The second Round Table between CISS and the Stimson Center, Washington DC, took place on April 7, in follow up of the first Round Table held between the two Think Tanks on February 4, 2021. The subject was, as before, Pakistan-US relations, and a discussion took place on the present state of bilateral relations after the previous interaction two months ago. The discussion, as before, was governed by Chatham House Ruls and covered major areas of bilateral interaction, both convergences and divergences.
In the Round Table, the Pakistani side was led by Ambassador Ali Sarwar Naqvi, Executive Director CISS, and included Dr. Naeem Ahmed Salik, Dr. Mansoor Ahmed, and Mr. Zawar Haider Abidi while the US side was led by Ms. Elizabeth Threlkeld, Deputy Director for South Asia in the Stimson Center, and included Dr. Sameer Lalwani, Col. Dave Smith and Christopher Clary.