Margalla Dialogue

Pakistan's premier dialogue by @IPRI_Pak to generate new ideas and articulate the future in the fast changing political and technological world.

[Siddique Humayun @SiddiqueHumayun]

#MargallaDialogue2026 begins with @MIshaqDar50, Deputy Prime Minister of #Pakistan inaugurating the conference.

#MD26 #IPRI

[Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan @ForeignOfficePk]

Ambassador Robin Raphel, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs, called on Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 today.

Discussions covered matters of mutual interest. The DPM/FM appreciated the positive trajectory of Pakistan–U.S. relations and underscored the importance of sustained engagement to further strengthen bilateral cooperation.

Both sides agreed to promote closer exchanges between think tanks and academic institutions of the two countries to deepen mutual understanding and encourage dialogue on regional and international issues.

[Zunaira Azhar @ZunairaAzhar10]

It’s was a great day to moderate the panel on West Asia-South Asia: Geopolitics of Connectivity and Competition at #MargallaDialogue2026

[Raashid Wali Janjua @WaliRaashid]

Pakistan needs $348 bn till 2030 to address its climate induced losses. We need to adopt climate smart agriculture and resilience of our infrastructure to counter the imoact of climate change. We must advocate change in UN system to address our climate threats.
Ms Aisha #MD26*

[Zahid Mahmood @zahidm63]

At the Margalla Dialogue, hosted by @IPRI_Pak, I had an insightful and intellectually stimulating discussion with @PravinSawhney on India–Pakistan relations and the challenges of navigating an emerging global order undergoing profound strategic transformation.
His perspectives were clear, candid and thought-provoking. As global power dynamics shift, South Asia must reassess its strategic choices, regional security priorities and the imperatives of stability in an increasingly multipolar world.

#MargallaDialogue #IPRI #India #Pakistan #SouthAsia #RegionalSecurity #Geopolitics #GlobalOrder #StrategicStability #MultipolarWorld

[Fahd Husain @Fahdhusain]

It was a pleasure interviewing famed scholar & author Dr @vali_nasr on the sidelines of @MargallaDialog. Interview airs tonight at 9pm on @Express247PK

[Raashid Wali Janjua @WaliRaashid]

Afghan government needs to be taken on board to counter TTP and the state should engage as well as bring to justice the leaders that mislead the Baloch while hiding abroad
Lt Gen Janjua(retd) #MD26*

[Fahd Husain @Fahdhusain]

Enjoyed a detailed conversation with famed scholar Dr @vali_nasr on Pakistan’s evolving & enlarging diplomatic role in West Asia & Middle East. Full interview airs on @Express247PK tonight at 9pm

[Zunaira Azhar @ZunairaAzhar10]

A day full of discussions and discourse on current global events shaping all of us in the most loud terms. #MargallaDialogue2026

[Margalla Dialogue @MargallaDialog]

#MD2026 @WaliRaashid
Remember the importance of indigenous capacity. The best report on warfare in the smartphone age has argued that no army will be able to operate on a future battlefield without enterprise-wide cloud computing.
@IPRI_Pak

[Margalla Dialogue @MargallaDialog]

It can support defining emerging topics and arguments, clustering and visualizing disagreement, and summarizing different perspectives without necessarily oversimplifying them.

[Margalla Dialogue @MargallaDialog]

Dr Ilaria Mariani
At the second stage, AI can become a guide. This is where things become more interesting for democratic participation, because AI moves from merely processing information to supporting how discussions unfold. #MD2026

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Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar
#MD2026 @ministry_law

Indias Aggressive behavior in May 2025 could have been avoided if it had opted for established international and regional mechanisms

[Islamabad Policy Research Institute @IPRI_Pak]

#MD2026| #IPRI

Forum C|
Technology and Transformation of State and Society

Keynote, Honourable @ShazaFK, Federal Minister for @MoitOfficial,

"The world, is like taking the perspective of a 30-year-old young male, most probably a young white male, somewhere in California. And that is the perspective that our children are used to today absorbing. Sources of information are no longer limited to our schools, educational institutes, and parents. It has gone way beyond that. So that, why is this important? Because that critically alters the context. Historically, we've seen that, when societies and communities were taken over, curricula were changed. Education systems were changed. So that people were made to think and act in a certain way. Today, you don't have to physically do that. So the identity component, our languages, our religion, our root, our culture, our society, that also today has come unsafe. And that probably is becoming the biggest challenge that we will all collectively have to deal with. And then comes, obviously, access. The AI by 2033, while it will become a $4.8 trillion economic sector, it will also impact about 40% of the employment landscape. But we've seen over the last few years that, according to UN Advisory Body report and according to UNCTAD, of the about 118 countries, almost most of them in the global south, were not part of any major AI governance initiative."

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[Javairyah Kulthum Aatif @JavairyahAatif]

AI now decides the future of mankind.
Pro Li Xiguang
#MD2026 @MargallaDialog @IPRI_Pak

[Margalla Dialogue @MargallaDialog]

The alternative, of course, is to prioritize security and resilience by investing heavily in domestic AI capabilities.

[Margalla Dialogue @MargallaDialog]

Mr Akira Igata #MD2026

Akira: One approach is to prioritize human productivity by adopting the most advanced AI models available, even if they are developed and sold abroad.

[Margalla Dialogue @MargallaDialog]

These companies might decide to suddenly increase prices dramatically. What happens if political tensions result in restrictions on the use of certain AI services? #MD2026

[Margalla Dialogue @MargallaDialog]

Whoever commands electric power commands industry
Whoever commands industry commands modernity
And whoever commands modernity commands the rules ahead.
Prof Li Xiguang
#MD2026

[Margalla Dialogue @MargallaDialog]

#MD2026
The vocabulary of the upcoming world is drastically transformed. The nation’s international image is depend on what kind of wisdoms and knowledge it produces and not on what it entirely contests upon.
Prof Li Xiguang