Economic reforms: Part-XXIX
The results of the 2017 census were an eye-opener. The population explosion triggered during the previous three censuses has continued, albeit at a slower pace. Relative to the last census,…
Only a dream can end a nightmare
India may be waking up from its unwarranted nightmare. A call has gone out from the head of its most impoverished and second-most populous province to cobble an anti-Hindutva alliance…
Trump nightmare
After suffering a heavy defeat in the Nevada primary, Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz complained that “if Donald Trump became president nobody knows what the heck he would do… He…
Nuclear deal is nightmare scenario for Iranian hard-liners
Nearly everyone in Iran wants to see the nuclear spat with world powers resolved. The exception is Iranian hard-liners. Here's why. Tehran (dpa) - The victory of Hassan Rowhani, a…
Our nuclear nightmare
If you ever ask nuclear advocates in our strategic community why Pakistan is going down the dangerous road leading towards the development of tactical nuclear weapons (TNWs), the most logical…
Our long-term nightmare
According to the Economic Survey of Pakistan 2013-14, the GDP growth rate has crossed four percent, stated to be the highest in the last six years. Not only opposition parties…
A Nigerian nightmare
Africa’S largest country — in terms of both its population and the size of its economy — is today hosting a World Economic Forum (WEF) event where regional leaders and…
The Bard’s nightmare
An ‘A’ Level English literature student, the daughter of a friend, told me that she was reading Shakespeare for her literature course. When I asked her if she was enjoying…
Shaping of a nightmare
In his short innings as foreign minister in the Janata Party experiment of 1977-79, Atal Behari Vajpayee drove down to the L3 lecture hall at Jawaharlal Nehru University. The predominantly…
Creative economics
No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.-Voltaire The concept implied by the title may appear nefarious, perhaps even prejudiced, coming from someone whose origins lie in a profession,…
