Dr Aneel Salman holds the distinguished KSBL-IPRI Chair of Economic Security at the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) in Pakistan. As a leading international economist, Dr Salman specialises in Monetary Resilience, Macroeconomics, Behavioural Economics, Transnational Trade Dynamics, Strategy-driven Policy Formulation, and the multifaceted challenges of Climate Change. His high-impact research has been widely recognised and adopted, influencing strategic planning and policymaking across various sectors and organisations in Pakistan. Beyond his academic prowess, Dr Salman is a Master Trainer, having imparted his expertise to bureaucrats, Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs), military personnel, diplomats, and other key stakeholders furthering the cause of informed economic decision- making and resilience.