Realism

    Pakistan is one of the poor countries of the world and weak economic condition is always a concern. Its stakeholders have to rely on loans, aids and concesstions for fulfilling financial needs of the country. Dozens of seminars have been conducted by its think-tanks and hundreds of papers have been published by its policymakers to fix the bleeding economy but signs of sustainable economic growth are still very bleak.   Though there are numerous reasons of crippling economy of the country, hostile political culture of the country is a major stumbling block in the way of sustainable economic growth. And, one can justify the claim with ease. First of all, economy only thrives in stable political environment. Unfortunately, the leverage is alien in Pakistan. More often, political environment remains charged. Right from days of independence, opposition and some other non-political actors always try to keep the government under their influence. On one hand, it is almos...

    For more than a decade, successive democratic governments have been ruling Pakistan. Three consecutive elections have been held in it and three different parties have made their governments at the center through these elections. Meanwhile, government of Pakistan Tareek Insaf (PTI) had to leave the office in March 2022 due to a no confidence move which was also a democratic action.  Despite all these positive developments in the recent past, future of democracy is very bleak in the country. And, there are numerous factors which are responsible for fledgling democratic setup in Pakistan.  Firstly, almost all major political parties of Pakistan are non-democratic in nature. There is no proper framework of fair democratic intra-party elections because top slots of these parties  are only for members of few influential families, feudal lords, tribal leaders and business tycoons. A common worker has no chance of social mobility in the setup.   Meanwhile,...

   South Asia (SA) is home of eight countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,Pakistan,Maldives,Nepal and Sirilanka.  SA  is a diverse region and people of different religions and ethnicities are living in it. Meanwhile, the area is also home of two nuclear powers:India and Pakistan. The region is lying at the edge of Indian Ocean. Therefore, it has great importance from geographical and geo-startegic point of view. The states have also a regional organization known as South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation to harness the fruits of its typical geography.    Despite all these positive aspects, SA is one of the backward regions of the world. There are plethora of challenges and issues which are haunting the progress of the area.    First of all, hostile ties among countries of the area are major stumbling block in the way of properity and development. India and Pakistan are two giants of the region. They have very tense relations. ...