Denying the acceptance of forces that shape growth and investment
By growth we mean economic expansion as measured by any of a number of indicators such as GDP. Economic growth is an increase in the production and consumption of goods…
The different realities of a complex country
When we talk politics or discuss the national condition anyone would think we were the world’s biggest moaners and grousers. Cynicism has become the general attitude of the intelligentsia and…
Neglecting education, hastening decline
If we pause and consider the pace and nature of Pakistan’s journey into decline, we cannot help but be amazed in the manner our rulers, over the last 50 years,…
Do we need soft power?
Part - II Pakistan lies at the confluences of east, west and central Asia. Although it has good relations with the Arab world it is intrinsically a South Asian country.…
Corruption ranking
Last week Pakistan rejoiced at its ranking in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2014 improved by a notch with a score of 29 out of 100 in a scale from…
China farmers washed away as Beijing taps water from south
Before their villages were submerged beneath a gargantuan scheme to move water hundreds of kilometres to China's arid north, government officials promised farmers better lives far from their ancestral homes.…
Merkel returns from vacation to face an in-tray full of worries
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is back at her desk next week after her summer holiday to find an in-tray filled with tough political issues - from refugees and immigration to…
The old dream
MULLAH Omar is dead. Osama is gone. It has the end-of-an-era ring to it. Which means, soon enough we’ll be, or possibly already are, in the next phase. So, what’s…
Wages of poor governance
The callous manner in which the residents of a squatter settlement in Islamabad have been evicted and the protesters booked for terrorism is the latest chapter in a long story…
Obama’s legacy
The spring in Barack Obama’s step in the autumn of his presidency is surprising for most people — welcome for some, disconcerting for others. After all, the US president was…
