Advanced Contemporary Affairs By: M Imtiaz Shahid Contents Book 91
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This document provides information about the Advanced Contemporary Affairs book series. It includes details such as the book number, ISBN, price, annual subscription fee, issue number and year. It also lists the think tank that supports the series and provides an overview of the types of articles included. Contact information is given for the editor's office. Guidelines are provided that the opinions expressed are those of the authors. Acknowledgements are made to sources of articles. An advisory board and details of the editor and publisher are also included.
Advanced Contemporary Affairs By: M Imtiaz Shahid Contents Book 91
- 1. The Advanced Contemporary Affairs ® (Book 91) ISBN 978-969-588-296-2 Price Rs. 500/- Annual Subscription Rs. 2300/- 5th Issue, 2014 Trade Mark Registration No. 22177 The book series is backed and supported by the prestigious think tank, Council on Contemporary Affairs – Pakistan _______________ Articles and Essays included in the Advanced Contemporary Affairs are being taken from national and international newspapers and journals of repute. The book series is designed to offer the readers a conglomerate of enlightened, research oriented, and thought provoking articles on current affairs at minimum possible cost. _______________ All correspondence and suggestions related to the Advanced Contemporary Affairs must be addressed to the Editor’s office: M. Imtiaz Shahid 614, 2nd Avenue, SW (B) Block NFC, Lahore – Pakistan. (Tel: 03222700004) E-mail: advancedcontemporaryaffairs@gmail.com mimtiazshahid@gmail.com _______________ We welcome any article on current affairs for publication. These articles may be sent to the Editor’s office. _______________ Opinions expressed in articles and reviews published in the Advanced Contemporary Affairs are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the editor or the publishers. _______________ Grateful acknowledgements are due to all those Authors, Newspapers, Journals & Publishers, whose articles and research works are included in this book series. _______________ Published by Advanced Publishers 17–2nd Floor, Muslim Centre. Chatter Jee Road. Urdu Bazaar. Lahore. Pakistan. Ph. (042) 37360555, 35056955 (email: advancedpublisherspk@gmail.com)
- 2. Advisory Board Dr 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
- 3. C O N T E N T S S.#. Description Page 11. Russia and Pakistan: Shared Challenges and Common Opportunities Vladimir Moskalenko and Petr Topychkanov 69 12. OPEC Decision a Shot in Oil Price War Nick Beams 78 13. Preparing for the Collapse of the Petrodollar System Jerry Robinson 80 PART ONE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 1. Twenty-six Things about the Islamic State (ISIL) that Obama Does Not Want You to Know About Prof Michel Chossudovsky 1 2. Does Obama Really Want to Defeat Islamic State? Alessandro Bruno 4 3. The Arab Uprisings: Causes, Consequences, and Perspectives Rami Khouri 7 4. The Geostrategic Consequences of the Arab Spring Zaki Samy Elakawi 18 5. The Tragedy of the Arabs The Economist 24 6. Global Jihad and the Tribal Areas of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Khan Saif 25 7. The 2014 US Withdrawal – An Unsettled Quagmire for Pakistan Lubna Sunawar 42 8. Post-US Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Internal and External Dimensions Conference Report 53 9. CTBT: A Critical Evaluation from a Pakistani Perspective Malik Qasim Mustafa 58 10. Pakistan’s Role in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Forum Report 66
- 4. 14. After Modi's Big Win: Can India and Pakistan Enhance Relations? Frederic Grare 110 15. Hindutva and Indian Minorities Muhammad Nawaz Khan 113 16. India-Pakistan Relations: A Destructive Equilibrium Jordan Olmstead 118 17. Pakistan-India Relations via SAARC Khalid Iqbal 121 18. SAARC Summit Debriefing Sharmadha Srinivasan 123 19. Ahead of SAARC Summit, Subdued Expectations Deepak Dobhal 124 20. Saarc Summit and After Inayatullah 126 21. Implementation of Indus Waters Treaty: Perceptions and Reality Mirza Asif Baig 131 22. The Challenge of Halving Poverty By 2015: Where Do India and Pakistan Stand? Syed Imran Sardar 129 23. Feasibility of Granting Transit Facility to India for Afghanistan and CARs Dr. Kamal Monnoo 145 24. President Ghani’s Endeavours Amna Ejaz Rafi 146 25. Emerging Contours of Pak-Afghan Relations Khalid Iqbal 147 26. Pakistan, India, and the Secret War for Afghanistan Parviz Azizi 149 27. Rise of China: Implications for Pakistan Muhammad Munir 151 PART TWO ASIAN AFFAIRS
- 5. 28. The Beijing Bend: Future Trajectory of Pakistan-China Relations Adnan Qaiser 159 29. New ‘Oil Shock’ – Impact on South Asia Shahid Javed Burki 163 30. A Palestinian State: Elusions and Illusions of Sovereignty Anthony Rusonik 164 PART THREE PAKISTAN AFFAIRS 31. Economy of Tomorrow: A Case Study of Pakistan Dr. Hafiz A Pasha 170 32. General Macroeconomic Overview 171 33. Income Distribution, Consumption Demand and Inclusive Development 179 34. Green New Deal and Benefits of an Ecological Focus 199 35. General Evaluation 208 36. Natural Hazards and Disaster Management in Pakistan Himayatullah Khan and Abuturab Khan 212 37. 5 Unusual Causes of Drought in Pakistan’s Desert of Tharparkar Mimuba 232 38. Pakistan’s Impending Famine Michael Kugelman 234 39. Democracy, Inclusion and Governance: The Inseparable Links Jamil Nasir 236 40. Reimagining Human Rights in Pakistan In search of a human rights policy Asad Jamal 246 41. Education System Reform in Pakistan: Why, When, and How? Mehnaz Aziz, David E. Bloom, Salal Humair, Emmanuel Jimenez, Larry Rosenberg &, Zeba Sathar 252 42. Demographic Doom Or Demographic Dreams: Pakistan at the Crossroads Zeba A. Sathar 266
- 6. 43. A Transatlantic Pakistan Policy Dhruva Jaishankar, John Rydqvist Andrew& Small Daniel Twining 273 45. Nuclear Proliferation Dhruva Jaishankar 275 46. Counterterrorism and Security John Rydqvist 279 47. Governance & Civil-Military Relations Daniel Twining 285 48. Economic Development Andrew Small 289 49. Strategic Decision Making in Pakistan Asad Durrani 293 50. Conflict in Balochistan: Natural Resources and the Way Forward Maliha Tariq 304 51. Balochistan Liberation Charter — The Reality Dr. Noor ul Haq 312 52. Drug Use in Pakistan 2013 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime 316 (ii) (iii) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) Editor in Chief M Imtiaz Shahid
- 7. Backed by: Council on Contemporary Affairs, Pakistan (Lahore, London, Washington D.C.) 17-2nd Floor, Muslim Centre, Chatter Jee Road, Urdu Bazaar, Lahore. Ph. 042 37360555, 35056955 mailto: advancedpublisherspk@gmail.com