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&
Indian Interference in Balochistan: Analysing the Evidence and Implications for Pakistan
Abstract
An Indian serving naval officer, Kulbhushan Yadav got arrested by the law enforcement agencies of Pakistan in March 2016, when he was trying to...
Issue Brief on “Kachhi Canal Project”
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi inaugurated the 1st phase of 300 km long Kachhi Canal Project in the Sui area of Dera Bugti...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan COAS Visit to Tajikistan: Opening up New Vistas”
Chief of the Army Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa paid a three-day visit to Tajikistan from August 27-29, 2017 for participation in the Quadrilateral...
Issue Brief on “PM Nawaz Sharif’s Visit to Tajikistan: Prospects of Cooperation”
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif paid a visit to Tajikistan from July 6-7, 2017. Prime Minister Sharif met with Tajik President, Emomali Rahmon. With a...
Report – Seminar on “Pakistan’s Relations with Central Asian Republics and Azerbaijan: Prospects and...
A seminar to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan, Central Asian Republics (CARs) and Azerbaijan was held at...
Rob de Wisk, “How China and Russia Reshape the World?” Amsterdam University Press, 2015....
Rob de Wisk suggests that the outcomes of the September 11 attacks have contributed to the acceleration of geo political changes and even to...
Issue Brief on “Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline”
A high level delegation from Turkmenistan is due in the month of February. The delegation will be in Pakistan to hold a series of...
Economic Connectivity: Pakistan, China, West Asia and Central Asia
Abstract:
Pakistan is situated at the convergence of three geo-economically significant regions of South Asia, Central Asia and West Asia. It offers shortest route to...
Issue Brief on “Indian Plans to Disrupt CEPC Projects in Balochistan: Options for Pakistan”
For years now, Indian intelligence has maintained a close eye on Pakistan’s province of Balochistan, patronising the insurgency in Balochistan which has serious implications...
A Mirror to Power: Notes on Fractured Decade. M. J. Akbar. Uttar Pradesh: Harper...
A Mirror to Power: Notes on Fractured Decade by M. J. Akbar is an in-depth and razor-edged criticism on the history of corruption, state...