The writer heads the Sustainable Development Policy Institute. He tweets at @abidsuleri
The government should understand that GDP growth sans job creation and livelihood security means nothing to the ordinary citizens
It is time for India to overcome the hurdles posed by its difficult history with Pakistan and China by being part of CPEC and BRI
Despite all reservations and concerns, the mere fact that we would have a headcount after 19 years is a big step forward to well-informed...
Though ECO has not been able to create any major impact on the domestic, regional or global economies so far, Pakistan did succeed in gathering nine...
The new year offers a moment to focus on what we have done wrong and analyse how well or badly are we faring in the present
With focus on agriculture and exports, the federal budget sets ambitious targets
The best plans and policies of the government fail to deliver when we don’t have our numbers right
They key to success for transforming our country is to follow the UN development goals as our indigenous development agenda
The NSA talks were stalled largely because of a different interpretation of Ufa statement by each side
Had a clear mandate been given to a flood management organisation to be the focal agency, the losses in Chitral and Peshawar could have been minimised
The PML-N government’s focus should be on reducing income inequalities and turning growth more inclusive
The ongoing power crisis should not distract the government from resolving petrol crisis on a permanent basis
SAARC summit ended with a desire that Pakistan and India would move ahead of their stated positions for integration, peace and prosperity in the...
Through a right set of policies and procedures, a natural calamity can be stopped from turning into a human disaster
According to the 2011 National Nutrition Survey, Pakistan is facing a silent crisis of malnutrition that is amongst the worst in the world and has...
The real challenge is to develop feasible alternatives to ensure an effective governance system which helps in stopping natural calamities from...
Both Pakistan and India will have to show political maturity and foresight to scuttle attempts to defeat normalisation of relations
The current IDP crisis has yet again challenged the whole governance process in the absence of local governments and decentralisation
Federal budget 2013-14 was perceived as the one which was prepared by caretakers and technocrats with the consent of the PML-N, mainly to qualify...
For the 1.5 billion inhabitants of India and Pakistan, the last week’s meeting between their premiers is a positive sign. Things seem to be...
