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Program of Workshop December 22
9.30-9.45
Welcome and Introductions
9.45-11.30
Session One
Chair:
Dr. Syed Shafqat Shah Jamote, former Federal Minister.
Discussant: Dr. Noman Sattar, Senior Research Fellow, Area Study Center for Africa, North & South America, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad
Conceptual Framework
1. Key note address by Dr. Syed
Farooq Hasnat, Professor and Chairman, Department of Political Science, University of The Punjab, Lahore.
2.Why rethinking the paradigms of conflict resolution and peace process?
Dr. Moonis Ahmar, Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi
3. Linkage between conflict resolution and peace process
Mr. Farhan H. Siddiqi, Lecturer, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi
4. Linkage between confidence-building measures and peace process in South Asia
Ms. Shaheen Akhtar, Senior Research Analyst, The Institute of Regional Studies, IslamabadTea 11.30-11.45 Session Two 11.45-1.30
Chair: Maj. Gen (Retd) Dipanker Banerjee,
Executive Director, Regional Center for Strategic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Discussant: Ms. Shabana Fayyaz, Lecturer, Department of Defense and Strategic Studies, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad
The paradigms of conflict resolution in South Asia
1.
The basis of conflict resolution process between India and Pakistan
Brig. (Retd) A. R. Siddiqui, Executive Director, Regional Institute of Strategic Studies, Karachi.
2.
CBMs as a pre-requisite of conflict resolution in South Asia
Ms. Arshi Saleem, Cooperative Lecturer, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi
3.
Track-II diplomacy and the process of conflict resolution in South Asia
Mr. Sundeep Wesleker, founder, The International Center for Peace Initiatives, Mumbai, India
4.
Gender and the process of Conflict Resolution in South Asia
Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath, Honorary Director, Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace (WISCOMP), New Delhi, India and Dr. Sumona DasGupta, Senior
Program Officer, WISCOMP. Paper to be presented by Ms. Shireen Saleem, Research Officer, SZABIST Center for Information & Research, Karachi.
5.
The role of gender, water and environment in the process of conflict resolution. Ms. Sharmina Nasreen, Research Officer, Bangladesh Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Dhaka.
Lunch 1.30-2.30 Session Three 2.30-5.30
The paradigms of CBM process in South Asia
Chair: Dr. Professor Mehtab Ali Shah, Department of International Relations, University of Sindh, Jamshoro
Discussant:
Ms. Ammara Durrani, Incharge, Political Economy Section, The News International, Karachi
1. The debate on nuclear confidence building measures in South Asia
Mr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal, Research Fellow, Islamabad Policy Research Institute.
2. The debate on non-nuclear confidence building measures in South Asia
Ms. Mussarat Qadeem, lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar
3. Linkage between terrorism and the CBM process in South Asia.
Dr. Mutahir Ahmed, Assistant Professor, Department of
International Relations, University of KarachiDecember 23 Session One 9.30-11.30
The paradigms of peace process in South Asia
Chair: Maj.Gen (Retd) Ghulam Umer, Renowned Security Analyst
Discussant: Tayyaba Tanvir
1. The geo-politics of peace in South Asia in the post-Cold War Era
Maj. Gen (Retd) Dipanker Banerjee, Executive Director, Regional Center for Strategic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2.
Indo-Pak summit diplomacy and the peace process: A view from Islamabad
Dr. Noman Sattar, Senior Research Fellow, Center for American Studies, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad
3
. Indo-Bangladesh process of peace
Dr. Smruti Pattnaik, Research Officer, The Institute of Defense Studies and Analysis, New Delhi
4. Sri Lankan peace process
Mr. Sugeewara, Assistant Director, Regional Institute of Strategic Studies, Colombo, Sri LankaTea: 11.30-12.00 Session Two 12.00-1.30
The vision of South Asia in 2047
Chair: Sundeep Wesleker
Discussant: Farhan H. Siddiqi
1. Perceptions on conflict resolution
Ms. Nabia Gul, Ms. Maria Saifuddin, Ms. Nadia Khalil, students of International Relations Department, University of Karachi
2.
Perceptions on peace process
Ms. Tayyaba Tanvir, Cooperative lecturer, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi
3. Perceptions on cooperative security
Ms. Nausheen Wasi, Research Officer, The Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, Karachi
4. Perceptions on human development
Mr. Naeem Ahmed, Cooperative lecturer, Department of International
Relations, University of KarachiLunch: 1.30-2.30 Session Three 2.30-5.00
Simulation exercise on the Kashmir conflict
Resource persons: Mr. Sundeep Wesleker and Mr. Farhan H. Siddiqi
Recommendations and Suggestions
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