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Pakistan in 2022: A Year of Economic and Political Turbulence
For Pakistan, 2022 began on a high note with the launch of its first citizen-centric National Security Policy (NSP), which reiterated the need to put human security at the center of the country’s security apparatus. Under this new approach, Pakistan…
Sri Lanka in 2022: A Country Wracked by Multiple Crises
Sri Lanka faced an unprecedented economic and political crisis throughout 2022. There have been visible signs of the turmoil: vehicle lines stretched for up to three kilometers in front of fuel stations for as many as five days, accompanied by…
Nepal in 2022: A Younger Generation Raises its Voice
Nepal has experienced political turmoil, a dire economic situation, and monumental foreign policy developments in 2022. The country hosted several high-level officials from India, China, and the United States this past year, navigating a more polarized geopolitical climate in South…
Sri Lanka and the IMF – Will This Time be Different?
After months of economic turbulence, Sri Lankan authorities reached a staff-level agreement with the IMF for a 4-year program worth USD $2.9 billion this September. At the height of Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, power outages lasted for more than 12…
عزیر یونس کے ساتھ سوال و جواب: پاکستان کی معاشی و سیاسی ہلچل کا تجزیہ
موسم گرما کے دوران پاکستان کی معیشت ڈھانچہ جاتی کمزوریوں، کووڈ۱۹ وبا کے چھوڑے ہوئے اثرات نیز بڑھتی ہوئی مہنگائی کے مابین ٹکراؤ کے سبب انتہائی غیر یقینی صورتحال کا شکار رہی۔ دریں اثناء سابق وزیراعظم عمران خان اپریل میں…
What India Can Learn from China’s 5G Leap
On October 1, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that 1.3 billion Indian citizens would soon be able to use fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology for high-speed internet services across the country. Leading Indian telecom companies Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel, and…