IR discipline needs revamping
International Relations (IR), as a separate discipline, is almost 100 years old but in Pakistan its academic life is nearly 50 years. Mostly promoted by US and Britain as major…
Bring in the women
The COP25 climate meeting in Madrid concluded over the weekend. As in past meetings, the talks failed to make much progress on international climate action. And again, the views and…
Climate collaboration
Asia’s never-ending war against social, economic and environmental challenges has put the region’s stability under threat. Along with many other pressing issues, political differences among the countries, growing population, unemployment…
HEC to fund ideas meant to resolve national progress issues
The Higher Education Commission is encouraging universities to come up with executable ideas to resolve the problems hindering national progress and all such ideas would be funded for execution, HEC…
Liquid of life
Water is the driving force of all nature. Water is life and clean water means health. It is a great blessing of Allah and there is not a single living…
Two Fuhrers across time: Part – II
The Hitler, Savitri, Modi threesome, was (is) an amalgam of hate and delusional contradictions. Hitler committed horrors on fellow humans but was an opera fan and animal-lover. He adored dogs;…
A vision for the future
IT is difficult to support any political party in Pakistan for an obvious reason. They are so full of corrupt, uncaring and incompetent leaders that associating with them comes across…
Learning from China?
IN a couple of recent public comments, Prime Minister Imran Khan referred to drawing lessons from China. Can we learn from China, given the uniqueness of its historical experience, cultural…
Seismic costs
WHEN considering investment in an infrastructure project, responsible investors or donors would ask: what is the need? What are the financial, social and environmental costs? What are the risks and…
Occupational safety
ONE of the most neglected areas of governance in Pakistan is that of inspection and monitoring of the labour force employed in hazardous occupations. The highest incidence of injuries occurs…
