September 2019

Political Genius of Quaid-i-Azam Prof. Sharif Al-Mujahid “Few individuals significantly alter the course of history. Fewer still modify the map of the world. Hardly anyone can be credited with creating a nation state. Muhammad Ali Jinnah did all three”. — Stanley Wolpert Mohammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the outstanding leader and a visionary statesman created this nation state of …

Emerging Cordiality in PAK-US Relations Dialogue is an absolute solution against war! Hassaan Bin Zubair Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Unites States has earned international acclaim. US President Donald Trump’s warm reception of Khan and his delegation that included the country’s Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and the head of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt Gen …

US-China Trade War Latest Episode in Great Power Competition in Asia-Pacific  Tauqeer Ahmed The logic of ‘Money makes the mare go’ has always been present in global politics. Sans economic resources, states cannot reach the position of power and hegemony. It is, then, no coincidence that the superpower of every age was also an economic powerhouse. In contemporary era, economic …

US-China Trade War and Global Economy The longer the war continues, the greater the risk of de-globalization becomes Shafqat Javed Recently acting IMF Managing Director, David Lipton, in a veiled appeal, called on the United States and China to come to an agreement and end their yearlong trade war by saying that the global economic slowdown has been “certainly affected by …

The Rise of Populism in Asia Need to strengthen democratic institutions’ resilience M. Sheraz The populist wave that has swept the world during the recent years has shaken up global politics, sending many establishment-politicians heads spinning. Much of the focus of this surge has been in the western hemisphere, with the rise of Trump, recently Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro, and most …

Kulbhushan Jadhav Case and Investigations in Terrorism Cases Kamran Adil Introduction In a research article titled ‘Is the International Court of Justice Biased?’ (2005), Professor Eric Posner of the University of Chicago noted about the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on the strength of ‘empirical evidence’, that: judges favour the states that appoint them; judges favour states whose wealth level …

Foreign Policy Challenges of Pakistan Aftab H Wahla The formulation and implementation of a set of ideas, actions, statements and intentions that governs the behaviour of states while interacting with other states to promote, enhance and secure its national interests can loosely be defined as foreign policy. Formulation of foreign policy is actually a process whereby a state translates its …

FAULT LINES IN SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF PAKISTAN Abdul Rasool Syed Ever since its emergence on the map of the world, Pakistan has witnessed myriad hurdles in the way of its socioeconomic development. Our adversaries left no stone unturned to weaken the very foundation of our country at its embryonic stage. The process of national cohesion, considered vital to fighting the …

Dealing with the challenge of offshore tax evasion Bilal Hassan In Pakistan, income is taxed on the basis of source. A non-resident person is taxed only to the extent of Pakistan-sourced income, and is neither required to pay tax on foreign-sourced income nor does he need to make disclosure of assets held abroad. Tax residence status in Pakistan is determined …

Clash of Civilizations in South Asia The Kashmir Crisis isn’t about territory. It’s about a Hindu victory over Islam. Kapil Komireddi For weeks, [Indian-Occupied] Kashmir has existed in a surreal state of nonexistence. Since a presidential decree abolished the state, revoked its autonomy and partitioned it into two federally administered territories, the Internet has been shut down, cellular networks have …