Economy
Can Pakistan Be Another Sri Lanka?
The political mayhem in Sri Lanka continues to unfold; Pakistan reels with the recent regime change. While Sri Lanka faces near term bankruptcy, would...
The Raging Crypto Mania in Pakistan
The crypto revolution in Pakistan faces regulatory impediments as the legislators stick to the status quo fearing financial repercussions that may follow. The crypto sphere...
Free-Market Global Economy and India’s Socialist Reluctance
It was Prime Minister Modi’s slogan of “Minimum Government and Maximum Governance” that got the Indian business community excited in the early years of...
What Mahathir’s New Economic Policy Means for Malaysia-China Relations
In burying the hatchet, with his one time foe, Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohammad exhibited immense pragmatism. An arrangement has been worked out,...
Three Likely Developments in Democracy-free Cambodia
In late July, Cambodia participated (sort of) in the General Election, without having the option to choose the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP),...
Trump Provides China an Opening in Europe
While Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin were busy gathering for a high-profile summit in Helsinki on Monday, a far less publicized...
India-China FTA: What Lies in Store for India
Among the many predicted ill impacts that the protracted trade war between the U.S. and China will have on the global trade and supply,...
Better Money
Humans improve things. If there’s a simple way to define us – it’s that. We’ve been improving things since our species emerged – devising...
China’s Belt and Road Initiative: An Overview
China has a big dream about One Belt One Road or Belt and Road Initiative. The Chinese people believe that there will be a...
Is China Exempt from the Law of Economics?
Michael Shuman, a journalist and column writer on economics, wrote this in his latest article “What If China Is Exempt from the Laws of...
Is there a next China?
Is there a next China? A lot of people will ask which country will be the “next China”? You’ll get a variety of responses...
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Middle East and Africa
The Complexities of the Iran-China-Russia Triangle
Most strategic commentators view Iran as an integral component...
Central Asia
Renewed Alliances: A Trans-Caspian “Middle Corridor” Brings Kazakhstan Closer to Turkey
Due to the global preoccupation with Russia's war against...
South Asia
Rohingya Camps Near the Border — a New Source of Insecurity?
The bordering area at the strategically southern part of...
Security
Mega Projects of Bangladesh: Major Stakeholders, Future Directions
Since its fifty years landmark of independence, Bangladesh is...