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IRS Conference- Pak-Azerbaijan Relations- 20 Years of Friendship & Cooperation
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PUBLICATIONS 
Regional Studies
Quarterly Research Journal
Spotlight
A monthly publication dealing with a
specific event in one or more the regional countries
Focus
A study published
periodically on a particular issue in one of the regional countries
Selections From Regional
Press
A fortnightly publication
comprising selected clippings from the regional press
Regional Brief
Bi-monthly- India-Pakistan
peace process and Afghanistan
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Viewpoint____________________
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 Farhat
Parveen
Research Fellow, Regional Politics IRS
Interact
via New Delhi
Prime Minister and
leader of the ruling Awami League, Begum Hasina Wajid, recently visited
Moscow and signed arms purchase agreement with Russia. For a meaningful
deal, Russia pledged to provide US$1 billion to Bangladesh for
procurement of arms and another $500 committed for installation of
nuclear power project. Ever since its independence, this is the biggest
defence procurement deal of Bangladesh. Two leading political parties,
Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh....
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Aarish U. Khan
Research Analyst, Regional Security, IRS
The
World Bank Pied Piper
It
is such a pity that projects that are in the best interest of Pakistan
are sacrificed at the altar of over-dependence on external support.
Recently, the 4,500 megawatt (MW) Diamer-Bhasha dam project has been put
on hold in favour of the 4,320 MW Dassu hydropower project (DHP).
Reason: The World Bank has offered to provide a $2 billion loan for the
latter project, a support which it had earlier refused for the
Diamer-Bhasha...
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Ihsan Ali Shah
Ph.D Candidate (IR), NDU
Afghanistan
in Post-American Scenario
Pakistan shares about 1200 kms porous border with
Afghanistan. Both the countries are traditionally and
culturally linked with each other. The same tribes are living across,
feeling and thinking in the same direction. They do not need visas to
meet each other across right from the time of British later ratified
after independence by Pakistan. These people belong to the same ethnic
group starting from Chitral to Chaman all along the Black Mountain Top...
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RECENT EVENTS April 24, 2013- Roundtable Conference held with a media delegation from a Nepal. ---------------------- February 20, 2013- Roundtable Conference held with a delegation from a leading Chinese daily 'Global Times'. ---------------------- November, 13, 2012-Roundtable Conference held with Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed on 'Pakistan and Changing World Scenario'. ---------------------- September, 11, 2012-Roundtable Conference held with a high level delegation from China, headed by Amb. Zhang Deguang on 'SCO role in Afghanistan'. ---------------------- August, 28, 2012-Roundtable Conference held with Amin Saikal, Professor Political Science, Austratlian National University, on 'New Dimensions of Pak-Afghan Relations'. ---------------------- July, 19, 2012-Roundtable Conference held with Lt. Gen Talat Masood on 'Pak-US Relations: The Road Ahead' ---------------------- June, 20, 2012-Roundtable Conference held with Professor Reza Naeem on 'Arab Spring One Year On: Hopes, Lessons and Prospects' ---------------------- June, 14, 2012-Roundtable Conference held with Mr. Aarish U. Khan on 'Recent Ripples in South China Sea' ---------------------- June, 06, 2012-Roundtable Conference held with Mr. Ejaz Haider, Seniro Advisor (SDPI) on 'Post Chicago Scenario: Implications for the Region' ---------------------- May 03, 2012-Roundtable Conference held with Amb. Asif Ezdi on 'Paki-India Peace Process and Siachen'. ---------------------- April 27, 2012-Roundtable Conference held with Dr. Shaheen Akhtar on 'Role of Women in Peace Building'. ---------------------- April 19, 2012-Roundtable Conference held Amb. Naela Chohan on 'Pakistan and Latin America' ---------------------- April 18, 2012-Roundtable Conference held with Dr. Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Foreign Policy Analyst on 'Engaging US- A Roadmap'. ---------------------- March 30, 2012-Roundtable Conference held with Gansu Association for International Friendly Contact (GAIFC) delegation, China. ---------------------- March 20, 2012- Roundtable Conference held with Amb. B.A Malik on 'Parliamentary Supremacy: The South Asian Experience ' ----------------------
January 10,
2012- Roundtable held with a delegation from Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace on 'Strategic Stability in South Asia'
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January 04,
2012- In-house 'Post Foreign Visit Conference' was held
with IRS scholars Ms. Sidra Tariq and Humera Iqbal upon their return
from China and India.
