The trouble with technology
AN important global debate is underway about the disruptive impact of new technology. There is no doubt modern technology has been a force for good and responsible for innumerable positive…
Extreme nation
PAKISTAN’s political character is a product of extraordinary circumstances, the British Empire’s geopolitical imperatives, and the absence of a blueprint for the post-independence state. It came into existence in a…
Political planet
IN 2019, the journal Science Advances published a study about the state of the world’s glaciers. This study found that glaciers in the Himalayan mountain range were melting much faster…
Violence and the ‘Other’
THE response in Western-centric countries to the Russia-Ukraine crisis displays duplicity, racism and supremacy. The conflict is also presented as unusual. Since the crisis started, journalists from the US to…
Education emergency: now or never
“Let me read, let me grow”, said a 10-year-old child I met in Mirpurkhas. And this is primarily the voice of every child I have met in Pakistan. The first…
Our striking divide
We often think of our society as a homogeneous unit. This is in many ways far from reality. While the divides that run through the political space have become increasingly…
How to tell what’s true online
The wars in the Middle East, South Sudan and Ukraine have heightened global tensions and deepened crises in the areas of peace and security, sustainable development and climate change. One…
How the US sees us
Prof Fred Hayward, an eminent US education expert, recently published a book titled ‘Transforming Higher Education in Asia and Africa’. One chapter of this book is devoted to Pakistan, and…
Language matters
Climate change is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon that encompasses a myriad of scientific concepts, policy frameworks and socio-economic implications. Amid the discourse surrounding climate change, people encounter a multitude…
India’s state of paranoia
India’s political leadership has always remained cognizant of the significance of the majority Hindu vote. This often shapes the electoral process in India and political forces evolve their respective manifestos…
