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A. Activities
1. International Conferences/Seminars:
Sl. Title Date Nos. 1. An International Seminar on Pakistan’s Governance Challenges, Jamia 21-22 March 2013 Millia Islamia, New Delhi. 2. An International Seminar with several participants from Pakistan on Pakistan 15-16 March 2012 and the Muslim World, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. 3. An International Seminar with several participants from Pakistan and Europe 24-25 February 2011 on The State of Pakistan, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. 4. An International Seminar with several participants from Pakistan on India and 19-20 March 2009 Pakistan: The Costs of Conflict, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. 5. An International Seminar in collaboration with the Institute for Defence 20-21 January 2009 Studies and Analyses with several participants from Pakistan and Bangladesh on The Military and Nation-Building? Experiences of Pakistan and Bangladesh, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. 6. An International Seminar with several participants from Pakistan on India and 10-11 April 2007 Pakistan: Understanding the Conflict Dynamics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
2. National Conferences/Seminars:
Sl. Title Date Nos. 1. A National Seminar for Research Scholars on Understanding Pakistan, Jamia 18-20 October 2011 Millia Islamia, New Delhi. 2. A National Seminar on Pakistan’s Difficult Transition: The Imposition of 21 November 2007 Martial Law and Prospects for Democracy, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
3. International/National Symposia:
Sl. Title Date Nos. 1. A National Symposium on India’s Options in Afghanistan, Jamia Millia 9 September 2011 Islamia, New Delhi. 2. A National Symposium on The Way Forward In Jammu & Kashmir, Jamia 14 January 2011 Millia Islamia, New Delhi. 3. A National Symposium on The Future of India-Pakistan Relations, Jamia 19 October 2010 Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
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4. Panel Discussions:
Sl. Topic Speakers Date Nos. 1. A Panel Discussion on ‘Naya Pakistan’: Challenges Prof. Rizwan Qaiser, 10 October 2018 before Prime Minister Imran Khan, Jamia Millia Dr. Smruti S. Islamia, New Delhi. Pattanaik, Dhrubajyothi Bhattacharjee, Prof. Ajay Darshan Behera, 2. A Panel Discussion on The Impact of China- Prof. Alka Acharya, 7 November 2017 Pakistan Economic Corridor on Regional Security, Prof. Swaran Singh, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Dr. Ashok K. Behuria, Ms. Suhasini Haidar 3. A Panel Discussion organised in collaboration with Prof. S.D Muni, Gen. 26 March 2014 Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies on The Syed Ata Hasnain, Mr. Pakistan Army: Composition, Character and Sushant Sareen, Compulsions, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Praveen Swami and Mr. Rana Banerji 4. A Panel Discussion organised in collaboration with Mr. Mazhar Zaidi, 7 August 2012 Jamia Outreach Programme on New Pakistani Farjad Nabi and Cinema: A Conversation with the Producer and Meenu Gaur Directors of the Film Zinda Bhaag, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. 5. A Panel Discussion on Pakistan’s Search for Prof. Ravi Kalia, Prof. 23 August 2011 Stability and Security, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Savita Pande and Dr. Delhi. Tahmina Rashid 6. A Panel Discussion on President Obama’s Visit to Amb. Jayant Prasad, 25 November 2010 India: Is the Afpak Policy Being Recast? Jamia Prof. Sumit Ganguly Millia Islamia, New Delhi. and Mr. Siddharth Varadarajan 7. A Panel Discussion on Stabilising Afghanistan? Lt. Gen. R.K Sawhney 3 March 2010 Beyond the London Conference, Jamia Millia and Dr. Ambrish Islamia, New Delhi. Dhaka 8. A Panel Discussion on Making Sense of the A.Q. Dr. Seema Gahlaut and 13 March 2008 Proliferation Network, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Dr. Anupam Delhi. Srivastava 9. A Panel Discussion on US Policy towards Pakistan Amb. Teresita 21 February 2008 and Bangladesh, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Schaffer and Amb. Howard Schaffer 10. A Panel Discussion on Pakistan’s Struggle for Prof. Kalim Bahadur, 6 September 2007 Democracy, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Amb. T.C.A Rangachari and Mr. Vinod Sharma
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5. Public Lecture:
Sl. Title Speaker Date Nos. 1. A public lecture on India-Pakistan Amb. T. C. A. Raghavan, former 17 November 2016 Relations: Current Status and Future High Commissioner of India to Prospects, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Pakistan Delhi.
