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    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    Introduction

    Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury is Honorary Senior Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) at the National University of Singapore and has been a long-time Principal Research Fellow at ISAS. Earlier, he was Foreign Advisor (Foreign Minister) of Bangladesh (2007-2009). He has been Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations (UN) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) in New York and Geneva. He has also served as Ambassador to Qatar. As an international civil servant, he was also Special Advisor to the Secretary General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development. He is currently Senior Group Advisor at Meinhardt International, a Singapore-based multinational company.

    At the UN and the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr Chowdhury  was elected Chairman of the UN Second (Economic) Committee; Chairman, UN Information Committee; Chairman, WTO Trade Policy Review Body; Chairman, WTO Committee on Trade and Development; President, Conference on Disarmament; Vice President, UN General Assembly; and Vice Chairman of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization. He was instrumental in crafting the principle of the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ as a part of the UN Reforms initiative.

    Dr Chowdhury has authored a large number on articles on global political, social, economic, strategic and climate change issues, and written and co-edited several books on diplomacy, multilateral organizations, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. He has lectured at many universities and think tanks around the world and has been active in such international groups of thinkers as in the World Peace Forum and the Astana Club. He holds a knighthood from the Pope and was named one of the world’s diplomatic leaders by a special proclamation of the New York City Council.

    He earned an MA and PhD in International Relations at the Australian National University in Canberra.

    Areas of Interest and Expertise

    • Arms Control and Non-proliferation
    • Multilateral Negotiations and Diplomacy
    • Socio-economic Development Issues
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    Email
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    		 iftekhar.chowdhury@meinhardtgroup.com
    Designation
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    		 Senior Group Advisor, Meinhardt (Singapore) Pte Ltd
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    Email
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    		 iftekhar.chowdhury@meinhardtgroup.com
    Designation
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    		 Senior Group Advisor, Meinhardt (Singapore) Pte Ltd

    CONTRIBUTIONS

    ISAS Special Reports

    The COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on South Asia

    Archana Atmakuri, Chulanee Attanayake, Keshav Bashyal, Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Mohammad Tarikul Islam, Muhammad Bin Khalid, Shivshankar Menon, Deeparghya Mukherjee, Karthik Nachiappan, Amitendu Palit, MMd Mustafizur Rahman , Vinod Rai, Dipinder S Randhawa, Amit Ranjan, Ronojoy Sen, Iqbal Singh Sevea, S Narayan and Bilesha Weeraratne

    1 October 2020

    ISAS Insights

    Bangladesh-­Pakistan Relations: A Palpable Thaw

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    15 August 2020

    ISAS Briefs

    Pakistan’s Sugar Scandal Report: Political Manoeuvre or Real Accountability

    Muhammad Bin Khalid and Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    9 July 2020

    ISAS Insights

    Pakistan’s FATF Woes: A Tough Gauntlet to Run?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    8 April 2020

    ISAS Special Reports

    United Nations Peace Operations: Bangladesh’s Contributions

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Roshni Kapur and Nazneen Mohsina

    19 March 2020

    ISAS Briefs

    The Modi Initiative: Can COVID-19 Resuscitate the SAARC?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    16 March 2020

    ISAS Briefs

    The Doha Deal: The Bumpy Road Ahead to Afghan Peace

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    13 March 2020

    ISAS Briefs

    Coping with Coronavirus and China: Bangladesh’s Twin Challenges

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    3 March 2020

    ISAS Briefs

    Woes of Wuhan: The Politics of a Pandemic

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    5 February 2020

    ISAS Briefs

    Xi Jinping in Myanmar: Complex ‘Pauk-Phaw’ Relations in Operation

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    22 January 2020

    ISAS Briefs

    The Courts, the Army and the Government: The Tangled Triangle of Turmoil in Pakistan

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    3 December 2019

    ISAS Briefs

    Singapore Mediation Conference: Off to a Good Start

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    27 August 2019

    ISAS Insights

    Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in China: Bilateral, Regional and Global Implications

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    18 July 2019

    ISAS Briefs

    Bangladesh and Free Trade Agreements: A Potential Partner in Singapore

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    15 May 2019

    ISAS Briefs

    Bangladesh: A Prognosis for Economic Potentials and Pitfalls

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    15 April 2019

    ISAS Insights

    552 : India’s Race For The Security Council: Will She Reach The Finishing Line?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    20 March 2019

    ISAS Insights

    546 : A Dichotomy of Values in Foreign Policy

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    17 March 2019

    ISAS Insights

    539 : The Maldives: Resolution of Constitutional Conundrum? Not Just Yet!

