Welcome to AIPS

The American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS), established in 1973, is a bi-national research and education organization with a mission to promote academic study of Pakistan in the US and to encourage scholarly exchange between the US and Pakistan.

It is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt, autonomous organization and a member of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers.

Member Highlights

Kamran Asdar Ali - University of Texas at Austin

Monday, March 18, 2024

Dr. Kamran Asdar Ali, Co-Editor-in-Chief of Critical Pakistan Studies, was recently featured in a video where he presented his aspirations for Critical Pakistan Studies to be a high-standard, first-rate, and top-tier interdisciplinary source of information on Pakistan. Critical Pakistan Studies is a new open-access journal published with the support of Cambridge University Press that tackles broader interdisciplinary issues in addition to Pakistan and Pakistanis.

Anita Weiss - University of Oregon

Thursday, February 8, 2024

AIPS member Dr. Anita Weiss is quoted in this article by Time magazine titled "Pakistan’s Elections Are Being Brazenly Rigged. Why Doesn’t the U.S. Seem to Care?" The article explores the current political situation in Pakistan and attempts to understand the U.S's response.

Elena Bashir - The University of Chicago

Friday, January 19, 2024

Dr. Bashir has published a Roman-based, Khowar-English glossary, or lexicon, including contextual and cultural notes from a variety of sources. Many entries include example sentences, derivational comments, and etymological notes, intending to reach speakers of Khowar and linguists at large.

Nelofar Khamisani - Kansas State University

Friday, January 19, 2024

Nelofar Khamisani, Graduate Assistant at Kansas State University, most recently presented research titled, “Tracing Genesis of Female Education in Indo-Pak subcontinent 1870-1880”, as a part of the KSU Research and Activity Fair. Khamisani discussed the level of education available to women and the collective female impact concerning their access to education during this period of history.

J. Mark Kenoyer - University of Wisconsin-Madison

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Dr. J. Mark Kenoyer, AIPS Trustee and former AIPS President, won the 2023 Neev Literature Award in the Young Adult Category for his book "The People of the Indus," co-authored with Nikhil Gulati. The book, a graphic novel, is an account of how the people of the Indus lived and changed the course of human history. For more information, please visit the link here.