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Ambassador Benedict de Cerjat, Swiss Ambassador to Pakistan, called on Executive Director CISS, Ambassador Ali Sarwar Naqvi this afternoon at the Center for International Strategic Studies. They discussed issue of mutual interest and cooperation.
Amb. Ali Sarwar Naqvi, Executive Director CISS, interviewed His Royal Highness Prince Hassan bin Talal in a virtual session organized by Mrs. Ameena Saiyid, former Director of Oxford University Press, on September 29, 2020. Amb. Naqvi has served in Jordan as Ambassador for 1995 to 1998.
Even as India and China celebrate the 70th anniversary of their diplomatic ties this year, tensions have escalated on the disputed border. After a clash between Indian and Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley led to the first casualties on the border in several decades, this discussion will examine how India-China economics, diplomatic, and strategic/military
Ms. Saima Aman Sial, Senior Research Officer CISS, deliberated upon “Artificial Intelligence and Military Modernization in India-Pakistan: Implications for Strategic Stability”, in a webinar on “Military Application of Artificial Intelligence in South Asia” on 14th May 2020. The webinar was rganized by Strategic Vision Institute and chaired by Dr. Zafar Iqbal Cheema, President/Executive Director SVI.
Mr. Riaz A. Khokhar, Research Assistant CISS, spoke in a webinar on COVID-19 and the Future of SAARC organized by the Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Relations (AIDIA), based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The panelists were from all of the SAARC countries, except the Maldives and Afghanistan. Watch the Webinar here:
by Riaz Khokhar.... The management of COVID-19 reveals which countries are taking the lead in geopolitics in South Asia. On March 12, 2020, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries a strategy to deal with the Coronavirus challenge through a video conference. It was a move
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On Monday, 09th of March, Ms Saima Aman Sial, Senior Research Officer CISS, participated in a roundtable discussion on 'Preserving Freedom of Seas: Post-Pulwama Challenges and Responses' hosted by Maritime Study Forum. The other participants included Ambassador Ghalib Iqbal, Prof. Dr. Nazir Hussain (SPIR, QaU), Senator Sitara Ayaz, Dr. Tughral Yamin (CIPS), Brig. (R) Amir
He believes Ra’ad-II “will significantly enhance the operational and targeting flexibility of the air leg of Pakistan's strategic forces.” “It gives enhanced capability for precision strikes against critical military targets on land and at sea from safer standoff ranges. With its extended range, hitherto invulnerable sites, forces and assets can now be taken out with



