAmbassadorKhalidMehmoodwelcomedandintroducedthedelegation.Thenhebrie�lydiscussedPak-IranrelationsandthatPakistanandIranhadcordialrelationsevenbeforetheindependence.Hesaidthoughthetwocountrieshadmanyproblemsand,attimes,remainedatdivergentpositions,overalltrajectoryofPak-Iranrelationshasbeengoingup.

PresidentofIPISthankedtheinstituteforinvitinghim.HewasoftheviewthatPakistanwasnotjustaneighbourbutaspecialneighbourtoIranbecauseofthelonghistorical,culturalandreligiousties.

Theproceedingsof thedialoguewere conducted through the threeworking sessions:SessionI,Pakistan-Iranbilateralrelations:Wheredowestandtoday?;SessionII,PakistaniandIranianPerspectiveoninternationalsecurityenvironment;SessionIII,debatingregionalsecurityissueswithparticularreferencewithAfghanistan.


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Afterallthreesessionsofthedialoguecametoaclose,Dr.KazemSajjadpour,PresidentIPISgavehispositiveremarksonthedialogueandPak-Iranrelations.HeendedonanoptimisticnotethatmultilateralengagementssuchasISSI-IPISdialoguecanhelpfurtherandcementPak-Iranrelationsbyguidingthepolicymakersinapositivedirection.


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ThePoliticsofUSForeignPolicy

Mr.MattDecker

September1,2016

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)hostedanin-houseMeetingduringtheUSelection.withMr.MattDecker,PrincipalofDDPGlobal,WashingtonDConSeptember1,2016.Mr.Deckerhighlighted,threemainpolicyissueswouldholdgreatsigni�icance.FirstChinahasalwaysbeenaforeignpolicyissueintheUSelections,notbecauseoftheforeignpolicyreasonsbutbecauseoftheeconomy.SecondwouldRussiareallyputitselfintheelectionsevenwhenithackedintothedemocraticnationalsecurityemailswhichcreatedanimportantcampaignissue.Third,theissueoftheIslamicstate(ISIS),wouldbeoneofthemostsigni�icantissuesoutofthethree.


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Mr.TanSriRastamMohd.Isa

December15,2016

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)hostedanin-housediscussiononDecember15,2016withtheChairmanandChiefExecutiveoftheInstituteofStrategic&InternationalStudies (ISIS),KualaLumpur,Malaysia,Mr.TanSriRastamMohd Isa.Mr.Tanapprised theaudience with the Malaysian experience of developing �ive corridors in the 1970s thatincreasedconnectivityintheASEANregion.Hesaidthatthesecorridorsattractedinvestmentandcreatedanumberofjobs.Security,legalframework,goodgovernance,andtransparencyandfastercoordinationamongdifferentdepartmentsof thegovernmentarenecessarytomakethesecorridorsasuccessinMalaysia.TherewasagreatprivateparticipationinthedevelopmentofthesecorridorsinMalaysia,hetold.HementionedthatPakistancanlearnfromtheMalaysianexperienceofcorridorsdevelopment.


Ambassador’sPlatform

Pakistan–AfghanistanRelationsH.EJananMosazai

January13,2016

TheInstituteofStrategicIslamabad(ISSI)organisedapublictalkonPakistan–AfghanistanRelationsandthedistinguishedspeakerontheoccasionwas,H.EJananMosazai,AmbassadoroftheIslamicRepublicofAfghanistantoPakistan.ThetalkwasheldundertheAmbassador'sPlatformforum.

AmbassadorMosazaipointedout thatPakistan andAfghanistan are two independentcountrieswithintertwineddestinies.HestatedthathiscountryconsidersPakistanavitalpartnerforeconomiccooperation.Theambassadortalkedaboutthevitalityoftransittradeandhighlighteddevelopmentsintheenergysector,namelytheTurkmenistan,Afghanistan,Pakistanand India (TAPI)gaspipelineprojectand theCentralAsiaSouthAsiaElectricityTransmissionandTradeProject(CASA-1000).

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TheFutureofUK-PakistanRelationsH.E.Mr.PhillipBartonCMGOBE

February3,2016

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesorganisedaPublicTalkunderitsAmbassadorsPlatformonThe Future of UK-Pakistan Relations: A Departing Perspective on February 3, 2016. ThedistinguishedspeakerattheoccasionwastheBritishHighCommissionertoPakistan,H.E.Mr.PhillipBartonCMGOBE.

The Director General of ISSI, AmbassadorMasood Khan said that Ambassador PhillipBartonhadbeenverypopularamongthepeoplesinceheattendedmanysocial,politicalandstrategicevents in thecountry.TheHighCommissioner laudedthePakistan'smilitaryandcivilianleadershipforunrelentingresistanceinfaceofthepersistingthreatofterrorism.

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Pakistan-RussianRelationsH.E.Mr.AlexeyYurievichDedov

March17,2016

The Institute of Strategic Islamabad (ISSI) organised a public talk onMarch17, 2016onPakistan–RussianRelationsonMarch17,2016underitsAmbassador'sPlatformseries.Thedistinguishedspeakerontheoccasionwas,H.E.Mr.AlexeyYurievichDedov,AmbassadoroftheRussianFederationtoPakistan.AmbassadorMasoodKhan,DirectorGeneralISSIinhiswelcomeremarkssaidthatPakistanandRussiahavealwayssharedadesiretocomeclosetoeachotherdespitetheirtroubledhistory.H.EMr.Dedovsaidthatwhiletherelationshipofthetwocountrieshashadmanyupsanddowns,butrecently,thereisevidenceofincreasedtiesfollowing the frequency of high-level of�icial meetings as well as delegation exchangesbetweenvariousministriesandagenciesofRussiaandPakistan.


