Learning rule of law from the jungle
Yes, the jungle is not lawless. And, as any wildlife watcher would know that unlike human diktats, the jungle code is strictly observed. Programmed...
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...
Can India & China reach a political solution?
The good thing about the nihilistic Indian media narratives — relentlessly negative — over the military standoff in eastern Ladakh is that the government...
Handmade prime ministers and fate of Pakistan
A history of poor installed leadership In 2004 around 1500 hours in my capacity as Chairman Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF), I met Mir Zafarullah Khan...
How New Zealand beat Coronavirus?
It is seventeen long days since a Covid-19 case has been reported in New Zealand. Announcing this in Wellington today, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern...
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...
Cold War of the 21st Century
The pandemic is reshaping world politics. Transformation in relations between the United States and China — the defining feature of the new century global...
Minneapolis Police: White silence is violence
“I can’t breathe.” These final words by George Floyd, before he breathed his last, revived bitter memories of a similar ordeal that David Dungay,...
A new Brahmin state can solve the problem of India
The Hindu savastika is a caste symbol of peace and happiness. Adolf Hitler used the same sign, slightly modified, to espouse the superiority of...
Powerful above the law: making the case for all the Uzmas
The maxim, “A man’s house is his castle” is one of the oldest and most deeply rooted principles in post-modern jurisprudence. The importance of...
Comprehensive analysis: Indo-China standoff in Ladakh
The standoff between Indian and Chinese armies along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh/ Aksai Chin region continues. Both countries have...
Iran’s naval presence in Caspian Sea reveals little-known rivalries
Iranian naval activity in the Gulf and Turkish maritime expansion in the Eastern Mediterranean have hogged the limelight, but Russian and Gulf policymakers are...