The economics of Trump’s threats
President Donald Trump has threatened to stop all aid to Pakistan if Islamabad, according to him, does not forthwith stop providing safe havens to Afghan Taliban, especially the Haqqanis. The…
Tax exemptions withdrawal bill: an expert opinion
A commentary on the economic and financial rationale for the actions proposed to be undertaken by way of Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2021 with views on the conceptual shortcomings arising…
The death of the West
This is actually the name of a newish book by Patrick Buchanan, the American politician and writer who worked for three American presidents. In the book he is predicting the…
Security myths
Time after time, resisting Palestinians have made a mockery of Israel’s security myths. The resistance in Gaza has exponentially grown in its capabilities, whether in preventing the Israeli army from…
Policy paralysis
Since dividing and annexing the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019, India has geared up the process of reshaping its demography and identity, using the global…
Who’s a terrorist?
THE banning of TLP as a terrorist group has produced an oddity. Many liberals oppose this action against an organisation whose vile ideology contradicts liberal tenets as their respect for human rights…
Support for Palestine
The Balfour Declaration signed at the end of the First World War on November 2, 1917 surprisingly allowed the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine. This was a big…
Humanity at top
India is currently facing a critical period where the spread of the pandemic has resulted in a huge loss of precious lives. On a daily basis, hundreds of people are…
Violence in Ethiopia
For generations Ethiopia has been governed by intolerant repressive dictatorships that have ignored human rights and ruled through fear. The current government came to power in 2018 on the back…
My enemy’s enemy
There was a time when New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman accused Pakistan for playing a double game in Afghanistan. Donald Trump also accused Pakistan in 2018 of lying and…
