Opinion Articles
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 files, assiduously studied and revealed
September 24, 2020
Economic Affairs & National Development
Working Papers
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
Opinion Articles
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. Hardly six months apart, both
September 17, 2020
Opinion Articles
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 instead inflicted damage and consistent
August 6, 2020
Opinion Articles
Coronavirus and Modern Monetary Theory
The onset of a widespread pandemic has also opened the doors to new conversations about the economics. In particular, the response of governments to COVID-19, particularly in developed countries, echoes the precepts
April 14, 2020
Opinion Articles
A Model for Coronavirus’ impact on our Economy
As the government, private businesses, civil society, and the public at large grapple with the emerging pandemic situation across the country, an important debate has evolved in many circles regarding the degree
April 2, 2020
Opinion Articles
Karmic Justice and Economics
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government is an ultranationalist regime that has taken the reins of power in India on the basis of a self-proclaimed role to promote Hindutva. This self-professed obligation
February 10, 2020
Opinion Articles
The Trouble with Economics
In both the Islamic and Western traditions, ‘economists’ were originally considered to be a category of moral philosophers. For example, Ibn-Khaldun was as much a moral thinker and historian as he was
January 28, 2020
Opinion Articles
Economics and the Revisionist Mind
The revisionist mind is one that fails to reconcile with prevailing narratives, facts, or experiences. Whether in the outcomes of historical battles or the manipulation of undesirable economic figures, the revisionist mind
January 24, 2020
Opinion Articles
The Tax Whistleblowers
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has recently proposed a measure that is intriguing, to say the least. It has announced a “whistleblower” incentive, by which any person who reports a tax evader may receive 20%
January 1, 2020
