What Rules the World? on December 15, 2023The puissant made to reign; The faint left to condemn; The indifferent contend to abstain; And through this, thus, the world was left to reign. The archive of history makes it unequivocally clear that the world is reigned by those who are acquainted with the rules which enable them to do so. The powerful ones […]
Institutional Crisis in Pakistan (Part II) on June 24, 2023The parliament seems to be the most important institution in the country. Therefore, it must show that it is the real house of the real representatives of the people and is present there for the people. It must be responsible and vigilant in its activities to keep the executive and other key institutions in line […]
Institutional Crisis in Pakistan (Part 1) on June 10, 2023Is Pakistan a stable state? Is Pakistan a struggling state? Is Pakistan performing well on all key developmental indicators? Is its economy stabilized or a struggling one? Does Pakistan have a stable, calm and working political realm? A plethora of questions rushes to one’s mind as he thinks about the contemporary position of Pakistan. The […]
Pakistan’s Economic Nightmare on June 2, 2023Setting priorities turns into tangible outcomes. Since its inception, Pakistan has embarked on prioritizing areas like traditional security at the expense of economic growth and prosperity. Such a legacy further blurred the foreseen hope for the economic revival of Pakistan. A historic archive of the past 75 years of Pakistan unequivocally shows it. Pakistan has […]
The Chinese World on May 9, 2023When life throws lemon, make it lemonade or the more you sweat in peace the less you bleed in war. Crisis brings opportunities with itself conditional to the capacity of the dealer. The Chinese world is the outcome of the multilayered presence of Beijing in different fields of life be that of political, economic or […]
Ukraine War: Blessing in Disguise for Putin on April 5, 2023It is a widely-held narrative that crises usually generate opportunities. Though this might be limited to a few at the cost of many, the few widely celebrate and advocate crises-driven situations wherein they may have several opportunities to boost personal stakes. This is usually done by parochial-minded persons. The same is applied to the state, […]
Russia-Ukraine Standoff and the Third World War on March 15, 2023It is an often-quoted fact that a spark may trigger inflammation. At the same time, some barring blocks can have the capability to inactivate the inflammatory spark. Such a metaphorical conceit can be dragged down to gauge the would-be decisive and turning point of the Russia-Ukraine standoff. It has been more than a year that […]
Pakistan: A Polycrises State on February 14, 2023The modern-day western form of state is a descendant of the treaty of Westphalia, which ended the thirty years’ war to ensure the territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence and equality of a state among other states. Apparently, the state is supposed to play a parental role internally and defend against external invasions. From the Greek city-state […]
The Educational Paradox of Pakistan on February 2, 2023The core purpose or the basic demand of education is to instil, unveil, resurface or enhance the ability to strike a clear difference between right and wrong. A well-versed and result-oriented education system vividly designs its purposes, which might be educating the people or students to pave the way for their contribution to a healthy […]
2023: New Year, Old Lessons on January 10, 2023The end of December opens up two folds. On one hand, it tells us about the previous twelve months and all about what happened there, and on the other hand, it tries to unveil the possible picture of the coming year-the New Year. The anecdotes of such debates show that mostly the nature of the […]