ISAS INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PAKISTAN

PAKISTAN IN REGIONAL AND GLOBAL POLITICS
Orchard Ballroom 3,
Orchard Hotel Singapore
24 - 25 May 2007

The Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) organised its first international symposium on "Pakistan in Regional and Global Politics" on 24 and 25 May 2007 in Singapore. More than 70 participants attended the symposium.

The two day event brought together eminent international scholars from Singapore and overseas to share their professional views on various themes. These included Pakistan and global security, Pakistan’s international relations, politics and identity in Pakistan and economic development of Pakistan.

H.E. Humayun Akhtar Khan, Pakistan's Federal Minister for Commerce, delivered the keynote address for the symposium. Other eminent speakers included Professor Amin Saikal from the Australian National University; Dr Selig Harrison from the Center for International Policy in Washington D.C.; Professor Robert G. Wirsing from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu; Dr Christine Fair from the Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention in Washington, D.C.; Dr Arslan Razmi from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst; Professor Kanti Bajpai from the Doon School in Dehradun, India; Professor Pervaiz Cheema from the Islamabad Policy Research Institute in Pakistan; Professor Imran Ali from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan; Professor Mohammad Waseem, also from LUMS; Professor Akbar Zaidi from Karachi in Pakistan; Dr Marie Lall, Visiting Research Fellow at ISAS; and Dr Rajshree Jetly, Research Fellow at ISAS.

This symposium was timely. With Pakistan emerging as an important strategic player in regional and global strategic relations, the event provided an excellent opportunity for a deeper and more intense understanding of Pakistan's socio-political, economic and security landscapes as well as in its regional and international relations.

Programme

Chairpersons and Speakers

Keynote Lecture

Presentation Papers