Understanding East African Region: Diverse Prospects and Challenges

The Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamabad, organized a roundtable on December 9, 2021, titled ‘Understanding East African Region’ as part of its ‘Understanding Africa Program’ and invited Ambassador (r) Tajammul Altaf, a senior research associate at IPS, as the session’s keynote speaker to examine in-depth the situation in East Africa and future of relations between Pakistan and East African nations. In addition, the session examined China’s successful development assistance through its foreign policy initiatives and policy options for Pakistan.