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Managing crises in an age of permanent uncertainty
By Sardar Khan Niazi From economic meltdowns to climate disasters, from pandemics to political instability, crises are no longer rare interruptions to normal life — they are becoming a defining feature of it. For countries like Pakistan, crisis managem…
Rising food costs and extreme weather events
By Sardar Khan Niazi In the last few years, food prices in Pakistan have surged to unprecedented levels, and while inflation is often blamed on the usual culprits--global economic slowdowns, policy missteps, or currency devaluation--there is a far more…
Ceasefire or cover-up, the credibility gap in Gaza
By Sardar Khan Niazi The recent wave of violence in the Gaza Strip underscores one grim truth: a ceasefire without credible monitoring is no more than a pause before the next bloodletting. The truce between Israel and Hamas, brokered in early October w…
Title: Pakistan’s Patience and the Price of Afghan Evasions
Asif Mahmood The recent Istanbul talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan, held from October 25 to 29, ended without a breakthrough, not because of Pakistan’s inflexibility but because of Kabul’s persistent denial of hard realities. While Pakistan came t…
The Illusion of Afghan Friendship
Asif Mahmood Is Afghanistan Truly a Friend of Pakistan? When I ask my heart, it says yes, Afghanistan is a brotherly and friendly country. But when I ask my mind, it replies with questions that demand honest answers before any conclusion can be drawn. …
NO to the Privatization of Foreign Policy
Asif Mahmood Can any  state afford to outsource its foreign policy? Can a sovereign nation allow “private franchises” of diplomacy to flourish, where religious figures and political leaders step forward to offer their “services” in improving relat…
India’s Strategic Depth in Afghanistan
Asif Mahmood Those who once criticized Pakistan’s concept of strategic depth should now turn their gaze toward Afghanistan, where India has been cultivating its own version of strategic depth for decades. Do they not see the danger it poses? What is…
Understanding and confronting the crises of our time
By Sardar Khan Niazi In the swirl of crises enveloping our world today, climate breakdown, global inequality, geopolitical fragmentation, and rising digital threat-vectors we confront not only a catalogue of challenges, but also a moral and political c…
The hidden backbone of the modern economy
By Sardar Khan Niazi In today’s digital, interconnected world, it is easy to get lost in the allure of the latest smartphone, the newest electric car, or the endless possibilities of artificial intelligence. Yet, behind every innovation, every piece of…
Indian violation of Indus Water Treaty
By Sardar Khan Niazi When history recalls the signature of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in 1960, between India and Pakistan under the aegis of the World Bank, it will mark it as one of the most remarkable peace‑time mechanisms for sharing trans‑bounda…
Rising food costs and extreme weather events
By Sardar Khan Niazi In the last few years, food prices in Pakistan have surged to unprecedented levels, and while inflation is often blamed on the usual culprits--global economic slowdowns, policy missteps, or currency devaluation--there is a far more…
Ceasefire or cover-up, the credibility gap in Gaza
By Sardar Khan Niazi The recent wave of violence in the Gaza Strip underscores one grim truth: a ceasefire without credible monitoring is no more than a pause before the next bloodletting. The truce between Israel and Hamas, brokered in early October w…
Title: Pakistan’s Patience and the Price of Afghan Evasions
Asif Mahmood The recent Istanbul talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan, held from October 25 to 29, ended without a breakthrough, not because of Pakistan’s inflexibility but because of Kabul’s persistent denial of hard realities. While Pakistan came t…
The Illusion of Afghan Friendship
Asif Mahmood Is Afghanistan Truly a Friend of Pakistan? When I ask my heart, it says yes, Afghanistan is a brotherly and friendly country. But when I ask my mind, it replies with questions that demand honest answers before any conclusion can be drawn. …
NO to the Privatization of Foreign Policy
Asif Mahmood Can any  state afford to outsource its foreign policy? Can a sovereign nation allow “private franchises” of diplomacy to flourish, where religious figures and political leaders step forward to offer their “services” in improving relat…
India’s Strategic Depth in Afghanistan
Asif Mahmood Those who once criticized Pakistan’s concept of strategic depth should now turn their gaze toward Afghanistan, where India has been cultivating its own version of strategic depth for decades. Do they not see the danger it poses? What is…
Understanding and confronting the crises of our time
By Sardar Khan Niazi In the swirl of crises enveloping our world today, climate breakdown, global inequality, geopolitical fragmentation, and rising digital threat-vectors we confront not only a catalogue of challenges, but also a moral and political c…
The hidden backbone of the modern economy
By Sardar Khan Niazi In today’s digital, interconnected world, it is easy to get lost in the allure of the latest smartphone, the newest electric car, or the endless possibilities of artificial intelligence. Yet, behind every innovation, every piece of…

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