Islamists & Liberal Fascists: Two extremes of Pakistan
Farah Adeed | In Pakistan, unfortunately, both religion and history have been used for the vested and narrow interests and purposes of our political elite and...
India’s Saffron Justice: The Rise of the Hindutva State under BJP Patronage – Sarmad Ishfaq
Sarmad Ishfaq | Although it appears that Pakistan is perpetually portrayed as a hotbed for violence against minorities, it is ironically India that fits this...
Pashtuns – Caught between Mullah, Militants and the Military – M Zafar Khan Safdar
M Zafar Khan Safdar | With over 50 million people out of 207 million, Pashtuns are the second largest ethnic group covering 25 percent of...
Why Americans choose state over liberty – Jacob G. Hornberger
Jacob G. Hornberger | There is no question but that the 20th and, so far, the 21st centuries have been the centuries of socialism for...
India’s irrational behavior – Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The Indian ruling elite seems puzzled and agitated. The revealing of Prime Minister Narendra Modi involvement in the mega corruption...
Will the bureaucracy behave? – Farid A Malik
Dr. Farid A Malik | On Sept 14, 2018, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan addressed the bureaucracy in Islamabad. For their support in implementing his...
The art of Diplomacy – M Zafar Khan Safdar
M Zafar Khan Safdar | I still remember my professor Iqbal Tajik who during a lecture on diplomacy in the postgraduate class back in the...
The tyranny of markets under neoliberalism – II – Omer Javed
Dr. Omer Javed | Overall, as the PTI government tries to strongly hold the reins of the issues facing the people, it needs to guide...
The tyranny of markets under neoliberalism – I – Omer Javed
Dr. Omer Javed | Markets in Pakistan (like many developing and developed countries) are becoming increasingly a place where the private producers can get a...
Water woes of Pakistan – Planning ahead – Hafeez Ullah Awan
Hafeez Ullah Awan | Historical Perspective Pakistan has been blessed by nature with abundant water resources. River Indus with its tributaries forms one of the largest...
Global watchdog takes Saudi Arabia to task for lax anti-terrorism finance measures – James M Dorsey
James M Dorsey | A Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report criticizing Saudi Arabia’s anti-money laundering and terrorism finance measures puts the kingdom on the...
The ramifications of Saudi Arabia joining CPEC – Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The significance of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has been multiplied by Saudi Arabia’s inclination to join the project. The participation...