Latest - January 1, 2025

Business

Year of stabilisation

The year 2024 now asks us whether we can embark on building a better Pakistan in 2025, one that can grow without overheating. Updated 02 Jan, 2025 06:34pm
World

A time of chaos

Will Syria’s moderate extremists live up to their promises of pluralism, and will the country survive as a sovereign, united state in 2025? Updated 02 Jan, 2025 04:20pm
World

Trump & US democracy

The authoritarian streak in him arouses doubts about his commitment to democracy. Updated 03 Jan, 2025 01:56pm
World

Transitions and turmoil

Mass protests in Bangladesh over economic grievances, job quotas, and political repression culminated in Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and exile. Published 01 Jan, 2025 09:30am
Pakistan

A climate reckoning

The smog in Lahore, heatwaves all across, the north’s melting glaciers, and widespread floods illustrate a country under siege from environmental forces. Published 01 Jan, 2025 09:12am