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Ethiopia overview

The inclusion of Ethiopia in BRICS, an informal group of emerging world economies comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is a pleasant surprise because the African country's extreme…

Inclusive climate action

In a commendable move, the now dissolved National Assembly of Pakistan reaffirmed its commitment to bolster an inclusive climate change agenda by unanimously adopting a resolution concerning climate change. Probably…

From rhetoric to reality

It has been one year since the apocalyptic floods of 2022 wreaked havoc on Pakistan as a result of what was described “a monsoon on steroids” by the UN secretary-general.…

How to review a central bank

The Australian government initiated an independent Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), on July 20, 2022. The Review panel handed its report to the government within a short…

Hidden stories

There are stories of immense human significance, at least to those directly involved across the country. Yet we rarely hear about them or discuss them in the mainstream media. Only…

Exploring careers

May 4 – Thursday – turned into a most memorable day in my life as one of my big dreams came true in the form of Pakistan’s largest job fair…

Three urgent national crises

Three urgent national crises will remain unaddressed no matter who comes out on top in the political and institutional free-for-all battle royale that currently rages among Pakistan’s elite. The reason…

A government in contempt

Those who thought that sanity would return to the ranks of the government, and that they would take the requisite steps to facilitate the holding of elections for the Punjab…

Politics over economy

“As I have been arguing for a long time now, there is a real need not simply for a political economy of wealth but also for a political economy of…