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A journey towards political maturation
Pakistan may have developed politically but it had as yet to mature
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The world is becoming coloured and less Christian
For the first time in human history, several large countries have seen dramatic declines in human fertility
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Using technology for development: likely inputs from China
The focus of technological change has to be on individuals, firms and government departments
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Role of history in Pakistan’s relative economic and social backwardness
Economists believe that the state of any given economy depends a great deal on history and historical experience
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Religion in South Asian politics
Religion has become an important player in the political development of South Asia
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Large nations don’t win small wars
Large, powerful nations have not found the way to fight small wars without taking a heavy toll on innocent civilians
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Afghanistan and ethnicity
Sharp ethnic divisions in Afghanistan are one reason why it has not been able to develop a strong central authority
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Role of women in Pakistan’s development
No country has made economic and social progress without empowering its women
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President Putin’s world game
Before the invasion, Putin suggested a Yalta type of summit involving the world’s powers to formulate a new order
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China and the US — a new cold war
Biden is spending a great amount of time cultivating the world outside