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This paper dissects the causes behind Pakistan’s ongoing economic crisis. The causes include dwindling forex reserves, the phenomenon of ‘galloping inflation’, a falling Pakistani Rupee, uncompetitive and undiversified export basket, burgeoning external debt, lack of fiscal prudence, debt distress, and a worsening business environment—all cascading to a balance of payment crisis. While austerity measures, appeals for loan rollover to debt
Beijing's passive approach has encouraged the policy banks to make decisions based on its economic interests thus slowing down Sri Lanka’s debt rest
The political crisis is peaking up at a time when people’s disenchantment with the present federal republican system is growing in the country.
The Wagner mutiny raises some uncomfortable questions about the President’s control
The virus has affected over 25 million people across 213 countries. Governments and citizens alike have had to adapt to the crisis. Pakistan’s story
Despite facing several challenges, Delhi’s mohalla clinics have been instrumental in providing healthcare services to the poor and underserved.
One of Tunisia's leading politicians, Sheikh Rashid al-Ghannouchi, says the Middle East is not in crisis, but rather at a "crossroads." The Middle East can indeed achieve stability and peace through a process of democratic reconciliation and consensus. But the road will be long and involve building institutions, healing old wounds and forging compromises.
Despite the pro-natalist approach adopted by Xi Jinping, China continues to witness a declining population trend
The growing resignations of his party members and a defendant tone in Imran Khan’s rhetoric signify that the PTI is now struggling to chart its next
Hard work on inflation means there is monetary space in this crisis; but years of mismanagement means there is no fiscal firepower
The international community must ensure that measures are in place to deal with the food and health crises unfolding in the Horn region
DACCS technologies can help mitigate climate crisis by reducing CO2 emission, however, there are certain limitations, therefore, these needs to be enr
Despite substantial policy changes, the discom sector has not improved. Could this be chalked up to inefficiency or should political interventions be
As Pakistan struggles to prod the Taliban to act on militant groups, its dual policy of supporting extremist groups has come back to haunt it
The bilateral relationship is growing due to a newfound convergence in their strategic orientation. Let’s not burden Sunak with unrealistic expectations.
As the Sri Lankan crisis worsens with every passing hour, India could help the Sri Lankan state by extending further economic assistance.
For China, an economic backlash against South Korea is unlikely to provide any solution to the protracted crisis between the two Koreas.
A comprehensive strategy that includes a mix of crisis response and impact mitigation, while also taking into account urban and rural planning, livelihood issues and health perspective, is needed to mitigate the Northeastern State’s agony.
The Teaching at the Right Level approach — delivered both in schools and its principles delivered virtually through mobile phones — is a way to ad
Would yet another IMF loan help Pakistan with its financial woes?
On New Year's Day, 2015, just before Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad and a week before the killings at the Paris-based Charlie Hebdo magazine office,
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been engaged in significant diplomatic activism since he took office. He has met with regional leaders from Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the UAE and has emerged as a key pillar in Riyadh's attempts to consolidate a Sunni bloc in the region.
Europe is closely observing the Turkish elections as a change in leadership could lead to a reset in Türkiye-EU relations
After improving between 2000 and 2013, hunger levels have significantly worsened in Africa in the years since. While global food insecurity is currently at an all-time high, Africa's record in addressing undernutrition was not impressive even in the pre-pandemic era when growth rates were higher. There are several challenges to food security in Africa, including short-term external shocks such as the pandemic and the Ukraine-Russia war, and long-
But the problem now is that the conflict is being cast in binaries, making compromise difficult
This crisis will be etched in our memories long after we have found its cure but what we will remember the most is how we felt, what we did and who we
The final attempt to win the presidential elections by using a concoction of nationalism and religion helped Erdoğan snatch victory from Kemal Kiliç
For him, Turkey is the Islamic power awaiting its due, and while it does not have the oil dollars backing its fragile economy, it is still working hard to create its own narratives and influence zones across the region.
Although the President’s efforts were applauded for the outreach, it seems that the peace overtures were motivated by political and economic reasons
South Sudan does not possess the political leadership to resolve the current crisis of citizenship and governance. But it is time for an unbiased state to step in and address vital issues and questions that it did not address immediately after independence for the collective sake of all South Sudanese.
The euro zone's recovery is obstructed by its own structural weaknesses. And the idea of a crisis relapse cannot be discounted as yet and the consequences of it are hard to fathom. The euro zone may also need to abandon its optimistic view.
स्वीडनचे 2023 चे अध्यक्षपद हे एका गंभीर टप्प्यावर आले आहे कारण युरोपला अनेक आव्हानांचा सामना करावा लागत आहे.
The European Union response to the pandemic shows that while the crisis has significantly challenged the multilateral system, cooperation and EU co-le
The geopolitical and security crisis has forced the CARs and the EU to rethink their foreign policy regarding the region's sovereignty, safety, and st
The crisis presents Beijing with an opportunity
A crisis of these proportions call for a combination of basic practices, innovative measures, and radical thinking.
Is US using aid to avoid any direct participation in the military conflict while garnering popular support at home for backing Ukraine?
The dependence on Russian exports will most likely disappear if current TIV trends continue.
Twenty-first century work has changed the way societies view education and employment—both are being delinked from the formal economy and integrated
The key contributors to Sri Lanka's current economic crisis is the country's nature of borrowing and foreign debt obligations.
The sudden transition to organic farming was the final blow that contributed to the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka.