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Pakistan-IranRelationsH.EMehdiHonardoost

May27,2016

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)invitedH.EMehdiHonardosttotalkonPakistan–IranRelationsH.EMehdiHonardoost,AmbassadoroftheIslamicRepublicofIrantoPakistan.Thetalkwasheldunderthe“Ambassador'sPlatform”forum.

H.EMehdiHonardoost,saidthatPakistanandIranaretwoimportantcountriesoftheregion;theysharepoliticalandculturalties.Anyrelationshipbetweenthetwonationsshouldbetangible:tradeandeconomyareimportantcomponentsforachievingthis.AmbassadorHonardooststatedthatIranwillneverallowitssoiltobeusedagainstanycountryandthatIranconsidersPakistan'ssecurityconcernsasitsown.


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Pakistan-HungaryRelationsH.E.Mr.IstvanSzabo

July26,2016

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organized a public talk on“Pakistan–HungaryRelations”underitsAmbassador'sPlatformseriesonJuly26,2016.Thedistinguishedspeakerontheoccasionwas,H.E.Mr.IstvanSzaboAmbassadorofHungarytoPakistan.ThetalkwasalsoaddressedbyrepresentativesoftheHungarianOil&GasCompanyMOL.AmbassadorIstvanSzabostatedthattheHungaryrelationshiphasmanyaspectsthathaveevolvedsincetheindependenceofPakistan.DuringtheirpresentationabouttheworkofMOLHungarianOil&GasCompany,Mr.AfzaalAkhtarandMr.AliAbbasinformedtheaudiencethatsinceMOLworksinareasofextremepoverty,ithasestablishedschoolsintheareatoprovidetertiary,primaryaswellasprofessionaleducationtothepeopleofthearea.


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Pakistan-RomanianRelationsH.E.AmbassadorMr.EmilianIon

August3,2016

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organized a public talk on“Pakistan–RomanianRelations”underitsAmbassador'sPlatformseriesonAugust3,2016.H.E. Ambassador Mr. Emilian Ion stated that Pakistan-Romanian relationship has manyaspectsthathaveevolvedsincetheestablishmentofdiplomaticrelationsin1964.

AmbassadorIonapplaudedtheISSIandstatedthatsuchinstitutionsplayanimportantroleintheenhancementofrelationshipandbilateraltiesbetweencountries.HepointedoutthatRomaniabuiltthe�irstoilre�ineryinKarachi,aswellas�iberopticplants.Therearealsonumerous joint ventures in the �ield of education, particularly in Lahore in the �ield ofmathematics.Thepresenttrade�igurebetweenRomaniaandPakistanismorethanUS$300million.


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DebtRestructuringinDevelopingCountries:TheCaseofArgentinaH.E.IvanIvanissvich

September7,2016

The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI) organized a public talk on “DebtRestructuringinDevelopingCountries:TheCaseofArgentina2001-2016”onSeptember7,2016. H.E. Ivan Ivanissvich, Ambassador of the Argentine Republic to Pakistan was thespeakerattheoccasion.

Ambassador Ivanissvich said thatany debt crisis is a very harrowingexperience.ThoughArgentinahasfacedanumberofdebtcrisesinthepast,butthecrisis in2001 took �ifteenyearsofnegotiations,and�inallycametoanendafter lengthy negotiations and hugeforfeitures,inMarch2016.



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Delegations

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ChineseDelegationChinaFoundationforPeace&Development(CFPD)

February16,2016

TheISSIorganisedanin-housemeetingwithadelegationfromChinaFoundationforPeaceandDevelopment(CFPD)onFebruary16,2016.ThedelegationwasledbyMr.JiPing,DeputySecretaryGeneral,CFPD.OthermemberswereMr.BaiAnmin,DeputyDirectorofCFPD;Mr.GeLei,ProgrammeOf�icerCFPD;andMr.MeiJing,SecondSecretaryofChinaEmbassy.Inviteesatthemeeting includedLt.Gen. (Retd.)TalatMasood,defenceanalyst,Mr.GhulamMurtaza,PunjabUniversity,andrepresentativesfromotherthinktanksinIslamabad.

Mr.JiPingapprisedtheparticipantsaboutaprojectCFPDhadundertakeninGwadartoprovidevocationaltraininginthearea.Lt.Gen.(Retd.)TalatMasoodandMr.GhulamMurtazasaid thatCPEChadbeenwarmlyreceivedbyall segmentsofPakistani society.Mr.NajamRa�ique,Director(Research)atISSI,alongwithotherresearcherswasalsowasveryoptimisticabout CPEC's successful completion, noting that Zarb-e-Azb military operation hadeliminatedthreatstoCPEC.AmbassadorMasoodKhansaidthatallofPakistanisunitedasfarastheCPECisconcerned.


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ChineseMediaDelegation

February18,2016

The ISSI hosted an in-house meeting with a �ive-member Chinese Media Delegation onFebruary18,2016.ThedelegationincludedMr.XuZhaoqun,SeniorProducer,CCTVNews,Mr.LiuZhun,Op-EdReporter/Editor,GlobalTimes(EnglishEdition),Mr.NieLubin,Editor,GlobalTimes(ChineseEdition),Mr.JieGong,Editor,ChinaInternetInformationCentreandMr.TanYifei,Director,FocusNewsDepartment.

