The national insecurity plan
NAP is neither a plan, nor particularly national. It excludes what ails most of the population, while ethnically and economically profiling and targeting the most vulnerable. Consider, first of all,…
Insecurity of violence
SOMETIMES it appears that not much is written about Pakistan, its society and politics, and even less is noticed and discussed. Perhaps because, as a people, we read so little.…
SCO: vital national interest
The government’s decision to accept the invitation to the SCO Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Goa this week reflects a maturity that has otherwise been missing from the military and political…
Food insecurity in Pakistan
The World Food Programme (WFP), run under the auspices of the United Nations, has recently designated hunger as the new normal. Its recently published Global Operational Response Plan 2022 warns…
Energy security of Pakistan
It is said, “Never waste a good crisis” … and Hilary Clinton added, “Don’t waste it when it can have a very positive impact on climate change and energy security.”…
Biden plans to bar some US investments in China, track others
The Biden administration plans to outright ban investments in some Chinese technology companies and increase scrutiny of others, three sources said, part of its plan to crack down on the…
Food security in danger
As defined by the World Food Summit (1996), “food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets…
Planning power
Energy planning in Pakistan is mostly carried out on an ad-hoc basis as a reaction to an urgent crisis. This hasty and short-sighted approach has not only caused irreversible damage…
Speakers discuss ‘water security and climate change adaptability’
The 7th International Water Conference (7IWC) on ‘Water Security and Climate Change Adaptability’ was organised by Riphah Institute of Public Policy, Riphah International University, Pakistan Council of Research and Water…
Another action plan?
Why did the prime minister feel the need for another “national action plan” when he vowed to deal with terrorism with an “iron hand”? Doesn’t one already exist? Or was…
