2021

PAKISTAN-INDIA WATER CONFLICT Nature, Impacts and Solutions   For over seven decades, water has been a principal reason behind conflict between Pakistan and India. The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) resolved the issue to a great extent, but it did not prove fruitful in the long run because of frequent violations by India. The recent statements of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra …

Modern Monetary Theory Economics for the 21st Century We may be on the cusp of a revolution in the field of economics. It seems that everything we thought we knew about public finance over the past 40 years has been wrong. A new economic theory has emerged that could rewrite our understanding of how governments create and spend money and …

DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN KASHMIR Last year, the Indian government introduced a new set of laws for Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), including domicile rights for Indian citizens that will alter the demographic status of the Muslim-majority Himalayan region. The new domicile law is a result of a historical, political and policy myopia of India’s current dispensation, which has …

Jurisdiction under UNCLOS of 1982 To comprehend the starting point from which any water bodies are measured, the concept of baseline comes into play. As per Articles 5 and 7(1) of UNCLOS III, there are two types of baselines: normal and straight. Per Article 5, “The normal baseline for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea is the low-water line …

Five Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World. A year that was largely defined by the Covid-19 pandemic finally ended, but challenges still lie ahead for the global community to deal with. During this year, after fighting with the first wave of coronavirus pandemic Covid-19, we entered the second phase of it. Covid-19 vaccines—some using innovative mRNA techniques, and developed by international …

Single National Curriculum is a must for Social Cohesion and National Integration

Donald Trump Era and American Democratic Ideals Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States of America, has left White House after completing his term as he failed to secure a second term in office because of  the defeat handed down to him by Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, who took the oath of office on 20th of January. Owing …

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Nadeem Baloch (PAS) 6th in Pakistan 1st in Sindh Rural CSS 2019-20 Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Nadeem Baloch (NB): I did my intermediate from Saint Bonaventure’s High School, Hyderabad. For graduation, I joined Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, from where I earned a BSBA degree.   JWT: Since you have been allocated …

Corruption or Democracy No Other Way Out Corruption and democracy are directly linked with each other, in a way that one’s existence causes death of the other. Democracy, which reflects the will of the people, cannot compromise on corruption which is against the will of the people. “For Aristotle, democracy was a vicious form of government, in which many used …