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Why is politics so despised?
Perhaps Bilawal and Maryam need to review this politics of salacious returns
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Covid-19: bad data, bad decisions
Maybe it’s time to know what we are not expert at!
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Celebrating biodiversity in Pakistan
Now more than ever we must conserve what’s left of nature because without the natural world, we won’t survive either
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Curbing corruption
NAB’s problem since its launch has been its very weak prosecution wing
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Coping with the locust assault
Pakistan alone is expected to incur losses of around $4 billion due to locust-caused destruction
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Don’t push the marginalised in the corner
Each black rebellion pushed US back just a little bit, equality between blacks, whites remains a longing dream in 2020
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Politics, race, violence and America
You do not rise the top of the food-chain by being irreparable
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The 10th NFC and its discontents
There is no alternative to federal government putting its own fiscal house in order
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A second American Civil War?
The second American Civil War is inevitable unless the American people get rid of President Trump
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Balance of power and nuclearisation of South Asia
The balance of power theory is in fact as old as history.
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The next calamity
Climate trauma and the Covid crises are an eye-opener for mankind
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The divided state of America
Politics is always manipulative but with President Trump it is a whole other level
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I can’t breathe
The US has only become more strident in its discriminatory attitude against blacks
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The future of warfare and Artificial Intelligence
The greatest impact of AI on warfare may be social since autonomous, AI-driven machines increasingly replace humans
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Pakistan, India and the minorities
'Treatment of minorities is a barometer of the state of human rights in a society'
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Budget FY21 — growth imperatives
We can demonstrate through the budget a move to higher growth that is inclusive, sustainable and promotes stability
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Covid-19 and our insensitive mentality
In crises like this, when people should be worried about the future, care-free individuals enjoy living in the moment
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The escalating US-China tensions
The challenge that faces Pakistan now is how to navigate the current rivalry between the US and China
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Democracy and welfare: an antidote to radicalisation
Radicalisation has emerged in a different form post 9/11 and is considered significant in the ongoing militancy
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PK 8303 crash: Search for justice
If anything, the accident frequency during the last eight years has increased.
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The moral vacuum
In many ways, the world around us has changed immensely
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Improving flight safety in Pakistan
So, what needs to be done to make air travel in Pakistan safer?
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Why is selling government so hard?
Selling politicians and government initiatives has been so hard in Pakistan. Why?
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Modi-Trump nexus and CPEC
It is therefore not surprising that China’s action in Ladakh is stronger than usual
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PK 8303 crash: Callous, incompetent
Like most air crashes in the past, one fears that this too will be swept under the carpet
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The new Great Game in Asia?
There is a view that the current standoff between China-India is much more than just a border issue
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China flexes its muscles
President Xi and his associates don’t wish to see the repeat of the huge street protests in 2003
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A headless neighbour
History is a reminder that Pakistan has never allowed the region to be destabilised to the point of no return
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Periods don’t stop for pandemics
Covid-19 has brought the world to a standstill; however, the pandemic could not stop nature
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India’s two-front conundrum
2020 may be a different era but a replica of ’62 is in play
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India: resumption of follies
Can India afford to indulge in such a competition with China?
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Interconnected insurgencies
Individuals in a group(s) have established ties with other insurgent members in physical and non-physical spaces
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The dragon and the elephant
A country at war with itself and its neighbours cannot progress
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Covid-19 and the shift in global supply chain
The pandemic states will either follow de-globalisation or re-globalisation
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Does PTI have the courage to address elite capture?
One can only hope that with his back to the wall, the Kaptaan Sahab will find the courage to make some tough decisions
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Online readiness: Guest column by Tariq Banuri
If lockdown restrictions continue universities will either have to switch to online classes or to abandon the semester
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Lessons from the pandemic crisis
The failure of an effective leadership at the global level to deal with the pandemic is a major lesson one can learn
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An overzealous attack on renewables
It is unlikely that Moore will come out and apologise for his new documentary or take it out of circulation
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India needs help
Perhaps India need to work on its old disease of ‘bad choice of friends’ before it can get out of its national crisis
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Pakistan’s institutional decay
That the Karachi Airbus crash is a manifestation of the organisational failure of PIA cannot be gainsaid
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The crash: who is responsible?
The pain of this incident is not a pain to be dealt with with a painkiller
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Migrant workers: Victim of India’s uneven development pattern
Structural violence is a curse that people in Third World countries are forced to live with
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The future of warfare — India and Pakistan
“States monopoly over violence” will weaken
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The Ghani, Abdullah deal
The agreement is the outcome of a desire to promote partisan interests rather than advancing the cause of peace
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Celebrating Africa Day
It’s a tribute to Africa’s successful struggle against colonialism, apartheid and applauds the progress it has made
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Pakistan needs debt relief
Global creditors need to waive both official bilateral and commercial debt for low-income countries
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Media most foul
The ignorance levels may be high, but one can gauge a willingness to learn
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Is South Asia drifting into another war?
The last time something like this happened was in 1962, and the results weren’t pretty
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2020 superheroes
For an army to win a war, support from various segments of society is a must
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Falling back in love with politics
‘We did not have to be political’ became the hashtag of our state management