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Advisory Board

Portrait of Ali Jaffar Zaidi
Advises on South Asia' peoples history, narrative building and communication in Urdu writings and interpretations

Ali Jaffar Zaidi

Advises on South Asian history & perspectives, historical framing, and narrative building with a special emphasis on Urdu writings.

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Portrait of Dr. Ahsan Rana
Advisor — Social Policy, Civil Service reform and Agricultural Economics

Dr. Ahsan Rana

Advises on social policy design, institutional reform and state capacity, linking emperical research to governance practice. Developing linkanges between agricultural practices and economic development.

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Portrait of Dr. Matthew McCartney
Advisor — Economics, Development, Urbanism, Migration, China & South Asia

Dr. Matthew McCartney

Advises SIPEG on economic development, urbanization, migration and China's impact on the regional global economic shifts.

Portrait of Dr. Tayyeb Shabbir
Advises on finance and risk management, specializing in macro-financial analysis, Pakistan and emerging economies, connecting macro trends to board-level decision-making.

Dr. Tayyeb Shabbir

Advises on finance and risk management, specializing in macro-financial analysis, Pakistan and emerging economies, connecting macro trends to board-level decision-making.

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Portrait of Jean-Luc Racine
Advisor, Foreign Affairs and South Asia Geopolitics

Jean-Luc Racine

Advisor, Foreign Affairs and South Asia Geopolitics; South Asia–Europe relations, regional connectivity.

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Research & Outreach Team

Portrait of Ayesha Siddique
Research Fellow

Ayesha Siddique

Conducts applied research across political economy, with a particular focus on China- Pakistan, emerging trends and changing dynamics in the 21st Century.

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Portrait of Guillaume Beaud
Research Fellow

Guillaume Beaud

postdoctoral researcher, University of Oxford, Department of Politics and IR (UK) Associate researcher, Sciences Po, Center for International Studies (France)

Portrait of Raza Shahid
Oversees communication and outreach, connecting SIPEG research to stakeholders and the public.

Raza Shahid

Connects SIPEG research with stakeholders through outreach and communications.

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Portrait of Haseeb
Research Associate

Haseeb

Supports data collection, analysis, and publication workflows across SIPEG projects.

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