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Nazir Ahmad Mir joined MP-IDSA in September 2016. He is with the South Asia Centre. Nazir has a PhD in “Peace and Conflict Resolution” from the Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. His PhD thesis, titled “Recognition and National Identity Formation in India”, took a theoretical approach to explain the nature of Indian national identity and explored the causes of the rise of nationalist/ethnic conflicts in general. His current research focus is internal politics and foreign policy of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
With an interest in ethnic conflicts and recognition theory, nationalism and international conflict, democracy and state making in South Asia, nuclear policies and international relations theory, Nazir has written papers on civil-military relations in India, the State and ethnic conflicts in South Asia in Journal of Civil Wars, Strategic Analysis and India Quarterly. He has presented papers on diverse issues/themes including cultural violence and electoral democracy, the state and secular and religious nationalism, strategic culture and the state, among others. Currently, Nazir is working on two themes: one deals with the national identity formation in India and the other tries to contextualize the securitization theory to the Indian electoral system. He also contributes to some daily newspapers in Jammu and Kashmir such as Rising Kashmir and Greater Kashmir as well as to online magazines on global issues and local social, political, economic, and security issues. Nazir has a Post Graduate Diploma in print journalism from YMCA, New Delhi.
United by cause, divided by politics: Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir
Research Assistant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA Dr Nazir Ahmad Mir’s article ‘United by cause, divided by politics: Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir’ has been published in 9Dashline on 01 October 2024.
The article argues that ‘The elections appear to be a referendum on the credibility of mainstream political leaders and the socio-political developments of the last five years.’
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In J&K, Kulgam Creates Space For The Left With Its CPI(M) Candidate
Research Assistants, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Nazir Ahmad Mir and Mr Muneed Yousuf’s co-authored article ‘In J&K, Kulgam Creates Space For The Left With Its CPI (M) Candidate’, has been published in Outlook on 29 August 2024.
The article argues that the politics of providing governance and raising issues of political, social and economic rights do not necessarily divide religion and the leftist ideology. If anything these issues bring them close, in Kashmir more so given its turbulent nature of politics.
Three Years of Taliban Rule and Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan
Research Assistants, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Nazir Ahmad Mir and Mr Muneed Yousuf’s co-authored article ‘Three Years of Taliban Rule and Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan’ has been published in International Centre for Peace Studies (ICPS) on 28 August 2024.
India-Afghanistan Relations and the Return of the Taliban
Research Analysts, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Nazir Ahmad Mir and Mr Muneeb Yousuf’s co-authored chapter ‘India-Afghanistan Relations and the Return of the Taliban’ has been published in the book ‘The Uncertain Future of Afghanistan’ (Springer 2024).
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Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.
Under the gun: political parties and violence in Pakistan
Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Nazir Ahamd Mir's review of Niloufer A. Siddiqui’s book ‘Under the gun: political parties and violence in Pakistan’ has been published in Journal of Contemporary South Asia.
The author sets out to explain the nature of violence, especially its (mis)use in electoral calculations by political parties. She demonstrates that this even involves the utilization of various militias, as in Pakistan the state lacks a ‘monopoly of violence.
Seeking the Bomb: Strategies of Nuclear Proliferation
Nuclear weapons proliferation remains a concern for international security. While it is argued that nuclear weapons have prevented potential wars between great powers since the end of the Second World War, it is a fact that the existence of such weapons has created serious security threats. At the same time, the world remains divided between the nuclear haves and have-nots, and given the military and strategic significances of nuclear weapons, the possibility of States seeking them never diminishes.
Can Pakistan’s Fragmented Mandate Pave the Way for a National Charter of Democracy?
Research Analysts, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Nazir Ahmad Mir and Mr Muneeb Yousuf’s article ‘Can Pakistan’s fragmented mandate pave the way for a national charter of democracy?’, has been published in Frontline on 08 March 2024.
The article analyses causes for the failure of democracy and role of the military in politics in Pakistan.
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Pakistan Elections 2024: ‘Same Politics’ and Some New Trends
The fragmented mandate will further exacerbate Pakistan’s many political, economic and security challenges.
Pakistan’s TTP Challenge and Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations
Research Assistant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Nazir Ahmad Mir’s article ‘Pakistan’s TTP Challenge and Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations’ has been published in ‘The Diplomat’ on 08 February 2024.
The Taliban have proved unresponsive to Pakistan’s security concerns, resulting in mounting tensions between the two, says Mr Mir.
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State Repression Is What Fuels the Conflict in Balochistan
Research Analysts, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Nazir Ahmad Mir and Mr Muneeb Yousuf’s co-authored article ‘State Repression Is What Fuels the Conflict in Balochistan’, has been published in Jacobin Magazine on 24 January 2024.
The article analyses the causes of the Baloch conflict in Pakistan.
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