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This is the official website of the academic and author, Ishtiaq Ahmad. All material
published or posted in it, except
readers’ comments and feedback, is written or spoken by him. The site is intended
to help readers and researchers make use of the author’s work on issues of regional
security and world politics, and generate scholarly debate on thematic issues in
South Asia and the Muslim world.
Contents
This is an English language website, but also has contents in Urdu, Arabic, German and Swedish.
The written content of this site includes the author’s news commentaries, academic
publications (journal articles, book chapters, books and
unpublished papers) and
interviews in international print media in the past twenty years. Its spoken content includes his
video and audio appearances on television and radio. The site's Biography section
includes the author’s biographical sketch, curriculum vitae, photo gallery
and social networks.
Since this site has copy-righted material published elsewhere before posting, the
use of its contents without proper citation is strictly prohibited. Citation must
include the author’s name, the title of his work, the publisher’s name and all other
details. Any attempt at plagiarism is punishable under national and international
laws concerning Intellectual Property Rights. For details, see our Terms of Use.
Comments
Readers are welcome to post their comments on the author's news commentaries and academic publications. Each relevant page has a link for posting comments, which
are included in the Feedback section. Comments are scrutinized for relevance, substance and tone—and edited before posting.
Inappropriate comments, especially those reflecting racial, ethnic, religious or
sectarian prejudices, are rejected. Views expressed in these comments do not in
any way reflect the author’s opinions. However, the author may refer or respond
to them in his writings. Protecting the privacy of the end-users of
this site is our utmost concern. For details, see our
Privacy Policy.
Readership
Since its launch in 2006, the site has consistently gained world-wide readership:
its content, both written and spoken, has expanded; and appearance and accessibility
considerably improved. The contents are available in easily accessible formats,
including full text of most publications in PDF. A limited selection of the author's
audio and visual apperances on national and international media is available in
compressed audio and video files, mostly uploated at and viewed via
www.youtube.com or webpages of the media netwroks.
It is a dynamic site, which is constantly updated to incorporate latest contents and web
tools. Each relevant page carries icons for Share (including links for all
social network sites, print and email options) and RSS Feed for sharing XML files.
The site can be accessed using any search engine, and its Google Custom Search link on
the header can be used to access the authors’ written work on any specific subject.
Contact
The author welcomes media inquiries on subjects of his academic interest, including
security issues in South Asia and politics of the Muslim world. For media inquiries
and speaking engagements, he can be contacted at author@ishtiaqahmad.com. For
problems viewing this site, email at webmaster@ishtiaqahmad.com
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