Ajwa Hijazi

Research Assistant

 
 
Ajwa Hijazi

Ajwa Hijazi

Professional Experience

Ajwa Hijazi is Research Assistant at the Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS), Islamabad. She is currently also enrolled in the MPhil Peace and Conflict Studies programme at the National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad. Earlier, she completed her undergraduate degree in Defence and Diplomatic Studies from the Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU), Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Her research interests include traditional and non-traditional security with a focus on governance and federalism.

Publications

Kalyani Devaki Menon, Making Place for Muslims in Contemporary India

April 23, 2024

Kalyani Devaki Menon’s ‘Making Place for Muslims in Contemporary India’ is an insightful gateway into the challenges faced by Indian Muslims to survive in a country treading on the path of exclusionary and majoritarian politics. Working currently, as a Professor of religious study at DePaul University, Chicago, Menon, has previously also written a book titled ‘Everyday Nationalism’ on the religious politics of Hindu rights.

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The Conundrum of TTP in Pak-Afghan Relations

April 18, 2024

Over several decades, Pak-Afghan relations have been characterised by phases of turbulence and stability. The current phase of bilateral relations is also marked by relative friction between the two neighbours. The primary reason for the strained relationship is Pakistan’s concern about either the inability or lack of will by the interim Afghan government to rein in Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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The Plight of Indian Farmers

March 18, 2024

The recent national horizon of Indian politics has significantly been characterised by the farmers’ protests since 13thFebruary. The farmers, hailing mainly from the northern Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, initiated the ‘Delhi Chalo’ movement with their list of demands, in which assured crop prices are at the top.
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Gaza: The ‘Graveyard for Children’

February 12, 2024

In response to Hamas’s attack on 7th October, 2023, Israel has unleashed a fatal onslaught on the Gaza Strip. In these brutal attacks, Israel is not even sparing innocent children and infants. According to Save the Children, in the last 100 days or so, more than 10,000 children have been killed due to Israeli airstrikes and ground operations.
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India’s Electoral Saffron Tide and the Eclipse of Secularism

January 8, 2024

The outgoing year 2023, like most years since 2014, was characterised by India’s further descent into saffronisation. ‘Saffronisation’ refers to power politics employed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to mould every aspect of life in India according to the ethos of right-wing Hindutva extremism, which has been the hallmark of this party.
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