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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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LoC violations and Kashmir

Narendra Modi was sworn in on the 26th of May as the 15th Prime Minister of India, and Bharatia Janata Party’s (BJP) Hindu nationalist...

Xi Jinping’s Asian Trip

China vigorously follows a policy to promote non-interventionist ties with its neighborhood. Chinese President Xi Jinping would undertake a tour to neighboring countries that...

The Electricity Tremor

Enough is enough. All is bad in the power corridors in Pakistan. Now, the government should fire at least five higher echelons of the...

The India-Japan Partnership

Outside of South Asia, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, made his first foreign trip to Japan, a five-day visit on 30 August- 4 September....

Chinese President’s visit

The protestors are responsible for this fiasco Pakistan is in turmoil since this past 14th August. China supports a stable and prosperous neighbour and Pakistan...

Abe’s Constitutional Reinterpretation

Finally, Japan’s postwar pacifist constitution has been reinterpreted, ending a 70 year ban on the Japanese military. The move is historical and crucial, and...

Economic Nationalism

What’s happening in Vietnam? The country appeared to be the most lucrative market for investors since the 1990s. Now, one may ask, is it...

Japan’s Defense

Japan’s defense is paramount to global peace. The Japanese Embassy in Islamabad will celebrate its 60th Defense Anniversary Day on 26 June as the...