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    7 March 2019

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “A Study of Values in Foreign Policy: Is There a West-East Dichotomy in Our Times?” paper presented at the Conference on Values in Foreign Policy New Delhi, India

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    1 March 2019

    ISAS Insights

    532 : Polls in Bangladesh: Implications for Future Theory and Practice of Electoral Politics

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    14 January 2019

    ISAS Briefs

    628 : Developments in Kazakhstan: Lessons for South Asia

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    5 December 2018

    ISAS Briefs

    627 : Bangladesh’s Election: Exciting Times Ahead

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    5 December 2018

    ISAS Briefs

    609: A Polity of Perpetual Politics: Election Season in Bangladesh

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    30 October 2018

    ISAS Working Papers

    307 : The ‘New World Disorder’: Learning to live with it

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    26 September 2018

    ISAS Insights

    512 : Small States, Big States, Weak States, Strong States: Bangladesh’s Handling of India

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    5 September 2018

    ISAS Briefs

    596 : Revolt of the Teens: Bangladesh’s Gathering Clouds?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    8 August 2018

    ISAS Briefs

    586 : Climate Change Strategy in Bangladesh: An Analysis of Policy Back-up

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    10 July 2018

    ISAS Insights

    499 : South Asia and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges of Implementation

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    10 July 2018

    ISAS Briefs

    583 : The Meeting of the Financial Action Task Force: Pakistan Fights being ‘Blacklisted’

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    16 June 2018

    ISAS Briefs

    578 : Pakistan Prepares for the Polls: A Caretaker Government takes charge

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    31 May 2018

    ISAS Briefs

    574 : Trump, Kim and Moon: Speed Bumps on the Road to Singapore

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    22 May 2018

    ISAS Insights

    486 : Afghanistan: Dilemmas for Peace and Security

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    4 April 2018

    ISAS Working Papers

    290 : Bangladesh: Challenges and Opportunities

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    26 March 2018

    ISAS Briefs

    552 : Mayhem In The Maldives: A Pugnacious President Confronts A Court-Driven Crisis

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    8 February 2018

    ISAS Briefs

    549 : Emerging Contours In India-Israel Relations: Progress, Pitfalls And Prospects

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    26 January 2018

    ISAS Briefs

    543 : Bangladesh In 2018: Challenges And Prospects

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    16 January 2018

    ISAS Briefs

    532 : Diplomacy and Papacy: How Do the Twain Meet?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    7 December 2017

    ISAS Briefs

    529 : Pakistan in Turmoil: Some Crystal Ball-gazing on its Future

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    29 November 2017

    ISAS Briefs

    528 : Asia and Europe: Emerging Potentials for Cooperation

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    28 November 2017

    ISAS Briefs

    523 : The Sharifs of Pakistan: A House Divided Against Itself

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    8 November 2017

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “The Sharifs of Pakistan: How long can a House, Divided against Itself, Stand?” paper presented at BIPP Workshop ‘Pakistan at Seventy’ Lahore, Pakistan

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    25 October 2017

    ISAS Briefs

    515 : The Rohingya Crisis: Potentials for Possible Changes in the Regional Security Architecture

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    23 October 2017

    ISAS Working Papers

    272 : The Korean Nuclear Conundrum: ‘Fire and Fury’ Signifies Nothing?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    9 October 2017

    ISAS Briefs

    513 : India’s Regional Role: Perceptions, Potentials and Prognosis

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    22 September 2017

    ISAS Insights

    Insights: 452 : Quo Vadis Pakistan? Yet It Keeps Moving!

