Extracting dollars By Khurram Husain
YOU have no doubt heard of ‘overheating’, the word used in economic language to describe an economy that is growing, …
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Between books and screens By Aisha Naz Ansari
A SCHOOL administrator recently remarked in a tone of resignation that these days many parents would rather have their children …
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Donald Trump’s Federal Reserve Dilemma By: Milton Ezrati
President Trump’s latest appointee to the Federal Reserve will face the challenge of maintaining the dollar’s international status while rebalancing …
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Why Trump is tightening up India’s screws by Azhar Azam
India's archetypal practice of changing goalposts when it suits its interests For many years, India successfully leveraged US tensions with …
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China and shifting geopolitics by Zahid Hussain
LAST week, the Chinese foreign minister visited South Asia amidst changing regional geopolitics and realignments in international politics. His trip …
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Reimagining US Foreign Aid as a Tool for Change By: Faisal Saeed Al Mutar, and Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili
A smarter, more targeted approach to foreign aid can foster real development without wasting taxpayer money. From Iraq to Afghanistan, …
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Iran Doesn’t Cease Fire. It Reloads. By: Ahmed Charai
Iran doesn’t negotiate peace. It prepares for war. President Donald Trump always understood this, and the regime’s latest admissions prove …
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Why Our Government Needs a Digital Awakening? by Eyab Ahmed
Governments in today’s world are not only judged by their policies or performance in office but also by how effectively …
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Paradigm shift in China, India relations By Dr Moonis Ahmar
The perceived paradigm shift in the Sino-Indian relations is now a reality and needs to be examined from three sides …
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Climate priorities By Arifa Noor
THE monsoons came earlier this year. But they were not unexpected. The very people who had been warning us of …
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Hidden Wealth, Dirty Money, and the Watchdogs of Pakistan’s Economy
Pakistan’s economy has long struggled with the challenge of an undocumented sector and money laundering. The undocumented economy operates outside …
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The war clouds are over – A geopolitical analysis of recent South Asian military developments
(This article has been widely circulating with false authorship claims. The piece has been incorrectly attributed to “Iqbal Latif, ex-officer …
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US and India — strategic autonomy or alliance partnership By Inam Ul Haque
There are compelling reasons for Washington to keep India in its orbit and repair the damaged relation. This piece attempts …
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Rethinking art and design education in Pakistan By Sadia Pasha Kamran
To whom it may concern I am writing to share an ongoing project titled “Decolonizing Art & Design Education in …
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Situationer: 27th Amendment to ‘further fine-tune’ judiciary By Malik Asad
• Federal Constitutional Court initially proposed in 26th Amendment back on anvil • Changes to transfer, seniority criteria of superior …
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No Peace Yet
The White House played host on Monday to one of the most consequential, and contentious, summits of the war in …
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Land for peace? By Mahir Ali
BACK in the days when a two-state solution to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands did not seem absurdly unviable, …
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“Prioritized Deterrence”: A Roadmap for US Foreign Policy By: Riley Moore
President Trump’s recent strike on Iran provides a model for America’s future military engagement around the world—balancing strategic interests with …
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