Nazir Ahmad Mir

Research Assistant, Dr Nazir Ahmad Mir’s article ‘Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations in Quandary: Lessons for Pakistan’ has been published by the International Center for Peace Studies, New Delhi, on 14 October 2023.

On the one hand, the terrorists of the TTP or of other groups, have started brazenly killing civilians, even not sparing religious gatherings by attacking mosques and even functions celebrating Prophet Muhammad’s birthday; on the other hand, the governing elite in Pakistan still seems unready to acknowledge that religious radicalism, thanks to their policy of using terrorism as an instrument, has emerged as the biggest security threat to their state, says Dr Mir.

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Pakistan-#Afghanistan Relations in Quandary: Lessons for #Pakistan
By @MirNazir110
Pakistani security forces are unable to deal with a new wave of terror attacks, more because of the ambivalence in the country’s approach towards religious #extremism ....https://t.co/hlzP0hnZ33 pic.twitter.com/QWD7liEewt

— International Centre for Peace Studies (ICPS) (@ICPS_Official) November 24, 2023

• Published: 14 October, 2023

Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA Dr Nazir Ahmad Mir’s article ‘Pakistan’s May 9 Protests: Army Crackdown and a State of Exception’ has been published in South Asian Voices on 14 July 2023.

While the Army cites national security concerns to justify these tactics, the systematic dismantling of Imran Khan and his party points towards a broader scheme to crackdown on any threat to the establishment and the ruling alliance, says Dr Mir.

• Published: 14 July, 2023

Research Assistant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Nazir Ahmad Mir’s article ‘World faces tough choices in dealing with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan’ has been published in Frontline on 22 March 2023.

There is, a radical difference in the understanding of the Doha Agreement from the points of view of the US and other countries, and the Taliban. The Taliban believe that the purpose of the Agreement, if anything, was to free Afghanistan from the presence of foreign troops and to let them decide the fate of the country. The US, on the other hand, deems that the Taliban has not heeded its concerns and has not kept its promises, says Dr Mir.

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• Published: 22 March, 2023

The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claims that the Pakistani state does not practice true Islam and therefore it can wage a legitimate Jihad against it.

• Published: February 14, 2023
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Research Assistant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Nazir Ahmad Mir’s article ‘CPEC made Gwadar look attractive to Pakistan. But ‘development’ ringing hollow to local people’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 10 January 2023.

Rather than ensuring people’s welfare and the survival of their professions, the Baloch government is making them dependent on foreign projects, says Mr Mir.

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• Published: 10 January, 2023

Given the ideological convergence the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has with the Taliban, the latter may not be able or willing to fulfil Pakistan’s demand that its activities be curbed.

• Published: December 09, 2022
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Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Nazir Ahmad Mir’s commentary ‘Imran Khan’s ‘tactical praise’ for India’ has been published by the International Center for Peace Studies (ICPS), New Delhi, on 22 November 2022.

By praising India, Imran Khan is also indirectly provoking the US to reconsider its policy towards India which is disregarding its concerns and pursuing an independent policy. However, given his past criticism of India, it is a tactical one and does not necessarily point to a change of heart vis-à-vis India, which he continues to look at as an archrival and a dushman mulk (enemy country), says Mr Mir.

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Imran Khan’s ‘tactical praise’ for India
By Nazir Ahmad Mir
Quite for some time, the chairman of the most popular party in Pakistan, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been in awe of India.https://t.co/nqBmmyclmK pic.twitter.com/KMQUuJcSPY

— International Centre for Peace Studies (ICPS) (@ICPS_Official) December 8, 2022

• Published: 22 November, 2022

Taking positive measures to address the core issues of misgovernance and corruption and ensuring fair and rightful distribution of resources will help in the revival of the political process in Jammu and Kashmir.

• Published: July 22, 2021
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Constructivism argues that the behaviour of actors in international politics is shaped by factors like identity, norms, rules, etc. Though it has been well argued that these factors shape and sometimes regulate the behaviours of political actors, not much has been written about the formation of such norms and how the identity of a political actor becomes operational through them.

• Published: July-September 2021
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While Imran Khan’s efforts to build legitimacy around his ‘personality’ as a religious person and a crusader against corruption do not seem to have convinced many people, his government’s inability to bring the much-promised tabdeeli (‘change’) to Pakistan is beginning to hurt him politically.

• Published: January 04, 2021
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