Pandemic modifies US-China power dynamics
The coronavirus pandemic is proving to be the most lethal blow to the western (American) world order. It has exposed the lop-sidedness of the...
When will Pakistan take plight of child labourers seriously?
Dr. Monazza Aslam & Dr. Shenila Rawal A simple google search for underage domestic workers in Pakistan brings up harrowing accounts of child torture, child...
Nation branding: shaping narratives through soft power
Branding is the meticulous creation and cultivation of a unique, distinct and separable identity in the public’s consciousness. Branding – of individuals, corporate entities...
Who is sabotaging Afghan peace agreement
There is more or less no doubt left that after a gap of nearly two decades, the world is again looking forward to a...
BJP generates stories for anti-Muslim sentiments
Nations are narrations”, goes the saying. These narrations are transmitted across people in the form of stories that culminate into a common national narrative....
India’s strategic blunders escalate tensions
The recent military standoff between China and India is rapidly changing the geo-political situation of the region. Many sources account the present tensions to...
China & the uncertain security situation in Gulf
China and the Gulf states are in the same boat as they grapple with uncertainty about regional security against the backdrop of doubts about...
Fiscal budget 2020-21: The best way forward
As Pakistan moves towards its Fiscal Budget 2020-21, perhaps the most difficult since its inception, ironically the national economic management per se seems to...
How an Indian sees Pakistan
Pakistan is a dirty word in India. There exists an entire country in the imagination of Indians—one that is different from actual Pakistan—and maintaining...
Are webinars a phase or the new normal?
We have moved from the “age of uncertainty” to the “time of the corona virus”. Through technology man has remained “social” and “connected” in...
PIA PK 8303: The cost of incompetency
With most people fearful of flying in a pressurized aluminium tube, it comes as no surprise that often this fear persists due to an...
NYSBA Webinar: Global Perspectives on Alternative Dispute Resolution
The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) organised a webinar on 22 May, 2020 titled “Global Perspectives for a Changing ADR Landscape”. Several law...