Is Education a Priority? By Faisal Bari
THE chairperson of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Dr Tariq Banuri, was removed through an ordinance in March 2021. He …
Read MoreIndia’s Myopic Foreign Policy By Amjed Jaaved
In a joint statement, the UN Security Council’s five permanent members (the P5) said a nuclear war cannot be won …
Read MoreHow to Prevent COVID’s Next Comeback By Esther Duflo
During the first year of the pandemic, most people believed the world had a shot at eradicating COVID-19. Now, it’s …
Read MoreRole of Nuclear Power in Climate Change Mitigation By Hafiz Abdul Nasir
THE effects of environmental and climate change are turning out to be progressively dangerous, what was a “what if scenario” …
Read MoreWhy Putin’s Post-Soviet World Remains a Work in Progres? By Dr. James Dorsey
Russian civilisational is proving handy as President Vladimir Putin seeks to expand the imaginary boundaries of his Russian World, whose …
Read MorePakistan’s Strategic Construct — Some Thoughts By Inam Ul Haque
Powerful countries like the US, China and Russia have what military theorists call a ‘Grand Strategy’ and ‘other’ strategies including …
Read MoreRebuilding The World Order – Analysis By Emil Avdaliani
Many in the West believe China’s economic ascendancy indicates that Beijing is covertly working to usher in a new world …
Read MorePakistan’s Geo-Economic Challenge By Dr Qaisar Rashid
Stemming from geostrategic placement, geopolitics kept on dictating its terms to Pakistan, which has finally realized that it is lagging …
Read MoreUAE Targeted | Editorial
MONDAY’S deadly drone strikes by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeting the UAE, and subsequent retaliatory attacks on Sana’a by the Saudi-led …
Read MoreSignificance And Challenges For Second Stage Of CPEC | By Iram Zahid
The second stage of CPEC emphasizes industrialization, agriculture, modernization, information technology, employment opportunities and socio-economic growth. There are eleven Special …
Read MoreImproved Relations | Editorial
If PM Imran Khan’s telephone call with President Vladimir Putin signifies anything, it is that relations between Pakistan and Russia …
Read MoreWB Growth Forecast | Editorial
There was some ‘good’ news on the economic front as the World Bank left its growth forecast for Pakistan unchanged …
Read MoreNational Security Policy — A Perspective
Since independence, Pakistan has not been able to develop a self-sustaining economy. Realising how adversely it has affected its people …
Read MoreChina-Iran Deal | Editorial
THE China-Iran strategic deal that has recently taken effect is more than just a long-term bilateral agreement between Beijing and …
Read MoreThe Overstretched Superpower (Does America Have More Rivals Than It Can Handle?) By Hal Brands
The first year of Joe Biden’s presidency ended as it began, with the United States facing crises on multiple fronts. …
Read MorePakistan in The Evolving World Order By Ayaz Ahmed
THE ill-planned American withdrawal from Afghanistan and its pivot to the Indo-Pacific region is indicative of a seismic shift in …
Read MoreRussia-Ukraine Tensions | Editorial
Tensions between Ukraine and Russia are threatening to boil over as Russia has amassed about 100,000 troops on the Ukraine …
Read MoreA Three-Way Struggle For Global Dominance By Shahid Javed Burki
The world is about to see another cold war being fought. This one will be different from the one that …
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