A diverse group of bankers, producers and journalists from Islamabad attended andbene�ittedfromtheenlighteneddiscourse.Arangeofideaswerepresentedforstrengtheningcollaboration between the media in Pakistan and China. These included joint televisionprogrammesdubbedinnativelanguages,aswellasjointprojectsin�ilmmakinganddramas.Mr.ShafqatJalil,DirectorGeneralExternalPublicityWing,MinistryofInformationsuggestedtheestablishmentofcommonchatroomsattheembassiesandinstallationsofmobileappsforUrduandChineselanguages.Mr.NaveedChohan,DirectorGeneralPakistanRadioAcademy,suggestedcollaborationon jointRadioprogrammesbetweenRadioPakistanandChineseRadioInternational(CRI)toenhancethegoodwill.TheDirectorGeneralsuggestedthatinordertoenhancemutualunderstanding,bothCCTVandPTVshouldtryandholdavirtualconference.PakistanandChinahaveaverydistinguishedperspectiveintheirrelationshipwhichneedsaneffectiveadvocacyinmedia.


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ChineseDelegationfromIDCPC

March15,2016

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabadhostedanin-housemeetingonMarch15,2016withasix-memberdelegationfromtheInternationalDepartmentoftheCommunistPartyofChina (IDCPC). The delegationwas led byMr. Li Jun, AssistantMinister of InternationalDepartmentoftheCentralCommitteeofCommunistPartyofChina(IDCPC).

MrLiJuncomprehensivelyelaboratedtheeconomicgrowthofChina,thepresentslowdown,andfutureoutlook.TalkingabouttheChina-Pakistanbilateralties,hesaidthatitistheonlyuniquerelationshipofitskindintheworld.AmbassadorMasoodKhansaidthatMrLiJunhas educated the audience on Chinese economy and bilateral relations between our twocountries.AmbassadorKhalidMahmood,Chairman,BoardofGovernors,ISSIagreedwithMr.LiJunthatallnationsparticipatingintheOneBeltOneRoadprojectsshouldpursuereforms,development,andstability.


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ChineseDelegationfromCICIR

April20,2016

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)heldanin-housediscussiononApril20,2016with a �ive-member delegation from the China Institutes of International Relations(CICIR),Beijing.ThedelegationwasledbyMr.FuMengzi,VicePresidentoftheCICIR.Othermembersofthedelegationincluded:Mr.NiJianjun;Mr.WangShida;Mr.ZhangXinbo;andLinYiming.

AmbassadorMasoodKhan,DirectorGeneralISSI,emphasisedPakistan'sdeep-rootedtieswithChina,andsaidthattheserelationsareverystrongandrobust.

Mr.FuMengzisaidthatPakistanandChinawillpromotetheirrelationsfromtheCPECpointofview.HesaidthatIndiaisnothappyovertheCPECasitgoes,initspointofview,fromthedisputedterritoryofKashmir.HetalkedabouttheuniquegeographiclocationofPakistan.HesaidthatPakistanshouldtakebene�itsofitsgeographiclocationinbuildingtheCPEC.HealsomentionedcompetitionbetweenGwadarandtheIranianPortofChabahar.


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GoldenRingEconomicForum(GREF)

May18,2016

TheISSIhostedan in-housemeetingwithasix-memberdelegation fromtheGoldenRingEconomicForum(GREF)onMay18,2016.ThegoaloftheGREFwastoadvicethegovernmentonspeci�icissueslikewhatexportsneedtobeidenti�ied,theinfrastructurerequiredandthetrainingandeducationofmanpowerunderthecooperationwithChinaonChina-PakistanEconomicCorridor(CPEC).GREFisventuringtoinitiateaneweconomicbloccomprisingIran,Russia,China,andPakistan,andlateronTurkeywillalsobeinlcuded.


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InternationalDepartmentofCentralCommitteeofCommunistPartyofChina(IDCPC)

July5,2016

TheISSIhostedanin-housemeetingwithaseven-memberChinesedelegationonJuly5,2016.ThedelegationwasledbyMr.ANYuejun,DeputyDG,InternationalDepartmentofCentralCommitteeofCommunistPartyofChina(IDCPC)


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ChineseDelegation:ANBOUND

August11,2016

The ISSI hosted an In-house meeting on August 11, 2016 with a four-member ChinesedelegationfromANBOUND.Themembersofthedelegationincluded:Mr.ChenGong,foundingpartner and Chief Researcher;Mr. TangMensheng, Director of Pakistan Research Center,Peking University; Ms. Zhang Yuan, Researcher International Studies and Ms. Wang Yi,DirectorofInformationDepartment.


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RussianDelegation:CenterforEnergyandSecurityStudies,Moscow

August22,2016

TheInstitutehostedanin-housemeetingonAugust22,2016withatwo-memberRussiandelegationfromtheCentreforEnergyandSecurityStudies(CENESS),Moscow.Themembersofthedelegationincluded:Dr.AntonKhlopkov,Director,CentreforEnergy&SecurityStudies(CENESS)andMr.DmitryKonukhov,ResearchAssociate,CENESS.Theagendaofthemeetingincludeddiscussionon:SouthAsiaandmembershipintheNuclearSuppliersGroup(NSG);CTBT:bottlenecksandprospectsforentryintoforceandchallengestothestrategicstabilityinSouthAsia.ThemeetingwasalsoattendedbyAirCommodoreKhalidBanuri ,Brig.ZahirKazmi;andAirCommodoreAdilSultan.


