Deeply gratified to host most engaging “NextGen Strategic Cohort 2024”, with accomplished young scholars from 🇵🇰Universities & think-tanks. Highly prepared, they take a deep dive into myriad aspects of security, foreign policy, economic, & nontraditional challenges in South Asia.

Holding, today, latest edition of ISSI’s ‘NextGen’ engagement with group of 26 young accomplished policy analysts from Universities & think-tanks from across 🇵🇰. The workshop titled “NextGen Strategic Cohort 2024” to focus on evolving dynamics of relationships in South Asia 🌎🎙️

Delighted to host 2nd round of ISSI-ACI Dialogue, attended by ASEAN HoMs in Ibd. Reviewed progress in Pakistan-ASEAN ties & underscored importance attached to Full Dialogue Partnership. Agreed on next steps aimed at reinforcing G2G, B2B & P2P coop incl think-tanks collaboration

H.E. Jose Antonio de Ory, Amb of Spain, visited ISSI & met with DG Amb Sohail Mahmood. Discussions covered various aspects of 🇵🇰🇪🇸relations & strengthening of academic & think-tank collaboration. It was agreed to work towards deepening of institutional linkages.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan

Productive meeting between DG ISSI Amb Sohail Mahmood and Dr. Fariz Ismailzade 🇦🇿, Vice Rector ADA University & Director Institute of Development and Diplomacy (IDD), Baku. Agreed on next steps in furtherance of ISSI-IDD institutional relationship and multi-dimensional 🇵🇰🇦🇿partnership.

DG ISSI Ambassador Sohail Mahmood shared perspective at a diverse panel on “Social Media: Building Bridges or Walls between People and Cultures?”The panel is part of the “6th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue”,being held in Baku🇦🇿from 1-3 May & attended by over 100 countries.

Beginning a new chapter:ISSI & Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) - NUS conclude first MoU bt/n think-tanks of Pakistan & Singapore. MoU envisages mutually-agreed agendas of research, exchanges & dialogue on regional, global & strategic issues of common interest.A crucial step in fostering closer 🇵🇰🇸🇬 P2P ties.

The India Study Centre organised in-house session on 18th Lok Sabha elections in India.Participants from diplomatic, academic & research community analysed electoral process, election manifestos, & parties’ domestic & foreign policy narratives.Prospects for 🇵🇰-🇮🇳 relations also evaluated.

Privileged to convene Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad- FES Pakistan International Conference on “Pakistan in the Emerging Geopolitical Landscape.”Rich perspectives from distinguished speakers from 🇵🇰&🌍 and absorbing deliberations in sessions attended by academics, practitioners & area experts.

Delighted to co-host the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad - FES Pakistan International Conference on “Pakistan in the Emerging Geopolitical Landscape” on 24 April 2024. A distinguished group of national🇵🇰 and international🌍scholars & experts set to share rich & diverse perspectives.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan

ISSI delighted to host launch of Pakistan Africa Institute for Development and Research (PAIDAR), with its President Mushahid Hussain Sayed. Rich perspectives & practical suggestions shared at Seminar on theme: “Reviving the Bandung Spirit of Afro-Asian Solidarity: Pakistan-Africa Relations.”

ISSI family wishing everyone a happy and blessed Eid-ul-Fitr. May Allah Almighty accept our Ibadaat and bless our lives with peace, contentment, and self-realisation. Ameen!

📸IRCICA’s exhibition of historical photographs of Al-Quds and works of calligraphy, organized jointly with Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage), Pakistan and Yunus Emre Institute (Türkiye) in Islamabad, was opened on 5 April 2024, in the presence of…

'Tarihi Fotoğraflarla Kudüs' sergimizin açılışı gerçekleşti. T.C. İslamabad Büyükelçiliğimiz himayesinde, IRCICA, Lok Virsa ve Enstitümüz işbirliği ile, Abdülhamid Han dönemine ait fotoğraflar Pakistanlı sanat severlerle tanıştırıldı.

Inauguration of exhibition 'Historical Photographs of Al Quds' under the auspices of our T.R Embassy in Islamabad in cooperation with IRCICA, Lok Virsa and our Institute. Photographs from the period of Abdülhamid Han were introduced to Pakistani art lovers.

Pleased to welcome Ambassador of the Philippines, H.E.Maria Agnes Cervantes, in her capacity as current chair of ASEAN Committee in Islamabad (ACI). Exchange of views focused on recent developments in Pakistan-ASEAN partnership & next steps in ISSI-ACI collaboration during 2024.

Profound condolences on the demise of ex-FS Shahryar M. Khan, an outstanding diplomat with invaluable services to 🇵🇰 throughout his illustrious career.He excelled equally beyond diplomacy - as Chairman PCB, an author, & academic.His personal charm & rich legacy will be remembered

ISSI family extends warmest felicitations as we celebrate this #PakistanDay , remembering the invaluable sacrifices of our forefathers, paying tribute to the wisdom and foresight of our founding fathers, and reaffirming the resolve to build Pakistan according to the Quaid’s vision

Privileged to host H.E.Amb Donald Blome for Roundtable on 'Pakistan-U.S. Relations in the Context of Regional and Global Developments.' Covered myriad dimensions of 🇵🇰🇺🇸 ties, with economy as the cornerstone. Rich exchanges with eminent diplomats,academics,practitioners & experts

Delighted to welcome BS students from FASS, Air Univ., reinforcing ISSI’s outreach to youth. Vibrant interaction focused on the world order; key regional & global issues; major-power contestation; traditional & non-traditional security threats; & salients of 🇵🇰’s foreign policy.