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…
The core of the global shift in power dynamics, away from the ‘Westphalian’ global order formed after WW2 and the growth of China and Russia as global powers, along with the deterioration of Western modes of governance and authority, has created a new cold war and struggle to establish new rules and norms. Part of…
There is a misconception in the world in general and the region in particular about the strength and capabilities of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. As Korea and Vietnam have shown, a land war in Asia depends primarily on the effectiveness of ground troops in their own environment. True, preponderance of Air Force may have a…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Pakistan have been taking pragmatic steps to revive Stailed ties since 2018. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited Pakistan for a day long visit “on Jan 2, 2020 to further strengthen the bonds of friendship between the two brotherly countries. Both value their friendship…
