Editorial – Magazine
You will notice a pink theme as you flip through the pages of GVS magazine this month and I hope it stays with you....
Global Village Space: A journey of 21 months
What happened, where, how and when? These are the basic, the primal, the fundamental questions we are supposed to ask in the news industry....
Social Democracy: The Middle Way for Pakistan
The PTI government has indicated that it will reform the economy and institutions, in order to establish a welfare state; to do so, it...
Police Service: Challenges & Reforms
In Pakistan, the words “police” and “reforms” seldom feature in the same sentence. In fact, most Pakistanis would say that they are the antithesis...
Small men occupying big offices: Is this new for India? – Najma Minhas
Kautilya’s ‘the Arthashastra’, was penned centuries before Machiavelli was born; Kautilya is thought to be the pen name for Chanakya, minister to Chandragupta Maurya (reign:...
Iran and the US confrontation: What can Pakistan do?
The EU, France, Germany, China, and Russia; signatories of the JCPOA (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) and the IAEA, which is responsible for...
Incompetence & Ineptitude: Failure of the Result Management System – Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad
The counting of votes cast at the polling stations and tabulation of results by the presiding officers (PO) and transmitting them to the respective...
Government claims to reduce the Fiscal Deficit by 2.1%
The new Finance Minister, Asad Umar, while presenting the mini financial bill clearly stated that the previous government had understated the Fiscal Deficit as...
New government claims to reduce the Fiscal Deficit by 2.1%
Talking about the fiscal deficit, we first need to look at the bigger picture ‘why are we in this situation and why the government...
Lord Nazir answers why international community ignores Kashmir tragedy
Lord Nazir Ahmed is a member of the British House of Lords and a prominent member of the British Friends of Kashmir. He was...
New Indian Attack on the People of Kashmir
India is in a state of sin in its administered part of Kashmir. In obedience to the UN Charter, UN Security Council resolutions, Kashmir...
Can The Modi Government Amend It’s Anti-Pakistan Policy? – Subhajit Naskar
In a letter addressing the Indian PM as “Modi Sahab”, Prime Minister Imran Khan suggested a meeting between the foreign ministers of the two...
Oslo Accord: A missed opportunity of peace?
Terje Rod-Larsen, serving as a Director of the FAFO Institute, played a key role in the negotiations that led to the Oslo Accord –...
Muslim World unable to speak with one Voice? – Interview Amr Moussa
Amr Moussa remained Secretary-General of the 22-nation Arab League for over 10 years, earlier serving as Egypt’s Foreign Minister for 10 years and a diplomat for...
India & Pakistan: The Pataakhas Continue
Every Friday, new films are released in cinema halls in India. In the era of multiplex films when ace directors experiment with themes, actors,...
Brokering Peace in Nuclear Environments: U.S. Crisis Management in South Asia – Book Review
South Asia’s security environment has always been risky due to the volatile bilateral dynamics of India-Pakistan. The additional factor of nuclearization of both countries...
Why Batti Gul is a flop?
There have been a lot of comparisons online between the Pakistani film Actor in Law and the 2018 Shahid Kapoor film, Batti Gul Meter...
The Nun: Leaves you jumping in your seat?
James Wan's The Conjuring Universe has been one of the most surprise franchises in recent history. The filmmaker directed the 2013 film based on...
Record-shattering ‘Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2’
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani is probably the biggest film franchise in Pakistan. The two Naeem Baig directed films have managed to strike a chord...