The missing ingredients in Pakistan
Since the 18thCentury, one country after another has experienced what Harvard economist Rostow called a “take off into sustained growth”. Rostow stated that, every once in a while, something happens…
Quo vadis, Pakistan?
For thirteen months, leading politicians have revelled in their ability to flout the law. From Khan’s dismissal of parliament to the government blatantly ignoring judicial injunctions, Pakistan’s political elite have…
At the bottom of the totem pole
The visuals coming out of Pakistan over the last week were jarring and alarming. Uncertainty is reigning. In the face of the tyranny of the urgent, it seems like there…
Towards a consensus finally?
It was no doubt a special Corps Commanders Conference (CCC) – being held soon after the horrifying and unprecedented arson and vandalism acts across Pakistan's major cities that not only…
Common ground
Two hundred and thirty-five million Pakistanis share three key characteristics: a common history, common values, and common aspirations. Beginning in the 8th century, Muhammad bin Qasim led the Umayyad army…
Inside the Red Zone: The decisive year
As the calendar readies to flip this tumultuous year into the past, there is still hope that inorganic turbulence can give way to a semblance of stability. This hope banks…
Tougher times ahead
Bad politics is bound to end in bad economics. Zero-sum is a situation in game theory in which former PM Imran Khan’s gain is equivalent to PM Shehbaz Sharif’s loss…
Giving the rich all of our money
There are legitimate debates over what tax rates should be, even if many of us consider the current tax rates on the rich and super-rich far too low. However, there…
Erosion of democracy
Moises Naim is a Venezuelan journalist. His book ‘The end of power’ placed him among the top 100 influential global thought leaders by the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute. He also served…
The ides of March
FOR the first time since coming to power, Prime Minister Imran Khan seems to have been left to fight his own political battles without the support of his patrons. Threatened…
