Aug 2021

China’s Pancontinental Century The dragon is rising President Xi Jinping’s first and foremost objective is to avoid the looming ‘middle-income trap’; he has kick-started the process of privatization of state-owned enterprises, reduction of excessive equipment and liberalization of financial markets. China’s working-age population has been decreasing since 2013 and experts …

China’s Poverty-alleviation Miracle Nearly 100 million people have been lifted out of poverty over the past eight years, and nearly 800 million people over the past 40-plus years under China’s policy of reform and opening up. The campaign to end deprivation has been the largest and toughest battle of its …

Build Back Better World Confrontation rather than cooperation, bellicosity rather than peaceful coexistence, ideological alliance-building rather than international collaboration to tackle issues of global concerns are going to dominate the international political, economic and security landscape. With every passing day, the capacity of the rules-based international order to resolve conflicts …

A China-led World Order How China is trying to rule the World “Listen to the party, be grateful to the party, and follow the party,” they shouted. “Let the party rest assured, I’m with the strong country!” For the Chinese people, CCP may be an avatar of hope and prosperity; …

Seven-Point Agenda for Creating 10 Million Jobs The first way is through the e-residency policy. It will allow companies working outside to establish their presence in Pakistan. They won’t need to come to Pakistan physically, but we will need to provide a conducive environment for them. This is through the …

Stark Warnings about CLIMATE CHANGE Glimpses into IPCC report to be released next year Searing, unrelenting heat scorches large swathes of the Earth, killing millions who have no means to escape. Shade is useless, and shallow bodies of water are warmer than the blood coursing through people’s veins. This is …

Lahore’s Depleting Water Table How to prevent taps from turning off Either it is in abundance or there is an acute scarcity of it, “water” in both states leads to humanitarian crises. Its abundance in the form of floods leaves behind countless human tragedies while its scarcity makes life of …

World in Focus (JUN-JUL 2021) National & International With MCQs June 16: The government promoted five officers of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) to the rank of Air Vice Marshal. June 16: Prime Minister Imran Khan (PMIK) inaugurated the newly established “Eagle Squad” of Islamabad Police comprising 100 motorcycle-bound officers. June …

Antalya Diplomacy Forum Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi represented Pakistan at the recently-held Antalya Diplomacy Forum. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who delivered the ADF’s opening address on June 18, stressed the importance of diplomacy in addressing global problems and warned that “you cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.” …

The Treaty of Versailles An Overview Signed on June 28, 1919, as an end to the First World War, the Treaty of Versailles was supposed to ensure a lasting peace by punishing Germany and setting up a League of Nations to solve diplomatic problems. Instead, it left a legacy of …