Ayjaz Wani (Phd) is a Fellow in the Strategic Studies Programme at ORF. Based out of Mumbai, he tracks China’s relations with Central Asia, Pakistan and the Uyghur Muslim minorities of China’s Xinjiang province. In addition, Dr Wani tracks India-Central Asia relations, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and connectivity projects in the region including Chabahar and International North-South Transport Corridor. He has an abiding interest in Kashmir affairs and is well-versed in region’s security dynamics including terrorism and radicalisation. Dr Wani is a member of the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs and has written extensively in national newspapers like The Hindu, Business Standard, Money control, Firstpost and others.
He is widely published in international and national peer reviewed journals.
He has received fellowships from Xinjiang Social Science Academy in Urumchi, Xinjiang; and the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi. Wani is also a EUCAIS fellow where he undertook a two-year programme — “The European Union and Central Asia in the International System.”
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Nov 28, 2025Ayni Exit May Limit Regional Outreach
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Sep 24, 2025Chabahar Wrong Port of Call for US
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Sep 10, 2025Onus on China to take SCO beyond symbolism
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Sep 06, 2025The Day of the Global South
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Jul 05, 2025A Turning Point in Qingdao
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Jul 09, 2024India’s Balancing Act in the SCO
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May 02, 2024SCO is not an anti-Western club. India’s presence is a guarantee against it
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Jun 13, 2023Walking the SCO tightrope
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May 05, 2023The SCO and Indian Challenges
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Jan 27, 2022Building up connections in Central Asia
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Oct 25, 2021India’s Central Asian outreach
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Jun 23, 2020Military further tightens grip over Imran administration