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Global Politics Young Voices #169

The Makkah Pact, Climate Change & Emergency in KP: A Contemporary Debate on Governance, Regional Security and Social Vulnerabilities in Pakistan

16 October 2026

GPYV Discussion on Pakistan #169
The Makkah Pact, Climate Change & Emergency in KP: 
A Contemporary Debate on Governance, Regional Security
and Social Vulnerabilities in Pakistan

Organised by
Science, Technology and International Relations (STIR) Programme

ONLINE DISCUSSION

Date & Time 
16 October 2026, 1130-1530 hrs

 

Programme 

1130-1135 hrs: Welcome and Introduction
Prof D Suba Chandran
Dean, School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS
 
1135-1220 hrs: Session-I
PTI's Long March and Emergency Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
What triggered PTI's long march? Why was emergency rule imposed in KP?
Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella,
Department of Political Science, School of Liberal Arts, Alliance University, Bengaluru

Pakistan in the World Bank's October 2026 MENAAP Economic Update
Seven takeaways on economic vulnerabilities, AI readiness and growth prospects
Preetha Renganarayanan, 
Research Assistant, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru

Pakistan's Nutritional Crisis
Structural drivers, Geographic disparities and the Humanitarian consequences of the emergency
Akshath Kaimal,
Research Assistant, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru

The Moscow Consultations and the Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict
Why did the consultations fail? Why are cross-border tensions escalating?
Advik Sunanda Mohan,
Paris School of International Affairs, SciencesPo, Paris

1220-1240 hrs: Inputs from Discussants
Lekshmi MK,
Research Assistant, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru
&
Manikranth Chakravarthula,
Doctoral Student, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru
 
1240-1300 hrs: Q&A

1300-1400 hrs: Lunch

1400-1455 hrs: Session-II
The UN Secretary-General in Islamabad
Recognition, Representation and the Limits of a farewell visit
Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi,
Hertie School, Berlin

Politics of New Provinces in Pakistan
Contemporary demands, Constitutional constraints and the Crisis of Representation
Abhimanyu Solanki, 
PhD scholar, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi

The Internal Debate over the Makkah Defence Pact
Competing perspectives on the agreement's security rationale, political implications and regional consequences
Radhika M Agarwal,
Department of Politics and International Relations, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar

Pakistan's Climate Crisis and Economic Vulnerabilities
Five takeaways from the Pakistan Economic Survey 2025-26 on economic security, unequal responsibility and implementation gaps
Lekshmi MK,
Research Assistant, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru

A Sovereign Debt Cycle
Can Pakistan ever break free from the IMF?
Namrata L Ghanghatkar,
Department of Public Policy, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru

1455-1515 hrs: Inputs from Discussants
Preetha Renganarayanan, 
Research Assistant, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru
&
Akshath Kaimal,
Research Assistant, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru

1515-1525 hrs: Q&A

1525-1530 hrs: Concluding remarks

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