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A four-member Chinese Delegation visited IPRI on August 11, 2016. The delegation comprised of Mr. Chen Gong, Founding Partner and Chief Researcher, ANBOUND, Mr. Tang Mensheng, Director of Pakistan Research Center, Peking University, Ms. Zhang Yuan, Researcher of International Studies, ANBOUND and…
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IPRI WORKSHOP
“Potential of Pakistan’s Soft Power and Public Diplomacy”
Introduction
A one-day workshop on “Potential of Pakistan’s Soft Power and Public Diplomacy” was organized by the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) on October 19, 2016 at Islamabad Hotel, Islamabad.…
Proceedings of the Conference
Inaugural Session
President IPRI, Ambassador (R) Sohail Amin, in his welcome address, stated that timing of this Conference is very appropriate, as the government and the people of Pakistan, are very keen to see speedy progress on the…
Over the last week, Indian leadership took a number of steps to provoke Pakistan into action. Pakistan’s leadership has acted pragmatically. Comedy of surgical strikes was poorly scripted to suck Pakistan into an embarrassing slug, in both cases: either by acting or…
چند روز قبل ہندوستان کے ڈائریکٹر جنرل ملٹری آپریشنز ”لیفٹیننٹ جنرل رنبیر سنگھ“ نے نام نہاد سرجیکل سٹرائیک کے نام پر جو گوہر افشانی کی، اس کا جائزہ لیتے سنجیدہ مبصرین نے کہا ہے کہ کسی بھی پیشہ وارانہ (خود ساختہ) فوج…
Introduction
An IPRI Review meeting on “SCO and Regional Security” was held at IPRI conference hall on August 8, 2016. In the prevalent era of globalization, a number of regional organizations have emerged on world stage. These organizations have become multifunctional pursuing security…