Amna Ejaz Rafi, Author at IPRI - Islamabad Policy Research Institute

Newspaper Article by Amna Ejaz Rafi 29/02/2016

East Asia and Regionalism

Trans-pacific Partnership (TPP) is a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) among 12 countries, namely the US, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Brunei, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Chile and Peru. The presence of giant economies like the US and Japan in TPP raise the…

Newspaper Article by Amna Ejaz Rafi 29/01/2016

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Afghan Peace Talks

The recently held Afghan peace talks, in which senior officials from the Afghan government, Pakistan, China and the US participated called for restoration of peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. Whether, the talks would yield positive result or like…

Newspaper Article by Amna Ejaz Rafi 05/01/2016

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Australia-India Uranium Deal

Australia-India uranium deal is a marked shift to the Australian principled policy of supplying uranium to Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) signatory countries. India despite being a non-NPT state would be the recipient of Australian uranium. Initially, Indian request for uranium sale was…

IPRI Review by Amna Ejaz Rafi 04/12/2015

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Power and Economic Shifts in Global System

IPRI Review Meeting Power and Economic Shifts in Global System (October 29, 2015) Introduction An IPRI Review meeting on “Power and Economic Shifts in Global System” was held at IPRI conference hall on October 29, 2015. The review meeting analyzed the trends related…

National Confrence by Amna Ejaz Rafi 02/12/2015

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Conference “Devolution of Power to Local Governments: Challenges and Reforms”

General A one-day conference titled “Devolution of Power to Local Governments: Challenges and Reforms” was organized by Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) on September 30, 2015 at Islamabad Hotel, Islamabad. The conference comprised of one working session, in addition to inaugural and concluding…

Newspaper Article by Amna Ejaz Rafi 26/11/2015

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US tilt towards Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific’s strategic significance coupled with the region’s economic progress has raised the region’s stature for regional as well as global players. Hillary Clinton at the East West Centre, Honolulu described the pivot strategy as: “It is becoming increasingly clear that in…

Newspaper Article by Amna Ejaz Rafi 09/11/2015

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Global Trade and geo-politics

The former Director General of the WTO, Pascal Lamy, suggested to an audience in Melbourne in November 2012 that the ‘rising weight of influence of emerging economies has shifted the balance of power’ in the global trading system, and that there has…

Newspaper Article by Amna Ejaz Rafi 13/10/2015

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UN Security Council and Reform Debate

United Nations, the international body formed after the end of World War-II, since its creation has expanded enormously. Presently, the UN member states strength is 193. UN has been actively involved in peacekeeping operations world over. The debate to reform/restructure the Security…

Newspaper Article by Amna Ejaz Rafi 21/09/2015

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Regional Peace

India-Pakistan peace talks have been cancelled. Indian reluctance to include Kashmir in the talks and the “precondition” that the Pakistani side would not consult the Kashmiri leadership were the reasons for the cancellation. Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said that India would…

IPRI Review by Amna Ejaz Rafi 11/06/2015

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FATA’S JOURNEY TOWARDS PEACE

Pakistan is fighting terrorism for more than a decade. Over these years, a number of anti-terrorist operations have been conducted in the tribal area. The peace agreements between the militants and the government were signed to ensure peace in the region. But…

East Asia and Regionalism

Afghan Peace Talks

Australia-India Uranium Deal

Power and Economic Shifts in Global System

Conference “Devolution of Power to Local Governments: Challenges and Reforms”

US tilt towards Asia Pacific

Global Trade and geo-politics

UN Security Council and Reform Debate

Regional Peace

FATA’S JOURNEY TOWARDS PEACE

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