The writer holds a PhD from Massey University, New Zealand and was a Humboldt fellow at the German Development Institute at Bonn. He teaches at the University of Malakand.
We are living in an era of ‘corridorization’, ‘economic corridor’ being the new buzzword. The proponents of these ‘corridors’ claim that...
In recent times, hardly has any other strategy or initiative gained any such global limelight than Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road...
The recent tragedy of the migrant boat in the Mediterranean Sea is a grim reminder of the prevailing hopelessness in the countries of origin of...
One major geographic characteristic of Central Asian countries is their landlockedness. Being a landlocked economy creates challenges in all spheres...
China definitely deserves kudos for what it has accomplished regarding the Middle East in a world plagued by war after war.At the same time, what...
Due to its growing role in the Middle East, China is emerging as “an economic heavyweight…a diplomatic lightweight and…a military...
The great and ever-relevant Shakespeare has aptly stated: “When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions” . What this means...
Amidst most of the gloom shrouding the prospects of the country’s economic landscape , perhaps the only sanguine news of late came regarding the...
In Pakistan, there are about 23 million children that are out of school, and 22 million children are enrolled in low-quality government schools.The...
The frequency and intensity of natural disasters has alarmingly increased in recent years, predominantly due to climate change. Both developed and...
