A new Afghan war in the offing?
The famous quote "Geography is destiny" aptly applies to Pakistan, which remains a permanent prisoner of its geography. In the last 70 years, Pakistan has fought six open wars and…
Missing the bigger picture
IN October, as cooler temperatures arrived and smog started to fill the skies across Punjab, the provincial government rolled out the Roadmap for Smog Mitigation in Punjab 2024-2025. However, this plan raises more…
Nobel insights
On October 14, 2024, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences (known more as the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences), awarded to Daron…
Hot and dangerous
THE rise in mercury has a human cost. With each decade getting warmer since 1980, the risk of breaching critical tipping points is getting alarmingly closer. The Intergovernmental Panel on…
De-globalisation?
WITH the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the demise of the Soviet Union in 1991, a new concept of globalisation entered the world’s political consciousness. The Cold…
The great wave
“You don’t believe the sky is falling until a chunk of it falls on you ….” It is said art and literature are timeless. Be it a modern quote from…
Defining geo-economics
GEO-ECONOMICS is the buzzword these days among our ruling elite. It is recommended as the panacea for Pakistan’s economic ills and a sure path to prosperity. However, there is little…
A journey through fiction
Historical novels can be a good source for understanding our past depending on who has written them and how. In modern world literature, there is a fine example of Hilary…
Why do we travel?
If you have a passion for travelling across cities, countries and continents, you will no doubt find yourself comparing these different locations through their various geographies, cultures and customs –…
We need a holistic transformation
In 2024, Pakistan is grappling with severe economic and social challenges, including a staggering inflation rate of 39.18 per cent, a depreciating currency, and a high government debt-to-GDP ratio of…
