In the recently released report ‘Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia’ by International Monetary Fund (IMF), one of its comments on Pakistan’s economy was ‘For… Pakistan, policy interest…
As media has taken a centre stage, all national and global stakeholders are in a fierce competition to get maximum space to send their messages across. National and multinational corporations,…
The rise of Hindu nationalism, known as Hindutva, in India has fueled a disturbing wave of communal violence and intolerance, emboldened by state support. Hindutva, rooted in a desire for…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a concept confined to science fiction; it is a powerful force reshaping the world as we know it. From accelerating scientific discoveries to altering…
In most conferences, there is a chorus on key concerns such as human capital, water, sanitation, and energy. Despite significant investments and long-standing efforts in these areas, progress remains alarmingly…
In an unprecedented chapter of human history, the global population has surged by an astonishing 4.49 billion people in just the last century. This explosive growth has raised the world's…
Three weeks ago, one of my colleagues introduced his son Talha to me; the 20-year-old with an otherwise slender frame, stood tall, eyes gleaming while telling me that he had…
For years, both Pakistan’s most passionately patriotic daughters and sons as well as Pakistan’s most dyed-in-the-wool enemies have kind of grappled with the same question: how much more runway does…
The formation of a new international organization of over a dozen left-wing parties has created a ripple of excitement among the working classes of several countries. The organization, the Revolutionary…
Although it couldn’t prevent Narendra Modi from winning a third back-to-back term, the opposition in India has done a creditable job by cutting him down to size. The man who…
