Rise of far right By Rafia Zakaria
EUROPE has been marching rightward for some time, with voters in France, Portugal, Belgium, and Austria following this trend. Germany’s …
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Indo-Pak logjam — for how long? By Imtiaz Gul
Pettiness is the overwhelming theme of Indo-Pakistan relations today, where blind self-righteousness pushes the Indian leadership to new depths. In …
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Are We Global Laggards? By Shahzad Chaudhry
In international standings in different areas of governance, justice, corruption and human development where surveys are common in today’s digitised …
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Power of Female Education By Saira Samo
Education is a fundamental right that every individual deserves, regardless of gender. Unfortunately, in Pakistan, this right remains uncertain, particularly …
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Impact of USAID Shutdown By Frank F Islam
The administration of President Donald J. Trump has begun the process of dismantling the United States Agency for International Development …
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War in Gaza — method to madness? By Inam Ul Haque
This piece intends to undertake the cost-benefit analysis of the war in Gaza that started with Hamas’s surprise attack into …
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Advancing Uncertainty By Khurram Hussain
The scale is now awe-inspiring. The speed with which the world is changing is overtaking many analytical abilities. A single …
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A Flawed Peace Deal Would Not End The War in Ukraine By Maksym Skrypchenko
Today, we mark three years of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. For three years, the Ukrainian people have demonstrated remarkable …
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Trump’s Shift: Bully to Peacemaker By Qamar Bashir
President Trump, in his speech at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Summit, shifted America’s stance from a global enforcer to …
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The Downfall of the European Economy By Hasnain Javed
The European economy, once a bastion of stability and growth, is facing unprecedented challenges as it grapples with the dual …
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Drivers of change By Maleeha Lodhi
MUCH remains unchanged in the country. Elite capture of the state, the military’s long shadow over politics, poor governance, an …
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Deepfakes and Artificial Intelligence: A New Challenge for Pakistan By Ayaan Rana
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfake technology is reshaping how we interact with digital content—and not always …
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Rekindling the Indo-US bromance By Syed Mohammad Ali
Prime Minister Modi was the fourth world leader to visit the White House this past week, after President Trump’s landslide …
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Time to aim high and far to deepen China-Pakistan ties By Jiang Ziadong
At the invitation of H.E. President Xi Jinping, H.E. President Zardari paid a successful state visit to China earlier this …
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A malleable agenda By Samia Liaquat Ali Khan
AS the new world order takes shape, with Trumpism at the forefront, many of us can only watch with bemused interest how, …
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The myth of Central Asia’s trade potential By Inaam Ul Haque
This write-up analyses the much-touted ‘trade potential of Central Asia’. But first an AI Overview of Gwadar Port (GP) and …
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Saudi role in strategic conflict resolution By Adeela Naureen
As reported by Arab News, “US President Donald Trump will see his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia for …
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Transformational impact of AI By Talat Masood
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning continue to impact the future of humanity across every industry. AI is already the …
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