Modi’s new avatar?
Who would have guessed that well into his third term, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would launch a charm offensive toward India's poverty-stricken Muslims? Well, it has begun as 32,000…
Threats, coercion & pushback
IN the opening weeks of his second term, President Donald Trump has used threats, intimidation and coercion against both America’s friends and adversaries to try to bend them to his…
Two decades of failure
STATES will not tolerate secessionist movements. In fact, not tolerating secession is central to how a state is defined, ie, as an entity that claims legitimate monopoly over violence in…
Fulfilling Pakistan’s promise
The political landscape of British India in the early 20th century was shaped by a complex interplay of colonial rule, emerging nationalist sentiments, and communal tensions. The formation of the…
GoP Ijarah Sukuk: better investment option?
In Pakistan, we are fortunate in that our economy is endowed with a variety of both conventional and Islamic financial services and products. While the conventional financial services cater to…
Unilever faces battle to reduce plant-based meat exposure
Unilever may struggle to attract buyers for its plant-based meat business, complicating the company’s plan to cut its exposure to products which are falling out of favour with consumers, industry…
Finland populists eye election upset as anti-immigrant feeling rises
In the remote, northern Finnish town of Oulu where he has lived for seven years, Syrian-born Jabo Waleed recently started feeling that some people's behaviour towards him was becoming less…
Falling for predictions
Numbers are deceptive and forecasts are dangerous in unpredictable scenarios. Back in 2008, when oil prices were racing over $100 per barrel, forecasts of big global houses were approaching $200/bbl,…
Where is Imran Khan?
We all know that former prime minister Imran Khan has been in jail since May 2023 but the question still is: where is Imran Khan? And one can ask that…
Five years on
Five years after the Pulwama-Balakot incident, five key pieces of information indicate how the BJP government orchestrated the Pulwama attack, conducted the missed strikes, made false claims of striking Pakistan’s…
