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Sri Lanka’s Potential Political Realignment
Sri Lanka is scheduled for its next presidential election between September and October 2024. Its previous presidential poll in November 2019 saw Gotabaya Rajapaksa easily elected. Yet massive anti-government protests related to inflation and scarcity forced President Rajapaksa to flee…
Why India Cannot Skip Manufacturing-Led Growth
After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost its single-party majority in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections in India, some analysts argued that the BJP's loss of seats was driven by economic concerns — especially, high unemployment. For the new…
India-Afghanistan Critical Mineral Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges
As India seeks to invest more in manufacturing in sectors with national security implications and meet its climate goals by producing electric vehicles and other sustainable solutions, access to critical minerals has become vital to its foreign policy. These ambitions…
Charting Afghanistan’s Economic Future: Recommendations for Reform
The United Nations recently warned that a funding shortfall could severely impede humanitarian aid to millions of Afghans. Yet donors have provided only 6 percent of the requested humanitarian funding for Afghanistan for 2024, with the UN securing only USD…
اقتصادی دائرۂ کار کی خریطہ نگاری: پاک چین مال برداری کی فضائی رابطہ کاری کا وعدہ
حال ہی میں قائم ہونے والا پاک چین فضائی مال برداری کا راستہ (ایئر کارگو روٹ) پاک چین اقتصادی راہداری (سی پیک) میں ایک اہم اضافہ ہے۔آغاز میں ۶۵ بلین امریکی ڈالر سے زائد کی یقین دہانی اور ۲۰۱۴ سے مزید ۲۵.۴ بلین امریکی ڈالر…
Cross-LoC Trade: Reviving Economic Prosperity and Social Harmony
At a recent press conference, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar discussed “seriously examining” the question of resuming trade with India, highlighting the eagerness of the struggling Pakistani business community. His statement also sparked optimism among the Indian business community. This…