Reading time: 3 minutes For a country mired in dynasty politics and political fiefdoms, Pakistan’s 2018 general elections came as a welcome break to the masses when Imran Khan, a cosmopolitan cricket legend took [ … ]
The Socio-Economic Dimensions of Climate Change
Reading time: 4 minutes “Unless we have social justice, there are not going to be more accelerated greenhouse gas reductions. These issues are tied together.”, said Catherine Mitchell, a professor emerita of energy policy [ … ]
Immigration: the Good, the Bad & the Economics
Reading time: 4 minutes Migration — a topic that has dominated conversations, shaped political preferences, and chalked a stark divide in society. But between the familiar accusations regarding the stealing of jobs against impassioned [ … ]
Taking Up (Economic) Arms
Reading time: 3 minutes The microchip – a tiny, unassuming slab of silicon at the heart of an intensifying economic struggle between superpowers. This article explores the reasons behind the ever-increasing vitality of the [ … ]
The Great Sleep Divide
Reading time: 3 minutes Sleep — Nature’s reset button. For many of us, sleep is a given — one whose health benefits we’ve never particularly considered. However, the rise of the insidious “sleep epidemic”, [ … ]
The rise of influencer marketing
Reading time: 5 minutes In the past two decades, the marketing industry has undergone significant transformations with the introduction of revolutionary new marketing techniques, from targeted ads to search engine optimization. These transformations have [ … ]
Code red: what next?
Reading time: 3 minutes After the latest report from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that declared a Code Red for climate change, spreading an atmosphere of dread and hopelessness around the world. This [ … ]
The Peril of Surveillance Capitalism to Privacy
Reading time: 5 minutes As little as 40 years ago, the world was devoid of the Internet, an invention that has since gone on to become an essential structure for individuals, companies, and governments [ … ]
The Hindu-Muslim Conflict Under Modi
Reading time: 3 minutes Since Narendra Modi came to power in India in 2014, there has been a marked increase in Hindu nationalist sentiment and religious violence throughout India. This article follows how this [ … ]
Challenger Banks: A Success Story?
Reading time: 6 minutes Challenger banks, disruptor banks, neobanks — no matter which name you refer to them by, there’s no denying the debilitating impact these banks have had on the global financial market. [ … ]