Countering the hydro-hegemony in South Asia: Can Pakistan’s geographical disadvantages be mitigated?
The talk of ‘impending water wars’ has been around for over two decades now. Back in 1995, the World Bank’s former Vice-President Ismail Serageldin...
Who killed pro-freedom Kashmiri leader Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai?
On May 5, 2021, the highly symbolic Kashmiri freedom leader, Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai, Chairman of the All-Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), died of COVID-19 while...
Korybko’s response To Hoodbhoy: Security dilemmas ruined Afghanistan
Mr. Pervez Hoodbhoy, an Islamabad-based physicist and writer, published a piece in Dawn on 31 July titled “Who messed up Afghanistan?” He posits that...
How the US messed up in Afghanistan
The US and its allies were drunk with power and took pride in their sophisticated war munitions, technology and wealth. They were sure to...
Why did Russia and Turkey set sights on a war-torn Syria?
Russia and Turkey have always been like two sides of the same coin when it came to their intervention in Syria. Both the countries...
Experiencing secondary trauma as a result of prevalent GBV in Pakistan
The UNFPA Pakistan website states ‘A staggering 32 per cent of women have experienced physical violence in Pakistan and 40 per cent of ever-married...
Declining performance of bureaucracy in Pakistan
Commissioner Gujranwala, the great pet lover, lost his pedigreed German Shepherd dog. As the loss was unstainable, he decided to launch a street search....
The future of PTI’s government in AJK
Manufacture and flouting of alliances have been a high-flying facet of party politics. The rise and decay of alliances remained in fashion till the...
Afghanistan may be a middle ground for Saudi-Iranian rivalry
Boasting an almost 1,000-kilometer border with Iran and a history of troubled relations between the Iranians and Sunni Muslim militants, including the Taliban, Afghanistan...
Why should we pursue a degree in public administration and governance?
Public Administration is key to run government functions and facing contemporary societal challenges effectively. It is a specialized subject of study enabling to work...
How America lost Afghanistan after winning it?
According to Saeed Afridi, a former management consultant focusing on the Energy Industry, the US was on its way to victory in Afghanistan. However, due to a vast array of policy failures, the US lost the war in Afghanistan. This is a lesson for the US administration who should focus on evidence-based decisions to avoid turning future victories into defeat.
India’s simmering cauldron of resentment: Modi government’s failure
Amjed Jaaved, a renowned author, discusses the recent clash between the police force of Mizoram and Assam, and how similar incidents have happened in the past. Indian government hastily created new states to appease the people, however, the boundaries of the new states do not satisfy the people completely and are causing increased clashes.