Unpopular view: How education can prevent the progress of society

The education system teaches people the knowledge they need in their lives. The question is, do we need everything we are taught? No, we...

What inevitable regional developments are in the offing? (Part 1)

India reluctantly accepted the Partition plan as a stopgap arrangement under the fond hope that it will not survive beyond six months. To make...

Trump’s niece exposes his dark side

In a new book authored by President Trump’s niece Mary Trump, some startling revelations have been made about the President’s personality. The book, Too...

China under Xi regime: Harder and more ideological than ever before

Axiomatically, China under Xi Jinping has, politically, socially and economically undergone a colossal metamorphosis. Xi in order to cement and perpetuate his rule over...

Debunking 13 myths about China

China’s polity and society is shrouded in a cobweb of myths. Several countries with whom China has trade surplus suffer from an understanding deficit....

Royal courts and governmental ‘Darbar’ structures

When King John reluctantly signed the Magna Carta in London on June 15, 1215 the rule of the Royal Court or ‘darbar’ came to...

Is Wolf Warrior diplomacy deteriorating Chinas international image?

China has made a tectonic shift to its decades old foreign policy. It has, under the caption of “Wolf Warrior diplomacy”, adopted a brand...

It’s about time we chant the slogan “Kashmiri lives matter!”

The anti-racism movement, “Black lives Matter” (BLM) has created a global outcry from several quarters. While in the US, the place of origin of...

English as the medium of instruction: Right choice for Pakistan?

Pakistan has struggled with the issue of medium of instruction for decades. This debate stirs up on and off due to various socio-political factors...

Malaysian Airlines MH17 Mystery: Was Moscow behind it?

Six years ago, on 17 July 2014, Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) was shot down approximately 30 miles from the Ukrainian-Russian border, while fighting...

India’s Chabahar fiasco: There’s more to this disaster than meets the eye

Earlier this week, India suffered a foreign policy setback of unprecedented proportions, as Iran announced that it was ‘dropping’ India from the Chabahar-Zahedan Railway...

The textile industry needs state support to survive COVID-19

Last week SDPI (Sustainable Development Policy Institute) organized through webinar a “Consultative Dialogue on Textile & Garment Sector Outlook Amid Covid-19”, between the Government,...
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