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Quarter in Focus
The most prominent IPS activity in the year’s
first quarter was the international seminar on
‘Hindutva Policies and State of Minorities in
India’ featuring eminent national and
international speakers including Dr Akis
Kalaitzidis (USA) and Dr Nitasha Kaul (UK) who
also delivered lectures in different institutions of
Islamabad and Rawalpindi after the main event.
A book titled Hindutva: Rising Extremism in India
based on the proceedings of a similar
international seminar in February last year was
also launched at the event, which was attended
as chief guest by Dr Shireen Mazari, federal ‘Hindutva Policies and the State of Minorities in India’
minister for human rights and as guest of honour The extremist ideology of Hindutva has found Mazari, Federal Minister for Human Rights,
by Pakistani Dalit leader and senator Engr. new face and feet under BJP’s leadership, while addressing the international seminar
Gianchand. revealing the state’s true face while unravel- ‘Hindutva Policies and the State of Minorities
IPS Press – the publishing arm of IPS – ling its claim of secularism in the process. In in India’. The full-day program, which was
arranged two other book launches of its India the lower caste Hindus and minorities organized by IPS on February 19, 2019, was
publications including Fundamentals of Islamic like Sikhs, Muslims and Christians were being addressed alongside Dr Mazari by Pakistani
Economics and Finance (under a reprint discriminated and treated as inferior citizens Dalit leader Senator Engr. Gianchand, Dr Akis
arrangement with IRTI - Islamic Research & of the state. Kalaitzidis (USA), Dr Nitasha Kaul (UK),
Training Institute, Jeddah, KSA) and third edition The thoughts were shared by Dr Shireen Murtaza Shibli (from Indian Occupied
of Pakistan’s Economic Journey: Need for a
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New Paradigm authored by Fasih Uddin,
Pakistan’s former chief economist and member Book Launch | ‘Pakistan’s Economic Journey:
IPS governing body.
IPS research team also came up with three
Need for a New Paradigm’
policy briefs during the period. Experts at the Fasih Uddin, former chief economist of
launch of the Pakistan, pinpointed governance failure as
A roundtable with renowned Iranian cleric and third revised the root cause of all economic troubles of
presidential advisor Ayatullah Alireza Arafi edition of Pakistan.
underscored the need to create a knowledge Pakistan’s Published by IPS Press – the publishing arm
economy based on Islamic values. Another Economic of Institute of Policy Studies – the book’s
session discussed Afghanistan’s ongoing Journey: Need earlier two editions were co-authored by
transition phase in the prelude to possible US for a New Akram Swati in 2006 and then in 2009. It’s
exit. Paradigm third and latest edition has come out almost
Fasih Uddin authored by after a decade of hard work by the veteran
As part of its ‘Indigenizing Policy Research in
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Pakistan Initiative’, a workshop ‘Brainstorming
Research Ideas in Maritime Affairs’ was the ‘Afghanistan in Transition: Ramification of Current
quarter’s highlight of IPS LEAD – the Learning,
Excellence and Development program of the Engagement with the Taliban’
Institute. Pakistan needs to be cautious about the Tajammul Altaf,
US-Taliban peace deal as several similar deals Ambassador (r)
Alhamdulillah, it is a matter of great honor for us were initiated by the US in past as well, only to Ayaz Wazir,
that this IPS News marks the century of its be pulled-off later when it did not serve their Brigadier (r) Said
quarterly issues and 25 years of regular interests and needs. Nazir, Air
publication to keep disseminate the Institute’s Commodore (r)
The thoughts were shared by Ambassador (r)
work among its stakeholders and audiences Abrar Hussain while speaking to the roundtable Khalid Iqbal, Dr
within the country and across the globe. Another conference ‘Afghanistan in Transition: Qibla Ayaz,
milestone ahead in May 2019 is the Institute’s Ramification of Current Engagement with the Chairman of the
40th year of continuous service to promote Taliban’ which was organized by Institute of Council of
evidence-based and value-driven policy-making Policy Studies (IPS) on February 27, 2019. The Islamic Ideology
in Pakistan through research, dialogue, speakers’ panel also included Ambassador (r) and Israr Madani, Amb (r) Abrar Hussain
publications, training and advocacy. Continued on Page 03
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Sharing Insights
IPS represented in IPS in an RTC with ECO’s Delegations and Visits
AICSS 2019 Secretary General
Hebei University, China
Professor Dr Bai Gui, dean, School of
Journalism and Communication, Hebei
University, China and director, Research Center
for Social Development of Islamic Countries,
and Dr Jin Qiang, associate professor, School of
Journalism and Communication, Heibei
University, China and associate director,
EP-IPS Khalid Rahman participated in the On behalf of IPS, the Institute’s senior University's editing and publishing dept. visited
‘Annual International Conference on Social research associate Amb (r) Tajammul Altaf IPS with Professor Li Yi, CEO, China-Pakistan
Sciences (AICSS) 2019’ which was attended a roundtable discussion with Dr Hadi Cultural Development Program on March 11,
organized by College of Economics and Soleimanpour, secretary general, Economic 2019 and had a heart to heart discussion with
Social Development (CESD), Institute of Cooperation Organization (ECO), which was Executive President IPS Khalid Rahman, Sr IPS
Business Management (IoBM), Karachi, in organized by Institute of Strategic Studies, research fellow Ambassador (r) Tajammul Altaf,
collaboration with the Higher Education Islamabad on March 14, 2019. The partici- senior research officer Syed Nadeem Farhat,
Commission (HEC) and University College, pants of the session were unanimous that and research officer Yaseen Naseem, on the
Zhob, on January 28-29, 2019. EP-IPS topics of mutual interests.
ECO cannot be fully utilized unless member
delivered a presentation on the ocassion
titled ‘Geo-Political Economic, Education and states facilitate linkages with each other and
Psychological Opportunities for Pakistan’ . work together in the domain of economic
cooperation.
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