Research Fellow

Dr. Nazir A. Yusufi

Dr. Nazir Ahmad Yosufi is a Research Fellow at ASI. His area of research focuses on  EU-Afghanistan relations. He completed his Ph.D. degree in International Relations from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. His research focused on European Development Assistance in Afghanistan with Special Reference to Germany, 2002-2017”. He also holds an MBA and BBA degrees. Dr. Yusufi has published several books, chapters, and research papers on issues related to Afghanistan. He also serves as  the Representative of Afghan Youth to Asia, Youth High Council, Kabul, Afghanistan. He has worked at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in New Delhi; He speaks Dari, Pashto, Hindi, English and Balochi languages. Some of his recent publications include; Role of the EU in Development Assistance in Afghanistan Since the Fall of Taliban, International Journal of South Asian Studies; Foreign Development Assistance in Afghanistan: A Critical Analysis, 2001-2018, Journal of Himalayan and Central Asian Studies, Cultural Diversity in Afghanistan, Journal of South Asian Fraternity (SAF);European Development Assistance in Afghanistan: A case study of Germany, (1919 – 2019), Under editing; Book chapter titled, “The Role of US and Russia in Post-War Afghanistan: Fighting or Supporting Taliban?”