Angela Merkel as role model on October 5, 2017Angela Merkel shocked the entire world by becoming the Chancellor of unified Germany. has a lot of inspirations for Pakistan and particularly leadership of ruling PML-N. Setting aside the dissimilarity of governance systems between Germany and Pakistan, political mayhem, civil-military relations and recent judicial tension, if the basic vision and framework of economic policies are […]
CPECs realities on September 20, 2017Reality always bites. First reality is that on ground Pakistan is in position to receive multiple gains if it let CPEC effects trickle down to grass root level establishing backhand linkages with local industry so as to transform Pakistan from consumer-based economy to export-oriented economy. Second reality is that China has not imposed CPEC rather […]
Wanted: Pak-centric foreign policy on August 31, 2017Do contours of Pakistan’s new foreign policy seem to be on the anvil in the backdrop of Trump’s mood swing against Islamabad, labeling it as a facilitator to the ‘agent of chaos’? Should it be believed that Pakistan has woken up to reality; that it is high time to liberate ourselves from the outdated foreign […]
Sikkim border face-off on August 17, 2017 Staying unmoved on issue of Sikkim border tension between China and India, Pakistan has put a cold water on the proposal of Chinese think tank that third country’s army could enter Kashmir at Pakistan’s request, in response to the ‘Indian logic’ that on the request of Bhotan, the Indian Army entered into China-Bhotan disputed […]