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Pakistan-AustraliaNuclearNon-ProliferationandDisarmamentDialogue

August29,2016

The ISSI hosted ameeting on August 29, 2016 for a six-member senior delegation fromAustralia.ThedelegationwasinPakistanfortheinauguralPakistan-AustraliaNuclearNon-Proliferation and Disarmament Dialogue. The members of the delegation included: Mr.Richard Sadlier, First Assistant Secretary, International Security Division, Department ofForeignAffairsandTrade;Ms.JaneHardy,AssistantSecretary,ArmsControlandCounter-Proliferation Branch, International Security Division, Department of Foreign Affairs andTrade;Dr.MicheleForster,Director,PakistanandCentralAsiaPolicySection,SouthandWestAsia Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Mr. Mohan Matthews, AssistantDirector, Nuclear Policy Section, International Security Division, Department of ForeignAffairs and Trade; Dr. Jodie Evans, Safeguards Of�icer, Australian Safeguards and Non-ProliferationOf�ice;Mr.MarkFenotti,ActingDirectorWMDAssessmentsandPolicySection,DefenceExportsControls,DefenceIndustryPolicyDivision,DepartmentofDefence

TheagendaofthemeetingincludedadiscussiononSouthAsiaandmembershipintheNuclearSuppliersGroup(NSG),theCTBT:bottlenecksandprospectsforentryintoforceandchallengestothestrategicstability inSouthAsia.Experts fromoutsidetheISSIwerealsoinvited.


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GermanMediaDelegation

September20,2016

On September 20 2015, a �ive-memberGermanMediaDelegation visited the Institute ofStrategicStudies (ISSI).Membersof thedelegation included:DanielDylan,PeterBohmer,ForeignPolicyandSecurityCorrespondentat DieWelt'andWeltamSonntag,AlexandraKatharinavonNahmen,SeniorSecurityCorrespondent,atDeutscheWelle,SabinaMathay,Editor&Presenterat“Zwolfzweiundzwanzig”,Inforadio,RBB,Berlin(WeeklyRadioShow),Naomi Conrad, Political Correspondent Berlin Bureau, DeutscheWelle and IngridMuller,ManagingEditoratDerTagesspiegel.The in-housemeetinghadanopenagenda,and thesessionwasinteractiveinnaturewithacandidexchangeofviewsbetweenthememberofthedelegation and the research staff. Being an issue of regional security, Pakistan-Afghanrelationswerediscussedatlength.Thedelegatesraisedquestionsabouttherelationship,theborderissuesanddisputesandrecentactionstakenbythegovernmentofPakistanforbordermanagement.


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TheInstituteofInternationalStrategyStudies,PekingUniversity

September26,2016

Asix-memberdelegationledbyProfessorWangJisi,President,InstituteofInternationalandStrategicStudies(IISS),PekingUniversityvisitedtheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)onSeptember26,2016.Othermembersofthedelegationincluded:Mr.GuiYongtao,AssistanttothePresidentIISS;Ms.QianXuemei,AssociateProfessor,InstituteofInternationalRelations,PekingUniversity;Ms.LiQingyan,ResearchAssistant,IISS;Mr.WangZhu,DeputyDirector,AsiaDepartment,MinistryofForeignAffairs;Mr.TangXin,SecondSecretary,AsiaDepartment,MinistryofForeignAffairs.ThedelegationwasaccompaniedbyMr.ZhouLijian,DCM, Embassy of the Peoples Republic of China in Islamabad and Mr. Meijing, SecondSecretaryattheEmbassy.Twopresentationsweremadeontheoccasion.The�irstwasontheprospectsofCPECbyMs.UmeFarwa,ResearchAssociateandthesecondpresentationbyMs.AminaKhan,ResearchFellowwasonPakistan-AfghanRelations.Thepresentationswerefollowedbyinteractivediscussions.


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AustralianDelegation

October13,2016

The Institutehosted an In-housemeetingwith a three-memberAustralianDelegationonOctober13,2016.MembersofthedelegationincludedMr.IanDudgeon,formerpresidentoftheAustralian Instituteof InternationalAffairs (AIIA),Col.DavidBurke,DefenceAdvisor,Australian High Commission and Ms. Emma Leahey, First Secretary, Australian HighCommission.

Theagendaofthemeetingwas“TheinternalsecuritythreattoPakistan:TTP,ISIS,Al-Qaeda,Baluchistan”.

Inaninteractivesessionwiththeresearchers,Mr.IanDudgeonintimatedtheparticipantsof themeeting regardinghis expertiseon issuesof cyberwarfare, foreignaffairs and theregionaldynamicsofSouthAsia.HealsoexpressedfrustrationattheprevalenttroublesinAfghanistan'spoliticalsituation.AndstatedthattheAfghanestablishmentmustbetaughtandurgedtohandleitsaffairsonitsownnow.


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DelegationfromSouthKorea

November17,2016

TheISSiorganizedanin-housemeetingwithafour-memberdelegationfromSouthKoreaonNovember17,2016.ThedelegationwasledbyPresidentoftheSouthKoreanInstituteofForeignAffairs&NationalSecurity(IFANS),AmbassadorShingDong-ik.Othermembersofthedelegationincluded: Mr.Wi,Minbok,DeputyDirectorandMs.Cho,Min-JeongDeputyDirector.ThedelegationwasaccompaniedbytheDeputyChiefofMissionfromtheSouthKoreanEmbassy,Mr.Kim,Jinwook.

TheagendaofthemeetingincludeddiscussiononregionalsecurityissuesintheKoreanPeninsula and SouthAsia, nuclear non-proliferation and theNorthKorean nuclear issue.AmbassadorDong-ikbriefedtheaudienceaboutthehistoryofIFANSwhichwasfoundedin1975andisaf�iliatedwiththeMinistryofForeignAffairs,SouthKorea.ISSIResearchFellow,ShamsaNawazalsogaveapresentationontheSouthAsiansecuritydilemmaandhowthepointsofcon�lictbetweenPakistanandIndiaareadverselyaffectingit.


