How India has limited security options in Afghanistan

India is struggling to ensure its security interests in Afghanistan after the Taliban's lightning-fast takeover of broad swaths of the country in the wake...

FATF mislabels Pakistan as “terrorist” while India goes scot free

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is supposed to plug money laundering. It is not meant to dubiously declare a person or entity terrorist...

Growth and potential of Impact Bonds in Pakistan

The focus on social development has grown in recent years as policymakers realize that it is critical for achieving sustainable economic growth. For developing...

Imran Khan’s ultra-conservatism worries West- Prof. James Dorsey?

Widely seen as a populist with ultra-conservative inklings, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan increasingly appears to reinforce widespread traditionalist attitudes that reject religious tolerance...

Rise of the “Toady” dynasties in Pakistan

Former President Asif Zardari was in town in search of toadies. After reducing Bhutto’s national progressive party to a provincial retrogressive and corrupt political...

A Sino-world order in the offing?

Lately, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has celebrated its 100th anniversary with great pomp and show. The event was marked by spectacular performances. In a...

Why Pakistan needs to step up efforts to control its population

Pakistan has been undergoing multifarious socio-politico-economic challenges since its inception, but the most hazardous of them is population explosion which can beget various economic...

Religion and science: Two sides of the same coin? (part two)

Sir Isaac Newton, one of the most eminent mathematicians and an influential scientist, once wrote in his essay, Scholium Generale, in 1687,” The most...

What’s next for Afghanistan after US exit?

The situation in Afghanistan is in a state of flux. Even before the vacation of the notorious Bagram Airbase, the Taliban have been encircling...

Are Pakistani-Ukrainian relations problematic for Russia?

There's been some discussion on social media in recent days about whether Pakistani-Ukrainian relations are problematic for Russia. Those who regard them as such...

USSR vs Nazi Germany: Good against evil?

Eighty years ago the conflict of German fascism versus Soviet communism began when Adolf Hitler ordered the Wehrmacht to violently attack the USSR from...

Constitutional challenges for Afghanistan after US exit

Security-related analyses about Afghanistan after the expected complete withdrawal of the US abound. On 11th June 2021, the latest Congressional Research Report titled "Afghanistan:...