The soft power of student exchange programs
For students who have completed or are about to complete their undergraduate degrees, it’s that time of the year where they start contemplating over...
Political parties: a necessity for transitional democracy in Pakistan?
In transitional democracies, the underdeveloped political and administrative structures mar the country’s development and prosperity. We shall delve deeper that how this very transitional...
Drones: a game changer in the Nagorno-Karabakh warfare
There are many weapons that changed the entire spectrum of warfare. Drones are also considered among them. Drones were invented during WW-II, but during...
Migration and its unfortunate impact on Pakistan’s development
Migration, immigration, emigration, and refugees are different terms that deal with the same issue: movement of human resource from one place to another either...
Here’s how to reform Pakistan’s economic policy
One thing is for sure, Pakistan needs reform in its economic policy. Despite its great potential, its economic policy heavily depends on powerful governments...
East Pakistan dead while two-nation theory still alive
Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal in 1905 to split the population, then 85 million, into smaller administrative units. The population was broadly divided into Hindus...
Major powers and regional instability in Middle East
The Middle East has long been a battleground for major powers in accordance with its significant geostrategic landscape and potential energy resources following possession...
Punishing rapists: lessons learnt from motorway rape case
In Pakistan, society’s relationship to public policy is essentially emotional; the domain of criminal justice policy is no exception. There is hardly any discussion...
Playing US politics: Saudi Arabia targets Middle America
Amid Washington chatter about the future of US-Saudi relations, the kingdom has launched an unprecedented public diplomacy campaign to marshal business and grassroots support...
Chhattisgarh massacre : will the Sikh ever see justice?
Over twenty years ago, on 20 March 2000, 35 Sikh men were killed in cold blood by a group of masked gunmen in army...
Modi’s letter to Pakistan-a tactical retreat by India?
The Indian Prime Minister’s letter to Pakistan’s Prime Minister and its people on 23rd March 2021, celebrated as Pakistan’s Day came as a surprise...
The willful distortion of historical dates
Pakistan is not the sole state in altering some of its history dates. Philippines, India and some others have also done it for analogous...