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PAPERS
Indian State
Assembly Elections 2012: A Study of 5 Vidhan Sabhas
Mian M.
Shahbaz Saeed
The paper analyses the emerging voter
trends, role of the national and regional parties, their performance,
and manifest toes. on the basis of the election results the study also
analyzes the factors and personalities that played a decisive role. it
also..
SRBMs, Deterrence
and
Regional
Stability
in
South
Asia:
A Case
Study
of
NASR AND PRAHAAR
Zahir
Kazmi
What prompted India and Pakistan to
develop SRBMs? If India enjoys supremacy to 'draw out a war and
eviscerate Pakistan's military capabilities' why would it secretly
develop Prahaar for almost two years and react to Nasr test within three
months? How would SRBMs affect deterrence and strategic stability in...
Muslims in
India: A Bleak Past, An Uncertain Future
Aarish U. Khan
The study argues that Muslims would be better co-opted into Indian state
through their inclusion into decision-making processes and increasing
their stake in the system rather than trying to marginalize them at best
and kill their distinct identity...
Indus Waters
Across 50 Years: A Comparative Study of The Management Methodologies of
India and Pakistan
Asma Yaqoob
The study argues that
despite progress, the management of Basin waters at present is posing a
number of challenges. Both India and Pakistan need to adopt
water-efficient practices at the public level besides maintaining
existing water...
Good Governance: The Achilles Heel of South Asia is There a Way
Forward?
Syed Imran
Sardar
The study argues that
frequent changes in political regimes have caused disastrous
consequences for political, economic and social governance in South
Asia. Hence, institutional problems have become more entrenched in the
region as compared to other regions...
Pak-Afghan ties in the Light of Pak-US Strategic Dialogue
Humera Iqbal
The paper argues that both
Pakistan and Afghanistan's own national security interests demand that
they come out of the their dependency on the US and concentrate more on
generating and mobilizing their own resources and expertise
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REGIONAL BRIEFS  India-Pakistan
Peace Process
Sidra Tariq
Afghanistan
Humera Iqbal
BOOKS
SOUTH ASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA: BUILDING ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL LINKAGES
South Asian Studies-VII
AFGHANISTAN: UNABATED TURMOIL
South Asian Studies-VII
GLOBAL TERRORISM: GENESIS, IMPLICATIONS, REMEDIAL & COUNTERMEASURES CDs AVAILABLE Agra Summit14 - 16 July 2001 Agra Summit Clippings from South Asian Press Kargil Flare-up 15 May 1999 - 13 August 2000 Coverage: Pakistani and Indian Press Pakistan - India Peace Process January 2004 - June 2005 In Five volumes in book form
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| About IRS |
IRS Journal |
Editor's Note |
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| The Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) is an independent, non-profit research centre devoted to the study of the region around Pakistan: South Asia, Southwest Asia (Iran, Afghanistan and the Gulf), China, Central Asia as well as the Indian Ocean region. It also studies and analyses policies of major power centers towards South Asia. The Institute was set up in March 1982. It is considered one of Pakistan's leading think tanks. The Institute covers...read more |
 Regional
Studies
HEC Recognized
Quarterly journal
published by the Institute of Regional Studies. All papers appearing in
this journal are peer-reviewed and subsequently revised by the authors
in the light of the reviews before being finally accepted for
publishing. Latest
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Scholars who have an interest in the regional affairs are invited to contribute to the journal. For further information please contact.. Abul Barakat (editor) Saleem Raza (Asst) 92 (051) 9204934 irseditor@yahoo.com | ||||||||||
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