For any institution to perform well, be it state or non-state, a key factor is the quality of its human resource. Investments in civil service training are thus critical to help build the state’s capacity to deliver.
Institutionally, the US military and many agencies of the US government have been embroiled in Afghanistan for so long they may inevitably wish to remain engaged.
Though the Taliban has said that it would respect the rights of women, it also asserted that women will have to wear the hijab in public. To explain the issue better, Amjed Jaaved, a freelance writer talks about the new dress code for women in Afghanistan.
Every year, Defence Day is celebrated in memory of the sacrifices the Pakistani armed forces made in the war of 1965. 6 September (Defence Day) is one of the most significant events in the history of Pakistan.
Mohammed Mohazzam Khan, a UK-based accountant, highlights the socio-economic segregation Kashmiris face due to their ethnicity. Since Kashmiris are not properly included in the ethnic monitoring systems, this means that Kashmiris remain an unknown and unseen community.
Dr. Farid A Malik, an Ex-Chairman of Pakistan Science Foundation explains how in Pakistan, bureaucracy still acts on the 19th-century system of civil services introduced by English colonial masters.
After fighting the longest war in history, the US has witnessed a complete failure in Afghanistan, a country also known as "the Graveyard of Empires," which analysts have said to be a "page of shame" that the US has written for itself.
The situation in Afghanistan could potentially set off a domino effect in the Indian subcontinent. In this regard, Amjed Jaaved talks about India's confused view of the actual situation in Afghanistan
Dr. James M. Dorsey, an award-winning journalist talks about China, Russia, and United States interests in the Middle East and Central Asia. The countries are therefore once again tied in a power competition.
The author explores promising opportunities for Pak-Iran bilateral relationship under President Ebrahim Raisi's administration. He adds that both sides will collaborate with greater impetus amid changing regional apparatus under a win-win context.
Dr. Farid A Malik, an ex-chairman of Pakistan Science Foundation laments how Pakistan should make better use of expatriate experts which is something not being done currently as favorites and locally qualified and subservient former assistants are being appointed without due process.
British geo-strategist, Shane Quinn, explains US involvement in the covert operations in Afghanistan that fueled Islamic militancy and gave rise to bin Laden's al Qaeda. The thrust of U.S. policy for the duration of the war was determined by Carter in early 1980.
