🎙️Our 3rd distinguished speaker for Working Session 4 titled "Comprehensive Security in a World in Flux" is Dr. Aneel Salman (Dr Aneel Salman), Chair, Economic Security, Islamabad Policy Research Institute. His topic: "Achieving Sustainable Development in Pakistan".

"Community thinking & effort is an important pillar of social & sustainable development". Dr. Dr Aneel Salman at #IslamabadConclave2023. Islamabad Conclave Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad

"If Pakistan's GDP grows at the rate of 9%, only then it'll be able to achieve its SDGs. However, the environment will be a major victim because of such growth". Dr. Dr Aneel Salman at #IslamabadConclave2023.

Dr. Khurram Abbas (Dr. Khurram Abbas), Director ISC gave his opening remarks for session V: “Pakistan’s Foreign Policy in Emerging World Order” 🔴 LIVE youtube.com/live/ojhn9bkM6… Islamabad Conclave

He stressed current 🌍 shifts : 1. States prefer bilateral relations or mini lateralism > military alliances 2. States maintain political and strategic positions while competing with rival states such as 🇮🇳 🇨🇳 and 🇨🇳 🇺🇸.

His Qs for panel: 1. How 🇵🇰 should respond to changing global order? 2. How 🇵🇰 navigate great power competition? 3. How 🇵🇰 can play role of peace & dev? 4. 🇵🇰 role in global south? 5. Should Pakistan opt for bilateralism, multilateralism and minilateralism?

Keynote speaker Ambassador Inam Ul Haq, former Foreign Minister, eluded on “Pakistan’s Foreign Policy in Emerging World Order” to stressed that 🇵🇰 FP choices are limited as a peripheral state. 🔴 LIVE youtube.com/live/ojhn9bkM6… Islamabad Conclave

The world order is moving away from conciliation ➡️➡️conflict&choas. The present world order is heading towards fragmentation. The conflict in 🇺🇦 & ME has exposed western selective morality and int law. 🔴LIVE: youtube.com/live/ojhn9bkM6…

Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, former Foreign Secretary of Pakistan, is discussing FOUR global theatres: 1. US China Competition 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 2. Conflict In Ukraine 🇺🇦 3. Conflict in Middle East 4. Indian Ocean Region 🌊 🔴 LIVE youtube.com/live/ojhn9bkM6… Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry

Professor Dr. Muhammad Khan, Chairperson, Department of Social Sciences, International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) in his remarks discussed receding 🇺🇸 hegemony, rising 🇨🇳 and resurgent 🇷🇺. 🔴WATCH LIVE: youtube.com/live/ojhn9bkM6…

ProfDr. Arshi Hashmi, Peace and Conflict Studies, NDU, delved into “🇵🇰 in the Developing World: ‘Global South’” stressed that changing 🌍 order is allowing GS to be part of global groups where there were not allowed previously. 🔴 LIVE: youtube.com/live/ojhn9bkM6… Arshi S Hashmi

Dr. Arshi highlighted that GS is experiencing rapid changes in FP behaviours. It is evident from the way how states are willing to engage with other states, regardless of convergences and divergence.

Global South is no more the third world or the developing world. It is an emerging world looking to make deliberate efforts to develop sustainable eco ties.💰🌍

Dr. Farhan H Siddiqi, Associate Prof QAU, discussed “Coping with Evolving Multilateralism and ‘Minilateralism’ to elaborate that the current world is multicentric and pluralist as it is moving towards ‘multiplexity’ from multipolarity. 🕸️ SPIR Farhan Siddiqi Islamabad Conclave

He recommended issue-based cooperation and suggested move away from 🇺🇸 OR 🇨🇳 ➡️ 🇺🇸 + 🇨🇳.

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Amb Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry elaborated the complex global order: 1. 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 competition is great concern and how to maintain, if not balance relations, is the real Q for Pakistan 🇵🇰. 2. War in Ukraine which has pushed Russia closer to 🇨🇳.

Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry 3. The conflict in Middle East has halted Arab-Israel normalisation. 4. In the Indian Ocean region, he eluded on the shift in Indian 🇮🇳 FP from continental to maritime. 🌊

Alhamdolillah, successfully wrapped-up Islamabad Conclave 2023, with thematic focus on “Pakistan in a Changing World.”Deep thanks to our illustrious Speakers/panellists & participants, incl academics, practitioners,diplomats,students & media.Kudos to Team ISSI for meticulous work

Delighted to announce that 4th edition of ISSI’s annual flagship dialogue forum, “Islamabad Conclave”, would be held on December 3-4, 2024. Please SAVE THE DATE as we in due course share details of overarching theme, focus of working sessions, & participating speakers &