In the first episode of CAPS conversation with emerging and leading voices in research on Asia Pacific region our Vice President Dr. Muhammad Shoaib sits down with Mr. Gleb Makarevich, a Senior Research Fellow at the Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations in Moscow, to discuss the enduring legacy of classical Russian literature, people-to-people exchanges, potential of Russia for Pakistani tourists, and prospects for Pakistani students to study abroad in Russia.

CAPS Podcast is the flagship audio-visual media of the Consortium of Asia Pacific Studies, a Pakistan-based multi-institutional research platform focusing on areas of low politics and non-traditional issues in the Asia Pacific region.

Consortium for Asia Pacific Studies (CAPS) is a Pakistan-based multi-institutional forum that seeks to expand objective understanding of Asia Pacific region, which has assumed greater geopolitical significance in recent times and is projected to maintain its relevance for foreseeable future.