A Flawed System of Governance

A Muslim majority state was envisaged by its founder Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah to ensure conducive conditions for the Muslims of British-India for socio-economic, cultural and religious development. Pakistan geographically being situated at the fringes of former British-India, many of the features inherited from the British and the lack of basic infrastructure made its beginning…

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The State of the Economy

As a sovereign state, Pakistan cannot sustain itself politically and militarily without long-term economic stability. Despite having a significant geo-economic location and potential natural resources the country is plagued by severe economic crises – an increasing debt, a fiscal deficit, burdensome public corporations and low taxation. If the government continues to disregard the brewing economic…

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Revisiting Nehru’s Decision Making Leading to Indian Military Humiliation in 1962 Sino-Indian War”

It was October of 1962, seemingly humanity was coming to an end through repeat of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. So while Kremlin and White House were busy averting World War-III during the Cuban Missile crises, China launched a two pronged land offensive about 1000 miles apart against India across the Himalayas. Chinese political aim was to…

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