Rethinking policy
The 2018-2019 Economic Survey of Pakistan indicates that Pakistan has apportioned only 2.4 percent of its GDP to education sector; lowest in the entire region. Previously, during 2016-2017, only 2.2…
Rethinking our foreign policy
Epoch-Making changes have vastly reshaped our world. The structure of the world economy has been transformed beyond recognition. The information revolution and media explosion have expanded our consciousness about ourselves…
Rethinking peace
IN the discourse surrounding the Palestine-Israel conflict, especially within international arenas, the advocacy for a two-state solution stands out as the principal strategy for equitably resolving the Israeli occupation. This viewpoint is…
Need for a country-wide, across-sectors ‘Pricing Policy’
Weak regulation of markets, or the policy of ‘market fundamentalism’ that market knows best, and left mostly on its own market failures will sort themselves, under the overall wave of…
Foreign policy test ahead
WITH general elections expected in autumn, the next government will have to deal with a slew of key foreign policy issues. This at a time when the world is in…
Rethinking Pakistan’s agriculture
THE climate change-induced rains of last summer left millions of people homeless in many parts of Pakistan. While it is correct to put pressure on the international community to pay…
A bolder policy framework
AS large parts of the economy grind into recessionary conditions, the clamour for policy focus on growth is increasing. However, the government’s policy mix is constrained under an IMF-led stabilisation…
Rethinking the United Nations
While the UN General Assembly sessions, held every year in September, provide world leaders with an opportunity to take stock of the state of the world, articulate their foreign policy…
Economic policy, federal budget and role of opposition
‘…the existence of the opposition is ‘nearly the most distinctive characteristic of democracy’. In parliamentary democracies, since government and parliamentary majorities often coincide, the opposition is expected to function as…
What’s the deal with our solar policy?
In the intricate dance between policy formulation and economic stability, the narrative of local investors and consumers emerges as a poignant tale of uncertainty and disillusionment. The saga surrounding net…
