On December 17th after a long-drawn-out trial former military ruler retired General Musharraf was found “guilty of high treason and sentenced to death” by a three judges bank in a 2:1 split vote. The trial had been initiated for his abrogation of the Constitution of Pakistan and the declaration of a state of emergency as…
‘Strategic assets’ is a relatively new concept that arose in connection with the fast-forward development of economic globalization in the 20thce. And a new wave of economic cold war that has been leashed by the change in economic power centers more recently and the reorganization of economic, political and strategic alliances connected with it. By…
The economic weapon is among the most powerful assets that any government possesses in protecting national security. Greater scrutiny is accorded to economic transactions involving strategic assets: the US government has enacted laws to protect a wide range of “Strategic Assets”, those include American farmland, airlines, telecommunications, and defence-related corporations from what it considers adverse…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the regional leader of innovation, smart economy, artificial intelligence and human capital. The UAE is also leader of re-exports, financial hub, investments and last but not least one of the idealist hub of human wisdom, interaction and knowledge. Innovation is the mean to survive on this planet which has…
As per IMF forecast Africa will be second-fastest growing region in the world between 2016 and 2020 with annual growth of 4.5%. Seven African countries are posting annual growth rates well above 5.5%. Similarly, among the fifteen fastest growing global economies, eight are in Africa. Notwithstanding the fact that the region is of great strategic…
