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This episode of ‘To The Point’ features exclusive interview of nobel prize winning economist, Amartya Sen by Karan Thapar. In this interview Amartya Sen discuss about the aims and achievements of the demonetization as well as its consequences, both that were intended and not intended.

Beyond sketching out the broad considerations, India’s foreign policy planners are yet to study the impact of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on South Asia’s politics. New Delhi’s reaction to the CPEC could be divided into two groups: one believes the CPEC serves China’s singular agenda of extending its strategic footprint to Gwadar and beyond, and undermining the chokehold of …

 National 1. Pakistan Army held Raad ul Barq military exercise in ______. (a) Lodhran    (b) Rahimyar Khan (c) Rajanpur (d) Khairpur Tamewali 2. According to the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2016, Pakistan is at the ______ place among countries worst hit by terrorism. (a) Second    (b) Third (c) Fourth     (d) Eighth 3. Celebrated mountaineer Hassan Sadpara passed away on …

NATIONAL Nov 17: Pakistan conducted Raad ul Barq (Strike of Thunder) military exercise in Khairpur Tamewali. Nov 20: The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2016, published by US-based Institute for Economics and Peace, reported that Pakistan recorded a substantial decrease in terrorist activities, with 45% fewer attacks and 38% fewer deaths. Highlights Pakistan has seen reduction in terrorist activities for the …

 “Double tap” was the name given to the U.S. drone warfare technique of first attacking a hostile target and then making another attack shortly after when the family, friends or colleagues rushed to rescue the injured in the first attack. That a number of women, children and noncombatants were killed as a result did not seem to worry our drone …

An Atlantic report The signing of the Indus Water Treaty in Karachi in September was, as President Eisenhower so correctly put it at his press conference, “One bright spot… in a very depressing world picture.” The treaty marks the end of a twelve-year fight between India and Pakistan over the division of the waters of the immense Indus River basin, …

Even as much of the world bridled at the U.S. pretensions of “unipolar” power, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon toed Washington’s line and further undercut the U.N.’s supposed evenhandedness, writes Joe Lauria. Middle East Online After ten years of almost total obedience to Washington, Ban Ki-moon stepped down Sunday as United Nations Secretary-General, leaving behind a sorry legacy that has …

Muhammad Faisal Over the course of 2016, Pakistan has achieved a certain degree of political stability. Political processes coped with multiple pressures and crises during the year. Democratic continuity means civilian governance is making incremental progress. Growth in civilian leadership is evident as political parties prepare for the general elections scheduled for 2018. Despite these trends, Pakistan continues to grapple …

If connectivity is becoming the basis of a new geopolitics, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) should be rated the year’s most potent symbol of this 21st century version of the Great Game. A Great Game whose outwards manifestations are multi-lane highways, pipelines and container traffic. The $46 billion CPEC is the flagship project within the even more ambitious Belt-Road programme …

Zhao Yuming Brexit and Donald Trump being elected US president reflect the public opinion in the West. The rise and prosperity of populism is a characteristic of the “New Normal.” Be it triangle or trilateral, the relationship among China, Russia and the US is steadily developing – the Sino-Russian comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination maintained high-level growth, the relationship between …