EMAIL:jamali@mail.sysu.edu.cn

Educational Background 

WORK Experiences

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES/publications

1. Standing in between- Gulf States in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Under New Security Dynamics: The GCC, Saudi Arabia and Qatar in Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs, Volume 12, Issue 1, published in March 2025, pp.109-133 (SSCI)

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/23477970241298755

1. India in the Contested Regional Multilateralism: Between Seeking Institutional Balancing and Avoiding Rising Power Dilemma in Pacific Focus, Volume 39, Issue 2, First published online on 8^th July, 2024. (SSCI)

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pafo.12256

1. US-China Competition: Framing New Security Architecture in the Asia-pacific Region” as Book Chapter in Routledge Handbook of Chinese and Eurasian International Relations, pp. 276-290, published on 26^th July, 2024. 

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003439110-23/us-china-competition-ahmed-bux-jamali-mehmood-hussain-hongsong-liu

1. The China–Iran strategic deal and CPEC: Navigating the influence of pragmatic balancing in China's relations with Iran and Pakistan in Politics and Policy, Volume 52, Issue 1, pp. 227-244, published on 8^th February 2024. (ESCI)

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/polp.12573

1. “Analyzing China’s dream, Belt and Road Initiative: regional cooperation, innovation economy and political economy perspectives” in Asia-Pacific Business Review, pp. 1-12, published on 30^th August, 2023 (SSCI)

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13602381.2023.2251280

1. “Belt and Road Initiative: The Intertwining of Foreign Policy and Economic Nationalism” in East Asia, Volume 41, Issue 1. pp. 25-40, published on 27^th July, 2023 (ESCI)

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12140-023-09415-7

1. “The Inclusion of India in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Constructing for India-Pakistan Threat Reduction Through Media” in Edited Volume: South Asia: State, Society and Politics, pp. 543-557, published on 4^th August, 2023, ISBN: 978-625-398-610-0

https://www.nobelyayin.com/south-asia-state-society-and-politics-19955.html

1. “Regional Connectivity and Inclusion of New Partners in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Prospects and Challenges”, Volume 17, Issue 1, Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, pp. 31-48, published on 5^th April, 2023 (ESCI)

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/25765949.2023.2190613

1. “China’s “Weaponised” Vaccine: Intertwining between Domestic and International Politics” East Asia, Volume 39, Issue 3, published on 21^st January 2022, pp. 279-296. (ESCI)

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12140-021-09382-x

1. “China-US Maritime Competition: Destined for Strategic Miscalculations?” Korean Journal of Defense Analysis, Volume 33, Issue 4, pp. 639-663, December 2021 (SSCI)

https://www.kci.go.kr/kciportal/landing/article.kci?arti_id=ART002779887

1. “India’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: A Pragmatic Balancing Between the United States and China” Pacific Focus, Volume 36, Issue 1, pp. 5-39, published on 15^th April, 2021(SSCI)

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/pafo.12178

1. “The Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Promoting Regional Peace and Stability: Analyzing the case of Indo-Pak Conflict” Global Strategic and Security Studies Review Volume 6, Issue 2, pp. 1-11, Winter 2021 (ESCI)

https://www.gsssrjournal.com/article/the-shanghai-cooperation-organization-in-promoting-regional-peace-and-stability-analyzing-the-case-of-indopak-conflict

1. “Geo-Political dynamics of Pakistan China Economic Corridor: A New Great Game in South Asia” Chinese Political Science Review, Volume 4, Issue 3, pp. 303-326, published on29^th June, 2019 (ESCI)

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41111-019-00128-y

awards and honors

• Fully Funded Chinese Government Scholarships for Masters in International Relations at Jilin University (2016-2018)

• Fully Funded Chinese Government Scholarships for Ph.D. in International Relations at Shanghai International Studies University (2019-2023)

• Dean’s Special Award of the School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Shanghai International Studies University for the academic year (2022-2023)

Conference Presentations (selected)

1. Pakistan-Russia Conference, organized by Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology Pakistan and Institute of International Relations, Kazan Federal University, Russian Federation on 18-19 February 2025

2. South Asian Narratives on the Indo-Pacific, Organized by: The Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC), Australian National University and School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales on April 2-3, 2023

3. IV Eurasian Research on Modern China and Eurasia Conference, organized by “China-Eurasia” Council for Political and Strategic Research, Armenia on December 2-3, 2022 

4. Gulf States and the Indo-Pacific: Agents or Objects of Geopolitical Competition? Organized by Khalifa University, UAE.

5. New York Conference on Asian Studies (NYCAS).

6. International Conference on Human Rights: Challenges and Prospects organized by Department of Political Science, Centre of Excellence of China Studies, Government College University Lahore, Pakistan on November 7-9, 2018

Certificates and courses PARTICIPATIONS

1. “Certificate of Participation” Riskifiction and Southeast Asian Hedging in the Indo-Pacific,Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement, Nepal, 7^th Nov, 2022

2. “Certificate of Acknowledgment” at the 35^th Asia-Pacific Roundtable, Institute of Strategic and International Studies Malaysia, 27^th July, 2022

3. “Certificate of Participation” The future of India-China Relations,Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement, Nepal, 16^th May, 2022

4. Certificate of Participation” International Roundtable onMaritime Security Challenges in the Indo-Pacific : Threats and Responses, Sigur Center for Asian Studies, The George Washington University, USA, 10^th May, 2022

5. “Book Discussion Participation” Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement, Nepal, 11^th February, 2022

6. “Certificate of Participation” Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2021, National Maritime Foundation, India, 27-29 October, 2021

7. “Certificate of Participation” Southeast Asia Lecture Hall: Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia, 11^th August, 2021

8. “NIICE Global Conclave Participation” Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement, Nepal, 25-27 June 2021

9. “Certificate for Excellence” Shanghai International Studies University, China, 20^th April, 2021

10. “International Experts Lecture Series” Miriam College, Department of International Studies, Philippines, 5^th December, 2020

11. “6-Month Chinese Spoken Diploma” at International Islamic University Islamabad, 26^th Novto 26^th April 2019 

12. “Youth Talent Participant” at First International Youth Conference and The Belt and Road Forum for Youth Developments, Shenzhen China August 6-8, 2017

13. “6-Month English Language Diploma” at National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, 4^th February to June 2012

14. “Graduate Camp” 3 days’ Workshop organized by American Foundation Islamabad