“I consider Pakistan my second home; Turkey stands with Pakistan and will continue to do so”, said Turkish President and strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan to a beaming audience of dignitaries and the press in Islamabad during a 2 day visit by the Turkish head of state to Pakistan, his seventh since gaining power in 2003….
Nations are built first and foremost on geographical grounds. It is an integrative process that must unite different ethnic, religious, cultural and economic entities into a community of equals. There must be a unity of purpose and equity amongst the constituent units. A superficial national identity is easy to create by appealing to emotions, waving…
While considering maritime chokepoints across the world, the Mozambique Channel rings the bell eventually; however, because of the changing equations and power projections in other geographic bottlenecks by the regional and foreign players it is frequently ignored. Yet for the past millennium, the Mozambique Channel has filled in as a key transit and exchange center…
Dear Readers, Held every year the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Annual Meetings are truly unique, being totally impartial and aiming to drive positive change. Since 1971, politicians, business leaders, academics, journalists and representatives of civil society have been travelling to the Swiss ski resort of Davos, the town immortalized by Thomas Mann in his novel The…
Context Since 9/11, and even before, the world affairs are often linked to significant events that force upon a change from routine, while moving them towards a different direction. The often-quoted assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 is a case in point that directly led to World War I. Then there are natural catastrophes that…
Bomb/IED Explosions A suicide bomber targeted a mosque in Quetta during evening prayers on Friday, January 10, killing at least 15 people and wounding 20 others, officials said, reports Daily Times. The blast took place in Satellite Town of Quetta. The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the SITE intelligence group….
Pakistan recently welcomed the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan on an official visit. This cemented the long standing friendly relations between the two countries and lifted them to a new level. Much of this is due to the efforts of President Erdogan, who for the last 16 years has been central in directing the…
Ikram! I finished the book two days back. In the absence of a forum like Amazon or Goodreads to write a review (since your book is not published there), I thought of completing the courtesy by writing this feedback. This book ripped open the healed wounds all over again. A painful chapter of our history…
The dialogue and research-based 4th Karachi International Water Conference focused on the Water, Energy, Food Nexus for a Sustainable Future in Pakistan. Hosted by the Hisaar Foundation, the conference brought forth new perspective by gathering scholars, researchers, concerned government bodies and smart agriculture specialists from across the world to speak about water concerns and the ongoing projects…
The World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2020 came out recently; sending many of us into a flurry of despair. It stated that at the present rate of progress, it could take us nearly 100 years to get to gender parity (99.5 years to be exact) and reach a gender equal world. Another dismal…