6. Invited Lectures/Talks:
Sl. Topic Speaker Date Nos. 1. A Talk on The Making of Loyal Prof. Philip K. Oldenburg, 25 April 2017 Opposition in Pakistan, Jamia Millia Department of Political Science, Islamia, New Delhi Columbia University 2. A talk on Security Cooperation in South Dr. Christian Wagner, Senior 1 April 2015 Asia, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Fellow German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Berlin 3. A talk on China’s Pakistan Option: Prof. Wolfgang-Peter Zingel, 2 March 2015 Economic and Social Implications of an Visiting Fellow, Centre for ‘All-Weather Relationship,’ Jamia Millia Pakistan Studies, MMAJ Academy Islamia, New Delhi. of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 4. A talk on Pakistan: The Political Prof. Wolfgang-Peter Zingel, 26 February 2015 Economy of a Failing State, Jamia Visiting Fellow, Centre for Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Pakistan Studies, MMAJ Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 5. A talk on India and Pakistan: The Costs Dr. Mohan Guruswamy, 30 October 2014 of Conflict, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Chairman, Centre for Policy Delhi. Alternatives, New Delhi 6. A talk on Religious Minorities in Ms. Farahnaz Ispahani, former 13 August 2014 Pakistan, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Member of National Assembly, Delhi. Pakistan & Media Advisor to President Asif Ali Zardari 7. A talk on Pakistan’s Strategic Vision for Dr. Moeed W. Yusuf, Director, 6 August 2014 South Asia, Jamia Millia Islamia, New South Asia Programmes, United Delhi. States Institute of Peace, Washington, DC 8. A talk on Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: Mr. Abdul Basit, High 15 April 2014 Challenges and Priorities, Jamia Millia Commissioner of Pakistan to India Islamia, New Delhi. 9. A talk on United States’ Relations with Mr. Walter T. Douglas, Minister 24 February 2014 Pakistan and India, Jamia Millia Counsellor for Public Affairs, US Islamia, New Delhi. Embassy 10. A talk organised in collaboration with the Amb. Sajjad Ashraf, presently 12 February 2014 Page 3 of 9
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India Arab Cultural Centre, on India, Adjunct Professor, Lee Kuan Yew Pakistan and West Asia, Jamia Millia School of Public Policy, National Islamia, New Delhi. University of Singapore 11. A talk on The Promise of Power: Dr. Maya Tudor, University 13 December 2013 Origins of Democracy in India and Lecturer in Government and Public Autocracy in Pakistan, Jamia Millia Policy, Blavatnik School of Islamia, New Delhi. Government, Oxford University 12. A talk on Democratic Pakistan: Vision Amb. Husain Haqqani, former 27 February 2013 and Reality, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Ambassador of Pakistan to US Delhi. 13. A talk on Political Transition in Mr. Saad S. Khan, Author and 26 February 2013 Pakistan: Power at Play, Jamia Millia Administrator, Gilgit, Pakistan Islamia, New Delhi. 14. A talk on The Qadri Phenomenon: Dr. Yaqoob Khan Bangash, 31 January 2013 Making Sense of Pakistani Politics, Chairperson, Department of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. History, Forman Christian College, Lahore 15. A talk on Can the Judiciary Save Prof. Philip Oldenburg, 17 October 2012 Pakistan? Jamia Millia Islamia, New University of Columbia, New York Delhi. 16. A talk on Pakistan: Impressions from a Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyar, 11 February 2011, Recent Visit, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha Delhi. 17. A talk on Bureaucracy, Democracy and Prof. Arshad S. Karim, Forman 18 August 2010 Political Development in Pakistan, Christian College, Lahore, Pakistan Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. 18. A talk on The Idea of Pakistan in the Dr. Thierry DiCostanzo, 5 August 2010 Colonial Muslim Press, Jamia Millia University of Strasbourg, France Islamia, New Delhi. 19. A talk on Revisiting Pakistan, Jamia Ms. Sadia Dehlvi, Writer and 18 November 2009 Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Columnist 20. A talk on Civil Society and Political Prof. Mustapha Kamal Pasha, 25 February 2009 Violence in Pakistan, Jamia Millia Department of International Islamia, New Delhi. relations, University of Aberdeen, UK 21. A talk on NGOs and the Democracy Mr. Mohammad Tahseen, 16 October 2008 Movement in Pakistan, Jamia Millia Executive Director, South Asia Islamia, New Delhi. Partnership, Islamabad 22. A talk on Pakistan after Musharraf: The Prof. Philip K. Oldenburg, 28 August 2008 Prospects for Democracy, Jamia Millia Columbia University, New York Islamia, New Delhi. 23. A talk on Democratic Transition in Prof. S. M. Naseem, Quaid-i- 7 April 2008 Pakistan: Beginning of a New Era? Azam University, Islamabad Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. 24. A talk on Islam in the Age of Prof. Akbar Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun 20 March 2006 Globalisation, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Chair of Islamic Studies, American Delhi. University, Washington, DC 25. A talk on Military, State and Society in Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa, Defence and 9 January 2006 Page 4 of 9
