Riaz Missen
Dangerous escalations
- By Riaz Missen
- May 12, 2025
Just days after the Pahalgam massacre that killed 26 tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, India sealed a $7.4 billion deal with France for 26 Rafale-M naval…
Averting ecological collapse
- By Riaz Missen
- May 5, 2025
The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), signed in 1960, once symbolised pragmatic cooperation between India and Pakistan. But today, it is no longer fit for purpose.…
Dammed by diplomacy
- By Riaz Missen
- April 28, 2025
The 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) between India and Pakistan, often celebrated as a model of conflict avoidance, masks a deeper tragedy: the ecological collapse…
Building castles on sand
- By Riaz Missen
- April 7, 2025
THE government’s celebration of a historic low inflation rate of 1% conceals the deeper economic and political costs borne by the people. While hailed as…
From dams to delta
- By Riaz Missen
- March 24, 2025
THE drying up of the Sukkur Barrage has sent shockwaves across Sindh just as a crucial crop season gets underway. Reports of major northern dams…
Reversing the Himalayan ruin
- By Riaz Missen
- February 24, 2025
The colonial development model drove unsustainable industrialization and resource extraction to position India as a counterweight to China, a country that has never threatened its…
The reform gamble
- By Riaz Missen
- January 27, 2025
For decades, the elite have held onto a system built on monopolistic practices, crony capitalism and inequitable governance. However, this exploitative model has started falling…
World Bank’s policy shift
- By Riaz Missen
- January 20, 2025
Pakistan’s economic trajectory has long been shaped by foreign-funded development models, particularly those backed by the World Bank and other international lenders. While these policies…
Carving a path to prosperity
- By Riaz Missen
- January 13, 2025
PAKISTAN is mired in a humanitarian crisis that reflects its deep systemic failures. Millions struggle with hunger, malnutrition and disease. Nearly 26 million people face…
Uraan Pak: Prioritizing food security
- By Riaz Missen
- January 6, 2025
The Uraan Pakistan initiative, a newly announced national economic transformation plan, sets ambitious goals: $100 billion in annual exports, 20 million new jobs, $29 billion…