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ChineseWorkingGrouponCPEC

December20,2016

The Institute hosted an in-housemeeting with a 12member Chinese Delegation led byDirector General, Department of External Security Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,Ambassador LiuGuangyuanonDecember20,2016.MembersofthegroupwerefromtheDepartment of External SecurityAffairs,Ministry of ForeignAffairs;Ministry ofDefence;MinistryofCommerce;NationalDevelopmentandReformCommission;andMinistryofStateSecurity.


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Pakistaninthe2067PurueshChaudhary

February1,2016

TheISSIorganizedaworkshoponPakistaninthe2067withISSIDistinguishedFellow,Ms.PurueshChaudhryonFebruary2016at1400.ThemeetingwasattendedbytheresearchfacultyandchairedbyDirectorGeneralISSI,AmbassadorMasoodKhan.Anexercisewasalsoconductedduringwhichtheresearchersweredividedintofourgroups.EachgroupwasgivenasetofquestionswhichwouldhelppaintapictureofPakistan'spositionintheyear2067.


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WorkshoponResearchMethodologySaminaYasmeen

April20,2016

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)organisedaworkshoponApril20,2016,withProfessorSaminaYasmeen,Director,CentreforMuslimStatesandSocieties(CMSS).

Theworkshopwasorganisedbytheinstituteinordertohelpitsresearchfacultygetmorefamiliarisedwiththenewtrendsinresearchmethodologiesandhowtomaketheprocessofresearchmoreef�icient.

ProfessorSaminaYasmeenexplainedthedifferentkindsofresearchmethodsbeingusedin contemporary times. She explained the signi�icance of literature review in the �ield ofresearchandsharedherexperienceandmethodsofhowtoconducteffectiveandef�icientliteraturereview.

RespectiveresearchareasofalltheresearchfacultymemberswerediscussedindetailbyProfessorSamina.Shebriefedtheresearchscholarsonhowtoaccessreliableandauthenticsourcesofliteratureandinformationregardingtheirparticularresearchareas.whichneedsaneffectiveadvocacyinmedia.

Theobjectiveoftheworkshopwastointroducetheresearcherswiththeinternationalresearchstandardsandpractices.Forthispurpose,Prof.SaminaYasmeenofAustraliawhowasinPakistanwasinvitedtohaveaninteractivesessionwiththeISSIresearchers.

Sheexplainedsigni�icanceof literature reviewandmethodsof researcher towriteanacademicresearchpaper.


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88DaystoKandahar:ACIADiaryRobertGreiner

March11,2016

TheinstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)organisedabooklaunchceremonyofabook88DaystoKandahar:ACIADiaryauthoredbyRobertLGreineronMarch11,2016.Manyeminentspeakerstalkedabouthowthebookhaddoneanadmirable jobofrecordingtheevents post 9/11 and that it presented an interesting and candid narrative. They wereunanimousintheirviewsthatitprovidesaninsightintotheworkingsoftheCIAandgivesaholisticaccountoftheAfghanwar.


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The speakers talked about the importance of focusing on issues pertaining to drugproductionandtraf�icking.Furthermore,itwasalsodiscussedthatPakistanhaspaidaheavyprice for theon-goingwar inAfghanistan. Inspiteof the fact thatPakistanhashelped inbringingaboutregionalstabilityandgreatlyaidedtheinternationalcommunity,itstillfacesheavycriticismanditseffortsarenotgivenduerecognition.

Grenierspokeabouthowthebook ismeant to “inform” thepresentand futurepolicymakersontheregionofthepracticallessonslearnedinwhathecalledthe'First'American-Afghanwar,andtheeventsthatledtothefailuresofthesecond,sothattheymaybeusefulinmakingfuturedecisions.


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China'sStories,China'sSuccess:HowChinaTransformedinthePast40Years

S.M.Hali

March18,2016

TheInstituteofStrategicStudies,Islamabad(ISSI),incollaborationwiththePakistan-ChinaInstituteorganisedapublictalkandbooklaunchof“China'sStories,China'sSuccess:HowChinaTransformedinthePast40Years”authoredbyS.M.Hali.Thedistinguishedspeakersontheoccasionwere;SenatorMushahidHussainSayed,ChairmanParliamentaryCommitteeCPECandChairmanPakistan-ChinaInstitute;H.ESunWeidong,AmbassadorofthePeople'sRepublicofChinatoPakistan;AhsanIqbalChaudhary,FederalMinisterofPlanning,NationalReformsandDevelopment,Pakistan.

AmbassadorMasoodKhan,DirectorGeneral,ISSI,inhiswelcomeremarksstatedthatMr.HaliisaveryperceptiveobserverandhastriedtocapturemultiplediversefacetsofChina'srise.HestatedthatPakistan-Chinarelationsareverystrong.ChinaisstrongcountryandwillremainstronginthedecadestocomeandPakistanisfortunatetobesocloselyassociatedwithChina.HesaidthatChinawouldcontinuetorise.BoththeCPECandthe'One-Belt,One-Road'initiativeswillbesuccessstories.


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Mr.S.M.Halistatedthatthroughhisbookhehadtriedtoshowcaseandbringtogetherthedifferentculturesandtraditions,whichexistinChina.HedubbedChina'ssuccessonthefactthatthecountryhasalwaysremainedfocused.Chinahasnotjustdevelopedinthe�ieldsofscience,technologyandinfrastructurebutalsoinitsintellect.HereiteratedthatthepeopleofPakistanandChina, loveeachother from thedepthof theirhearts.This love isbasedonsincerityofemotions─afeelinghardto�indamongothercountries.

