2023: hopes and fears By Talat Masood
For Pakistan, 2022 was an arduous year — perhaps one of the worst in its tumultuous history. The economy was …
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Ukraine War’s Ultimate Loser
At the time of its establishment on November 1, 1993, in the Netherlands, the core aims of the European Union …
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Modi’s Worst Nightmare: Clash with China
On December 12, the news of the clash between Chinese and Indian soldiers broke out. The recent clash happened in …
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Dealing with Afghanistan
Last week we discussed the way forward concerning the TTP. Wrapping up that discussion, this week the focus would shift …
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Pakistan and year 2023 By Muhammad Wajahat Sultan
In the outgoing year, Pakistan remained engulfed in socio-political and socio-economic turmoil resulting from political transitions, natural disasters and bad …
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CSS exam lays bare FPSC fault lines yet again
Defenestrate’ was the first word that popped up as I took a glance at the objective part of the Précis …
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The GCC-China Summit: A new hope for the Gulf?
The first GCC-China summit, held in Riyadh on December 09, marked the beginning of a broad strategic alliance between China …
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China-Iran Strategic Partnership Agreement and New Regional Order
Neither China nor Iran have made public details of the Agreement but regional experts believe it was largely unchanged from …
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Political pendulum – Ed
If there isn’t any slip between the cup and the lip, two provinces are on the verge of going to …
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This is a ticking clock By Dr Khaqan Hassan Najeeb
The need for being absolutely accurate in our strategy for solving the immediate economic fragility has never been greater. Pakistan …
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An Inflection In The World Order – Analysis
To say that the year 2022 has been a tumultuous one would be an understatement. Even as the year comes …
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Economy Against heavy odds By Rashid Amjad
Economy Against heavy odds By Rashid Amjad WITH the country reaching its 75th anniversary, there has been much doom and …
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Nobody Wants the Current World Order By Shivshankar Menon
Nobody Wants the Current World Order The world is between orders; it is adrift. The last coherent response by the …
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Dirty wars
Dirty wars By Marwan Bishara. On the face of it, authoritarian Russia cannot be trusted with the facts, let alone …
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Bombing Palestinians
The death of 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip after Israel bombed in what it called pre-emptive strike against the …
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A National Consultation on the Economy
I was really excited when I received an invitation to join a ‘National Consultation on the Economy of Pakistan’ on …
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The U.S. Relationship With China Does Not Need to Be So Tense – NY Times
China, economically ascendant, has become increasingly assertive in pressing its economic, political and territorial claims. The United States, which long …
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Nuclear weapons make no sense
On Saturday, I proudly stood with Japan’s Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, and the people of Hiroshima in memory of an …
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