Saturday, January 25, 2025

Special Emphasis on Terrorism (Sept-2022)

Suicide Attacks Four soldiers were killed in a suicide blast at a military convoy in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan District on August...

Family Business in Pakistan

As in most other countries, family business plays an important role in the national economy of Pakistan. About 80% of our economy are created...

Family Businesses Difficult to Sustain

Difficulties are present for all family businesses regardless if they are run by first, second or third generation. Once established the difficulties will get...

Family Business in the Global Economy

The dominance of family firms across the world is now well established: Among the largest publicly traded companies, family firms account for 44% of...

Family Business in Asia

Family firms are the most typical business organizational form, in most Asian countries (excluding modern China) they are often the oldest as well. Representing...

India’s Naval Diplomacy: Contours and Constraints

The Indian quest for maintaining its regional hegemonic status in the nuclearized subcontinent led New Delhi to acquire advanced weapon systems against its territorially...

Afghanistan and the Campaign Against Extremism

Context As great power competition has gradually picked pace, it was assumed that the Campaign Against Extremism has subsided. In fact, US has admitted that...

Taliban 2.0 rule is a litmus of realpolitik

The Taliban 2.0 regime has stayed put in power for more than a year. As they marked their one-year rule on August 15, 2022,...

Jewish Soldiers of the Raj

In the eighteenth century, Jews were a tiny minority in India when the Honorable East India Company (HEIC) was expanding its land acquisition in...

Reception in the Marriott Karachi August 21, 2022

Dr. Huma Baqai, Rector MITE & Moderator: Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim. Good afternoon, Assalam-o-Alaikum and it is absolutely heartening to see a houseful on a Sunday afternoon,...