Message by Founder-President

 

 

 M. Ashraf Azim

President, Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad

      

      Congressional Fellow US Congress 1980-81

      

      Member, Congressional Fellows Association

      

      Member, American Political Science Association

Areas of Focus  

 

US-Pakistan Relations: Complexities and Opportunities

Strategic Thinking on Foreign Policy Issues

Pakistan-India Peace Dialogue and New Bilateralism

      FMCT

 

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Bashir Ahmed

Senior Fellow, Institute of Regional Studies

 

Qualification

Masters in War Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad

Masters in Defence and Stretegic Studies, QAU, Islamabad

B.A, Punjab University in Political Science and History

 

Experience

Mr. Bashir Ahamd joined Pakistan Army in March 1950 as a cadet and retired in October 1982 from National Defence College where he was director of studies. He is serving as a Senior Research Fellow and coordinate overall research done in the institute. He has also served as Acting President of the institute many a times since 1982.

Research Interests

His research interests are on strategic and security issues in a broader sense of the word.

 

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Dr. Shaheen Akhtar

Research Fellow

 

Specialization

South Asia

Area of Current Research

Security & Development, Conflict Resolution, Intrastate Conflicts

Main Work at Hand

  • Climate Change and IWT: Issues in Transboundary Watershed Management and Cooperation

  • Emerging India: Challenges and Prospects

  • President Musharraf's Kashmir proposals: a critical analysis

 

Publications

Recent

Lok Sabha Elections 2009: An analysis

"Indo-Us Strategic Partnership: Implications for China"

Spotlight, Vol XXVIII, Nos. 1 & 2, Jan-Feb 2009

Forthcoming

Emerging Challenges to IWT: Issues of Compliance and Transboundary Impact of Indian Hydro Projects on the Western Rivers

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E-Mail

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Farhat Perveen

 

Research Analyst/ In charge ‘Selections From the Regional Press’

Specialization         South Asia
Area of Current Interest

Internal/Political Affairs of South Asian Countries

Main Work at Hand Scrutinizing and Compiling South Asian internal affairs' press coverage for IRS fortnightly publication

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Rizwan Zeb (on Study Leave)

Research Analyst

 

Specialization

Conflict Resolution, Low Intensity Conflicts, Non State Actors,
Central Asia Including Afghanistan, Defense & Strategic Studies in Indian Subcontinent

Main Work at Hand

  • Safety and Security of Nuclear weapons in South Asia

  • Pakistan's war against terror

  • Risk Taking and Crisis Behavior of India and Pakistan

Area of Current Research

 

Regional

Southern Asia, Central Asia

Topical

Nuclear Issue, Defence/Military Issues in South Asia

Publications

Recent

 

Forthcoming

China & Central Asia, Indian Strategic Thought

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Arshi Saleem Hashmi

Research Analyst

 

Specialization

Violent Religious Conflicts and Regime types, Conflict Resolution, Confidence Building Measures, West Asia (Afghanistan and Iran)

Main Work at Hand

Incursion of Religious and Extremist groups in Bangladeshi Politics and Society

Area of Current Research

 

Regional

West Asia

Topical

Nuclear Issue

Publications

Recent

  • "Iranian Synthesis of Ideology & Pragmatism: Its Role in Regional Politics",
    Regional Studies, Vol. XXVI, No.4, Autumn 200
    8

  • "China - EU Relations: Problems and Prospect", Journal of European Studies, Vol.: 23 & 24, No. 1 & 2, July 2007 - Jan 2008.

  • "Conflict Transformation from Ethnic Movement to Terrorist Movement", Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS), Policy Studies 45

  • "Islamism and Islamic Movements", A Resource Guide by Jennifer Mitchell and Arshi Saleem Hashmi, George Camp Keiser Library, The Middle East Institute, Washington DC, 2005
    http://www.mideasti.org/articles/doc416.pdf

  • Arshi Saleem Hashmi, "Confidence Building Measures: A Prerequisite to Conflict Resolution in South Asia", in Moonis Ahmar (ed.), The Paradigms of Conflict Resolution in South Asia (Dhaka: The University Press Limited, 2003)

Forthcoming

  • Arshi Saleem Hashmi and Jacques Goudeau “Islam and Socialism." In Abdul Karim Bangura, ed. Islam and Political Economic Systems. New York: Publishers Choice Press.

