Digitalization; a need of the hour with massive challenges
Rizwan M Mir | With the current market push towards a digital economy, every enterprise is exploring ways to move with the change. Like private...
Plutocracy and poverty in Pakistan
Omer Javed | Mental constructs matter. Path dependencies solidify such thinking patterns. Some kind of belief system exists in every society. People have drawn from...
Approaching Pakistan’s current economic challenge
Omer Javed | Pakistan’s economy is currently facing challenges on both macroeconomic and growth fronts. On the macroeconomic front, challenges remain primarily on rising fiscal...
PTI’s economic vision – I – Omer Javed
Omer Javed | Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI; translated Pakistan Movement for Justice) outlined its economic vision mainly through its Manifesto 2018, with details further highlighted in...
STA-1: Impact on India’s military build-up – Dr. Zafar Jaspal
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The Trump administration has been improving its strategic ties with India to check the economically rising China in Asia. The...
Why Allama Mashriqi opposed the partition of India?
Nasim Yousaf | August is an extremely important month in South Asian history. In August of 1947, British rule in the Indian subcontinent (now Bangladesh,...
Self-fulfilling prophecies: Chinese fear attacks by Uyghur jihadists – James Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | A seemingly obsessive fear of Uyghur nationalist and religious sentiment has prompted Chinese leaders to contemplate military involvement in Syria and...
Saleem Safi in hot waters; asks for accountability of journalists!
Shiffa Yousafzai | The crux of Prime Minister Khan’s first national address was the announcement of his ‘Austerity Drive’. He refused to stay in the...
Will Trump ramp up the Korea crisis again? – Jacob G. Hornberger
Jacob G. Hornberger | Despite the much-ballyhooed meeting between President Trump and North Korean communist dictator Kim Jong-un in Singapore in June, things are not...
Renegotiating Iran’s nuclear deal- Sabena Siddiqi
Sabena Siddiqi | Preparing for the long haul of U.S. sanctions ahead, Iran is trying to insulate itself and keep a “resistance economy” afloat. Already...
Crunch time in Pakistan – James Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | It’s crunch time in Pakistan. Resolving Pakistan’s financial crisis is likely to require newly appointed prime minister Imran Khan to not...
An open letter to the Prime Minister, Imran Khan
Minahil Toor | Dear Imran Khan, Heartiest congratulations on your thumbing victory. The load of governance has now officially come upon you. I prefer to call...