Ayesha Siddiqa
| Ayesha Siddiqa | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 7, 1966 |
| Residence | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Fields | Military science |
| Institutions |
Pakistan Naval War College Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Johns Hopkins University |
| Alma mater | King's College, London |
| Known for | Work in Nuclear deterrent |
Ayesha Siddiqa (Urdu: عائشہ صدیقہ; born April 7, 1960), is a Pakistani military scientist, geo-strategist, author and a prominet political commentator,[1][2] who served as the Charles Wallace Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford and was previously an in-house scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center between 2004 and 2005.[3][4]
Born in Lahore, Siddiqa studied at the Kinnaird College before moving to London, where she received her PhD from King's College London in war studies. Before joining King's College, she had joined Civil Service of Pakistan. She served as the Director of Naval Research with Pakistan Navy making her the first civilian and a woman to work at that position in Pakistan's defence establishment. She also worked as a deputy director for audit for Lahore Cantt.[5]
After leaving the bureaucracy, she authored Pakistan's Arms Procurement and Military Buildup, 1979-99: In Search of a Policy, 2001, and later in 2007 published her critically acclaimed book Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan's Military Economy. She also regularly writes critical columns for reputable English language newspapers, including Dawn, Daily Times and Express Tribune.[6][7]
She was also served as the Senior Research Fellow Sandia National Laboratories and has taught at University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University.[8][9] She has written extensively on Pakistan military and her research has covered issues varying from Pakistan military's covert development on military technology, defensive game theory, nuclear deterrence, arms procurement, arms production to civil-military relations in Pakistan.[10]
References
- ↑ Web Admin. "Doctor Ayesha Siddiqa". Women Com. (Pakistan). Retrieved November 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa – Assistant Professfor". Wah Engineering College (Pakistan). Retrieved November 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Ayesha Siddiqa". Al Jazeera Forum. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ↑ "Ayesha Siddiqa". Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI). 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ↑ "Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa Agha | Independent security analyst @ Pakistan Herald". Pakistanherald.com. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- ↑ Web Admin (September 29, 2012). "Radicalization in Pakistan – A Talk by Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa". Institute for Peace and Secular Studies. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Interview with Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa Agha | The Pakistani Spectator". www.pkhope.com. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ↑ "Ayesha Siddiqa". Al Jazeera Forum. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ↑ "King's College London - Pakistan military and Strategic Depth in Afghanistan: Evolution of an Idea". www.kcl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ↑ "20150316 -Pakistan's Counter-terrorism Policy post-Peshawar: Is it Working?". www.soas.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-06.