Overview – globaldevelopmentinstitute

Introduction

The Global Development & Connectivity Institute (GDCI) Islamabad is a Non-Government, Non-Profitable Organization (NGO) registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). It is formed to facilitate all the stakeholders/decision makers/policymakers in the fields of public policy with a holistic mission to bring essential improvements through critical analysis, researches, publications and interactive sessions.

We mainly focus on emerging global and regional developments and uplift of socio-economic, geo-political and geo-strategic affairs, besides study of global trade and transregional connectivity. We promote the spirit of global and transregional cooperation through integrated socio-economic-politico mechanism.

We objectively and subjectively study on global and regional development, peace and stability through regional commonalities of respective National Security Strategies in terms of counter-terrorism and extremism; and provide solutions about rapidly changing power politics structures in the region and beyond.

We disseminate true aspects, dimensions and motives of international affairs in the best interest of our national vested interest. We also focus on regional corridor of knowledge to facilitate social justice, political and educational cooperation.

Being a reputed Think Tank, we have diversified and integrated human and technical expertise to further study the recent initiative of Global Development Initiative (GDI) and Global Security Initiative (GSI) and also work diligently to supplement and strengthen the development of Belt & Road Initiative (BRI), especially the study of China, Economic Corridor (CPEC), SCO, Eurasian connectivity and Regional Cooperation Platforms.

We have rich scholarship/academic strength and professional expertise to help the government, national & regional and international organizations and communities for achieving an inclusive, sustainable and holistic socio-economic integration and balanced development.

Special Focus

Areas of Interest

Asia Pacific

China and other areas of Asia, Indo-Pacific and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

Central Asia

Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan.

South Caucasus

Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey, etc.

China

CPEC, BRI, Foreign Policy, bilateral relations, GDI. GSI, Global South, Global governance, Taiwan, Hong Kong etc.

South East Asia

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka, India

ASEAN

Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippine etc.

Middle East

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman & MENA

International Affairs

USA, EU, BRICS, UNO, Afghanistan, etc.

Global Development

Global Development Initiative (GDI) and Global Security Initiative (GSI), etc.

Global & Regional Connectivity

Global and regional connectivity and linkages including Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), etc.