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    21 August 2017

    ISAS Insights

    448 : The United States-India Drone ‘Deal’: Regional and Global Implications

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    2 August 2017

    ISAS Insights

    419 : Widening Gulf among Gulf Arabs: Implications for South and Southeast Asia

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    13 June 2017

    ISAS Insights

    416 : Donald Trump’s Visit to the Middle East: Pilgrimage for Peace or Invitation to Instability?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    5 June 2017

    ISAS Insights

    409 : Modi, Hasina and Mamata: The Triangular Tryst with Trust

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    4 May 2017

    ISAS Briefs

    476 : Challenges Ahead for Nawaz Sharif in Pakistan Politics

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    2 May 2017

    ISAS Insights

    407 : South Asia Today: The Need To Reset Regional Relations

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    28 April 2017

    ISAS Briefs

    470 : Economic Planning and Development in South Asia: ‘Walking On Two Legs’

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    28 April 2017

    ISAS Conference Papers

    “The States of South Asia: A Current Politico-Strategic Overview” paper presented at the Seminar ‘Emerging Trends in South Asian Politics’ Burki Institute of Public Policy in Lahore

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    3 April 2017

    ISAS Insights

    384 : The States of South Asia: A Politico-Strategic Reality Check

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    6 February 2017

    ISAS Insights

    382 : The Deepening Rohingya Crisis: Will it Engulf the Region?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    23 January 2017

    ISAS Working Papers

    249 : China and Bangladesh: New Strategic Partners

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    14 December 2016

    ISAS Insights

    355 : Xi Jinping in Dhaka: Implications for South Asian Politics

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    18 October 2016

    ISAS Insights

    348 : SAARC in Shambles? The Future of Regional Cooperation in South Asia

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    28 September 2016

    ISAS Working Papers

    239 : The State of Bangladesh-United States Relations: Before the Kerry Visit, and Beyond

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    28 September 2016

    ISAS Insights

    343 : The Coming Test of Civil-Military Ties in Pakistan

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    19 September 2016

    ISAS Insights

    339 : South Asian Diaspora Convention 2016: Linking People and Ideas

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    11 August 2016

    ISAS Briefs

    439: Terror in Dhaka: Fundamentalism Spreads its Deadly Wings

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury is Principal Research Fellow , ISAS

    4 July 2016

    ISAS Briefs

    437 : Brexit, Bangladesh, and a Tale of Time-Tested Ties

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow at the ISAS

    28 June 2016

    ISAS Briefs

    435 : Bangladesh Budget: Tentatively Ambitious

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow at ISAS

    7 June 2016

    ISAS Insights

    333 : South Asia: A Strategic Update on Pitfalls, Potentials and Possibilities

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow at ISAS

    27 May 2016

    ISAS Briefs

    430 : The Drone Drama and its Impact on Pak-US Relations

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow at ISAS

    27 May 2016

    ISAS Briefs

    429 : A Tale of the Troubled Taliban : Mullah Mansoor and his Men

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    25 May 2016

    ISAS Briefs

    419 : Bangladesh: Not in crisis, but at cross roads?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    12 April 2016

    ISAS Briefs

    417 : The Security of Nuclear Weapons Challenges for South Asia and the Muslim World

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury is Principal Research Fellow ,ISAS

    8 April 2016

    ISAS Briefs

    410 : Mayhem in Lahore: A Wake-Up Call for Pakistan

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury is Principal Research Fellow , ISAS

    29 March 2016

    ISAS Briefs

    403 : An Analysis of Bangladesh Today: A Prognosis of its Polity

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow at ISAS

    3 February 2016

    ISAS Insights

    307 : The Lure of Lahore : Need for India-Pakistan D?®tente

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow at ISAS

    27 January 2016

    ISAS Insights

    300 : Pakistan: In the Cusp of Changes, Meeting Challenges

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

    11 December 2015

    ISAS Insights

    295:Pakistan’s Nuclear Deterrence: From ‘Credible Minimum’ to ‘Full Spectrum’

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury,Principal Research Fellow at ISAS

    11 November 2015

    ISAS Briefs

    398: Malaise_in_Maldives

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    6 November 2015

    ISAS Insights

    293 : A Transforming China : The Challenge of the ‘Middle-Income Trap’

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury,Principal Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

