The State Writ: A Fundamental to Development
For many developing countries, including Pakistan, one of the biggest impediments to modernization and development remains the state’s inability to establish the rule of law and enforce its writ. The selective implementation of laws and a country’s incapacity to hold all persons, organizations, institutions and rulers accountable for any wrongdoing, trigger decay at every level of the state and society. The weakness of the state writ is also manifested in its failure to efficiently impose and collect taxes. Another indicator of the state’s frailty is its powerlessness in taki ... Read More
Amir Zia
An Effective Seaward Defence - Pre-Requisite for Success of CPEC
Alfred Mahan and Sir Halford Mackinder were both highly respected geopolitical theorists and contemporaries in the 19th century. While Mahan is better known for his emphasis on maritime power interplay between occidental and oriental global framework ... Read More
Vice Admiral Taj M. Khattak (R)
Pakistan’s Relentless Fight Against Terrorism
Lt Gen Talat Masood (R)
Current State of Oil Market and its Impact on the Pakistan Economy
Dr. Zafar Mahmood
Mehboob Qadir