For some British firms, red tape spreads from London, not Brussels
Troy Barratt, a small business owner in this south-eastern English town, has a list of labour, energy and safety regulations that add to the costs of his precision metal fabrication…
An EU agenda: keeping British in, Russians out, Germans down
The first secretary-general of Nato, Lord Ismay, once said the Western defence alliance was created "to keep the Americans in, the Russians out and the Germans down". The task facing…
Why English again?
Since 1999, when Unesco first declared Feb 21 International Mother Language Day, this issue has received much attention throughout the world. In Pakistan, where the language issue has always had…
There’s a new spectre in Europe
The spectre of brutal policies has once again returned to Europe. However, this time it is neither communism nor the bloody red revolution; it is the pernicious far-right forces that…
How the US sees us
Prof Fred Hayward, an eminent US education expert, recently published a book titled ‘Transforming Higher Education in Asia and Africa’. One chapter of this book is devoted to Pakistan, and…
Higher education delegation from UK visits Pakistan
The delegation of leading UK universities, education champions and experts led by the UK Government’s International Education Champion, Sir Steve Smith, has embarked on a five-day visit to Pakistan. This…
Busting saffron terror
India’s phenomenal rise has amazed the world. Its GDP growth rate averaged around 6-7 per cent annually in the last two decades, making it one of the fastest-growing major economies.…
PhD supervisors capacity-building programme launched
The National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE) has commenced the first, second and third cohorts of the PhD supervisors capacity building programme under the auspice of Higher Education Commission (HEC)…
Colonialism and the environment
Decolonization under the Trusteeship Council was finally concluded on November 1, 1994 after the last UN trust territory Palau gained independence. However, almost two decades later, colonialism still haunts various…
Ties with Russia
Russia is the largest country on the globe, with about 11 per cent of the world land mass, nearly double the size of the United States. Russia’s main expansion took…
