Mir Sher Baz Khetran
Research Fellow
Areas of Research:
Russia, Afghanistan and Central Asia
Mir Sher Baz Khetran works as a Research Fellow at the Institute of Strategic Studies (ISSI), Islamabad. He has done MS.c Political Studies from Quaid-e-Azam University in 2005 and also holds a Law degree.
Khetran joined the Institute in 2009. Apart from regularly contributing to the Institute’s publications, he is also the author of Crisis in Balochistan: A way forward. His area of research is Balochistan and Central Asia.
Other Publications:
- Pakistan’s Water Security Issue & Impacts of Floods
https://scholar.kyobobook.co.kr/article/detail/4010047489298 - Missed Opportunity?
https://twitter.com/khorasandiary/status/1661356096966262786?s=48&t=Po8JvYMezRve22mAtoEE7g - Food Security challenges in Pakistan
https://scholar.kyobobook.co.kr/article/detail/4010036906441 - CPEC and it’s significance for Balochistan
https://www.globalvillagespace.com/cpec-and-its-significance-for-balochistan/ - China-US Relations in the Post Trump Era
http://scholar.dkyobobook.co.kr/searchDetail.laf?barcode=4010028455586 - Pakistan’s tourism potential
https://nation.com.pk/28-Feb-2021/pakistan-s-tourism-potential - Afghanistan’s Economic Potential: A Case for Regional Security
https://thesvi.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/JSSA-Vol-5-No.-2-Final-123-142.pdf - The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Gateway to Central Asia
https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/S2377740019500179 - Pakistan’s role in the Afghan peace negotiations
https://foreignpolicynews.org/2019/09/24/pakistans-role-in-the-afghan-peace-negotiations/ - The CPEC and China-Pakistan Relations: A Case Study on Balochistan
http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S2377740017500191?src=recsys&
Issue Brief on “Pakistan-Uzbekistan Relations”
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visit to Uzbekistan on July 15-16, 2021, at the invitation of Mr Shavkat Mirziyoyev,
President of the Republic of...
Issue Brief on “China’s Afghan Policy Post US Withdrawal”
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Islamabad paper on “CPEC in Balochistan Impact and Prospects”
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Issue Brief on “Re-Emergence of Chinese Economy Under Covid-19”
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Report – Webinar on “ISSI-SIIS Virtual Dialogue”
The China-Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) in collaboration with Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS) hosted a Virtual...
Pakistan-Turkmenistan Relations: Evaluating the Progress on TAPI
Abstract
Turkmenistan and Pakistan enjoy mutually respectful and cordial relations underpinned by history, culture and religion. Both countries value people-to-people ties and underscore the need...
Report – Launch “Special Edition of PIVOT Magazine”
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Issue Brief on “Gwadar Port Opens up for Transit Trade with Afghanistan”
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Why Counterinsurgency Fails: The US in Iraq and Afghanistan, Tray, Dennis de. Palgrave Macmillan,...
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Issue Brief on “Potential Energy Supply from Central Asia to Pakistan: Recent Developments”
Pakistan's relations with Central Asian states are based on centuries old historic, religious, political, cultural, and commercial ties. Lately, Pakistan has expanded its relations...