Politician or technocrat? on May 7, 2021In Book Six of The Republic, Plato describes a conversation between the founding father of Greek Philosophy – Socrates and Adeimantus, where he openly questions democracy and even the democratic electoral process. Socrates believed in a more technocratic form of governance that would entrust only educated and well-informed individuals with the right to vote and […]
The political equilibrium on April 9, 2021After more than seventy years of independence and swinging between governance models and political parties, The Islamic Republic of Pakistan finds itself in a state of intermittent agitation and democratic ideologists confusion. This ideologists confusion at times is given the name of joint part party movements, or passed down to generation, presented as glorified personas […]
Panacea for our moral gangrene on March 11, 2021Reinhold Niebuhr’s 1932 classic Moral Man and Immoral Society states that, “the will for power inevitably dominates the will for good.” Nations crucify their moral rebels with their criminals upon the same Golgotha. Imran Khan popularly referred as a political maverick faces a somewhat similar fate at the hands of opposition joined under PDM (Pakistan […]
Learning lessons for Pakistan economy: Chinese perspective on January 28, 2021Pakistan’s interactions with China will be greatly related to economic situation of the latter. If the Chinese market looks prosperous and innovative, the expected collection of projects China has included in the CPEC investment program will yield rewards. Latest information published by the Chinese authorities shows a GDP growth rate of 2.3% in 2020, making […]
Sustainability mantra: exports, exports and exports! on January 15, 2021The true objective for the country is to achieve sustained growth in exports, which can be accomplished only if the growth trend for the next 10-15 years persists at a higher level. Export sustainability is the only formula for coping with Pakistan’s economic distress, as industrial export activities in the country would help ensure maximum […]
Power of dreams on January 6, 2021Over the past few decades, Pakistan among listed as the developing economy has faced major problems on a broad range of fronts, varying from poverty to emissions, climate change and water pressure, among many other things. In size as well as distance, these relatively close problems need ‘major’ answers. To be accurate, the answers need […]
Pakistan textile industry windfall: sustainable or fizzle on December 23, 2020Textile exports of Pakistan seem to have stabilized substantially from the Covid-19 pandemic shocks and are still increasing. Recent monthly data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics for the first four months of the current financial year shows that exports of textiles and garments are back on a pace of growth in terms of […]
Wheat: A strategic commodity for Pakistan! on November 20, 2020Wheat is the main staple and a strategic commodity of the people of Pakistan, so the supply of flour, wheat or grain to a population of 220 million people should be a challenging job, notably when there is restricted use of land for food production and under multiple restrictions. This review will explore a few […]
Elected Joe Biden: Implications for Pakistan on November 11, 2020A change in the White House is always supplemented by a shift in international policy of every respective country. As in the words of Noam Chomsky, every President of the United States (US) has a new doctrine that has a profound influence on overall geopolitics. Joe Biden, after a tough electoral match with Donald Trump […]
2+2 Dialogue: torpedo at regional peace on November 4, 2020The Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) was signed in Delhi on the occasion of the third edition of the India-US 2 + 2 talks. The agreement will allow India to acquire accurate topographical, nautical, aeronautical data, and topographical images on a real-time basis through US military satellites. The information retrieved could be used for […]