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Our current state of disaster preparedness
While natural disasters cannot be averted, they can certainly be better managed.
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Global implications of the US drought
Need to export wheat to avail higher prices, rising oil costs could again lead to shortages, price hikes in Pakistan.
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Will water scarcity cause conflict?
The existing Indo-Pak water sharing paradigm may no longer be able to address the emergent tensions.
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The political economy of land in Pakistan
‘Neoliberal security state’ manifests through army’s involvement in fertiliser, ministers in corporate farming.
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Stereotyping Pakistan
Prominent US think tanks continue to further demonise the countries with which cooperation is being sought.
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Fighting the narcotics trade
The drug trade across the Afghan border is now too sophisticated for any one country to address singlehandedly.
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Why not a ‘failed’ foreign policy index?
See how countries like the US and its allies rank on it for their recent fiascos in Iraq, Afghanistan.
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Rio+20 and what it means for us
There is a need for a shift towards sustainable practices. Implementation of NSD Strategy is one good place to start.
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Who will come to our aid now?
The extent to which international lending agencies will provide loans to bail out Pakistan depends on the US.
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What about the rights of farmers?
Pakistan seem to make no serious efforts to consult farmers, agricultural experts on subject of importing GM seeds.