Imtiaz Rafi Butt

The Writer is a Chairman of Jinnah Rafi Foundation.

The IMF Dilemma

In the words of Richard Woolf, the modern world is a story that has been repeated through centuries and that story is that of self-interest, selfishness, lust for power and complete disregard for mutual progress, magnanimity and dignity. Mankind has established many institutions with the mindset of egalitarianism and economic progress such as the United…

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The US-China Fallout

China and the United States are emerging as the competitors for world leadership and economic dominance. This competition is being waged at a steep cost and more conflicts and divisions are in the process. The resources of the world are being spent on finding weaknesses and winning allies, while it is becoming increasing difficult for…

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A New Global Economy

Robert Kiyosaki is one of the most influential contemporary financial experts, he has won many accolades for his writings and now he has taken up global economy as his next project. In a series of lectures, Robert has come up with a profound theory which explains a lot of occurrences in the modern world and…

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No Hope for Peace

The United States of America was the deciding factor in the Second World War. It is also true that the ascent of the United States in world dominance was paved by the defeat of the Germans in Europe and was hailed as the armed nation that liberated the western world. And so, from that point…

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Failure of a Nation

In modern research, it is often said that the hardest part of creating knowledge lies in reaching the right question. If the questions are correct, the answers are fairly convenient to find with the right amount of resources. One of the most essential questions that has been asked over and over again is what causes…

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Putin’s War

Vladimir Putin is a name that is the focus of geo-political analysts, journalists, statesmen and politicians across the world. He is a man that has changed the face of geo-politics with his hard decision-making. Many would call him an autocrat and an authoritarian but he has made a name for himself and has not allowed…

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Killing the Albatross

In his poem “the Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, the classic English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge gave the message that has become a metaphor for killing the innocent and what follows once the sin is done. It became known as “killing the Albatross”. It is alluring that these metaphors of classic literature remain relevant even…

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The Evolution of Pakistan

Pakistan is now over 75 years old and in all these decades Pakistan has seen multitudes of ups and downs. Many enormous milestones have been achieved. Pakistan and its people have played a critical role not only in the region but in the international community as well. The evolution of Pakistan has been marked by…

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