The Advanced Contemporary Affairs ®

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Advisory BoardDr Hasan-Askari Rizvi

Political and Defence Analyst

Dr Farooq Hasnat

Middle East specialist

Middle East Centre Washington DC

Dr Nilofer Mehdi

Analyst Pakistan Foreign Policy

Dr Maqsud al Hasan Nuri

Analyst Central Asia, Afghanistan and the Gulf

Former President & Senior Research Fellow, Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI)

Dr A Z Hilali

Analyst South Asian Security

Dean of Contemporary Studies National Defence University, Islamabad

Dr Mansoor Akbar Kundi

Vice Chancellor, Gomal University, D I Khan

Dr Muhammad Ahsan

Analyst Muslim World & International Political Economy

Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Analyst Nuclearization

Dr Nauman Zafar

University of Indiana, USA

Analyst Pakistan US Relations

Dr Zahid Anwer

Analyst Russia & Central Asia

Guo Xiaobing

Fellow, China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, Beijing

Faiza Mir

Analyst Balochistan & Tribal Areas

C O N T E N T SS.#. Description Page

I. Pakistan’s Domestic Affairs

1. Evolution of Democratic System in Pakistan

M Imtiaz Shahid1

2. Bureaucracy: Pill or PanaceaA Critical Analysis of the Role of Bureaucracy in PakistanDr. Aftab Ahmed Mangi, Dr. Hakim Ali Kanasro, Prof. Dr. Aslam Pervez

Memon

16

3. Managing Local Governance in Pakistan

Dr. Ghazal Khawaja Hummayun Akhtar

19

4. Highlights of Economic Survey of Pakistan 2014-15

Ministry of Finance

24

5. Social Problems in PakistanRana Saad Iqbal, Muhammad Ather Shehzad, Ather Abdul Jabbar, Qazi

Muhammad Ubaid

II. Pakistan’s External Affairs

34

6. Pakistan and India Relations Since 1947 38

7. A Short History of the India-Pakistan Conflict 41

8. Indian Role in BalochistanM Imtiaz Shahid

44

9. Pak-China Economic Corridor: The Hopes and RealityAarish U. Khan

45

10. Pakistan and Shanghai Cooperation OrganizationDr. Zahid Ali Khan

58

11. Pakistan - Afghan Relations: Historic MirrorMohib Ullah Durani & Ashraf Khan

66

12. Pakistan-Russia Relations: Progress, Prospects and ConstraintsMuhammad Hanif

78

13. Pakistan Iran RelationsWikipedia

88

14. What Pakistan and Saudi Arabia Want from Each OtherJonah Blank

94

15. Yemen Crisis and Pakistan: A Holistic Overview

Khalid Iqbal’

96

16. Pakistan’s Relations with IndonesiaWikipedia

103

17. Pakistan-Turkey RelationsAyesha Aijaz, Samreen Akhlaque & Syeda Sahar Nadeem

105

18. Historical Perspective of Pakistan USA Relations: Lessons for PakistanUmbreen Javaid & Imrana Mushtaq

117

19. Pakistan and the United NationsWikipedia

128

20. Pakistan & SAARCM Imtiaz Shahid

132

21. Pakistan & ECOMemoona Shahid

137

22. Pakistan’s Option: SAARC or ECO?Javid Husain

140

23. Pakistan and the OICCSS Forum

144

24. WTO & Its Impact on Pakistan EconomyWajahat Ali Ghulam

III. Global Issues

147

25. International SecurityKathleen H. Hicks

153

26. International Political EconomyHazzel D Wario

211

27. World Population Prospects: Key FindingsWorld Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision Summary and Key FindingsDepartment of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division, United

Nations

197

28. World Population PoliciesUnited Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs

205

29. Terrorism and Counter TerrorismUnited Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs

209

30. Counter Terrorism 216

31. Revisiting Counter-terrorism Strategies in Pakistan: Opportunities and Pitfalls

ICG Report

218

32. The New Geopolitics of Energy Resources Global Energy Politics and Supply Security

Dr. Stefano Casertano

233

33. Nuclear Proliferation & Nuclear Safety and SecurityAsim Cheema

283

34. The Road to Pakistan’s Dismemberment: 1971Maryam Mastoor

305

35. Nuclear Politics and South Asia

S. Iftikhar Murshed

301

36. International Trade

Doha Development Round

Bali Package

Professor Raashid Mukhtar

311

315

320

37.

Cooperation and Competition in Arabian Sea, Indian and Pacific Oceans

Arabian Sea

Dr. Samiullah

322

322

38. Maritime Force Postures in the Arabian Sea History

ukessays.com

324

39. Importance of Arabian Sea becomes clearer

Asif Ezdi

326

40. Indian Ocean: Global and Regional Strategies

Iram Khalid

328

41. A New Regional Cold War?

American and Chinese Posturing in the Pacific

Steven Ratuva

336

42. Geopolitical Value of Gwader for the Region (Mainly for Pakistan, China and the Region)

Naheeda Naseem

345

43. Millennium Development Goals

United Nations

352

44. The Millennium Development Goals Report 2015

United Nations’ Report

356

45. Globalization: Theory and Experience

Infed.org

361

46. The Pros and Cons of Globalization

Mike Collins

367

47. Impact of Globalization on Pakistan

Mahroo Shahzad

Middle East Crisis

369

48. Crisis in the Middle East: The End of a Country, and the Start of a New Dark Age

Patrick Cockburn

372

49. Syria: The Story of the Conflict

Lucy Rodgers, David Gritten, James Offer and Patrick Asare

375

50. The Islamic State: From al-Qaeda Affiliate to Caliphate

Ahmed S. Hashim

377

51. Kashmir Issue

M Imtiaz Shahid

386

52. Primer on Palestine, Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict

Middle East Research and Information Project

395

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