Will US exit guarantee stability for war-torn Afghanistan?
The democratic president Joe Biden has announced that the U.S. will pull out the troops from war-torn Afghanistan before September 11, 2021. He spoke...
Russian-Taliban bounty conspiracy theory exposing the US Intelligence
The US Intelligence Community's sensational claims last summer that Russia was paying bounties to the Taliban for every American soldier that they killed was...
Here are the top 5 lessons to be learned from TLP’s protest
Pakistan, since its inception, has faced numerous challenges that have shaken democracy to its core. In recent years, issues like extremism and religious intolerance...
Secular extremism-the French obsession with Islam
One of the first cultural shocks I experienced in America was during my job training. My boss at the time and now a great...
India’s “Act West” policy: Warning signs for Pakistan?
India and Pakistan are two rival states and have fought three and a half wars for political influence in the region. The international community...
How a single religious ideology is impacting Pakistan
Every country has an ideology, explicit or implicit. A country’s institutions get adapted to its ideology whether it accelerates or retards economic growth. Though...
How a perfect storm is setting up against a more diverse PTI
Anyone who has been around in Pakistan for the past few months knows by now, shuffle-ups in the government are not uncommon, in fact,...
Pakistan has an untapped export potential of $66.1 billion
The authors stress the fact that Pakistan's current policies such as protectionist trade policies, including high tariffs deterring the industries like the textile sector of Pakistan from modernizing, accessing global markets, and being regionally competitive.
Understanding the loopholes in Pakistan’s education system
Pakistan's education system is rife with flaws that inhibit the potentials of creativity and analytical thinking. Similarly, the defining role of teachers in the...
Will US exit lead to another civil war in Afghanistan?
From the withdrawal of US military forces to the arduous first phase of negotiations and from the intra-Afghan peace talks to the maximalist behavior...
Sino-Taiwan brawl: America’s weaknesses are favoring China
The world is mired in the pandemic, but the Machiavellian realpolitik should remain alive, and the Sino-Taiwan tussle is just an example. The itinerary...
Force-the last resort while dealing with religious fault lines
It was the wee hours of Tuesday that news of the government and TLP agreement started to pour in suggesting that the PTI govt's...