Vaccine nationalism will prolong COVID-19 ramifications! on April 2, 2021On 29th January 2021, there was a peculiar and poignant sight at a WHO press conference. A midwife from Uganda and a nurse from Pakistan made the headlines while pleading for vaccine supplies for underdeveloped and developing countries! Michael Ryan, executive director of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme, calls a spade a spade – “They are […]
What is good for the goose is good for the gander on March 11, 2021Generally in parliamentary democracies, the selection or election to the upper house is a pretty drab affair, typically because most of the power lies with the lower house. But not in Pakistan! Here senate elections are an occasion of intrigue and excitement! The recently concluded occurrence being not any bit different especially when it came […]
The problem with the policy of growth through massive debt! on February 20, 2021US President Teddy Roosevelt said, “nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty”. The resulting attributes mentioned in this quote describe quite closely Prime Minister Imran Khan’s big play and ambition about home ownership. The Pakistani Premiere recently launched a housing scheme that espouses to provide a […]
Beware retailers, there is an east wind coming! on February 10, 2021In recent years there has been a staggering increase in online retail. Then came the pandemic along with a further explosion in internet sales! Whatever is the need – big or small – chances are that a website can meet it. Look over your own personal experiences and you will find that this is almost […]
Does due course of law always lead to justice? on February 3, 2021Gloria Steinem – an American journalist and socio-political activist – says “law and justice are not always the same. When they aren’t, destroying the law may be the first step toward changing it”. Witness any court case and this will become obvious – the losing party almost always cries injustice! Scores of lawyers and their […]
Introspection time for the Republican party! on January 20, 2021“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out – because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out – because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out – because I […]
Calmer 2021? Think again! on December 28, 2020To say that 2020 has been a brutal year maybe the understatement of the century! The havoc has been all too visible to everyone. As far as policy responses go – they have been weighed, and they have been measured and they have been found wanting! Will the turmoil continue? It will! Consider. One – […]
To normalise or not to normalise? on December 11, 2020The Middle East is awash with whispers and speculations! After the UAE-Israel deal, Bahrain and Sudan have followed suit. Next in line maybe Morocco and Oman. The grapevine also has it that not only the Saudis gave tacit approval of the UAE-Israel deal but also that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) recently met […]
Welcome back America – Warning, foreign policy challenges ahead! on November 25, 2020A fiercely divided vote, one party not conceding the election to the other, baseless assertion of wide voter fraud, firings of key governmental personnel, military commanders stepping into the fray. The reader would be forgiven to think that is a political set piece from a developing country but it is not. These are the happenings […]
Welcome Back America – Warning, foreign policy challenges ahead! on November 24, 2020A fiercely divided vote, one party not conceding the election to the other, baseless assertion of wide voter fraud, firings of key governmental personnel, military commanders stepping into the fray. The reader would be forgiven to think that is a political set piece from a developing country but it is not. These are the happenings […]