Adoption of IPRs in industrial sector
Intellectual property rights (IPRs) are important for developing countries for several reasons as they provide a way for businesses in these countries to protect their innovations and creations, which can…
IPRs and human rights
Ever since the US branded inadequate protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs) – patents, copyrights and trademarks – an unfair trade practice under Section 301 of the Trade Act 1974,…
Polycrisis and South-South cooperation
The world is facing the existential threat of climate change crisis. Since this crisis, along with many others, including the ‘Pandemicene’ phenomenon, transcends boundaries, what is required is a meaningful…
Tariffs and non-neoliberal globalization – II
US President Donald Trump recently enhanced tariffs unilaterally on all countries – with a base uniform tariff of 10 percent applied on all countries, along with half of the ratio…
Trump, global economy, and a world of polycrisis
The last time Donald Trump was in office, the world was in the midst of a global pandemic, and the cost of living was fast moving north, both at home…
IPR regime
THE white man’s burden manifests itself by shoving policies down the throat of the Global South, convincing us that its ideas and approaches are the only way towards development. One…
Pakistan’s weak economic growth outlook
The July update of International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s or simply Fund’s) flagship report, titled ‘World Economic Outlook’ (WEO) projected Pakistan’s economic growth rate for fiscal year (FY) 2023-24 stood at…
Planning educational emergency
‘What the best and wisest parents wants for his own child, that must the community want for all of its children. Any other ideal for our schools is narrow and…
Unchallenged grey market in Pakistan
The greatest challenge facing the country is its failing economy and one of the factors contributing towards it is the diminishing revenue generation channels on account of slowdown in industrial…
Climate change crisis and multilateralism
‘I played a key role as chair of the African Union during the Covid period. We felt like we were beggars when it came to vaccine availability. When we felt…
