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Zahid Maqsood Sheikh

Makkah Agreement Emerging Logic Of Regional Security

Pak emerging economic corridors

  THIS article maybe viewed in continuation of my earlier article “SDZ: A smarter path to industrial growth in Pakistan” published in Pakistan Observer on…

Makkah Agreement Emerging Logic Of Regional Security

PSMs revival must begin with accountability

  THE decision by the government to revive Pakistan Steel Mills instead of proceeding with liquidation is encouraging. Pakistan needs a strong industrial base and…

Beneath The Corridor Pakistans Mineral Wealth Cpec And The New Geopolitics Of Economic Security

Beneath the Corridor: Pakistan’s Mineral Wealth, CPEC and the New Geopolitics of Economic Security

The world is entering a new economic era where critical minerals are becoming as strategically important as oil was in the twentieth century. Rare earth…

Makkah Agreement Emerging Logic Of Regional Security

Governance and identity

  THE creation of Pakistan in 1947 was not merely a political development; it was the outcome of a centuries-long historical process shaped by identity,…

Makkah Agreement Emerging Logic Of Regional Security

Pakistan’s water emergency: Time to think beyond dams

  Pakistan is no longer approaching a water crisis; it is already living through one. Rapid population growth, climate change, inefficient irrigation, falling groundwater levels…

Makkah Agreement Emerging Logic Of Regional Security

Makkah Agreement & emerging logic of regional security

  THE Makkah Joint Defense Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye is formally a collective security arrangement, but its significance may extend well beyond…

Beyond selective criticism

Book Review Carving value: Pakistan’s stone & mineral economy

CARVING Value: Pakistan’s Stone and Mineral Economy is a timely contribution to the discourse on Pakistan’s natural resource potential and economic transformation. The book examines…

Beyond selective criticism

Before creating more provinces, diagnose system

THE renewed debate over creating more provinces in Pakistan reflects genuine public frustration with weak services, distant decision making and unequal development. But the discussion…

Beyond selective criticism

Reconciliation where stakes are highest

  PAKISTAN needs a permanent national policy of reconciliation and Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Balochistan should be among the first places where it is…

Beyond selective criticism

Cockroach movement: When India’s youth challenges politics of silence

  A generation that was once told to remain patient, work hard and wait for its opportunity has discovered a new language of resistance. In…

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