Mr Ahsan Iqbal called the CPEC a game-changer and stated that credit goes to theleadershipofboththecountries.SenatorMushahidHussainstatedthatthe21stcenturyisthe'Asian'centuryinwhichChina'speacefuldevelopmentisamodelandasourceofstrengthforthecountriesofAsiaandthedevelopingcountriesoftheThirdWorld.

AmbassadorSunWeidonginhisremarksstatedthatChinaisapeacelovingcountryandwillworktowardsit'sdevelopmenttargetswholeheartedly.HesaidthatChinabelievesinfocusingonitsmaintargeti.e.economicdevelopment.WithregardtotheCPEChestatedthatitwasahugeprojectand itwillbringbene�its toPakistanandtheregion.Bothcountriesshould work together towards its successful completion and make Pakistan and Chinafriendshipevenmorestrong.


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IslamabadTravelGuideSyedSharfuddin

April4,2016

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI),onApril4,2016,organisedalaunchofthebookIslamabadTravelGuidebySyedSharfuddin,aformerdiplomatandcivilservant.ThechiefguestattheoccasionwastheHonourableMinisterforInformation,BroadcastingandNationalHeritagePervaizRasheed.OtherdistinguishedspeakersontheoccasionincludedLt.GeneralTalatMasood,aseniordefenseanalyst,ImtiazInayatElahi,formerChairman,CapitalDevelopment Authority, and Chaudhry Kabir Ahmed Khan, Managing Director, PakistanTourismDevelopmentAuthority.

Mr. Pervaiz Rasheed said that the purpose of a travel guide is to help the visitors ofIslamabad inmaking informeddecisionsaboutwhere togo,stay,shopandhowtospendqualitytraveltimeinthenewplaceandsetting.


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Theauthor,SyedSharfuddin,whilespeakingontheoccasionstatedthattheobjectofhisbookwasnotonlytoprovideapracticaltour-guidetovisitorswhocometoIslamabad,butalsotogenerateaconversationabouthowtoattracttouriststoIslamabadbothfromwithinthecountry,andoverseas.Mr.Sharfuddinwasoftheviewthattourismisanessentialpartoftheglobalsustainabledevelopmentagendaandthatdevelopinganindigenoustourismindustrytakesmanyformslikeactivemarketing,roadshows,publicationofdomestictouristguidesaboutcitiesandcountrysideattractions,aswellasprintingtouristliteratureinvariouslocallanguages.

Mr.ImtiazInayatElahi,formerChairmanCDA,inhisremarkspaidtributetoPresidentAyubKhanandtheseniorbureaucratsofthattimefortheirrelentlesseffortsinplanningthecityofIslamabad.Heappreciatedtheeffortsbytheauthorinbringingoutatravelguidewhenitismostneeded.DirectorGeneral,ISSIAmb.MasoodKhannotedthattheauthorhasmadeanexcellent effort bywriting a very concise travel guide, which covers every aspect of thebeautifulcityofIslamabad.


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SecretsoftheKashmirValleyFarhanaQazi

May30,2016

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)organisedabooklaunchofSecretsoftheKashmirValleybyFarhanaQazionMay30,2016.TheChiefGuestatthelaunchwasSenatorLt.Gen. (Retd) Abdul Qayyum. The eventwas also addressed by a number of distinguishedspeakers and participants including Ms. Farzana Yaqoob, Minister of Social Welfare andWomenDevelopment,GovernmentofAJK;AmbassadorArifKamal,Director,GlobalStudies,ISSRA,NDU;andMs.MushaalHusseinMallick,Chairperson,PeaceandCulturalOrganisation(PCO), Mr. Ghulam Muhammad Sa�i, Convenor All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC),Shamim Shawl Gen Secretary Kashmir Tehreek-e-Khawateen, Dr. Amineh Ahmed HotiExecutive Director of Markaz-e-Ilm, the Centre for Dialogue & Action (CD&A), AhmedQuraishi,ExecutiveDirector,YouthForumforKashmir,ShaistaSa�i,ManagerProgrammes,YouthForumforKashmir,TahirMehmood,ProgramCoordinatorofMUSLIMInstituteandToobaKhurshid,ResearchFellow,ISSI.

FarhanaQazisaidthatheraimtowritethisbookwastogiveafacetothefacelessandhighlightthepainandsufferingsoftheKashmiriwomentotheworld.Shemadethreebroadobservationsthatcameoutofherbook:one,womenareresilient;two,Americaninvolvementin Kashmir is irrelevant; and three, there is a huge demographic change taking place inKashmir,particularlyintermsofyouthbulgeandsecretsocieties.


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IndianUnsafeguardedNuclearProgram:AnAssessmentAdeelaAzam,AhmadKhan

MuhammadAli,SameerKhan.

October24,2016

TheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI)organisedthelaunchofabookonOctober24,2016,titledIndianUnsafeguardedNuclearProgram:AnAssessment.Thebookwasco-authoredbyfournuclearscholars.Thebookunveilsanewandcomprehensiveassessmentofthe Indiannuclearweaponcapacity.Thebook launchwasattendedby foreigndiplomats,scholars,journalistsandstudents.

Dr.A.H.Nayyar,an internationallyknownPhysicistandamemberof theInternationalPanelonFissileMaterials(IPFM)praisedtheeffortsoftheauthorsandsaidthatthisbookmakesasigni�icantadditiontotheexistingknowledgeaboutthesize,historyandcapacityoftheIndianunsafeguardednuclearprogramme.

