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Thursday, January 9, 2025

Delayed tanks will cost Ukraine the war?

One can almost deduce a blueprint between Ukraine, the West, and Russia. As Russia’s assault goes unabated, the West's ability to galvanize a quick response to Ukraine’s pleas wastes time. The current state of affairs displays a division among NATO states.

The technocrat thought: Answer to Pakistan’s woes – Lt Gen (retd) Tariq Khan

Pakistan’s problems have now gone beyond political solutions and need very firm corrective measures. Our situation is fast becoming irreversible and has to be arrested since we have run out of resources as well as time – a deadly combination. The country needs an empowered supra-constitutional body to bring reforms.

Slaughter of an election – a trial for the next general election

  Every electoral process consists of hundreds of steps, and each step demands minimum standards. For instance, Pakistan's Elections Act 2017 has 15 chapters, 241...

Israelis and Palestinians do what they do best, but for the wrong reasons

In a twist or irony, hardliners on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide may find that escalation serves both their interests, even if those interests are diametrically opposite.

The genesis of terrorism in Pakistan – Lt Gen (retd) Tariq Khan

General (retd) Tariq Khan has explained in a detailed piece, the factors that fuelled terrorism in Pakistan and how our authorities failed to initiate a sincere effort to eliminate the menace of violence that continues to haunt the nation. He also recommends strong measures that can lead to stability in the country.

The Eighty-Twenty Rule for Maximizing Foreign Exchange Earnings

A strong reliance on foreign exchange assistance can have a number of detrimental effects for a country's economy, even while it can offer valuable resources for a country's development. It is crucial that nations work toward greater self-sufficiency and carry out changes that boost domestic economic growth and resource production.

CIA activities in Tibet after China’s communist revolution

A CIA intelligence report, from September 1952, acknowledged that there would be serious difficulties in successfully aiding the Tibetan resistance against the might of the Chinese Army (People's Liberation Army).

Decolonization, fraser report and police reforms in Pakistan

The colonial powers used their military might to conquer and occupy the land of the countries that they colonized. Later, through culture, language and law they subjugated the people.

EU’s textile waste and used clothing in Pakistan

The current scenario indicates that imported used clothes are recycled by some industries, but the progress is not significant and major portions of these clothes enter resale markets and dumping sites directly.

Pakistan and it’s reducing foreign exchange reserves

This unprecedented 13.7 percent rupee depreciation within two days, was undertaken to meet a key condition for the resumption of a stalled International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan.

Déjà vu in Moscow as Bilawal visits almost a year after Imran did

Upon his arrival in Moscow, Mr Bhutto-Zardari was received by senior officials of the Russian foreign ministry, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Russia Shafqat Ali Khan and other embassy officials.

Deteriorating Pak-Afghan ties and the China factor

All three countries share borders and they are common neighbors of each other. The border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is around 2500 km, known as the Durand Line, which is often disputed by Afghanistan.