Saudi Arabia and Iran need Pakistani leadership
For several months, the official line from both civilian and military leaders in Pakistan has been that the country has turned the corner. Loadshedding is down, and might be reduced…
How to solve the leadership crisis
Poor countries are poor because those who have power make choices that create poverty.” This profound wisdom from Daron Acemoglu --recent Nobel laureate (October 2024) in economics and co-author of…
Publishing Pakistani fiction
IF you happen to be a Pakistani writer, particularly a writer of fiction, you are out of luck. As a recent discussion I had on the topic with several other…
The Pakistani-American vote
The United States presidential election is arguably the most closely watched democratic event worldwide. With a GDP of $27 trillion, the US leads a coalition of many Western powers, including…
Women in leadership
ONLY 5.7 per cent of managerial positions are occupied by women in Pakistan. A common argument for explaining this low statistic is that there are just not enough qualified women.…
Enablement of digitalization in Pakistani banking and risk in operations
Introduction: The digital revolution is sweeping across the globe, transforming traditional industries and reshaping how we interact with the world. Pakistan’s banking and financial sector is no exception, experiencing a…
Ordinary Pakistanis are not citizens
It has been an eventful week, with more than its just share of tragedies. While the genocidal Israeli war on the Palestinians continues with ferocious horror, the news of Iranian…
Strategic leadership and statecraft — Part I
For Pakistanis in their present condition, it would be irrelevant to discuss strategic leadership and statecraft without reference to the realities that prevail in the world and their country. Constitutionally,…
Strategic leadership and statecraft ( Part – III )
In Chinese thinking the strategic discourse is more holistic and integrated than segmented just as is the case with its medical, political and philosophical traditions. Chinese history and strategic thinking…
The last Pakistani
MANI Shankar Aiyar is the last Pakistani left in India. It is his ‘second favourite country’. It was once an option available to millions of Indian Muslims. Since 1947, Indian…
