Whither National Action Plan?
The National Action Plan was a hasty reaction to a national emergency that forced a sleeping state to finally shake off its ambivalence to talk or fight. There was a…
China and its National Action Plan
Pakistan’s response to the war on terror hinged around the National Action Plan. After having instituted two points of the plan relating to the military courts and the associated legislation,…
National Action Plan great challenge
On the conclusion of an 11-hour marathon meeting with parliamentary leaders and military officials Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced a 20-point action plan to lead the nation out of the…
Unplanned national inaction
The limits of the will and the capacity of the Pakistani state are fast being exposed, and it isn’t even a full year since the horror of December 16 was…
Age of reaction
NARENDRA Modi is no stranger to genocides. He acquired the moniker ‘Butcher of Gujrat’ for presiding over anti-Muslim pogroms as chief minister in 2002. By undertaking a highly choreographed official visit to…
‘Donroe doctrine’ in action
OVERTHROWING governments in Latin America has long been the US practice from a familiar playbook. The US has for decades intervened by military force to oust governments and assassinate leaders…
Donroe doctrine’ in action
OVERTHROWING governments in Latin America has long been the US practice from a familiar playbook. The US has for decades intervened by military force to oust governments and assassinate leaders…
A national agenda for 2026
THE start of the new year is an apt time to look ahead at the overlapping challenges the country faces, identify the core ones and consider what should be done.…
American action in Venezuela
The naked American aggression against Venezuela has created an outcry across the Global South, while states in the Global North have reacted cautiously, describing it as contrary to international law…
Planning the economy
A special committee comprising prominent industrialists and business leaders set by the federal government has proposed several measures to help jumpstart the sluggish economy and spur economic growth. To anyone…
