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Trump’s economic nationalism

Right-wing populist Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the 2024 US presidential election is expected to fuel a resurgence of economic nationalism in the US. The 21st century has witnessed a…

Important global economic challenges

Decades of neoliberal assault of advocating greater market fundamentalism, and lesser government regulation produced a global financial and economic order with serious resilience, and equity issues, which were glaringly exposed,…

Economic architecture

THE US is having second thoughts about the Washington Consensus it had evolved in the 1990s. At that time, the Cold War with the Soviet Union had just ended, and…

Dar, diplomacy & economic viability–II

Pakistan is still relying on the traditional methods to generate foreign exchange. The major export items to the USA include textile products such as house linens, knitted sweaters, and clothes.…

New blocs

First of all, I would like to congratulate COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who was awarded the King Abdulaziz Medal of Excellent Class during his visit to Saudi Arabia in…

Government-led Successful Economics

Government-led successful economics

All governments of the day are wary of criticism. They feel that they have not done anything wrong. To drive home this message they have recruited 'paltoo totas (domesticated parrots)'.…

Time to wake up

IN an unprecedented move last week, the European Parliament took Pakistan to task over human rights violations, growing religious intolerance and shrinking freedom of expression in the country. A resolution was adopted…

The ‘Tariff Man’ dislodges global trade

Donald Trump has made ‘economic nationalism’ a centerpiece of his agenda in office. And the world-wide repercussions of this agenda have thrown international trading system into total disarray causing hardship…

Unite and rule

Divide and rule was the dreaded curse. Historically, the British Empire was blamed for playing the divide and rule strategy to fester, create and sustain conflict in territories they enslaved…

Business Leadership

Business Leadership

As former President of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry as well as former Chairman of SITE Association of Industry and founder of a few bilateral fora, I often assess…