Prof (Dr) GN Khaki, Director, Center of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir, is a distinguished author. The publications in which he has contributed include Uzbekistan; Karimov’s Model of Economy; Dynamic or paradox A Critical Study, The Quran as lived by the Prophet: With special reference to His treatment of Women, Scope and Feasibility of Islamic Banking and Finance Model: Kazakhstan and India Perspective, Significance of Abd-ur-Rahman Jamis Sufi-Poetic Discourse in the Literary Legacy of Medieval Persia, Pluralism in Medieval Islamic Heritage: A Study of Sufi Ethos of Kashmir. He is also Chief Editor, Journal of Central Asian Studies and Central Asian News digest.