With H.E.  Mahmud Ali Durrani, Ambassador of Pakistan to the United Sates

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February 13, 2008
5 to 7 PM
The Rome Auditorium, Rome Building
1619 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

Pakistan’s new deep sea port at Gwadar, the first stage of which was built with Chinese support, could provide the shortest route between the land-locked countries of Central Asia and the Indian sub-continent and Southeast Asia.  But issues of security, infrastructure, and bureaucracy must still be overcome before this becomes a reality.  These and related questions will be addressed by H.E. Mahmud Ali Durrani, Ambassador of Pakistan to the U.S..


The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute is a leading center conducting fundamental and applied research on an important world region. It has offices at SAIS (Johns Hopkins University), Washington, and in Stockholm, Sweden, through a Joint Center with the Silk Road Studies Program (Institute for Security and Development Policy). This Joint Center publishes the Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst (cacianalyst.org), the China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly, and the Silk Road Papers as well as books and monographs. Additional information about the Joint Center is available at www.silkroadstudies.org .

The South Asia Studies Program is the newest addition to Asian studies at SAIS, offering interdisciplinary insights into the dynamics of South Asia. Additional information about the program can be found at: www.sais-jhu.edu/programs/asia/SouthAsia/