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PU CSAS organizes seminar
PU CSAS organizes seminar


LAHORE: (Wednesday, November 28, 2018): Punjab University Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS) organized a seminar on ‘Global Geopolitical Shifts and Pakistan’ in its auditorium. Former Ambassador, President Lahore Council for World Affairs was the keynote speaker while Director CSAS Prof Dr Umbreen Javaid, faculty members, MPhil/PhD scholars and students were also present on the occasion. In his address, Javid Hussain said that China’s rise would grow the seeds of possible tensions and conflict with global powers such as US fear of replacement of global powers status raises the question that is US prepare to accommodate the rise of China? He said that there would be number of others fractions and agents to force China and US to follow confrontational politics. He said that there will be huge development in Asia-Pacific region especially in next 30 years in which majority of the world economic powers will be in Asian–Pacific region. He said that this change in centre of gravity of world economies will have huge impact on Pakistan and we should look forward to handle that situation and mold it according to our national interests.