Towards mutual connectivity
The 13th meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) in Islamabad marks a great achievement for Pakistan. The summit took place at a critical time when the country faced a…
A vision of connectivity
President Donald Trump of the US has shaken the geopolitical landscape of the world in such a way that many nations are struggling to adjust. At present, world politics are…
Beyond macroeconomic indicators
Economists, policy practitioners, politicians and international agencies in Pakistan are obsessed with macroeconomic indicators as a way to measure and achieve national progress. They keep on writing and challenging each…
Asia-Europe economic cooperation
Of the several interesting seminars, I recently attended at Frankfurt the one on Asian European integration was extremely forward looking in its content. It sported prominent panellists, including our own…
Economic corridor: security challenges
An economic force-multiplier encompassing road connectivity, energy, and infrastructure outlays, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) faces a host of internal and external security challenges. Annunciated by the Chinese President, "One…
Economic corridor challenges
The lack of political consensus and insecurity would be two major challenges towards the implementation of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. Failure to address these irritants will continue…
Economic corridor and a worried India
In a remarkable demonstration of national unity by all political parties, at the all party conference last week , it was unanimously decided a go ahead with the western alignment…
Intra-regional aerial connectivity within South Asia
Effective and efficient transport facilities are essential for development of intra-regional connectivity. Regional connectivity especially economic, physical, and people to people connectivity plays a vital role in regional development. Not…
Regional dynamics of the economic corridor
Xi Jinping’s visit to Pakistan two weeks ago was the first to the country by a Chinese president since that of his predecessor Hu Jintao in 2006. It had originally…
Border flare-up: economic implications
The ongoing India-Pakistan border skirmishes are neither going t? be the first nor the last in the ongoing Indo-Pakistan tangle. Eventually they shall fizzle out but these mini crises perpetuate…
