A short-sighted approach
THE Paris Agreement in 2015 at the 21st Conference of Parties, or COP21, was a watershed moment in global efforts to combat climate change. As one of the signatories to…
Tourism economy – a potential undiscovered
What are the first impressions of a country? Its places, its people, its culture. How are these impressions created? These impressions are created by visuals, by slogans, by statements, by…
Patriarchy blues
INITIALLY there was cause to fear that Rahaf al-Qunun’s attempted flight to freedom would come to a sticky end. The plucky Saudi teenager evidently hopped on a plane to Bangkok…
Pak-India diplomacy
Despite their failure to break the impasse, the Pakistani and Indian foreign secretaries, Aizaz Chaudhry and S. Jaishankar, had what were called “frank and constructive” talks in New Delhi on April 26.…
The battle of cities
During the last week, the performance of three major political parties in the capitals of the three provinces ruled by them dominated the news media. As the PML-N patted itself…
The Indian National Army
In my previous articles on these pages I have been writing about various resistance movements against the British Raj in India. These movements varied in nature, scope, and dynamics. One…
In memory of Nigar
Nigar Ahmad, a close friend and a former colleague at the economics department of Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2017 in Lahore. After a brilliant academic…
Regional solutions key to Asia-Pacific’s transition to sustainable energy
The Asia-Pacific region is at a turning point in its energy trajectory. The energy solutions that have fuelled growth in the region over the past few decades are no longer…
Parched fields force Thailand to look beyond rice
Thailand has long served as one of the globe's main rice bowls, but chronic water shortages are pushing the country to move away from a grain that dominates its fields…
Transport – a pivotal sector in Asia and the Pacific’s journey to sustainability
Transport is a key contributor to economic growth, prosperity and to societal well-being. Physical links across Asia and the Pacific have increasingly improved through years of steady investments in the…
