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 “Food Security Challenges for Pakistan “
Globally, the
issue of food insecurity has taken the central stage of policymakers. Nearly a
billion people across the world experience the effects of food insecurity...
Issue Brief on “An Appraisal of Pakistan’s Bulging Population”
On September 24,
2021, Prime Minister Imran Khan while addressing Kissan Card distribution
ceremony in Dera Ismail Khan stated that, "If population grows at the
current pace,...
Issue Brief on “Climate Refugees in Pakistan”
In 1990, the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) noted that the greatest single
impact of climate change could be on human migration, with millions of...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan-Uzbekistan Relations”
Prime Minister Imran Khan paid an official
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”
According to a statement by the Chinese embassy in Kabul, China plays an active role for resolving the Afghanistan issue via political means and...
Islamabad paper on “CPEC in Balochistan Impact and Prospects”
AbstractThe China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a source of new avenues of opportunities for Balochistan ─ the largest province of Pakistan in terms of...
Issue Brief on “Re-Emergence of Chinese Economy Under Covid-19”
China, the world’s second largest economy saw a sharp decline in the first three months of 2020 during the corona virus lockdowns. In the...
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”
China-Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted a launch of Special Edition of PIVOT Magazine on May 18,...