Dr. Asma Shakir Khawaja is the Executive Director at the Center for International Strategic Studies, AJ&K, and the author of “Shaking Hands with Clenched Fists: The Grand Trunk Road to Confidence Building Measures between Pakistan and India.” She received her Doctorate in South Asian Studies from the Institute of South Asian Studies, Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany. She can be reached at asmakhawaja@gmail.com.
