Islamabad Institute for CPEC Studies (IICS) is the ever-first institution in Pakistan that works over the strategic importance of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Moreover, some other objectives of this research center are;
- To look how CPEC would be a shortest feasible trade route for Afghanistan, Central Asian Republics and Russia
- To interrogate how CPEC has an ability to form a regional economic bloc
- To examine the future of Chabahar-Gwadar Memorandum of Understanding 2016
- To assess the future of North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC) in comparison with CPEC
- To investigate how regional connectivity between Pak, Iran and Afghanistan via CPEC can overcome the illogical and/or irrational sanctions imposed by United Nations, United states, FATF or any other forum
IICS Team of Experts
| Name | Specializations | PhD Thesis | Current Designation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Muhammad Akram Zaheer | China-Iran Strategic Relations, Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese Economic Strategies, and Politics under SCO | China-Iran Strategic Relations; Implications on Geopolitics of Persian Gulf | Lecturer in International Relations at Informatics Group of Colleges Arifwala (Pakistan) |
| Dr. Tariq Saeed Yousafzai | China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, China-Pakistan Economic Relations, Afghanistan-China Economic Relations, and Regionalism | Emergence of New Markets under CPEC Scenario in Pakistan during Railway Network Extension and Linkage with China | Research Fellow at Coventry University, Coventry (UK) |
| Dr. Shumaila Arzo | China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, and Non-Traditional Security | Impact of CPEC Project on Poverty Alleviation in Pakistan; Job Creation, Reduce Unemployment and Education Development | Research Fellow at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou (China) |
| Junaid Ali | Easternization of China, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, and Regionalism | Easternization and The Rise of China | Research Fellow at the Fatima Zahera Society for Women Development in Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan (Qom, Iran) |
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