Overview What we are generally analysing in this context is the shift in global power following the election of Donald Trump as POTUS and the acceleration of China’s ‘Multinational Infrastructure Projects’ as per the BRI formula, of which Pakistan’s portion via CPEC is of key importance. As part of its role in this framework, Pakistan…
“After Partition of 1947, demolition of Babri Masjid by vandals, with the connivance of some people, was the greatest tragedy of India. The Ayodhya verdict says it was illegal, but in the same breath sanctifies it. Well done, My Lords!” This is not a view from the streets but that of Markandey Katju, a former…
World Economic Forum 2020 opened with over 3,000 participants this year. Over the years, the forum has noted a significant increase in the footfall. What would this mean for the beautiful locale in the Swiss Alps as visitors trek from all over the world for this event in a small community that host the world’s…
PM Modi, you may pat yourself on the back and think that you have outsmarted the world! But remember that there is many a slip between the cup and the lip especially in a complex, globalized, interdependent world with 24/7 visibility of all that you have done and said. The future may have surprises for…
The World Economic Forum (WEF), established in the 1970s, is an independent not-for-profit organisation which aims to engage various political, business and cultural world leaders in attempts to discuss current and form future agendas. To do so WEF hosts an annual meeting in Davos where the most pressing world issues are highlighted and solutions and…
As I put down reading ‘Blood over Different Shades of Green’, I am struck by the partnership it garnered in Ikram Sehgal, Chand to family and friends, and Bettina Robotka: academician, scholar of history, student-linguist of South Asian languages and, as if, by “whim of God”, drawn to walks around the promenade in Karachi, in…
The global demand for fresh water resources has escalated dramatically over the last few years, especially in light of rapid population growth and widespread urbanization across the globe. Moreover, as the impacts of climate change and stresses of resource scarcity gain further traction, societies are increasingly hard pressed to find effective and sustainable solutions to…
War “hysteria” has now dashed in Doha. Warmongering of 20 years, loss of more than US$ 750 billion, unlimited collateral damages, brutal killings, bombs, blasts, deadlocks, miseries and uncertainties, a historic peace agreement has now been signed between the US and Taliban (once projected as angles of God, propagated worse terrorists/enemies of humanity and again…
Suicide Bombings At least 10 persons were killed and 35 others sustained injuries in a suicide blast that hit a Police vehicle near the Quetta Press Club in Quetta on February 17, reports Daily Times. Three Police personnel were among those killed in the blast. The suicide bomber wanted to target rally of a religious…
Introduction Apart from humanity, Allah has also created other creatures not visible to humans. They are the angels, jinn. The messengers and prophets are all sent by God for the guidance of humanity and jinns, the invisible creatures. They act as His servants; this is a basic tenet laid down by the Holy Qur’an, It…
