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July 2025 - February 2026

Summar Iqbal Babar

The Kartarpur Corridor

This research examines the Kartarpur Corridor as a transformative model of trans-local and sub-national diplomacy between India and Pakistan. Connecting shared religious and cultural heritage, it fosters peace through people-to-people contact, emotional healing, and spiritual engagement. Despite structural challenges like political volatility, restricted access, and administrative barriers, the Corridor offers a counter-narrative to hostility. With institutional support and integration into broader cultural diplomacy frameworks, it holds the potential to become a lasting symbol and mechanism of cross-border peace, unity, and reconciliation in South Asia.

Biography

Dr. Summar Iqbal Babar is an Assistant Professor at the School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. He has published widely on issues ranging from military modernization to health governance and environmental risks. Dr. Babar has also contributed to advancing conflict resolution frameworks and sub-national diplomacy through both research and policy engagement. Dr. Babar has participated in several international fellowships, including the SUSI Fellowship on U.S. National Security Strategy. His work reflects a strong commitment to advancing evidence-based policy in international affairs.


Publications

Babar, Summar Iqbal, and Saher Liaqat. Flash Floods 2022 in Pakistan: Mapping Responses and Challenges

UW Journal of Social Sciences 8, no. 1 (2025).

Babar, Summar Iqbal, and Abu Hurrairah Abbasi Autonomous Weapons Systems and the Changing Security Dynamics of South Asia

INSTITUTE OF REGIONAL STUDIES ISLAMABAD 42, no. 1 (2024): 3-32

Babar, Summar Iqbal Managing the Geopolitical Competition between China and India: Sri Lanka’s Strategic Balancing Act

Strategic Studies 43, no. 2 (2023)