Gwadar: the missing link
The controversy over alterations in the route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is currently the major source of conflict between the federal government and the provinces. This conflict temporarily…
Into the maze of global conflict
The view from Riyadh. The Saudi mission to topple Syria’s Assad has gone awry – instead Isis is now a force to reckon with, and is the new Saudi obsession.…
CPEC: The ‘fate changer’
CPEC is not merely an ordinary economic corridor or a transit trade route, but it would be a fate changer project through which the Pakistani nation would be able to…
Happily ever after?
Even after the deal worth $45.6 billion between Pakistan and China, there are some sceptics who believe that relations between Pakistan and China will not remain as cordial as they…
Nigeria oil rebels warn of unrest unless Jonathan re-elected
Kennedy Tonjo-West is unhappy at the way Nigeria's main opposition party and northern politicians have been criticising President Goodluck Jonathan's record in the run-up to next month's election. "We are…
The role of regulators
On account of government failure to manage state enterprises the phenomena of privatisation, deregulation and globalisation of businesses and economies is in practice all over the world expecting efficient allocation…
Oil company CEOs likely to avoid big hit to compensation
These are nervous times at the top of North America's oil companies. Executives are trying to cope with the plunge in oil prices and are slashing costs as they watch…
EU approval of Russian pipeline would be a move against Ukraine
Approval of Russia's South Stream pipeline would send a message to Ukraine that the European Union is not ready to support its ambitions to lean toward the West and does…
They will take everything
Our ruling class or the so-called elite, if they can be so called or even deserve to be addressed as such, crossed all acceptable limits during the recent petrol crisis…
BCIM corridor versus Gwadar-Kashgar corridor
When it comes to connectivity between India and China, leveraging the potential of direct roads still remains low. Road corridors enable not only trade, but also infrastructure like electricity lines,…
