Asia Institute of Public Policy’s mission is to promote a research-based approach in creating Knowledge Councils premised on Trust, to facilitate the transformation of deeply-rooted socio-economic and political challenges. In the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the traditional track of diplomacy I,II and III have been outsmarted by the new paradigm of communication and information, especially when the non-state actors (both violent and non-violent) hold the key to disrupt the processes of engagement between stakeholders.