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Pakistan, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Political Analyst, Islamabad Delhi. 26. A talk on Pakistan After September 11: Prof. Husain Haqqani, Boston 20 December 2005 What has Changed and What has not, University, Boston, USA Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. 27. A talk on Partition, Migration and Prof. Mohammad Waseem, 28 November 2005 Political Development in Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam University, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Islamabad
7. Dialogues:
Sl. Topic Date Nos. 1. India-China Dialogue on Af-Pak Region and the US: Role of India and China, 6 August 2013 with Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
2. India-China Dialogue with Sichuan University, Chengdu on Evolving Security 27-28 August 2012 Environment in the AfPak Region, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
3. India-China Dialogue with the Sichuan University, Chengdu on Pakistan and 24-25 November Regional Security, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. 2009
8. Roundtable Discussions:
Sl. Topic Speaker Date Nos. 1. Roundtable on Pakistan India Economic Dr. Ishrat Husain, Dean & 12 September 2014 Relations: Past, Present and Future, Director, Institute of Business India International Centre, New Delhi. Administration, Karachi and Former Governor, State Bank of Pakistan 2. Roundtable on The Democracy Amb. Sherry Rehman, former 30 July 2013 Dividend: Pakistan's Changing Ambassador of Pakistan to the US Regional Calculus, India International Centre, New Delhi. 3. Roundtable, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Prof. Paula Newberg, Director, 3 October 2012 Delhi. Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C 4. Roundtable on Regional Cooperation in Prof. Akmal Hussain, 30 March 2012 South Asia, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Distinguished Professor, Forman Delhi. Christian College, Lahore 5. Roundtable on Current Developments in Mr. Javed Jabbar, former Senator 24 January 2012 Pakistan, Jamia Millia Islamia, New and Minister for Information and Delhi. Broadcasting, Government of Pakistan 6. Roundtable on Economic Challenges Mr. Salim Raza, former Governor 25 November 2011 and Opportunities in Pakistan, Jamia of the State Bank of Pakistan Page 5 of 9
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Millia Islamia, New Delhi. 7. Roundtable with Members of the Ms. Sherry Rehman, member of 1 March 2011 Pugwash India-Pakistan Independent Parliament, former Information Commission comprising, Jamia Millia Minister, Pakistan, Prof. Ahsan Islamia, New Delhi. Iqbal Chaudhary, MP, Chief Coordinator and Information Secretary PML-N; Chairman, Better Pakistan Foundation; Professor of Management, M.A. Jinnah University, Islamabad, former Minister of Education (2008), Lt. Gen (retd.) Talat Masood, Independent Columnist, Commentator and Analyst, Islamabad, Ms. Nasim Zehra, Director Current Affairs of Pakistan’s News TV Channel Dunya TV; host of Current Affairs programme (Policy Matters) on Dunya TV and Prof. Paolo Cotta Ramusino, Pugwash Secretary General, Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, Rome 8. Roundtable on War-Making and State- Prof. T.V. Paul, James McGill 4 December 2009 Building: The Case of Pakistan, Jamia Professor of International Relations Millia Islamia, New Delhi. in the Department of Political Science at McGill University, Montreal, Canada 9. Roundtable, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Academic Delegation from 3 February 2006 Delhi. Pakistan sponsored by the ICCR 10. Roundtable, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Prof. Stephen Cohen, Senior 23 January 2006 Delhi. Fellow, Brookings Institution
9. Memorial Lectures:
Sl. Topic Speaker Date Nos. 1. Second Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Amb. Husain Haqqani, Director 11 August 2014 Memorial Lecture on Re-Imagining for South and Central Asia, Hudson Pakistan, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Institute, Washington, D.C, USA Delhi. 2. Inaugural Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Mr. Asfandyar Wali Khan, 21 April 2011 Memorial Lecture on A Vision for President of the Awami National Pakistan in the Twenty-first Century, Party, Pakistan, and grandson of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
