Diplomats for Development

Don't miss this great opportunity its time to come up with questions and ambiguities regarding career choice at MOFA and CSS.Get them all cleared by none other than Ambassador and additional secretary at MOFA Mr.Jauhar Saleem. The founder of DfD Hassan Raza and current President of DfD Myra Qadeer Khan extends a warm welcome!! 20 October Tuesday at 11am at Roots IVY international university Dha 2 - Multi purpose room.

Cuban Missile Crisis Day 11 (26th October' 1962): Premier Khrushchev sends a private letter to President Kennedy expressing willingness to remove nuclear missiles in Cuba in exchange for a pledge never to invade Cuba and averted a nuclear catastrophe.

Honourable Justice Ali Nawaz Chowhan has become the Chief Justice of Gambia!

The Diplomats for Development in collaboration with the Law Society had recently hosted him for an interactive guest lecture.

The appointment of Justice Chowhan is a moment of pride and great honour for the people of Pakistan. We warmly congratulate him on behalf of the faculty and students of Roots Ivy International University and wish him good luck with his new assignment!

Pakistani appointed as Gambias new Chief Justice BANJUL: The Gambia has appointed a Pakistani legal expert Justice Ali Nawaz Chowhan as the country’s next chief justice, replacing the Ghanaian Mabel Agyemang who was sacked after a short spell ...

Russia had to veto the resolution, but China's abstain came as a little surprise. PRC has historically supported resolutions that are against annexation of other countries or redrawing of international borders through referendums or military involvements because of the separatism movements in its own country.

The west had set a dangerous precedent in 2008 by allowing Kosovo to declare its independence from Serbia through a popular vote in its local assembly. Now the same is taking place in Crimea so it would be hard for them to oppose it on moral or even legal grounds as more than 100 countries later recognized Kosovo's sovereignty.

Russia Vetos UN Measure on Crimea Referendum, China Abstains The U.N. Security Council has failed to adopt a resolution that would have urged countries not to recognize the results of a Sunday referendum in Ukraine's Crimea region. Russia, as expected...

Historical Fact: King Louis XIV raised money for wars by selling titles of nobility, ecclesiastical offices, as well as government and military positions. This not only raised money easily, it also enhanced loyalty, as those to whom he sold the office were legally bound to him.

One of his officials brought his master a list of offices that he proposed to create for sale. The King was astonished that anyone could be willing to pay for such absurd tittles, to which the official replied: "As soon as the crown creates an office, God creates a fool willing to buy it". At the height of this practice the French court had sold around 16,000 offices to raise money.

A 6 member delegation of Roots IVY Diplomats for Development (DfD) took part in a two day national conference on 'Contemporary Social Movements And Social Order In Pakistan' which was organised by the Institute of Strategic Studies in collaboration with Hanns Seidel Foundation.

There were multiple sessions in the conference which focused on Political, Ethnic and Religious Movements and Contemporary Social Order in Pakistan.

The role of youth also came under discussion and an interesting debate on the role of student unions which are banned in Pakistan since 1982 also ensued as some speakers argued that this space has now been occupied by Jihadi organizations. On the other hand, Prof. Rasul Baksh Rais was of the view that political participation can't be limited to student unions and there are other means through which youth can play their part. He emphasized on the need of having in-campus discussions and elections.

Prof Asim Sajjad Akhter of QAU discussed the role that ideologies have played in the insurgencies which are ongoing in Pakistan. He was of the view that there are no class distinctions in them, but they have been more successful in areas where there were already class based movements in the past. He argued that rural areas can become hot-beds of violence and extremism as they are neglected by the state.

It was a great learning experience for all the members as they had informal discussions with the scholars and also met the Director General and Senior Research Fellows of the Institute.

Roots IVY Diplomats for Development in collaboration with the Winds of Change organized a lecture on an intriguing topic ‘Science and Religion: Are they compatible?’.

Winds of Change is an annual event where renowned scholars from around the world are invited to various institutes inside Pakistan. WoC is a movement that provides an opportunity to enlighten the youth and inspire them to rediscover themselves.

The keynote speaker was Mr. Hamza Andreas Tzortzis who is an international public speaker, a writer, lecturer, instructor and researcher. He is particularly interested in political philosophy and Islamic thought. He has debated with prominent academics and intellectuals on various important topics and his lectures are quite popular worldwide.

"True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice." - Martin Luther King, Jr. famously said this in response to the accusation that he was "disturbing the peace" by his activism.

Contributed by: Umair Janjua - ECM (DfD)

Roots IVY Diplomats for Development Society is working on multiple proposals at present. Recently, we finalized the layout of our Journal which will provide students with a platform through which they will be able to express their opinion and views on contemporary international issues by writing Research Articles or Essays.

Pictures from the last meeting which was held on 6-1-2014.

"All the greatest hits of U.S. foreign policy since World War II were primarily a result of diplomatic initiatives, where the use of force played little or no direct role. This stands in sharp contrast to U.S. foreign policy today, where the preferred response to many problems tends to be some form of "kinetic action" (in the form of drone strikes, special operations, covert action, large-scale bombing raids, or in a few cases, all-out invasions).

To be sure, military power can be a key to diplomatic success. As George Kennan once remarked, "you have no idea how much it contributes to the general politeness and pleasantness of diplomacy when you have a little quiet force in the background." But the key word there is "quiet," and the focus is still on diplomacy, not simply on blowing things up."

Which Works Best: Force or Diplomacy? VoiceWhich Works Best: Force or Diplomacy? BY Stephen M. WaltAUGUST 21, 2013Share +MilitaryU.S. Foreign PolicyHistoryDefense Budget What are the "greatest hits" of U.S. foreign policy since World War II? I mean: what would you regard as the most important "success stories" in America's handling of w...