To label political upheaval of early 2011 as the “Arab Spring” turned out to be the wrong metaphor for the Arab world

It is not unusual for even serious economists to look at the same economy from very different angles

It took a couple of centuries before the promise made in Declaration of Independence could be realised

It is only twice in Pakistan’s 70-plus years of history that the state directly intervened to help the poor

The year just ended saw Pakistan shaken by the struggle between political order and disorder

Any analysis of Putin’s priorities should begin with his geopolitical interests

President Biden will follow in the tradition of president Obama

Pakistan could serve as a model for the restive nations in the larger Middle East

Fakhrizadeh killing comes a few weeks before President-elect Joe Biden is to move into the White House

Joe Biden, the incoming president, has not spelt out his approach to international trade deals