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“Pakistan’s comparative advantage is not imposing solutions—it is keeping dialogue alive when adversaries stop talking.”

In his latest article for Dawn, Dr. Khurram Abbas, Director, ISC-ISSI, argues that mediation has long been a strategic instrument of 🇵🇰’s foreign policy—from Afghanistan and Saudi-Iran tensions to the recent 🇺🇸🇮🇷 engagement.

Read more: https://www.dawn.com/news/2022739/a-nation-between-adversaries

A nation between adversaries A comprehensive historical analysis reveals that mediation has remained one of Pakistan’s most essential foreign policy...

ISC-ISSI Update | Issue Brief
In her latest IB, Urooj Jamil, Research Assistant at ISC-ISSI, decodes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trilateral visit to Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand.

Read more: https://issi.org.pk/issue-brief-on-decoding-indian-prime-minister-narendra-modis-trilateral-visit-to-indonesia-australia-and-new-zealand/

ISC-ISSI Invitation | Seminar
The India Study Centre (ISC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) cordially invites you to attend the Seminar:

“5 August 2019: The Continuing Struggle for Self-Determination”

📅 5 August 2026
🕚 1100 hrs (PKT)
📍 ISSI, Islamabad

The event is open to the public.

Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad |Altaf Hussain Wani

"Victory is impossible and defeat is unthinkable between two nuclear states 🇵🇰🇮🇳." Dr. Khurram Abbas, Director, ISC-ISSI, argues that 🇮🇳's evolving nuclear posture raises questions about its NFU policy and signals strategic ambiguity.

Strategic sanity In this hostile environment, the best, most practical option for Pakistan and India remains the resumption of dialogue.

ISC–ISSI Invitation | Seminar

The India Study Centre (ISC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), in collaboration with , cordially invites you to attend the Seminar.

📅 20 July 2026
🕚 1100 hrs (PKT)
📍 Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)

The event is open to the public.

ISC–ISSI Update | Infographic
🇵🇰🤝🇧🇩 Relations Post-Sheikh Hasina

🚨 ISC–ISSI Update | Hiring

The India Study Centre (ISC) at ISSI invites applications for the position of Research Associate (BPS-17).

📅 Application Deadline: 22 July 2026
📝 Apply: https://www.njp.gov.pk/
🌐 Learn more: https://issi.org.pk/isc/

ISC- ISSI Update | Infographic
India's Border Push-Backs