MH Rajesh writes: Pakistan government’s move to hang 3,000 terror convicts in the wake of the Peshawar carnage will create the perception of instant justice and will cater to a baser sense of revenge. The real solution lies in purging jihadi elements from all walks of Pakistani society. But will the Army and the government show the will and ability to affect this change, remains an open question.
Another Meltdown? Ruble Collapse Spreads Across to US and Emerging Markets
Dr Adil Rasheed writes: Excessive derivatives’ speculation on commodity trade, particularly in oil and food products, in addition to problems of excess production of oil and falling growth rates in troubled Europe and emerging markets point to imminence of new crisis
Putin’s Visit to Delhi: India and Russia Remain Best Friends Forever
The long-standing romance between India and Russia seems very much alive as Vladimir Putin’s one-day summit in Delhi commences on Thursday. PM Modi tweeted in Russian ahead of his talks […]
Cyber Warfare and its Implication on National Security
The research work on the subject ‘Cyber Warfare and its Implications on National Security’ delves upon the threat that the nation’s critical info-infrastructure faces from cyberspace and the measures to be taken […]
A Pinprick Could Pop China’s $7trillion Property Market Bubble, Triggering Global Crisis
Many eminent international investors and analysts are warning that China is going to be the ultimate and largest trigger for the next global financial crisis, “a crisis that will be deeper and last longer than the first one that governments quickly combatted with unprecedented quantitative easing and bailouts”.
Xi Rattles Nerves Across Region by Urging Faster Weapons Development
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged faster development of advanced new military equipment to help build a strong army, state media reported, as the country steps up an ambitious modernisation […]