1st Edition
Pakistan-Japan Relations Continuity and Change in Economic Relations and Security Interests
Biography
Dr Ahmad Rashid Malik is currently working as Research Fellow for the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI), Pakistan. He earned his PhD from La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, and MA from the International University of Japan, Niigata, Japan. His area of interest is East Asia with a focus on international political economy and Pakistan’s choices in this wider region of the Asia-Pacific. He regularly writes on current issues for Pakistan’s daily The Nation and academic journals. Previously, he worked as Economic Adviser/Analyst for Daewoo Pakistan.
"Dr Ahmad Rashid Malik has translated his understanding of Japan, and of course, Pakistan, into an intellectual work. The case is interesting and highly readable". -Dr John B Welfield, Professor,International University of Japan
"Dr Ahmad Rashid Malik is to be congratulated on this study of Pakistan's relations with Japan. It provides valuable material on important aspects of the relationship". -Dr Peter Reeves, Adjunct Professor , Curtin University
"The work is well knitted with both the threads of continuity and change in security and economy while debating the course of relationship between Pakistan and Japan over a long period of time. Well written and convincingly argued".- Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema, President, Islamabad Policy Research Institute
"Dr Malik has made a major contribution to the knowledge of an area that has received remarkably little attention from social scientists and economists alike". - Dr Kenneth McPherson, Adjunct Professor, La Trobe University
"This study is a valuable addition to the slim literature on this area." - Amna Mahmood, International Islamic University, Pakistan; Contemporary South Asia, Vol. 19, No. 1, March 2011
