Think tank

Institute of Regional Studies Islamabad

Institute of Regional Studies ‒ IRS

The Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) is an independent, non-profit research centre devoted to the study of the region around Pakistan: South Asia, Southwest Asia (Iran, Afghanistan and the Gulf), China, Central Asia as well as the Indian Ocean region. It also studies and analyses policies of major power centers towards South Asia. The Institute was set up in March 1982. It is considered one of Pakistan's leading think tanks. The Institute covers a wide spectrum of research in foreign and internal affairs, economy and industry, science and technology.

Contact details

Website:: http://irs.org.pk/
Address:: 38-W 4th Floor Khalid Plaza Jinnah Avenue Blue Area Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan.
Country:: Pakistan
Sub-region:: Southern Asia

Areas of focus

Topics of research

Defence/Peace/Security Governance/Transparency International affairs/Development Social policy Technology/Innovation Trade/Economics/Finance

Geographics of focus

Pakistan and South Asia

Operating languages

English

Organisation details

Business model

Non-profit

Institutional affiliations

Independent

Staff size

2019