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An ‘America First’ strategy

THE National Security Strategy (NSS) recently released by the Trump administration leaves little doubt that it is an effort to redirect US foreign policy and break in several ways from the past.…

Sugar first, stability later

On December 8 this year, the IMF Executive Board completed the second review of Pakistan’s economic reform programme, under which Pakistan was cleared to receive a loan of about $1…

The illusion of a ceasefire

For a brief moment, people around the world witnessed an unexpected scene in Gaza: a mass wedding involving more than 50 couples in the middle of a shattered landscape. Young…

Non-existent ceasefire

When on October 10, a “ceasefire” was declared in Gaza, many Palestinians breathed a sigh of relief. They had just endured two years of constant bombardment estimated to equal roughly…

Surviving the ceasefire

Ten days had passed since the “ceasefire” was announced and I thought it must finally be safe for me to go out. Venturing out was supposed to be a step…

In the line of fire

ON Sept 8, the Nepalese capital erupted in chaos. The world witnessed thousands of young protesters in school uniform — who identified themselves as Gen Z — on the streets…