Manipulative economics
Economists have steered clear of behaviour in attempting to analyse economic doings. Yet at the heart of the action is the work of humans. The economic structure and functioning of…
After Telangana, a clamour for separate Indian states
Will the Indian government's move to split the southern state of Andhra Pradesh and create a new state of Telangana open up a Pandora's box? It looks likely, because soon…
View Point: Presidential election: Controversy and consensus issues
As expected, the PML-N candidate for president, Mamnoon Hussain, easily sailed to victory winning 432 electoral votes from Parliament and provincial assemblies while the PTI's former Justice Wajihuddin Ahmad received…
Do Nawaz and his team have what it takes? The ocean of corruption versus the peaks of corruption!
There is a lot of talk these days about zero tolerance for corruption especially by the PM and no wonder. The Zardari ship sank under water on the corruption issue…
Jail assault and the republic’s dilemma
The Taliban come to attack the Dera Ismail Khan Central Jail carrying their lives in their hands. They assault it with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades. And the first thing the…
The making of a president
Mamnoon Hussain stands elected as the 12th president of Pakistan but not before some controversy. The PML-N had the required numbers even if the PPP had not boycotted the presidential…
State of higher education
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) recently published a special report on ‘Higher Education in South Asia’. According to this report, higher education in South Asia is at a crossroads. Driven…
The chief’s matrix
It’s almost official. By October or November, Pakistan’s military at large, and then its army in particular, are going to have new commanders. First, the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee…
Hubris as justice?
The Election Commission of Pakistan should not have abdicated responsibility. It should have definitively fixed a date for the presidential election, passed a reasoned order in response to the PML-N’s…
Chaos under the heavens
The last few years have seen our nation being bestowed with several not-so-flattering epithets. Either we are ‘the most dangerous nation’ or ‘the most resilient nation’. We annually grace the…
