Hopes fade for swift NATO accession for Finland, Sweden
Finland and Sweden are to discuss their stalled NATO bids with Turkey in Brussels on Monday, but hopes are fading they will be able resolve their dispute before an alliance…
AI is the new power
We are currently witnessing an era of unprecedented growth in Artificial Intelligence (AI),which is projected to surpass $800 billion in market value within the next few years (‘The race for…
War, peace and mistrust
Russian President Vladimir Putin has cast doubts on the feasibility of a US-proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, arguing that such a truce could provide Kyiv with an opportunity to regroup…
Patriarchal anxiety and Aurat March
International Women’s Day, observed annually on March 8, serves as a global reminder of the historic and ongoing struggle for gender equality. Its roots trace back to the early 20th…
EU hits back hard at Trump tariffs to force dialogue
The EU put on a quick show of force Wednesday against sweeping new US steel and aluminium tariffs, striking back with countermeasures that seek to hurt the United States and…
Investors say it’s time to take Trump seriously as markets recoil
Markets no longer think Donald Trump is full of bluster and are moving quickly to anticipate a slowdown in US and global growth as he raises a wall of tariffs…
Too late to buy gold?
Gold’s relentless climb toward record highs is no mystery for Mr Market. In a world where financial markets are dictated as much by fear as by fundamentals, it only means…
Discos’ death spiral
PAKISTAN — where the sun shines nearly 3,000 hours a year — is experiencing a solar revolution like never before. With 22 GW of solar panels imported in the last…
EFS: A critical appraisal
The Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS) was introduced with the objective of fostering national exports and augmenting the inflow of foreign exchange into the country. By facilitating the export of cotton-based…
Five years on
Five years after the Pulwama-Balakot incident, five key pieces of information indicate how the BJP government orchestrated the Pulwama attack, conducted the missed strikes, made false claims of striking Pakistan’s…
