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Pakistan and Malaysia - dissimilar similarities
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Pakistan and Malaysia - dissimilar similarities

Nation building is a continuous struggle. Many nations that in one century ruled were ruled by others in another century. In fact in modern times, with pace of change faster than speed of light, countries rise and fall in a matter of decades. The rise of
Published 27 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Battle of diplomacy
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Battle of diplomacy

Soft power is the best repellant for war and conflict. As they say prevention is better than cure, similarly diplomacy is better than enmity. We are living in turbulent times where it is increasingly difficult to live peacefully and progressively. Nations
Published 20 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Economics of wars
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Economics of wars

"All war is a symptom of man's failure as a thinking animal," John Steinbeck. Wars are dangerous, costly, destructive and inhuman. Yet history shows how they are a political indulgence many politicians find irresistible. Power and superpower are the main
Updated 13 Jan, 2020 06:45am
Destination 2020
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Destination 2020

Guess which is the top tourist destination to visit in 2020. France, wrong. Malaysia, wrong, Maldives, wrong. India, absolutely wrong. It is Pakistan, yes, believe it or not, but Pakistan it is. This is something we all have dreamt and talked about for de
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:00am
A movement unstoppable?
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A movement unstoppable?

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable", JF Kennedy. Kashmir protests have now become India protests. From Delhi to Bhopal and from Kanpur to Goa streets are full of people aghast at Modi's audacity. Modi's reac
Updated 30 Dec, 2019 06:33am
Modi's fascist secularism
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Modi's fascist secularism

"Arrogance is a killer,": Jack Welch. This statement from a World Corporate Guru is surely not just a good feel quote. This is true. When you see many world leaders around, you may question its pragmatism. Modi defenders, and there are many, will dismiss
Updated 23 Dec, 2019 07:01am
Reversing the brain drain
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Reversing the brain drain

Tania Adrius is back in Pakistan. This news has caught the media by storm in Pakistan. Why? Because very few top-notch Pakistanis working in top global companies leave it all for their country. Not entirely true. Many lesser known patriotic overseas Pakis
Updated 16 Dec, 2019 06:22am
The 'knowledge factory'
Opinion

The 'knowledge factory'

China is the world's manufacturing factory. However, the game is changing in China and most countries may not really know what to do when the full impact of this mass production converting to mass innovation takes place.
Updated 10 Dec, 2019 09:40am
Intolerance without boundaries
Opinion

Intolerance without boundaries

Intolerance does not have a religion; it is a state of mind and conduct existing in all countries and societies in different degrees. It is also a basic inhuman trait easily adopted by humans. Intolerance is supposed to be part of an extremist mindset. An
Updated 02 Dec, 2019 06:06am
100 days of imprisonment
Opinion

100 days of imprisonment

100 days and running. In fact, stampeding. Kashmir remains under siege. Kashmir remains a civilization shutdown. Kashmir remains a land with no laws. Kashmir remains in news but with such stale familiarity of the state of oppression that futility is in da
Updated 25 Nov, 2019 11:15am
100 days of imprisonment
Opinion

100 days of imprisonment

100 days and running. In fact, stampeding. Kashmir remains under siege. Kashmir remains a civilization shutdown. Kashmir remains a land with no laws. Kashmir remains in news but with such stale familiarity of the state of oppression that futility is in da
Updated 25 Nov, 2019 06:59am
ECO - A market unexplored
Opinion

ECO - A market unexplored

The world is getting smaller. Countries are trying to be part of something bigger to enjoy scale economies. Cooperation creates more benefit than competition. That is why from having regional alliances to having trading bloc alliances, the world is becomi
Updated 18 Nov, 2019 07:12am
Opening the corridors to peace
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Opening the corridors to peace

"The certain pathway to all things that you want is through the corridor of joy," Esther Hicks. Kartarpur corridor has the potential of bringing joy to millions of spiritual followers of Baba Guru Nanak. Can it also act as a corridor of joy and a bridge o
Updated 13 Nov, 2019 09:15am
Dark and darker in Kashmir
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Dark and darker in Kashmir

Cut off. Clamped down. Caged. These are the words to describe the world's largest human prison. 27th October 1947 was commemorated as the Black Day in Indian Occupied Kashmir. 27th October 2019 will go down as darkness unprecedented in Kashmir. This is no
Published 04 Nov, 2019 12:00am
Diplomacy at its royal best
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Diplomacy at its royal best

Pakistan is fantastic! What a tagline. Not made by a stale advertising company. Not made by an emotional Pakistani. Not made by a magnanimous Chinese or Turkish friend but by Her Royal Highness Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton. That too in her first-ev
Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Peace is greater than power
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Peace is greater than power

In most parts of the word "Ethiopia" connotes famine, conflict and poverty. The image of a small, backward country with an undernourished population constantly at war and conflict cross border is how most people recall this country. All that was true in t
Updated 22 Oct, 2019 06:25am
Joint television channel
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Joint television channel

Voice is power. The loudest and the most repetitive voices induce influence and action. In a world spilling with messages, advertisements, breaking news, statements, the mind is overloaded with information it can barely register and hardly remember. With
Updated 14 Oct, 2019 05:34am
Sustaining the Kashmir movement
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Sustaining the Kashmir movement

Round 1 and 2 go to Pakistan. But winning a couple of rounds and winning the match can be different. Pakistan has put up a great fight in two rounds of Pre-UNGA internationalization of Kashmir issue phase and UNGA itself. India has been on the defensive b
Updated 07 Oct, 2019 06:12am
Sustaining the Kashmir movement
Opinion

Sustaining the Kashmir movement

Round 1 and 2 go to Pakistan. But winning a couple of rounds and winning the match can be different. Pakistan has put up a great fight in two rounds of Pre-UNGA internationalization of Kashmir issue phase and UNGA itself. India has been on the defensive b
Published 07 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Call to the conscience of global community
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Call to the conscience of global community

Say it with words is a cliché. However along with words speeches that stir people's heart go beyond great script writing. Prime Minister Imran Khan's speech on 27th September 2019 at the UNGA was much more than a yearly 'feel good' reminder. It was an exp
Updated 30 Sep, 2019 06:47am