AnsarPervez,formerChairmanofPakistanAtomicEnergyCommission(PAEC)laudedtheextensiveresearchbytheauthorsandsaidthatthisresearchbreaksnewgroundbyprovidingof�icials,researchers,scholarsandstudentswithnewinsightsintoIndiannuclearweapon-makingcapacityandunveilsIndianunsafeguardedaspects.


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DrNaeemSalikchairedthediscussionbetweentheauthorsandlaudedthestudycallingitapioneeringeffort.ThefouryoungauthorsincludedAdeelaAzam,AhmadKhan,MuhammadAliandSameerKhan.

Theco-authorsofthisresearchwereoftheviewthatthememberstatesoftheNuclearSuppliersGroup(NSG)shouldconsiderthelargeandswiftlyexpandingIndiannuclearbombmakingcapacitywhiledealingwithNewDelhi'sNSGmembershipcaseandensurethattheIndianmembershipofthisexportcontrolarrangementdoesnot,inanyway,helpIndiafurtherexpandandaccelerateitsnuclearweaponsprogram.


Visitors,GuestsandMeetings

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January04:MeetingwithMr.XuWei,People'sDailyChina.

January 05:Meeting with students fromNat iona l De fence Un ivers i ty (NDU)Islamabad.

January 06: Meeting with Dr. M. MahroofKhan,RegistrarUniversityofKotli.


January 07: Amb. Masood Khan with theTeamofPakistanBroadcastingCorporation.

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January 08:Meeting with Justice SyedManzoorHussainGilani.

January 27: Meeting with Mr. PeterDrewnianyandMs.RanaaRahim,UNAMA.


February04:MeetingwithDr.HasanSohaibMurad,RectorUniversityofManagementandTechnology(UMT),Lahore.

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February 11:Meeting with Dr. James JayCarafano,VicePresidentof theKathyrnandShelby Cullom Davis Institute for NationalSecurity and Foreign Policy, and the E. W.RichardsonFellow

February 19:Meeting with Mr. MansoorAhmed, DG Afghanistan Division and ATDC,MinistryofForeignAffairs,Pakistan.


February 24:Meeting with AmbassadorBharatRajPandal.

February23:MeetingwiththeMembersofCCTVNewsAgency.

February24:MeetingwithDr. Najirad andAmbassador Deputy Educational AffairsBahadorAminian.

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February 29:Meeting with Dr. LawrencePintak,Dean,TheEdwardR.MurrowCollegeofCommunication,Washington.

February26:MeetingwithDr.DanielMarkey,SAIS,JohnHopkinsUniversityUSA.

February 24:MeetingwithDr. ChristopherSnedden, Asia-Paci�ic Institute for SecurityStudies.

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March 14:Meeting with Indian HighCommiss ioner Ambassador GautamBambawale.

March 04:Meeting with Mohammad Reza,BureauChief,IRNANewsAgency.

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March14:MeetingwithMr.ZafarAli,DirectorGeneralSECDIV.

March 22:Meeting with Mr. Sha�i Gilani,ChairmanGALLUPPakistan.


March 22:With the Students from theNat ional Defence Univers i ty (NDU) ,Islamabad.

March 24:Meeting with Ms. YasmineGouedard,FrenchAmbassadortoTajikistan.

March22:MeetingwithMr.NaseemKhalid,DirectorGeneralKashmirCommittee.

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April 14:Meeting with Dr. Amineh Hoti,Executive Director Centre for Dialogue andAction,FCCollegeLahore.

March25:MeetingwithCCTVNewsAgencycrewmembers.


April 05:Meeting with Mr. Mario Esteban,SeniorResearchAnalyst,RealInstituteElcano.

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April 14:WithMs. SusanRice, USNationalSecurityAdvisor.

April19:MeetingwithDAs.

April 21:Meeting with Ambassador ofUzbekistanH.E.FurqatSidiqov.


May17:MeetingwiththeUSUnderSecretaryMs.RoseGottemoeller.

May 13:Meeting with Ambassador ofArgentinaH.E.IvanIvanissevich.

April 29:Meeting with Bureau Chief Al-JazeeraNetworkMr.AhmadKhalafBarakat.

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June 29:Meeting with Mr. Moin Ul HaqueAdditionalSecretary(Admin),ForeignOf�iceandAmbassadordesignatetoParis.

July 05:Meeting with Mr. Xu Wei, ChiefCorrespondent,People'sDailyChina.

June 1:Meeting with Mr. Hao Zhou,WorldNewsAgency.

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July13:MeetingwithMaj.Gen.AghaMasoodAkram

July13:MeetingwithDr.JasimTaqui,Al-BabInstituteforStrategicStudies.

July 12:Meeting with Dr. Imran Khan, DGGeologicalSurveryofPakistan(GSP).

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July25:MeetingwithAmbassadorWaheedUlHasan, Special Secretary PP-ME,Ministry ofForeignAffairsPakistan.

July 20:Meeting with Maj. Gen. Noel I.Khokhar.

July19:MeetingwithMr.ZhangWei,ManagerUnitedEnergyGroupLtd.

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July 27:Meeting with Mr. Ahmed BilalMehboob,PresidentPILDAT.

July29:MeetingwithMr.Zaheer,DirectorFIA.

August05:MeetingwithCaptainTariqNadeemYousafzai,DirectorIB.

September19:MeetingwithDefenseAttaches.


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October13:VisitbyteamofEbraryUSAtotheInstituteofStrategicStudiesIslamabad(ISSI).

October 31: Chairman Board of GovernorsISSI Ambassador Khalid Mahmood meetingwith Former Governor Punjab Lt. Gen. (R)KhalidMaqbool.

