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Ume Farwa


Research Associate

Areas of Research:

Multilateralism in Indian Foreign Policy, Maldives, Bhutan

Ms. Ume Farwa was Researcher at India Study Center (ISC), ISSI and covers Indian foreign policy overtures in multilateral institutions like, United Nations (UN), BRICS, G-20, SCO, ASEAN, Maldives, Bhutan and others. She has an M.Phil. in International Relations (IR) from National University of Modern Languages (NUML). She is a Gold Medalist in Masters in International Relations from NUML.

She co-edited a book, “CPEC: a Game Changer” which is a joint venture of Pakistani and Chinese scholars and, in the capacity sub-editor of ISSI journal, edited research papers and manuscripts on diverse topic: international relations, history, public policy, governance and strategic studies.

Currently, she is working on alternative knowledge perspectives in IR – termed as ‘Global IR’ – particularly on Sufi Theory of IR. She has been working on Global IR and contributing perspectives from Pakistan in this newly emerging field by factoring in the Sufi insights of Pakistani Spiritual scholar of international repute and the recent head of Sufi Order Azeemia, Khawaja Shamsuddin Azeemi, into ‘Global IR’.

 

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Mail farwa@issi.org.pk

Issue Brief on “The SCO Council of Foreign Ministers: Creating Opportunities for Regional Integration”

The SCO Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on July 28-29, this year. The Foreign Ministers discussed the prospects of...

Report – Round Table “Afghan Situation and the Regional Plans for Peace-Building”

Introduction Following the withdrawal of US and NATO Forces, collapse of Ashraf Ghani’s Government and the Taliban coming into Power with the emergence of new...

Report – Joint ISSI-SIIS Webinar “China-Pakistan Relations in Changing Geopolitical Environment and Its Role...

The China-Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) in collaboration with the Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS) held a webinar on...

Report – Webinar “Strategies for Mitigating Impacts of Climate Crisis”

The Centre for Strategic Perspectives (CSP), Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organised a Webinar titled “Strategies for Mitigating Impacts of Climate Crisis,” on August 12, 2021....

Report – Pakistan ASEAN Experts Dialogue “Pakistan-ASEAN: Shared Future and the Way Forward”

The Centre for Strategic Perspectives (CSP) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) in collaboration with the Indonesian Embassy and the ASEAN Committee in Islamabad (ACI)...

Report “XVI SCO Forum”

The XVI Session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Forum was held on May 25, 2020 in a video conference format in Islamabad, Islamic Republic of Pakistan,...

Issue Brief on “World Leaders Summit on Climate: A Step in the Right Direction”

President Biden rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement on his first day of presidency and formally re-entered the treaty one month later. Delivering on his commitment towards climate...

Report – Panel Discussion on “Islamophobia and How to Deal with It?”

The Center for Strategic Perspectives (CSP) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organized a panel discussion on “Islamophobia And How To Deal...

Issue Brief on “Growing Islamophobia and Responses from the Muslim World”

The world is witnessing a surge in Islamophobia once again. Emanating from a liberal, democratic and secular capital of Europe, France is its epicenter...

The Future is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia, Masha Gessen, New York: Riverhead Books,...

In the West, Russia has always been a topic of intense debate but Putin’s leadership raised more questions all across the western capitals. In presidency, his apparent...