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10. Distinguished Speaker Series:
Sl. Topic Speaker Date Nos. 1. Distinguished Speaker Series. A talk on Dr. S. Akbar Zaidi, Visiting 3 March 2015 Teaching Pakistani History, Teaching Professor, Columbia University, Pakistanis History, Jamia Millia Islamia, New York New Delhi. 2. Distinguished Speaker Series. A talk on Dr. Ishrat Husain, Dean & 11 September 2014 Towards a South Asian Economic Director, Institute of Business Union, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Administration, Karachi and Former Governor, State Bank of Pakistan 3. Distinguished Speaker Series. A talk on Amb. Sherry Rehman, former 31 July 2013 Transition and Opportunity: Regional Ambassador of Pakistan to the US Peace and Strategic Imagination, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. 4. Distinguished Speaker Series. A talk on Prof. Akmal Hussain, 29 March 2012 Democracy Development and Peace, Distinguished Professor, Forman Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Christian College, Lahore 5. Distinguished Speaker Series. A talk on Mr. Javed Jabbar, former Senator 25 January 2012 Pakistan's National Identity: Evolution and Minister for Information and and New Challenges, Jamia Millia Broadcasting, Government Islamia, New Delhi. of Pakistan 6. Distinguished Speaker Series. A talk on Mr. Salim Raza, former Governor 24 November 2011 Pakistan’s Politics, Society and of the State Bank of Pakistan Economic Challenges, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
B. Publications 1. Book:
Sl. Author(s) Title of Book Name of Year of ISSN/ISBN Nos. Publishers Publication Number 1. Shiraz Democracy and K W 2020 978-93-89137-24-8 Sheikh Authoritarianism in Publishers, Pakistan: The Role of The New Delhi Military and Political Parties 2. Mathew Pakistan and the Muslim K W 2019 978-93-87324-93-0 Joseph C. World Publishers, (Editor) New Delhi 3. Mathew Understanding Pakistan: Routledge, 2017 978-1-138-23490-1 Joseph C. Emerging Voices from London (Editor) India 4. Mathew Understanding Pakistan: Manohar 2015 978-93-5098-094-1 Joseph C. Emerging Voices from Publishers, (Editor) India New Delhi. Page 7 of 9
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2. Monographs:
Sl. Author(s) Title of Monograph Name of Year of ISSN/ISBN Nos. Publishers Publication Number 1. Shiraz Democracy in the KW Publishers 2014 978-93-83649-32-7 Sheikh Shadow of Civil-Military Private Limited, Relations in Pakistan New Delhi 2. Tasawwur The 2010 Pakistan KW Publishers 2014 978-93-83649-45-7 Husain Zaidi Floods: Environmental Private Limited, and Economic Impact New Delhi 3. Rana The Pakistan Army: KW Publishers 2013 978-93-81904-99-2 Banerji Composition, Character Private Limited, and Compulsions New Delhi 4. Rakesh The Origins of the KW Publishers 2013 978-93-83649-41-9 Ankit Kashmir Dispute and Private Limited, Pakistan New Delhi 5. Namrata Just War Theory and KW Publishers 2013 978-93-83649-18-1 Goswami India’s Intervention in Private Limited, East Pakistan, 1971 New Delhi
3. Occasional Papers:
Sl. Author(s) Title of Occasional Name of Year of ISSN/ISBN Nos. Paper Publishers Publication Number 1. Azad Ahmad Primary Education in Pakistan Studies 2013 Khan Pakistan: Status and Programme Priorities 2. Tarun Mathur Karachi: An Pakistan Studies 2013 Informal City Programme 3. Salma Siddique Synchronising a Self: Pakistan Studies 2012 Nation and Identity Programme in Contemporary Pakistani Cinema
4. Others:
Sl. Publication Title Author(s)/ Name of Publishers Year of Nos. Speaker Publication 1. Distinguished Towards a South Ishrat Husain UGC-Centre for September 2014 Speaker Series Asian Economic Pakistan Studies, Union MMAJ Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025 2. Second Khan Re-imagining Husain UGC-Centre for August 2014 Abdul Ghaffar Pakistan Haqqani Pakistan Studies, Page 8 of 9
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Khan Memorial MMAJ Academy of Lecture International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025 3. PSP Special The Way Forward in G.K. Pillai Pakistan Studies January 2011 Lecture Jammu and Kashmir Programme, Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi- 110025 4. PSP Special The Future of India- Nirupma Rao Pakistan Studies October 2010 Lecture Pakistan Relations Programme, Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi- 110025
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