  • Arshi Saleem Hashmi. "Political System of Bangladesh." In Abdul Karim Bangura, ed. Political Systems of Majority Muslim States. London, UK: Ashgate Press.

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Basharat Hussain

Research Scholar

 

Main Work at Hand

Prospects of Peace and Democracy in Afghanistan

Area of Current Research

South Asia

Publications

Recent

“Indo-Afghan Relations: Pre- & Post-Taliban Developments”, Regional Studies, Vol. XXII, No.3, Summer 2004

Forthcoming

Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in the New Millennium

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Humera Iqbal

Research Scholar

 

Specialization

Central Asia, West Asia

Main Work at Hand

Afghanistan: Aid and Accountability Mechanism

Area of Current Research

 

Regional

South Asia

Topical

Geo-Economic relations

Publications

Recent

"New Delhi - Kabul ties: Implications in the Region"
Regional Studies, Vol. XXVI, No. 3, Summer 2008

Forthcoming

Afghanistan: Aid and Accountability Mechanism

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Sidra Tariq

Research Scholar

 

Specialization

International Relations, South Asia

Main Work at Hand

Separatist Movements in India: A case study of Nagaland

Area of Current Research

 

Regional

South Asia

Topical

 

Publications

Recent

"EU-SAARC: Comparative Analysis and Cooperative Framework"
Spotlight, Vol. XXVII, No. 11, November 2008

Forthcoming

"Separatist Movement in India"

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Syed Imran Sardar

Research Scholar / Asst. Research Officer

Specialization

Conflict Resolution, Human Security, South Asia

Main Work at Hand

SAFTA: Towards Trade Liberalization in South             Asia- Challenges and Opportunities

Area of Current Research

 

Regional

South Asia

Topical

Conflict Transformation and Human Security Issues

Publications

Recent

 

Previous

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good Governance: The Achilles’ heel of South Asia; Is There a Way Forward? Vol. XXIX, No.4 Autumn 2011

Conflict Transformation: A paradigm shift in Indo-Pakistan Conflict, Vol. XXIX, No. 2, Spring 2011.  

India: Towards achieving MDGs in Education, Vol. XXVIII, No.3, summer 2010

Poverty Alleviation in South: Towards a Holistic Approach, Vol. XXVIII, No.1, winter 2009-10, Regional Studies, Islamabad 

‘Food Insecurity: A View from South Asia’, Vol. XXVII, No.3, summer 2009, Regional Studies, Islamabad

‘Conflict Transformation Approach and the Kashmir Issue: A new Perspective’, Vol. XXVI, No.4, autumn 2008 

Indian Experience of Globalization: An Overview, Vol. XXVI, No.3, summer 2008, Regional Studies, Islamabad 

                Regional Brief ‘September-October 2010’

Forthcoming

 

SAFTA: Towards Trade Liberalization in South             Asia- Challenges and Opportunities

SDGS: South Asian Agenda for Development-             Problems and Prospects

 

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Malik Tariq Asghar

Research Scholar

 

Specialization

Energy Security in South Asia

Main Work at Hand

Indo-Pak Trade Relations: Problems and Prospects

Area of Current Research

 

Regional

South Asia

Topical

Geo-Political Scenarios

Publications

Recent

"Energy Security: Prospects of Co-operation in South Asia"
Regional Studies, Vol. XXVI, No.2, Spring 2008

Forthcoming

Indo-Pak Trade Relations: Problems and Prospects

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Maryam Mastoor

Research Scholar

 

Specialization

International Relations, South Asia

Main Work at Hand

Bangladesh's Political Scene 2007-2008: An analysis

Area of Current Research

 

Regional

 

Topical

 

Publications

Recent

"Environmental degradation: Focus on Water Scarcity in South Asia"
Spotlight, Vol. XXVII, No.10, October 2008

Forthcoming

"Bangladesh: Political Scene 2007-08: An analysis"

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Updated on Oct 2011

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

   
   
   

 

 

 

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