Economy
Post Covid-19: New World Order
The world is going through a parlous situation at the moment. Everything seems to be obscure and dubious. The current state of affairs for every nation include trying to stop the spread of Covid-19 while […]
Environment
Environment
Deforestation: Consequences of Pandemic Proportions
1 word. 11 letters. 5 syllables. As of January 2020, it is the most powerful word in the world. A word that always follows the five second countdown to the hourly news headlines, compels us […]
Emerging Technologies
ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on the ‘Use’ or ‘Threat of Use’ of NWs
By a letter dated 19 December 1994, filed in the Registry on 6 January 1995, the Secretary-General of the United Nations officially communicated to the Registry a decision taken by the General Assembly, by its […]
Analysis
Pakistan’s New Proposal to Develop Consensus on Nonproliferation and Disarmament
Speaking at the Conference on Disarmament (CD) Geneva, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative (PR), Amb Khalil Hashmi has outlined a roadmap that could help revive efforts to build a global consensus on arms control and disarmament, on […]
Analysis
Radiation Sterilization of COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
The novel coronavirus outbreak is believed to have started in December 2019, and was declared a pandemic (COVID-19) in the first week of March 2020. Locking down more than 200 countries and affecting everyday life […]
Economy
A Sceptical Look at Climate Action in the Wake of Coronavirus
The end of March saw an influx of images of wild animals roaming cities freely as an amusing by-product of the otherwise devastating consequences of the spread of Covid-19. There was a goat snacking on […]
Economy
The Geostrategic Aspect of China-India Riddle
The remote and inhospitable Himalayas in the disputed State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) are in the limelight again and the reason is no different: the tensions between the countries controlling different parts of the […]
Analysis
Geopolitical Contours of India’s ‘One-Sun, One-World, One-Grid’ Project
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently outlined his party’s vision for a solar energy connectivity project named ‘One Sun One World One Grid’ (OSOWOG) with the motto ‘The Sun Never Sets’. The ulterior motive of […]
Economy
COVID-19 and Cybersecurity
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented global social disruption and also altered the threat landscape in the domain of cybersecurity. The landscape is characterised by changing patterns of behaviour and consequently an increase in incidents […]
Economy
Pakistan’s Nuclear Compulsion
Pakistan’s nuclear programme is based primarily on realpolitik considerations and driven by necessities of national security, territorial integrity, and strategic stability. The raison d’être for acquiring a nuclear deterrent was to ensure its security by […]