2016

Gender mainstreaming was established as a major global strategy for the promotion of gender equality in Beijing Platform for Action from the fourth United Nations World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995. It entails bringing the perceptions, experiences, knowledge and interests of women as well as of men to the domain of policymaking. Mainstreaming should situate issues of gender …

The economy of Pakistan is largely agro-based. According to Economic Survey of Pakistan 2015-16, this sector alone contributed 19.8% to GDP. About 42.3% of labour force is employed in this sector and the rural population of the country largely depends upon this sector for livelihood. It is also to be remembered that Pakistan, at present, is the sixth most populous …

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the buzzword these days, not only in Pakistan and neighbouring countries but also in the capitals of many countries around the world. CPEC is not a standalone project, it’s a part of China’s One Belt, One Road initiative under which Chinese government envisions to connect China in general, and its western regions in particular, with …

The people of Jammu and Kashmir have a long history of undergoing the despotic rules and brutalities. The historical atrocities have been compounded by ongoing human rights violations by India. According to Asia Watch, ethnic cleansing, fake encounters, extrajudicial killings, torture, sexual violence, and arbitrary arrests and detentions have reached unprecedented proportions in Kashmir. Moreover, the use of pellet-guns on …

Emergence of China as a rapidly-growing economic power and its tremendous outreach in global market has left the world powers perplexed. China’s journey from a lingering agricultural country to a global manufacturing giant has literally shaken the world’s political players. Her ‘One Belt, One Road’ vision is giving may sleepless nights to the rulers and policymakers of global heavyweights. The …

Though most Arab states are yet to formally recognise Israel as an independent state, their relations with the Jewish state have considerably improved since the successful conclusion of the Iran-P5+1 nuclear deal. The oft-cited maxim that only national interest determines a country’s relations has stood valid again. Bearing in mind the adage that the enemy of my enemy is my …

Introduction The latest award in the South China Sea arbitration by the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) has stirred new debates in the realm of international peace and security. The award has academic as well as pragmatic significance. On the academic side, it is likely to spark off a debate about primacy and hierarchical relationship of the sources of …

The bombing of Quetta’s Civil Hospital that claimed the lives of more than 70 people, most of them lawyers who had gathered there after their leader’s killing earlier in the day, has once again left our wounds agape and the entire nation was engulfed by the feeling of intense pain. The nation wants an end to such agonizing and despicable …

The year 2016 has seen a lot of provocations from North Korea. After conducting a series of missile tests in complete defiance to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, went on with its intransigence by hitting the button on its fifth and potentially most powerful nuclear test on 09 September. Since these tests will potentially jeopardize peace on the …

Globalization is entering a new era, defined not only by cross-border flows of goods and capital, but also, and increasingly, by flows of data and information. This shift would seem to favour the advanced economies, whose industries are at the frontier in employing digital technologies in their products and operations. Will developing countries be left behind? For decades, vying for …