Rashid Ahmed Mughal

  Recent events around the world, marked by the undermining of democracy, restriction of civil liberties, suppression of public opinion and denial of basic rights…

Democracy is dead—long live democracy is a modern adaptation of the monarchist proclamation, “The king is dead, long live the king.” It is used to…

HISTORY was made in New York two weeks ago when 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani, a young Muslim, thwarted attempts by Trump to get elected a person…

  SOME of the lessons of history are unforgettable. It is also a fact that history repeats itself. The so-called Peace Accord between Hamas and…

PERHAPS the most important Southeast Asian regional security event—economically and politically significant from Pakistan’s point of view—and a foreign policy trendsetter in the Middle East…

PERHAPS the most important and welcome event of the past two weeks is the defence accord recently concluded between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. It is…

SINCE the release of the January 2025 World Economic Outlook (WEO), the global economy has entered an increasingly turbulent phase. A wave of new tariff…

THE SCO Tianjin Summit 2025 with the 25th Heads of State Council meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, held from August 31 to September 1,…

PAKISTAN’S Debt history began more conspicuous and noticeable after the impact of unprecedented high oil prices in the mid 70s, when the government started borrowing…

RUSSIA, the mighty power of cold-war era, has seen its global influence and clout decline after the end of the cold War and is perhaps…