Browsing: Book and Report Launch

Overview of the Webinar The Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS) held a Webinar on “Two Decades of India-US Strategic Partnership: Impact on Strategic Stability in South Asia,” on November 27th, 2020. The webinar was chaired by Ambassador Ali Sarwar Naqvi, Executive Director CISS. He formally inaugurated the webinar by his welcome and introductory remarks.

Abstract The CISS Strategic Assessment 2019 surveys major global and regional developments with a focus on South Asia. It includes Global and Regional Perspectives on Emerging Technologies; Trends in Global Arms Control, Disarmament and Nuclear Nonproliferation; Pakistan’s Foreign Policy and Relations; and Developments Affecting Deterrence Stability in South Asia. This Assessment also offers a Forecast

Overview of the Webinar The Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS) held a Webinar on Pakistani and Indian Nuclear Programs: Myths and Realities, on 24th June, 2020. Ambassador Ali Sarwar Naqvi, Executive Director CISS, gave his opening remarks and discussed the topic and its significance. The main theme related to the Pakistan’s nuclear program and

Pakistan’s nuclear program has been mired in controversies since its very inception. When Pakistan decided to pursue a military nuclear capability as an insurance against future threats to its security and integrity in the aftermath of the 1971 debacle, the Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) had already entered into force in 1970. Fortunately, Pakistan had kept its

Addressing the book launch ceremony of The Clenched Fists: The Grand Trunk Road to Confidence Building Measures between Pakistan and…

‘Some otherwise serious Indian scholars as well as professional military leaders have recently succumbed to the saffron wave and hence have adjusted their otherwise sober nuclear learning with the prevailing strong winds of Hindutva, in tune with the political and social madness that has overtaken India.’ This was stated by the Chief Guest, Lt. General

Allow me to begin by complimenting CISS and its ‘leadership’ for making the Centre, in a very short time, as the ‘vanguard’ of some of the best ideas, solutions and publications on strategic affairs. The intellectual contributions by CISS are indeed valuable and help ‘enrich’ and ‘shape’ our strategic thinking, which is ‘essential’ to meeting

“Pakistan’s nuclear program was not prestige driven but was a manifestation of the security challenges posed by India’, General Ehsan-Ul-Haq…

May 1998 was a fateful month in the history of South Asia. On the 28th and 30th of May of that year,…

CISS launched its second book in the CISS book series entitled “Nuclear Pakistan, Seeking Security and Stability.” “Pakistan should not be apologetic about its nuclear program”, this was stated by Pakistan’s former foreign minister Ambassador (R) Inam-ul-Haque  while speaking at the launch of the book on, Nuclear Pakistan: Seeking Security and Stability; at Islamabad Club.