South Asian Scholars reject extremist ideologies and condemned the efforts to weaponize resources in the region
December 3, 2025(Kamran Raja): Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted the first working session of its annual Islamabad Conclave-2025. In the fifth edition of the Conclave, working Session-I, hosted by India Study Centre (ISC), focused at “South Asian Regional Security Order Amid Evolving Multipolarity.” General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, NI(M), HI(M), former Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, delivered the keynote speech. Other speakers included Ambassador Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, Additional Foreign Secretary (Asia-Pacific), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan; Ambassador Zamir Akram, Pakistan’s former Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva; Dr. Shilata Pokharel, energy and security politics expert from Nepal; and Professor Huang Yunsong, Associate Dean of Internati...









