Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: Exclusive with Ambassador Munir Akram
Ambassador Munir Akram could probably be called the doyen of realism when it comes to Pakistan's foreign policy. He has a foreign service career...
Concerns and implications of PTI’s 100 day Economic agenda: Dr. Sajid Amin Javed’s viewpoint
News Desk | Dr. Sajid Amin Javed, an economist, was asked on the practicality of PTI's 100-day economic agenda and where he thought the focus...
Elections 2018: Pakistan’s dirtiest elections or the fairest? – Moeed Pirzada
Financial Times (FT, 18 July) coined the term, “Dirtiest Elections” to describe Pakistan’s July polls that brought Imran Khan’s PTI to power in center,...
What is reality to rigging allegations for July 25, 2018 General Elections?
Was the general election 2018 different from the previous elections or not? If not, then in what way and if yes, then to what...
How will the new Govt. deal with the fiscal deficit? – Adil Nakhoda
The main challenge that I think they will face when they come in will be that they have to go to the IMF. I...
What Pakistan has in store for Khan’s government?
There are immediate, short term and then medium to long term challenges. The immediate challenge for the new government is what to do with...
South Asia: Dilemmas of democratic governance – Salman Bashir
Deliverance by democracy has been the grundnorm (basic norm) for political governance in much of South Asia. However, the application of this prescription has...
Separated ─ but also united ─ at birth – Sudheendra Kulkarni
Yet another August has come, the month of Independence for both India and Pakistan. So many memories, reflections and questions converge as the people...
US-Pakistan ties vital for regional peace & prosperity: Ambassador Ali Jehangir
Pakistan's Ambassador to Washington is known for his business acumen, philanthropy and his work to promote the arts & culture of Pakistan. He was Special...
The downward trajectory of US-Pakistan relations – Dr. Sahar Khan
The United States and Pakistan have had a fraught relationship for decades. Both blame each other for being an unreliable ally. While Washington blames...
Book Review – Regional Dynamics and Strategic Concerns in South Asia
The book comes out at an opportune time, as India and Pakistan celebrate their 71st independence. It is this relationship between the two largest...
Pakistan’s unexpectedly rich English literary evolution – Huma Kirmani
The development of English literature in Pakistan evolved its own identity and has become the socio-cultural document of an era of aspirations and austerity...