Poverty Reduction By Muhammad Khudadad Chattha
POVERTY reduction is one of the core objectives of economic development in countries across the world. Given the complexity of …
Read MoreAll IMF Prior Conditions Met By Mehtab Haider
The last stumbling block in the way of reviving the stalled IMF programme has been cleared amid as the Upper …
Read MoreSleepwalking into a Major War? | Editorial
Washington’s written reply to Moscow about the latter’s concerns regarding the standoff over Ukraine, which was eagerly awaited even though …
Read MoreOur Monetary Policy Goals By Riaz Riazuddin
WHAT should be the goals of our monetary policy? Should it be to maintain price stability or promote growth, or …
Read MoreChina & Ladakh: Modi’s Kashmir Policy Backfires By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
AFTER all, Modi’s unilateralist Kashmir policy is boomeranging back. While manifold rounds of negotiations between Indian and Chinese military commanders …
Read MoreNeed For Environmental Cooperation in South Asia By Syed Mohammad Ali
Climate change is growing in severity. The varied implications of climate change are no longer the subject of hypothetical debate …
Read MoreWill the Ukraine Crisis Spark World War III? By Dell Dailey James P. Farwell
Vladimir Putin’s rhetoric demands another Munich with Joe Biden capitulating, but Biden can’t and won’t oblige. But then the president …
Read MoreOslo Meeting | Editorial
A DILEMMA continues to confront the international community where Afghanistan is concerned: whether or not to recognise the Taliban government …
Read MoreThe Putin Doctrine By Angela Stent
The current crisis between Russia and Ukraine is a reckoning that has been 30 years in the making. It is …
Read MoreEducation in Times of COVID | Editorial
Whosoever had pinned hopes for at least part of education to return to normalcy this school year was up for …
Read MoreFence Along Pak-Afghan International Border By Inam Ul Haque
My earlier piece title ‘Afghanistan and the Durand Line’ was published on January 6, 2022. Its thrust remained on ‘Durand …
Read MoreGeo-Strategic Aspects of Naval Bases in Indian Ocean By Kamran Hashmi
THE Indian Ocean is the third-largest ocean and most of it is in the Southern Hemisphere. The Indian Ocean, which …
Read MoreIs the NFC Award Sustainable? By Farrukh Saleem
How should revenues be distributed between the Federation and the Provinces? Consideration number 1: We need a financially functional federal …
Read MoreDwindling SAARC | Editorial
Pakistan and India blame each other for the failure of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC). But the …
Read MoreBiden’s Focus Will Soon Fall Firmly On Foreign Policy – OpEd By Andrew Hammond
One of soccer’s biggest cliches is that it is a “game of two halves.” This sporting platitude also provides a …
Read MoreEvolving an SME Economy | Editorial
In an earnest endeavour to expand growth, the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) policy is a step in the right …
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 …
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