Time to transcend the obsession with growth …. Syed Mohammad Ali
If global wealth was a pie, we would evidently see how some people get a much larger slice of it in comparison to others. Those who get much larger slices … Read More
If global wealth was a pie, we would evidently see how some people get a much larger slice of it in comparison to others. Those who get much larger slices … Read More
The pursuit of economic growth has enabled staggering accumulation of capital by the haves based on exploitation of labour disempowered via outsourcing, and contractual or informal work. Besides poor people, … Read More
Despite being home to approximately a quarter of the global population, South Asia remains one of the least interconnected regions in the modern world. This lack of regional integration is … Read More
Ensuring democratic rule remains an elusive goal for the post-colonial Indian Subcontinent, which is still perpetuating top-down and hegemonic governance mechanisms inherited from colonial times. Let’s first consider the situation … Read More
Like many other parts of the formerly colonised world, the Indian subcontinent continues struggling with the consequences of arbitrarily drawn colonial borders. Problematic colonial border demarcations became a major cause … Read More
Much of South Asia is in a period of transition at present. While the political contours within individual states vary, much of the region is still plagued by authoritarian rule. … Read More
The heavy toll of the Israeli assault on Palestinian civilians has prompted increasing calls for persecuting the Israeli state for war crimes and for what is widely being described as … Read More
The use of political and economic pressure to compel belligerent states to comply with international norms is not a novel or untested idea. Given the disturbingly unproportional use of Israeli … Read More
Countries around the world, including Pakistan, are gearing up for next month’s climate summit in the UAE. However, given the current state of global affairs, we may not see adequate … Read More
Despite its dark underbelly of divisiveness, India’s meteoric rise orchestrated by the Modi-led government is hard to ignore. No one could have imagined a couple of decades ago, even after … Read More