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Dr. Ahmad Rashid Malik


Areas of Research:

China-Pakistan relations, Asia Pacific (Japan & Korean Peninsula)

Dr. Ahmad Rashid Malik has been working as Senior Research Fellow (China, Japan, & Asia-Pacific) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad. He earned his Doctorate from La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia (1998), and M.A. from the International University of Japan (国際大学), Niigata, Japan (1989). He had been Fellow of the Korea Foundation at the Economic Institute of Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (1998) and Fellow of the Japan Foundation in Tokyo (2010-11). He regularly writes for newspapers and magazines especially on East Asian affairs and contributed a number of research papers in academic journals in the wider perspective of political economy. He is the author of Pakistan-Japan Relations: Continuity and Change in Economic Relations and Security Interests (London & New York: Routledge, 2008). He had been Head of Department of International Relations at Preston University, Islamabad. Previously, he also worked for the Islamabad Policy Research Institute as Research Fellow (Japan & East Asia) during 2005-10. He also worked as Economic Analyst/Adviser for Korean multinational Daewoo in Pakistan and carried out mega commercial projects inter-alia the M-2 Motorway project, Daewoo Express Bus, & Daewoo City Bus in Lahore as its pioneer.

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What’s Really Behind Chinese Assertiveness in the South China Sea? Turcsanyi, Richard Q. Beijing:...

China is not assertive in the sense it is commonly used. China is naturally a big nation, a global economy and a large military...

US Withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Prospects for China

Abstract This paper attempts to analyse and describe the role played by a state in promoting economic growth by contrasting two classical schools of political...

Issue Brief on “The India-ASEAN Commemorative Summit and The Chinese Response”

An India-ASEAN bourgeoning partnership is on the rise that would change the strategic and economic landscape between South Asia and South East Asia. India...

Comment-The China-Japan Diplomacy

 The dawn of the 2018 would be a turning point in de-icing the strained relations between China and Japan . The ice is melted...

Comment-The All-Inclusive CPEC

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is all inclusive in its nature and scope. The project does not exclude any country or company. The flagship...

Comment-The Vancouver Treachery

It is unlikely that the Vancouver meeting can bring peace to the Korean Peninsula because it is just a gathering of nations hostile to...

Comment-The Resumption of Inter-Korean Talks

While viewing positively the resumption of the Seoul-Pyongyang dialogue, the United States and Japan should also provide a congenial environment for peace on the...

Comment-Revival of China-Japan Ties-

Improvement of China-Japan ties is a win-win situation for the two economic giants, they are the second and third largest global economies  2018 can be...

Comment-Taro Kono’s Visit

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono will undertake a visit to Pakistan on 3-4 January. As no Japanese foreign minister visited Pakistan after 2009, this...

Comment – China-Pakistan-Afghanistan Trilateral Dialogue

 There should be regional economic integration in the trans-Himalayan region connecting China, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Physical barriers serving as sources of poverty and hindrance...