From AF-Pak to MENAAP?
According to the World Bank Group (WBG) April 2026 press release, Pakistan is now part of Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAAP). Pakistan has been taken out …
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Kissinger, U.S and Israel:
In continuation of my earlier Blog note dated April 4, to have a better understanding pf leadership behavior and unwavering U.S support for Israel, I reread Henry Kissinger, book …
Contemporary United States and China: Styles of Leadership and Global Governance
The study of U.S-China relations increasingly reveal the importance of leadership style and strategic culture in shaping global order. In my view, a comparative reflection on Henry …
Remembering Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Remembering Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Earlier today, at a small reunion hosted by a former QAU student(1970’s batch), five old friends gathered; two retired senior civil servants, one …
US-Israel and Iran War: One Month on & how Long?
We have been witnessing humanity die in front our eyes in Gaza and yet we also persist and survive with our analysis and here I am!! The US–Israel–Iran war has now entered its …
Pakistan’s Population Problem Is Not About Unmet Need and Contraception
Context: Population Growth: Policy Paradox or Puzzle For decades, Pakistan’s population debate has revolved around family planning. The assumption is simple: expand contraceptive …
Complexity, Collapse and Renewal:
Complexity, Collapse and Renewal: Sometimes we seek solace in paintings and arts to figure out why some states can be so ferocious in causing chaos, I have found this depiction by …
Wars Generate Battle of Ideas
“War made the state, and the state made war.” Charles Tilly In reflecting on the formation and evolution of modern European states, Tilly underscored the significance …
Huntington Revisited: Is U. S Grand Strategy Disrupting the Confucian–Islamic Nexus?
Why Revisit Huntington? Samuel P. Huntington (1927-2008), an influential American scholar and strategic thinker, advanced a provocative thesis in his widely discussed article, …
Is the Future Indian?
On February 19, 2026, Professor Amitav Acharya gave a wide-ranging interview to Ross Douthat, The New York Times, who asked probing questions on the changing dynamics of world …