Dissecting Circular Debt
CASS October 17, 2019
Among the set of structural challenges that Pakistan faces, the circular debt crisis is one that stands out both for its complexity and for its
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Economic Vandalism in our time
Dr Usman W. Chohan October 5, 2019
The philosophy that underpinned globalisation premised itself on mutually-advantageous opportunities that would arise from greater interconnectedness and exchange. However, globalisation tended to exacerbate the levels
India in the FATF: A Fox in the Henhouse
Dr Usman W. Chohan September 30, 2019
Pakistan has been in the crosshairs of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which put the country on its ‘grey list’ and now threatens it
Has the FATF Failed?
Dr Usman W. Chohan September 30, 2019
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an inter-ministerial body that aims to curtail international money laundering and terrorist financing by setting standards for national
War cost for India: Half a trillion dollars
Dr Usman W. Chohan September 3, 2019
War is a costly enterprise in every sense of the word, and if the hardline BJP regime provoked a full-scale conventional war with Pakistan, it
The Cognitive Dissonance of Indian Life
Dr Usman W. Chohan August 30, 2019
At every sunrise, Indians wake up to the reality of an emergent superpower. At the same time, they wake up to the abject misery of
