The growing middle class
There is a visible demographic shift in Pakistan. We have been experiencing steady growth in an aspiring middle class and not just in terms of absolute numbers. Despite lacklustre growth…
India’s China anxiety
If you look at the regional environment of South Asia at the moment, one thing is clear: India is attempting to imitate China’s approach to asserting great power status. India’s…
New economic frontier
For decades, Pakistan’s government and bureaucratic systems have been viewed as mired in red tape and resistant to innovation. The country’s administrative machinery, both within and from outside the country,…
Israel lobbies US to keep Syria weak and decentralised
Israel is lobbying the United States to keep Syria weak and decentralised, including by letting Russia keep its military bases there to counter Turkey’s growing influence in the country, four…
Global power shifts to the East
In the realm of global power dynamics, the East, spearheaded by China, Russia and their respective allies, is undergoing remarkable economic and diplomatic expansion, while the historically dominant Western nations,…
India & Trump 2.0
THE recent Modi-Trump meeting ended with many predictable outcomes and a few surprise announcements. The predictable outcomes include the India-US willingness to cooperate on strategic affairs and mitigate irritants related to economic…
The Modi-Trump tango
A strong economy is a national security imperative. It is also crucial to foster social and political stability. It also effectively shapes a cohesive national identity necessary to mould international…
Scroll, click, forget?
WE live in a world where our attention is the most valuable commodity. I use the term ‘commodity’ deliberately — Big Tech corporations have commoditised our focus. The business model…
Drill, baby, drill!
At the onset of his second term as the president of the United States, Donald Trump has reignited a global debate about the trajectory of his economic policies. With bold…
The Trump doctrine: trade wars and tensions
The slew of political and economic measures announced by the Trump Administration has created an impression that the world is returning to an era of an insane protectionism and intense…
