Pakistan’s leading think tank connecting local insights with global dialogue. Advancing research, training, and policy in international relations from Karachi.
Rooted in institutional measures, IRA focuses on creative and innovative research to address global imbalances in IR understanding. The Academy serves as a platform for training, conducting path-breaking research, and promoting best practices in the field. Karachi’s global relevance makes it an ideal location for IRA’s vision. The initiative encourages critical inquiry grounded in local realities but informed by global dynamics. Through advocacy and structured programs, IRA contributes to a deeper understanding of international affairs. Its foundation reflects the need for new directions in IR thinking emerging from the Global South.
The International Relations Academy (IRA) was founded in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest metropolis and a global mega city. Its purpose is to unleash a process of meaningful discourse in International Relations (IR). IRA engages IR students, faculty, and stakeholders in examining how to bridge the knowledge gap between the West and the developing world.
The idea to launch the International Relations Academy (IRA) originated from a vision to institutionalize International Relations research and training in Pakistan. With Karachi being the country’s largest metropolis and a global mega city, it was chosen as the hub for this initiative. IRA was conceptualized to serve as a center for innovation, critical thinking, and academic advancement in IR, tailored to the specific needs of the developing world.
To unleash a process of meaningful discourse in Pakistan about International Relations (IR) through institutional measures where IR students, faculty and other stakeholders can examine in detail how knowledge gap between the West and the developing countries can be bridged through a process of innovative and creative research. The idea to launch International Relations Academy (IRA) in Karachi, which is the world’s mega city and Pakistan biggest and largest metropolis, is rooted in providing training, conducting path breaking research, best practices and advocacy in the field of IR.
To establish a dynamic platform in Karachi that provides training, conducts path-breaking research, promotes best practices, and advocates for excellence in the field of International Relations (IR).
We conduct research, offer training, and foster dialogue on global affairs to bridge local insights with international policy and diplomacy.
At IRA, we combine academic excellence with practical training to shape future leaders in global affairs.
Our programs focus on impactful research, skill development, and international collaboration.
The idea of launching the International Relations Academy (IRA) in Karachi was initiated by a visionary committed to fostering meaningful discourse on International Relations (IR) in Pakistan. Recognizing the need for institutional measures to explore global inequalities in knowledge and understanding, the founder aimed to create a platform where students, faculty, and stakeholders could critically examine the knowledge gap between the West and the developing world.
The founder’s focus was on promoting innovative and creative research within the field of IR. By selecting Karachi—a global mega city and Pakistan’s largest metropolis—as the home of IRA, the founder ensured access to a dynamic academic and policy environment. The foundation of IRA is rooted in training, path-breaking research, best practices, and advocacy, all designed to elevate the quality and relevance of International Relations scholarship in Pakistan.
Prof. Dr. Moonis Ahmar
Founder
Training of International Relations for undergraduate and graduate students by offering following courses:
Training for Competitive examinations by offering following courses:
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Founded in Karachi, IRA is a non-profit think tank bridging academic knowledge with real-world policy and peace-building in international relations.
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