    2 October 2015

    ISAS Working Papers

    208 : Pakistan, Power-Play and a New South Asian Paradigm

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury , Principal Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian studies (ISAS)

    2 September 2015

    ISAS Briefs

    380: Issues of South Asian Security, and the China Factor

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow at ISAS

    14 July 2015

    ISAS Briefs

    376: Modi -Acts- Near-East, and Hasina Responds

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow at ISAS

    3 July 2015

    ISAS Briefs

    372: Chinese Setting for Talks with India

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury , Principal Research Fellow at ISAS

    23 June 2015

    ISAS Briefs

    365: Yemen, Pakistan and Arab Monarchies: Widening Gulf?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow, ISAS

    17 May 2015

    ISAS Special Reports

    23: Pakistan in China’s Eyes: Pawn, Pivot or a Pointer to its World View?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow, ISAS

    6 May 2015

    ISAS Briefs

    362: A Brief Intertwining of the Two Bengals

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow, ISAS

    24 February 2015

    ISAS Special Reports

    20: Representing Bangladesh: My Years at The UN

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow, ISAS

    21 November 2014

    ISAS Briefs

    349: Thames to Teesta and the Himalayas

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow, ISAS

    5 November 2014

    ISAS Insights

    270: Sri Lanka and Europe: Then and Now

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow, ISAS

    30 October 2014

    ISAS Insights

    262: Europe and Pakistan: A Partnership in Progress

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow, ISAS

    19 September 2014

    ISAS Briefs

    343: People, Power, and Politics: Confrontation Pakistan Style

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow, ISAS

    3 September 2014

    ISAS Working Papers

    194: A Possible Paradigm for Afghanistan’s Future

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow, ISAS

    1 August 2014

    ISAS Working Papers

    193: Afghanistan Today: Politics of Drawdown

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow, ISAS

    1 August 2014

    ISAS Briefs

    336: Modi’s India in the WTO: Politics Trumps Economics

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow at ISAS

    1 August 2014

    ISAS Briefs

    331: Bangladesh: Six Months after the Elections

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury. Principal Research Fellow, ISAS

    13 June 2014

    ISAS Insights

    253: US Trade-Aid Balance-Implications for Pakistan and the Region

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow, ISAS

    10 June 2014

    ISAS Briefs

    328: Counterterrorism in South Asia: ‘Low Hanging Fruits of Cooperation’