November9:46thPakistanNavyStaffCourseconducted by Institute of Strategic StudiesIslamabad(ISSI).


CHAIRMANISSI

1. AghaHilaly June-16,1973toJune-30,1979

2. SulemanA.Ali July-01,1980toFebruary-02,1987

3. RiazPiracha February-16,1987toJanuary-27,1989

4. NiazA.Naik April-14,1991toSeptember-12,1994

5. AghaMurtazaPooya September-13,1994toApril-11,1997

6. Admiral(Retd.)IftikharA.Sirohey April-09,1997toOctober-24,1998

7. SartajAziz October-24,1998toDecember-28,1998

8. TanvirAhmadKhan December-29,1998toSeptember-06,2000

9. AghaShahi January-08,2001toJanuary-22,2005

10. Inam-ul-Haq September-23,2005toSeptember-04,2008

11. TanvirAhmadKhan December-13,2008toApril-08,2011

12. Ambassador(R)GulHaneef June-01,2011toNovember-21,2013

13. AmbassadorKhalidMahmood November-21,2013todate.


DIRECTORGENERALISSI

1. RossMasoodHussain June-14,1973toMarch-16,1976

2. S.IrtazaHussain March-17,1976toJuly-31,1978

3. Maj.GeneralNishatAhmed August-01,1978toOctober-20,1978

4. Brig(Retd.)NoorA.Husain October-21,1978toDecember-31,1986

5. Lt.Gen(Retd.)KamalMatinuddin January-01,1987toFebruary-22,1989

6. RossMasoodHusain February-23,1989toMay-31,1990

7. Dr.Miss.K.F.Yusuf July-08,1990 toOctober-31,1990

8. Lt.Gen.(Retd.)S.ZakirAliZaidi November-01,1990toMay-31,1993

9. Lt.Gen.(Retd.)M.ZulfqarAkhtarNaz. July-18,1993toAugust-22,1993

10. Mr.NiazA.Naik August-23,1993toNovember-09,1993

11. Maj.Gen.(Retd.)M.Akbar November-10,1993toJanuary-14,1996

12. M.WaliullaKhanKhaishgi July-07,1997toOctober-04,1999

13. Dr.ShireenM.Mazari August-15,2000toMay-14,2008

14. TanvirAhmadKhan May-16,2008toMarch-02,2011

15. AshrafJehangirQazi March-03,2011toMarch-02,2013

16. Dr.RasulBakhshRais August-01,2013toDecember-30,2014

17. Amb.MasoodKhan February-13,2015toJuly-24,2016

18. Amb.KhalidMahmood July-25,2016todate.


EditorialAdvisoryBoard

SarahF.Cliffe,Director,CenteronInternationalCooperation,NewYorkUniversity.

ClaudeRakisits,SeniorFellow,SchoolofForeignService,GeorgetownUniversity,WashingtonDC.

KarlInderfurth,SeniorAdviser,CentreforStrategicandInternationalStudies,UnitedStates.

Samina Yasmeen, Professor, Political Science & International Relations, the University ofWesternAustralia.

ShaziaZRa�i,formerSecretary-General,ParliamentariansforGlobalAction(PGA).

Daniel S. Markey, Ph.D., Senior Research Professor in International Relations, AcademicDirector,GlobalPolicyProgram,PaulH.NitzeSchoolofAdvancedInternationalStudies,JohnsHopkinsUniversity.

IanTalbot,ProfessorofModernBritishHistory,UniversityofSouthampton.

VictoriaScho�ield,UnitedKingdom.

Andrew Small, Transatlantic Fellow, The German Marshal Fund of the United States,Washington,DC.

BarnettR.Rubin,SeniorFellowandAssociateDirector,CenteronInternationalCooperation,NewYorkUniversity.

YeHailin,Director,CenterforSouthAsiaStudies,ChineseAcademyofSocialSciences,Beijing.

LisaCurtis,SeniorResearchFellow,AsianStudiesCenter,DavisInstituteforNationalSecurityandForeignPolicy,TheHeritageFoundation,Washington,DC.

YunusSamad,ProfessorofSouthAsianStudies:DivisionofSocialScienceandCriminalJustice,UniversityofBredford.

HasanAskariRizvi,ProfessorEmeritus,DepartmentofPoliticalScience,Universityof thePunjab,Lahore.

Saeed Shafqat, Professor and Director, Centre for Public Policy and Governance (CPPG),FormanChristianUniversity,Lahore.

Moonis Ahmar, Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi,Karachi.

Nazir Hussain, Director School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid-i-AzamUniversity,Islamabad.

TahirAmin,ViceChancellor,BahauddinZakariyaUniversity,Multan.

Rifaat hussain, Director School of Social Sciences andHumanities, National University ofSciencesandTechnology(NUST),Islamabad.

MuhammadIslam,Professor,DepartmentofSocialSciences,IqraUniversity,Islamabad.


Muhammad Amir Rana, Director/President, Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS),Islamabad.

IlhanNiaz,AssistantProfessor,DepartmentofHistory,Quaid-i-AzamUniversity,Islamabad.

ZulfqarKhan,ProfessorandHead,DepartmentofStrategicandNuclearStudies,NationalDefenceUniversity(NDU),Islamabad.

Ejaz Akram, Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, LahoreUniversityofManagementSciences(LUMS),Lahore.

RubinaSaigol,IndependentResearcher,Lahore.

ShabanaFayyaz,AssistantProfessor,DepartmentofDefenceandStrategicStudies,Quaid-i-AzamUniversity,Islamabad.

FarhanHanif Siddiqui,AssociateProfessor, School of Politics and InternationalRelations,Quaid-i-AzamUniversity,Islamabad.


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