Free Education! | Editorial
CARETAKER Prime Minister (Retd) Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk has directed to prepare a comprehensive and robust mechanism to provide free and compulsory …
Read MoreTransformation in Global Politics By Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal
THE transformation in the global politics entailing strategic realignment at the regional and global levels has been ensuing new challenges …
Read MorePoor CSS Results Need Government’s Attention By Umar Riaz
The recent CSS (Central Superior Services) examination result has again stirred a debate about the quality of civil servants, examination …
Read MoreChallenging The Neoliberal Paradigm By Taimur Arbab
Neoliberal or new right philosophy is based on the economic premise that market systems are necessary for distributing resources. Markets …
Read MoreFrom Crisis to Consensus By Shakil Durrani
The efforts being made to open the debate on the Kalabagh Dam are laudable. There are undoubtedly some problems. But …
Read MoreSyria Is Still a Mess By Robert Moore
Sen. Lindsay Graham, a prominent Republican voice on national security and international policy, spoke out last week during a visit …
Read MoreTumbling Economy | Editorial
WITH the most recent round of depreciation in the exchange rate, anxiety is mounting in the business community regarding the …
Read MorePak-Iran Ties: Positive Direction | Editorial
IN recent times, high level exchanges between Pakistan and Iran appear to be taking bilateral relations to a positive direction …
Read MoreA Turning Point? | Editorial
IT is a necessary and welcome recognition by the US. If peace is to be achieved in Afghanistan, the US …
Read MoreNATO Summit: The Important Issues By Paul R. Pillar
Most press coverage of the NATO summit meeting was about Donald Trump’s political theater, for which NATO itself was merely …
Read MoreU.S.-Russia Relations are Stuck on Repeat By Nikolas K. Gvosdev
Both Trump and Putin are now locked into narratives about what did (or did not) happen that prevent this issue …
Read MoreBack on the IMF Trail | Editorial
Since 1988, Pakistan’s economic wizards have trodden the familiar path to IMF’s Washington headquarters eleven times, the last being the …
Read MoreThe Strength Behind The ‘Indo-Pacific’ By Dr. Ahmad Rashid Malik
It is absolutely confirmed that the “Indo-Pacific” has raised concerns in China and Russia – the emerging power in the …
Read MoreKey Challenges For Next Government By Dr Salman Ahmed Shaikh
THE next government is going to have a tough task of managing the macroeconomic problems of the country, both on …
Read MorePartnership: US and India By Yasmeen Aftab Ali
The social divisions in India drag her down Tillerson had not long ago stated his views on US and India …
Read MoreFrom Summits to Strategic Tensions By Abdul Sattar
After the demise of the USSR, it was widely believed by people in the West that Nato would become democratic …
Read MoreRupee in Free-Fall? | Editorial
In the midst of pre-election uncertainty, there is one thing of which Pakistanis can be sure. That is, regardless of …
Read MoreTrump’s Meeting With Putin Has Allies on Edge
Russian president Vladimir Putin must have watched his US counterpart Donald Trump’s destructive progress through Brussels and London last week …
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