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Dr. Javaid Hayat is a political analyst and author with recognized expertise in the history, politics, and society of the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir. Originally from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), he was born in Peshawar, raised in Punjab, and is currently based in Canada. He is the author of Azad Jammu and Kashmir: Politics, Polity, and Power-Sharing (Oxford University Press, 2020) and co-author of Kashmir Conundrum: Reconciliation, Peacebuilding, and Conflict Transformation (Ekin Basım Yayın, Turkey). Dr. Hayat’s work bridges academic research and policy analysis, with a focus on democratic governance, conflict transformation, and sustainable peacebuilding in South Asia.
Articles by Javaid Hayat:
Context he article published in June, Political Privilege or Democratic Paradox: Rethinking Refugee Representation in AJK, generated significant attention and
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1. Introduction This article examines the continued existence of the 12 refugee seats in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)
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The controlled ‘democratic’ mechanisms in different divided region of former princely state of Jammu & Kashmir doesn’t fulfill needs and
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Nation-states are recognized by the international community as sovereign states as per the ‘Westphalian sovereignty’ concept. Notwithstanding, there are political
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