The PTI’s Struggle to Govern Pakistan
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) continues to roll from one crisis to another. Even after ruling Pakistan for over nine months, the PTI government appears to […]
Category: Economy
Why the Road for China’s BRI is Steeper in India’s Northeast
For the second consecutive time, India boycotted the Chinese-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum held late last month. India’s broad objections regarding the Chinese […]
Bangladesh’s Tryst with China’s BRI: Economic Boom or Debt Trap?
The China-Bangladesh relationship has enjoyed a growing closeness in recent years, particularly after Xi Jinping’s 2016 visit to Bangladesh – the first by a Chinese […]
پلوامہ بحران میں خلیجی ثالثی : بھیڑ چال کا عمل
فروری ۲۰۱۹ میں بھارتی زیر انتظام کشمیر میں ہونے والا خودکش حملہ جس نے کم از کم ۴۰ پیراملٹری کے جوانوں کی جان لی تھی، […]
Measuring the True Health of the India-China Trade Relationship
India’s trade deficit with China, an element of the bilateral relationship that inspires substantial animosity in New Delhi, is stirring up a controversy yet again. […]
پاکستان کی اقتصادی پریشانیاں اور مستقبل کا لائحہ عمل
پاکستانی اقتصادی پریشانیاں- تیزی سے کم ہوتے غیر ملکی زرمبادلہ کے ذخائر، برآمدات میں کمی، افراط زر کی شرح میں اضافہ، بڑھتا ہوا مالیاتی خسارہ […]
Gulf Mediation during the Pulwama Crisis: Jumping on the Bandwagon
The February 2019 suicide attack that took the lives of at least 40 paramilitary forces in Indian-administered Kashmir put both Pakistan and India into another […]
Pakistan’s Economic Woes: The Way Forward
Pakistan’s economic woes – dwindling foreign exchange reserves, low exports, high inflation, growing fiscal deficit, and current account deficit – are nothing new, and once […]
Indian Elections 2019: The Missing Debate on Key Economic Challenges
Much of the election discourse in India so far in the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls seems peculiar. After a five-year term, […]
Hot Take on Indian Budget: Inadequate for Defense Needs
When Indian finance minister Piyush Goyal announced in the Parliament on Friday that India’s defense budget would cross ₹3 lakh crore (approximately USD 42 billion) […]