Muhammad Waqas Sajjad
Areas of Research:
India (Internal); Bangladesh and other South Asian Countries (both Internal & External)
M. Waqas Sajjad is a doctoral candidate at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, with an interest in the history and culture of Islam in South Asia. Currently, he is completing his dissertation on contemporary Deobandi and Barelvi discourses in Pakistan.
Islamabad Paper on “Current Status of Insurgencies in Northeast India”
Abstract
Northeast India has long been an under-researched region, but its importance due to its strategic geography and multiple insurgencies needs to be highlighted. In...
Examining the State of Muslim Minority under Modi’s BJP since 2014
Abstract
The Muslims in India comprise 14 per cent of the population and have been recognised empirically as a minority, facing social and economic concerns...
Report – Seminar on “Pakistan, Central Asia and CPEC: A Vision for Improved Connectivity”
The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI) hosted a seminar titled "Pakistan, Central Asia and CPEC: A Vision for Improved Connectivity" on November 13,...
Report – Seminar on “UN Report: The International Community Awakens to Human Rights Violations...
The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organized a seminar on July 31, 2018 entitled “UN Report: The International Community Awakens to Human Rights...
Issue Brief on “Modi’s China Visit: Has the Ice Melted?”
Following a particularly troubling time in the bilateral relationship between India and China, Prime Minister Modi’s “ice-breaking” and much anticipated trip to China on...
Report – Public Talk on “Rising Extremism in India”
The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organized a Public Talk on March 9, 2018 by Mr. Murtaza Shibli, a British-Kashmiri journalist, author, and...
Issue Brief on “Gujarat State Elections December 2017: BJP Dominance Diminished”
The BJP continued its political dominance in Gujarat in the recently concluded state assembly elections, winning 99 out of the 182 seats. The much...
Report – Public Talk on “Progress of the CPEC Projects in Sindh”
The China-Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organized a public talk on December 14, 2017 titled “Progress of...
Issue Brief on “BJP and Congress: Rhetoric and Campaigning for the Gujarat State Elections”
Campaigning for the upcoming state elections in Gujarat in December 2017 has been going on for some months now, as the Congress party attempts...
Issue Brief on “The Fourth India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission”
Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Dhaka for a brief two-day official visit to the Bangladesh capital on October 21-23, 2017 for the...