Pakistan has been a hopeful entrant into the NSG regime since May 2016 and aspires to gain access to nuclear technology and expertise, as well as recognition and acknowledgement of its de facto nuclear status by the international community by becoming a member of the NSG. Pakistan has been lobbying for the cause and watching closely developments in the issue. This round-table, organized by CISS, aimed
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by Christine M. Leah & Muhammad Sarmad Zia.... In the last few years there has been a marked shift in the nuclear discourse in South Asia. Three issues have generated new debate about the level of strategic stability in the region: India’s Cold Start doctrine, Pakistan’s Nasr, and now India’s apparent shift from a primarily
by Maryam Zubair.... In late May of 1998, Pakistan conducted six nuclear tests and overtly demonstrated its nuclear weapon capability. This was a move necessitated by the testing of nuclear weapons by its traditional enemy, India, a few weeks earlier. As a country with a history of conflicts and insecurity vis-à-vis its bigger neighbour, attaining
Executive Director at Centre for International Strategic Studies (CISS) Islamabad Ambassador Ali Sarwar Naqvi on Thursday has said that Pakistan-US relations took a dramatic downturn with the start of 2018. He said the bilateral relationship has entered uncharted waters, with ominous overtones of further punitive measures that may be taken by the United States against
A tweet on new year’s day sent Pakistan into a frenzy. The move has drawn as much criticism as it has sparked concern in the power corridors. Center for International Strategic Studies Islamabad (CISS) Executive Director Ambassador Ali Sarwar Naqvi has said that US President Donald Trump’s predilection for making hostile public statements in regard
The Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS) conducted a round-table on the subject “Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: Imperatives and Opportunities” in collaboration with Konrad Adenaur Stiftung (KAS) on the 7th of November, 2017 at Nazara Lounge, Serena Hotel. The speakers on the occasion were Mr. Inam-ul-Haq, a Pakistani career diplomat who served as the Foreign Minister
Introduction Recently there has been renewed debate about “normalizing” or “mainstreaming” Pakistan’s nuclear programme, with a number of western analysts calling for Islamabad to commit to “strategic deterrence”, or “to a recessed deterrence posture and limit production of short-range delivery vehicles and tactical nuclear weapons”. There is increasing concern about a nuclear arms race in
by Maryam Zubair.... Trump’s remarks at the UNGA concerning the likely path Washington would take if North Korea did not stop missile testing would have raised many eyebrows in normal circumstances, but they were unsurprising to most people. This is because the US President and North Korea Kim Jong-Un have already been exchanging fiery rhetoric
by Muhammad Sarmad Zia.... With the introduction of new naval nuclear powers, the security dynamics of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is undergoing a rapid change. There is a dawn of a new era wherein the geo-political and economic alignment of states is shifting from the Atlantic to the Indian and the Pacific Ocean regions.
Center for International Strategic Studies Islamabad organized a round table discussion titled “From Counter Value to Counter Force: Change in India’s Nuclear Doctrine” on August 18, 2017 on its premises. The purpose was to assess the recent debate about the shift in India’s narrative regarding its nuclear posturing and its implications for Pakistan as well as