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow, ISAS

    15 May 2014

    ISAS Working Papers

    187: Foundations of Bangladesh’s Economic Development: Politics of Aid

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow, ISAS

    14 April 2014

    ISAS Insights

    243: Power-Rivalry in Asia: New Arms Race and Lessons from Ukraine

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow, ISAS

    13 March 2014

    ISAS Briefs

    313: Bangladesh: Slow Settling of Post-Poll Dust

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow, ISAS

    20 January 2014

    ISAS Briefs

    311: Painful Polls and Dhaka’s Dilemmas

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow, ISAS

    10 January 2014

    ISAS Briefs

    304 : Bangladesh: Unfolding Drama of Deadly Politics

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow at the ISAS

    28 November 2013

    ISAS Briefs

    298 : Dilemma of Drones: Peace Prospects in Pieces

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow at the ISAS

    6 November 2013

    ISAS Briefs

    296 : Pakistan: Politics of Promises, Perils and Progress

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow at the ISAS

    14 October 2013

    ISAS Working Papers

    178 : Non-Proliferation and WMD Debate: The Relevance to South Asia

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    2 October 2013

    ISAS Insights

    223 : India-Pakistan Dilemma: To Talk or Not to Talk

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    21 August 2013

    ISAS Working Papers

    175 : Bangladesh at a Crossroads: A Political Prognosis

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    14 August 2013

    ISAS Insights

    210 : Regional Security Cooperation in South Asia: The China Factor

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    2 July 2013

    ISAS Briefs

    285 : War-head Worries: Asia’s Expanding Nuclear Arsenals

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    7 June 2013

    ISAS Briefs

    279 : The Reincarnation of Nawaz Sharif: Pakistan’s Deepening Democracy

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury,

    13 May 2013

    ISAS Briefs

    276 : Politics in Pakistan: The Judge and the General

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    11 April 2013

    ISAS Working Papers

    171 : India’s Role in 1971 Bangladesh War: Determinants of Future Ties

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    2 April 2013

    ISAS Briefs

    272 : Pakistan Prepares for Polls: Dilemmas of its Democracy

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    27 March 2013

    ISAS Working Papers

    167 : Dhaka-Moscow Relations: Old Ties Renewed

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    6 March 2013

    ISAS Working Papers

    165 : US Role in the 1971 Indo-Pak War: Implications for Bangladesh-US Relations

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    15 February 2013

    ISAS Briefs

    265 : Qadri, the Charismatic Cleric: A Creator of Chaos or a Champion of a Cause?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    21 January 2013

    ISAS Insights

    196 : Bangladesh Enters Election Year: Perspectives on Polls and Politics

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    17 January 2013

    ISAS Briefs

    260 : UN Counterterrorism Strategy in South Asia: Role of Media in its Implementation

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    14 December 2012

    ISAS Working Papers

    160 : Small States in UN System: Constraints, Concerns, and Contributions

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    24 October 2012

    ISAS Insights

    188 : ‘Green on Blue’: Clash of Colours in the Afghan Coalition

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    25 September 2012

    ISAS Briefs

    251 : India-Pakistan Ties: Do Signs of Warming Indicate Climate Change?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    13 September 2012

    ISAS Insights

    185 : Multi-State Groupings Shaping the Global Scene: Case Study of European Union and Bangladesh

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    29 August 2012

    ISAS Insights

    178 : Afghanistan After America: Possible Post-Drawdown Scenarios

    Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury is Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS, Mr Shahid Javed Burki is Visiting Senior Research Fellow at ISAS

    8 August 2012

    ISAS Insights

    167 : How Goliath Slew David at the United Nations: A South Asian Perspective

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    4 June 2012

    ISAS Briefs

    240 : A New Myanmar on South Asia’s Borders: Changes and Challenges

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    11 May 2012

    ISAS Insights

    163 : Bhutan: Shades of ‘Shangri-La’ in a Haven of ‘Happiness’

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    3 May 2012

    ISAS Briefs

    236 : Zardari’s Pilgrimage to Ajmer: Is Time for a Thaw in Relations Nigh?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    11 April 2012

    ISAS Insights

    161 : Change of Guard at Pakistan’s ISI: Some Implications

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    16 March 2012

    ISAS Insights

    157 : Bangladesh and Paschim Banga: ‘Why this Kolaveri Di?’

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    5 March 2012

    ISAS Briefs

    228 : Painful Politics in ‘Paradise’: Changes in the Maldives

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    13 February 2012

    ISAS Insights

    155 : Pakistan and the Not-So-Distant Thunder!

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    10 February 2012

    ISAS Insights

    152 : Panic in Pakistan: The Makings of a Meltdown?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Editor (Current Affairs) at the ISAS

    15 January 2012

    ISAS Insights

    145 : WTO Accommodates RTAs: A Triumph of Pragmatism over Pristine Theory

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    30 November 2011

    ISAS Briefs

    222 : The Mohmand Mayhem and its Impact on Pakistan-US Alliance: For the Friendship a Blush, for the Ties a Tear!

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    30 November 2011

    ISAS Briefs

    219 : Pakistan, India and the Security Council: Thinking the Unthinkables

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    2 November 2011

    ISAS Insights

    139 : The Crisis in United States-Pakistan Relations: An Alliance Unstuck?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at ISAS

    3 October 2011

    ISAS Working Papers

    134 : Manmohan in Bangladesh: The Visit Revisited

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury and M. Shahidul Islam

    13 September 2011

    ISAS Insights

    134 : China’s ‘Look West’ policy

    Shahid Javed Burki, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS and Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at ISAS

    1 September 2011

    ISAS Insights

    133 : China’s ‘Look West’ policy

    Shahid Javed Burki and Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    1 September 2011

    ISAS Briefs

    214 : Come September, Manmohan Comes To Dhaka

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    15 August 2011

    ISAS Briefs

    205 : The ‘US-Pak’ Relationship: A Complex but Categorical Imperative

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    23 June 2011

    ISAS Insights

    125 : China-Pakistan Relations: Evolution of an ‘All-Weather Friendship’

