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Our Long-term Nightmare

Our long-term nightmare

According to the Economic Survey of Pakistan 2013-14, the GDP growth rate has crossed four percent, stated to be the highest in the last six years. Not only opposition parties…

Social Contract

Social contract

There are many theories about the origin of the state and its role in the life of its citizens. One view is that the state is inherently an oppressive institution,…

Eradicating Child Labour: A Global Challenge

Eradicating child labour: a global challenge

Children are the most beautiful and purest creation of God. Wordsworth, the poet of nature, used children to illustrate the simplicity, wholesomeness and innocence of man. Nelson Mandela, South Africa's…

Elements Of International Trade Law

Elements of international trade law

International trade law is a complicated subject as it involves transnational transactions; it derives its sources from customary international law, international conventions, bilateral treaties, and multilateral treaties. These instruments of…

Drivers Of Growth

Drivers of growth

The next budget needs to articulate a vision because a growth revival has become urgent. What should be the contours of this vision and how can it be realised? In…

Modi, Muzaffarnagar And A Nehruvian Hero

Modi, Muzaffarnagar and a Nehruvian hero

Lord Meghnad Desai is aghast at the way the Indian authorities and the Supreme Court have dealt with the alleged molestation case involving Justice AK Ganguly. Joining a television debate…

Privatisation Or Predation?

Privatisation or predation?

King Richard (aka the Lionheart) once declared, “I would have sold London if I could find a buyer”. London was spared; instead bishoprics were sold, gold and silver treasures of…

Congress, Modi And The Road Ahead

Congress, Modi and the road ahead

‘I found power lying on the streets of St Petersburg; all I did was pick it up’, said Lenin. This is true modesty considering the total revolution that the Bolsheviks…

Israel Commands, US Obeys

Israel commands, US obeys

In one of the more bizarre and immature displays of dysfunctional diplomacy in recent years, Washington has again refused to assist in funding Unesco. The reason for this petulant playground…

A Woman Empowered, Empowering Others

A woman empowered, empowering others

Women contributions to the economy are typically understated in most countries as quantifying the contribution of a housewife remains a challenge for national data collectors but those women engaged in…