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Mahwish Hafeez


Research Fellow

Areas of Research:

South Asia and Jammu and Kashmir Dispute

Ms. Mahwish Hafeez joined the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad as a Research Fellow and has been focusing on South Asian Affairs and the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. She holds a Master’s degree in Defence and Diplomatic Studies from Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, and a Bachelor’s degree with majors in Journalism and Sociology. Currently, she is enrolled in an M.Phil. Program at the School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid – i –Azam University, Islamabad with her thesis focusing on the refugee issue. She is also an alumna of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Hawaii. She has over a decade of experience with several publications to her credit. She has represented the institute at numerous national and international seminars and conferences.

Mail mahwish.hafeez@issi.org.pk

Islamabad Paper “Demographic Engineering: A Case Study of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir”

Abstract The ill-fated day of August 5, 2019, saw the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi revoking Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, which...

Issue Brief on “Restoration of ‘Statehood’ Sans Article 370 – What It Means for...

Introduction Following his assumption of the post of Chief Minister after the recent assembly elections, Omar Abdullah met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to persuade him...

Issue Brief on “‘West Pakistan Refugees’ Get Ownership Rights – The Onslaught on Kashmiri...

Introduction With each passing day, it becomes increasingly clear that abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A was not intended to bring peace, security, development...

Issue Brief on “Jammu Flares Up -The Myth of Peace and Development Busted”

The year 2024 seems to have brought a number of disappointments and problems for the RSS-BJP regime in New Delhi. First, the Bharatiya Janata...

Issue Brief on “Modi 3.0 and the Future of India-Pakistan Relations”

On 9 June 2024, Mr. Narendra Modi took oath as India’s Prime Minister for the third consecutive term. Mr. Modi is the second Prime...

Issue Brief on “The Politics of Hate: Modi’s Anti-Muslim Campaign in 18th Lok Sabha...

Introduction Around the world, political parties and leaders while running their election campaign focus on their past achievements, promises for the future, and the problems...

Issue Brief on “Modi in Srinagar – Peace, Development or Sheer Deception?”

As the 18th Lok Sabha elections in India are just around the corner, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been visiting various states to...

Issue Brief on “Interim Budget – Modi’s Economic Policies and 18th Lok Sabha Elections”

When Prime Minister Modi inaugurated Ram Mandir on 22 January 2024,it was said that he had formally started his electoral campaign for the next...

Issue Brief on “Indian Supreme Court Upholds Revocation of Articles 370 and 35A”

Introduction On December 11, 2023, the Indian Supreme Court announced its verdict on petitions challenging Indian government’s measures of August 5, 2019, wherein it had...

Issue Brief on “Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Article 370 Case – What to...

After a gap of almost four years, the Supreme Court of India set up a new constitution bench that began proceedings on 23 writ...