Economic Affairs & National Development
While FATF Sleeps
The world was yet again left aghast by the scale of global money laundering when the recent FinCEN leaks were brought to public attention. The litany of
September 24, 2020
Publications
COVID
Coronavirus vs. Pakistan: Early Successes in the Epidemiological Battle
Why was Covid-19’s toll comparatively mild in Pakistan? This Working Paper seeks to tease out possible causal factors for Pakistan’s early success against Covid-19
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September 22, 2020
COVID
A Tale of Two Lockdowns
The Modi government is culpable for two separate lockdowns over the past two years, one in the occupied territory of Kashmir and one on the Indian mainland.
September 17, 2020
India
The Abettors of Rage
Over the past few years, the global public has articulated an increasing concern about the influence that social media platforms might exert on a society when co-opted
August 21, 2020
Middle East
The Lasting Relevance of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Case of Syria
A history of conventions, agreements, and treaties runs throughout human civilisation. The 19th and 20th Centuries witnessed a rise in such conventions, thereby paving the way to
August 13, 2020
Global Strategic Threat & Response -2020
The Global Order order is undergoing a paradigm change with several transformative and destabilizing transitions. From new center alliances and power, economies to technology, controls, and trade
August 12, 2020
Defence
Rafale Induction and South Asian Strategic Stability
Ever since attaining independence in 1947, India has remained a cause of disturbance and conflict in the region, and the most distrusted country by its neighbours. It
August 10, 2020
Indian Oppression
The Nightmare: A Year in Captivity
It was precisely one year ago, on 5th August 2019, that the long-standing nightmare in Kashmir began to unfurl as never before. The people of Kashmir, held
August 8, 2020
Economic Affairs & National Development
New Laws and the FATF
Despite its glaring inconsistencies and extreme politicisation, the FATF has managed to deflect attention from its own partisan scheming as a tool for certain world capitals, and
August 6, 2020
Economy
The Bread and the Circus
At the apogee of their empire, it was argued that the Romans adhered to a simple point objective in governance: the bread and the circus. Panem et
July 27, 2020
