A national compact for 2025
THE new year starts with the country facing multiple challenges that need to be met in a politically calm environment. The complex nature of overlapping challenges and the fact that…
Trump’s economic nationalism
Right-wing populist Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the 2024 US presidential election is expected to fuel a resurgence of economic nationalism in the US. The 21st century has witnessed a…
India and transnational terrorism
The Indian government and Indian media have sharply reacted to allegations made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his foreign minister, and the Canadian police chief. The allegations are that…
When real intelligence is lost
Hit the bottom. New low. Down and out. The performance of the cricket team has been stunning. Words are not enough. It is unbelievable. It is terrible. The loss against…
A national CTD?
PAKISTAN has long faced extremism, insurgency and terrorism. After 9/11, a number of legal, administrative and policy interventions were made, but despite the expanded counterterrorism (CT) apparatus, the goals have…
‘Economic wars’ and national strength
The seventh annual edition of the ThinkFest literary event was held in Lahore this past weekend. Dr Yaqoob Bangash – whose day job as a historian makes him especially sensitive…
Experts highlight importance of artificial intelligence in classroom
A two-day international conference on applied linguistics concluded on Sunday after holding a total of two plenary and 10 academic sessions. The conference was held under the aegis of the…
Why the United States might not open up to international travellers anytime soon
The US government largely shut down international travel to the United States in March with a series of rapid-fire moves, but restarting it will likely be a longer, more piecemeal…
Arch internationalist
LAUGHTER came easily to Desmond Tutu, but he also did not hesitate to weep in public. He strove to see the best in humanity, and perhaps that very longing provoked…
Our national priorities
The claws of corruption have engulfed us, and its force is getting stronger with each passing day. Although the incumbent government came into power with the slogan of eliminating corruption,…
