The changing world order: a perspective
Driven by spectacular economic excellence and independence of countries, which for years remained subjugated under the domains of one or the other superpower — the US and the then Soviet…
G20 summit a big moment for India?
Riding on the success of the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on moon, India hosted a BRICS meeting and soon thereafter a G20 meeting. The timings for both the events could not have…
Illicit trade damaging country’s economy
Smugglers employ a range of routes and tactics to engage in the illicit trade of goods in and out of Pakistan. These methods encompass land routes through the rugged mountainous…
Israel’s new Arab allies face uneasy balancing act
Confronted with the war raging between Israel and Hamas, Arab countries which have normalised relations with Israel in recent years have been forced to balance diplomacy with fiercly pro-Palestinian Arab…
A shift in the Middle East
The recent Hamas attack on Israel has set off a chain reaction of events that promises to alter the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East and the world at large.…
Waiting for the loss and damage fund
Article 8 of the Paris Agreement, 2015 enshrines the importance of averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including extreme weather events…
As the Middle East transforms
The Middle East is at the center of momentous developments which have significantly transformed the region over the past decade with far-reaching implications for its political stability, security, and economic…
Our big opportunity
Pakistan currently finds itself at a critical juncture, grappling with a severe economic crisis that has dominated headlines both within and outside its borders. However, amidst the economic turmoil, there…
OPEC+ oil quota reform increases Gulf’s dominance
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman earlier this month outlined one of the biggest reforms at OPEC in recent years and presented it as a reward for countries…
The climate-hunger nexus
Pathways to resilience are never easy, but as global and national stock takes suggest, it is the only way forward for countries seeking to save their populations from growing climate…
