Modi seeks to cement India’s global standing with G20 summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his G20 presidency to burnish his image at home and abroad as a steward of national power and prosperity, asserting India’s place in the…
Climate summit touts Africa’s role as clean energy ‘superpower’
At Africa’s first-ever climate summit in Nairobi this week, government and UN leaders sought to promote the continent as a source of solutions to the world’s global warming challenge, rooted…
The sky is not the limit
India succeeded in landing Vikram and Pragyan – its lander and rover from its spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 – on the little-explored south polar region of the moon on the late afternoon…
Europe’s weaker economy limits fallout of US bond rout
A big selloff that pushed US borrowing costs to 15-year highs left euro zone bonds relatively unscathed in August, reflecting investor bets the bloc’s economic growth and funding needs will…
Underutilisation of remittances in economy
Don’t count your chicken before they hatch is an idiom that goes quite well with our situation. Quite often we see monetary policy quoting record remittances. Remittances from abroad have…
Hefty fees charged by private medical colleges perturb NA committee
The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination on Friday took serious note of the hefty fees being charged from students by private medical colleges. The…
Paris climate summit gives fresh impetus to development bank reform
A Paris summit to discuss reforming the world’s financial system scored some notable wins that should tee up greater action before climate talks later this year, though some participants were…
G7 summit statement to unfairly target China?
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries are set to discuss concern about China’s use of “economic coercion” in its dealings abroad as part of their larger joint statement…
Legislative limitations: Part – I
“Wherein independence of judiciary shall be fully secured” – Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 (Preamble). This mantra forms the backbone of our constitution, which has been repeatedly validated by the superior…
Legislative limitations: Part – II
Another concern regarding SCPPB 2023 is that the Bill provides a retroactive approach enabling an appeal against any persons aggrieved by a suo-motu matter, even prior to the enactment of…