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    14 June 2011

    ISAS Insights

    124 : Power-Play of Peers in the Pacific: A ‘Chimerican’ Chess Game?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    10 June 2011

    ISAS Insights

    123 : Anguish in Abbottabad, Pains of Pakistan and American Anger

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    20 May 2011

    ISAS Insights

    120 : Foundations of Bangladesh’s Foreign Policy Interactions

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    23 March 2011

    ISAS Working Papers

    118 : Wto And Rtas: How The ‘spaghetti-bowl’ Impacts On Global ‘trade-meal’

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    12 December 2010

    ISAS Insights

    113 : Bangladeshi Courts

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    19 October 2010

    ISAS Insights

    111 : A New Priority in India’s Look East Policy: Evolving Bilateral Relations with Bangladesh

    Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    31 August 2010

    ISAS Insights

    104 : Maoism in Bangladesh: Past, Present and Future

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    25 June 2010

    ISAS Working Papers

    108 : The Global Governance Group (‘3G’) and Singaporean Leadership: Can Small be Significant?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    19 May 2010

    ISAS Working Papers

    105 : Bangladesh-China: An Emerging Equation in Asian Diplomatic Calculations

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    31 March 2010

    ISAS Insights

    92 : India and Pakistan: Breaking the Ice

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    4 March 2010

    ISAS Briefs

    152 : The ‘Free-Market’ and ‘Social Concerns’: ‘Asian Values’ and ‘Walking on Two Legs’!

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    29 January 2010

    ISAS Briefs

    149 : Hasina’s Visit to India and Emerging Indo-Bangla Relations: Implications for the Region

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    18 January 2010

    ISAS Insights

    86 : Towards a World without Nuclear Arms: Can 2010 be a Year of Hope?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    9 December 2009

    ISAS Working Papers

    94 : Non-Proliferation versus Disarmament: A Destabilising Dichotomy

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    21 October 2009

    ISAS Briefs

    129 : India, Pakistan and Bangladesh: ‘Trilateralism’ in South Asia?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    16 September 2009

    ISAS Insights

    82 : Myanmar: Effecting Positive Changes

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    26 August 2009

    ISAS Working Papers

    75 : Method in the Dragon’s Moods: Why China behaves as it does

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    21 July 2009

    ISAS Insights

    72 : Tackling Battlefield Asymmetries: Changing Tactics in Emerging Insurgencies

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    18 June 2009

    ISAS Working Papers

    63 : The Roots of Bangladeshi National Identity: Their Impact on State Behaviour

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    10 June 2009

    ISAS Insights

    68 : Post-Election India: How the Neighbours View the Elephant

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    22 May 2009

    ISAS Insights

    66 : The Sorrows of Swat and the Mayhem in the Malakand: What Now?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    19 May 2009

    ISAS Insights

    62 : The Malaise in Myanmar: What is to be done?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    8 May 2009

    ISAS Insights

    61 : The Sri Lankan Situation and the Principle of the ‘Responsibility to Protect’

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    30 April 2009

    ISAS Briefs

    105 : The Maldives: A Paradise in Peril?

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    28 April 2009

    ISAS Briefs

    102 : The South Asian Nuclear Genie: Out of the Bottle, It can be Useful

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    13 April 2009

    ISAS Insights

    59 : The New Bangladesh Government: The Road Ahead

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the ISAS

    9 April 2009

    BOOKS

    South Asia in the Contemporary World: A Scholar-Diplomat’s Perspective

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    1 August 2019

    Pakistan at Seventy: A Handbook on Developments in Economics, Politics and Society

    Shahid Javed Burki, Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Asad Ejaz Butt

    10 June 2019

    Bangladesh: Reflections on an Emergent Nation.

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    1 March 2015

    The UN and the WTO: A South Asian Perspective

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    1 March 2015

    Pakistan: A Diplomat’s Insights

    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury

    1 March 2015

    Afghanistan: The Next Phase

    Shahid Javed Burki, Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury and Riaz Hassan

    1 October 2014