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Athar Osama is a Doctoral Fellow in Public Policy at the Frderick S. Pardee - RAND Graduate School for Policy Studies in Santa Monica, CA. Athar specializes in public policy, science and technology policy, and governance, development, democracy and constitutionalism in developing countries. He is the Founder of the Virtual Think Tank Pakistan ( www.vttp.org) and Pakistan Research Support Network (PRSN). Athar has represented Pakistan in international fora, written widely in Pakistani Newspapers (The News, 1992-1995) and Dawn (2003-), and has spoken at conferences and seminars including the Research Symposium for Next Generation of Leaders in Science and Technology Policy organized by American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Washington DC. Athar holds a B.S. in Aeronautical engineering from College of Aeronautical Engineering, Pakistan Airforce Academy, a PGD in Business Administration from IBA-Karachi, and a PhD in Public Policy. He maybe contacted at Athar.Osama@gmail.com
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A History of Failure: The Rise and Fall of Military
Athar Osama Sep 23, 2007 interacts: 4 Views: 4459Is military rule the solution to Pakistan's problems? Is Musharraf any different than his predecessor generals?
Would India be a Threat to the Islamic Conference?
Athar Osama Feb 26, 2006 interacts: 179 Views: 23755What is the true motive behind India's eagerness to join the Organization of Islamic Conference? If it wants to do anything positive for its Muslim population, then the first place to start would be Kashmir and Gujarat
Is the American Dream Dead? Can Asians Think?
Athar Osama Feb 13, 2006 interacts: 76 Views: 9363Recent evidence sheds serious doubts on the viability of the 'American Dream' and the related development paradigm. Yet both Individuals (immigrants) and the third world government mindlessly continue to aspire for it
Pakistan’s Territorial Integrity: Lessons from American Democracy
Athar Osama Jan 7, 2006 interacts: 119 Views: 13744Kalabagh Dam issue divides us today. Pakistanis can take a leaf from the USA.What was true of American states in the 1770s and 80s is true for Pakistani provinces today. We must hang together or else we would hang separately
The Political-Economy of the South Asian Economic Union
Athar Osama Dec 30, 2005 interacts: 91 Views: 14417While SAFTA doesn't seem to make immediate economic sense, a South Asian Economic Union (SAEU) may still make considerable political sense, provided its anchor country, India, displays the kind of 'self-less' leadership required to make it a reality.
The Forgotten Economics of SAFTA
Athar Osama Dec 19, 2005 interacts: 51 Views: 9125Free trading areas, and especially economic unions, whenever they come about, require tremendous commitment and impose disproportionate costs on various segments of the populations of the countries involved
Pakistan’s Software Industry
Athar Osama Mar 11, 2005 interacts: 348 Views: 43776Pakistan’s Nascent, often over/under-rated software industry (depending on how you look at it), maybe ready for a take-off. Provided we make the right choices. This article summarizes the findings of an Original Research Study and draws conclusions.
What Should be the Top-10 S&T Policy Priorities for Pakistan?
Athar Osama Jun 28, 2004 interacts: 4 Views: 4780It is critical that we build upon these successes of the past few years to create a more permanent and sustainable foundation of technology-led growth for the future.
Needed: A National Dialogue on Science, Technology, Research and Higher/Basic Education
Athar Osama Jun 12, 2004 interacts: 8 Views: 4222
Athar Osama
- Articles on Chowk: 9
- First article: Jun 12, 2004
- Latest article: Sep 23, 2007
- Times read on Chowk: 127641
