Policy Brief
Budget 2019-2020: Inequality and Public Policy
by: Safiya Aftab
Date: June 18, 2019
Inequality is believed to drive conflict and destabilize society, and thus indirectly retard economic growth. On a more fundamental level, though, inequality undermines the principles of social justice and preservation...
Opinion
Budget Blues
by: Hassan Akbar
Date: June 12, 2019
In what is being billed as Pakistan’s most austerity laden budget in decades, new taxation and fiscal retrenchment measures are set to herald a difficult era of economic contraction. The...
Opinion
At Modernity’s Door
by: Fahd Humayun
Date: June 11, 2019
Shortly before Eid, an android application for moon sighting was made available on Google Play. A calendar that can be accessed through Pakistan’s first official ‘moon-sighting’ website now indicates scientifically...
Who’s Afraid of Mr. Jinnah?
by: Fahd Humayun
Date: May 29, 2019
India’s election is over, and the BJP has won in a landslide that is nothing short of historic. The Opposition has been delivered a crushing defeat, turfed out of its...
Opinion
Saffron Sweep, Again
by: Hassan Akbar
Date: May 25, 2019
For the first time since Indira Gandhi, an incumbent prime minister has returned to Delhi with an even greater majority after completing a five year term. Narendra Modi, who was...
Opinion
Childhood Deserves Better
by: Meera Nadeem
Date: May 24, 2019
Another gruesome murder and rape of a minor has caused wide public outcry across Pakistan. Pakistan’s civil society, as well as the Prime Minister and military leadership have condemned the...
Opinion
Pathways to Détente
by: Hassan Akbar
Date: May 8, 2019
The fifth phase of voting in India’s behemoth election is over. The winner in New Delhi will shape, in part, the future of arguably the most tense bilateral relationship in...
Policy Brief
War to Lawfare – Spotlighting the India-Pakistan Conflict
by: Professor Sikander Ahmed Shah and Professor Uzair J. Kayani
Date: May 6, 2019
Lawfare, or the use of legal fora and devices for military and diplomatic advantage, has become a critical component of South Asia’s dynamic conflict landscape. In the context of the...
Opinion
Leveraging CPEC; Investing in Human Capital
by: Nazish Afraz
Date: April 17, 2019
As Pakistan navigates a burgeoning deficit crisis, there is renewed focus on leveraging CPEC for growth. With government-to-government CPEC infrastructure upgrades well underway, all sights are set on business cooperation...
Opinion
Committing to Equality for Street Children
by: Madeeha Ansari
Date: April 12, 2019
Madeeha Ansari April 12 is a day for the invisible. As the International Day for Street Children, it is a time to extend recognition to young people who are too...
