Mian Ahmad Naeem Salik
Research Fellow
Areas of Research:
Global Economic Issues, Non-Traditional Security Issues, Climate Change
Ahmad Naeem Salik is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Strategic Studies since July, 2014. Ahmad holds degrees in B.Sc. (2011) Economics and Political Science from LUMS, and M.Sc. (2013) Development Economics from The University of Queensland Australia. His primary area of research are Climate Change, Non-Traditional Security Issues and Global Economic Issues, and he is also the member of the Editorial Board at the institute.
Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s Waste Management Problem”
Overview
Increasing pollution leading to environmental changes and economic cost related to waste in terms of health hazards and negative impact on infrastructure have changed...
Issue Brief on “Unprecedented Floods Increasing Non- Traditional Security Challenges in South Asia”
Heavy, pre-monsoon rains affected north-eastern India, Bangladesh, and Nepal beginning mid-May, leading to landslides, river overflow and floods. The flooding displaced millions and was...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s LNG Crisis: An Escalation of Power Crisis”
The energy crisis is going to be severe in the coming weeks since Pakistan is not able to procure LNG at an affordable rate....
Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s GSP+ Status and the Road Ahead”
Pakistan’s GSP+ status is undergoing a review as the current regime is set to expire in 2023. If successful, Pakistan will avail the benefits...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s Macroeconomic Outlook 2022”
Introduction
In the first five decades of its independence, Pakistan has been a high-growth, low inflation economy. Now it has become a low-growth, high inflation...
Issue Brief on “Global Economic Impacts of the Russia-Ukraine War”
The Russia-Ukraine war that commenced on February 24, 2022, came at a time when the world was battling the scourge of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s Water Woes”
Water security has a direct impact on human security. It is a multidimensional challenge with complex undertones, as water security is both an increasing...
Issue Brief on “Rising Heat Waves and Climate Change: A Wake up Call for...
Climate change has brought tremendous challenges for countries which are not limited to natural disasters alone. Rising global temperatures have wreaked havoc on international...
Issue Brief on “Climate Diplomacy and Pakistan”
The climate crisis is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century with huge geopolitical consequences for the global world. Greenhouse gas emissions...
Issue Brief on “The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Amendment Act 2021”
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Amendment Act 2021 is a continuation of the process to modernize the central bank. The Act defines domestic...