‘Covid19 – Emerging Trends in IR & Diplomacy, and Pakistan’ – Amb Abrar & Amb Tajammul Altaf

The 4th  session of IPS webinar series ‘Covid-19: Global Challenges, National Response’, titled ‘#COVID19: Emerging Trends in International Relations & Diplomacy and Pakistan’ was held on April 20, 2020. The session was addressed by Ambassador (r) Syed Abrar Hussain and Ambassador (r) Tajammul Altaf as main speakers whereas it was jointly chaired by former secretary finance and member of IPS National Academic Council Dr Waqar Masood Khan and Executive President IPS Khalid Rahman. 

The speakers were unanimous that the coronavirus pandemic has affected the world massively and its impact is already being felt at the local, regional and international levels in multifarious ways. International diplomacy is one area that is at the centre of the whole phenomenon, and while it has a huge role in tackling the global pandemic, it may also have its shape, form and practices altered significantly in the post-COVID19 world.