Magazine Editorial – GVS looks for bigger picture

First a big thanks to all those who called, who wrote and appreciated the first issue of Global Village Space! And to those who...

Electoral Reforms: Way forward for sustainable ‘Peace & Governance’

Since its inception in 1947, Pakistan has endured tremendous suffering at the hands of inefficient and ineffective governance which has, in turn, caused great...

Concerns and predictions on Pakistan’s debt situation – Dr. Salman Shah

For a developing country to take on some debt for its development and running the government is not an unusual thing but the real...

Concerns and predictions on Pakistan’s debt situation – Waqar Masood

Federal government external debt is only 20-21 percent of our GDP. Pakistan now has very modest exposure to debt compared to what it had...

Pakistan’s debt concerns and predictions – Dr. Sajid Amin Javed

We need not worry about the debt scenario to the extent that it is being portrayed in Pakistan. There is almost a debt fetishism...

Foreign secretary speaks on Pakistan’s foreign policy challenges

GVS: The world around us is changing, transforming at a rapid pace; how Pakistan’s foreign Office looks at all that? Foreign Secretary, Ms. Tehmina Janjua:...

Is India’s Triple Talaq bill really targets Indian Muslim women?

The triple talaq bill has been cleared by the Indian parliament and now only requires the formality of the President’s signature. The bill will...

The New Digital Battlefield: Information warfare in our pocketbook

There has been a drastic transformation in the dynamics of warfare since the first Gulf War took place in 1990. Viewed in retrospect, the...

Geopolitical Challenges of South Asia’s Silk Road

The Strategic Vision Behind the Silk Road The early part of the 21st-century is witnessing an astronomically rapid rise of China as a global superpower,...

Pakistan in midst of fifth generation warfare & way forward

GVS sat down with Dr. Farrukh Saleem to understand what he means by fifth generation warfare and why Pakistanis need to understand it. GVS: You...

Historical excursus and Russia’s position on Information Warfare

Historical Excursus on Information Warfare If we take the prototype of Western war to be based on Homer’s historic epic the “Iliad” (the episode of...

Is now a good time to invest in bitcoin digital currency?

What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin has become one of the world’s most famous digital currencies. It was allegedly developed by a software engineer in 2009. It...