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| ادارہِ علاقائی تحقیق اسلام آباد ، پاکستان | |
| Formation | November 1981 |
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| Founder | Agha Ibrahim Akram |
| Type | South Asian policy think tank and research institute |
| Legal status | Nonprofit corporation |
| Purpose | Policy analysis |
| Headquarters | Islamabad, Pakistan |
President | Ambassador Jauhar Saleem |
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| Website | www |
The Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad (ادارہِ علاقائی تحقیق اسلام آباد ، پاکستان) is an independent, non-profit research centre devoted to the study of the region around Pakistan: South Asia, Southwest Asia (Iran, Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf), China, and central Asia, as well as the Indian Ocean region. It also studies and analyses policies of major power centers towards South Asia. The institute was set up in November 1981 and founded by Agha Ibrahim Akram. It is considered one of Pakistan's leading think tanks.[1][2]
- ^ Tikekar, Maneesha (2004). Across the Wagah: An Indian's Sojourn in Pakistan. Bibliophile South Asia. ISBN 978-81-85002-34-7.
- ^ "Message by Founder-President". Archived from the original on 12 February 2007.