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The 2020 SDG Index and the Muslim World Faysal Khan Since 2015, all member states of the United Nations have been implementing “Agenda 2030” and working on achieving the agreed-upon Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Subsequently, to assess where each country stands with regard to achieving the SDGs, Jeffrey Sachs and a team of independent experts working at the Sustainable Development …

Promote Tourism to Project Soft Power Pakistan needs to cash in on the opportunity Mian Majid Ali Afzal Hard power was once considered one of the basic tools of foreign policy projection in the world.  However, with the rise of globalization and information revolution in post-Cold War era, the term “soft power” started gaining momentum. The term was popularized by …

Disaster Management Regime in Pakistan Aftab H. Wahla Disasters are inevitable. They are bound to strike in every country or region in the world. We cannot preemptively eliminate the ever-looming threats of devastations and destruction. What matters the most is the effectiveness of the disaster management system of the affected country. The way a state prepares for the disaster, responds …

  The Billionaire’s Secret Think and Grow Rich  Napoleon Hill “Success comes to those who become success conscious.” — Napoleon Hill The first-ever book in motivation and self-help genre, ‘Think and Grow Rich’, was written in 1938 by an American journalist Napoleon Hill. It is still trending very high on the Amazon’s bestselling list. The book, which is often called …

An Interview with KISHORE MAHBUBANI ARI Distinguished Fellow and Former Diplomat Catchline: In the US-China geopolitical contest, the former will naturally look for opportunities to embarrass the latter. This is natural superpower behaviour. On June 30, Hong Kong reached a significant turning point on the 23rd anniversary of its return to China as a law on safeguarding national security came …

NO TO ROGUE ELECTORS! US Supreme Court sides with popular vote On July 06, the US Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a state may require presidential electors to support the winner of its popular vote and may punish or replace those who don’t. Under the system set out in the US Constitution in the 18th century, a presidential election’s winner …