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US versus China: the battle for rare earth dominance

US versus China: the battle for rare earth dominance

During Scott Bessent’s confirmation hearing for US Treasury Secretary before the Senate Finance Committee, significant concerns were raised...

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Business Recorder

Qamar Bashir

Trump’s return ushers in an unpredictable era

23.01.2025 10

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

Trump’s strategy to contain China

22.01.2025 30

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

Why Does Trump want to occupy Greenland?

Why Does Trump want to occupy Greenland?

President-elect Donald Trump has made his expansionist ideology loud and clear. Among his many controversial proposals, he has shown a keen interest...

17.01.2025 40

Business Recorder

Qamar Bashir

California wildfire: Will Trump reconsider Paris Accord?

16.01.2025 30

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

Will Trump Reconsider the Paris Accord?

Will Trump Reconsider the Paris Accord?
15.01.2025 20

Daily Times

Qamar Bashir

US and Europe: Preparing to deport Muslims

11.01.2025 40

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

Will Trudeau come back?

Will Trudeau come back?

The handsome, serene, ever-smiling, and dashing Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, finally succumbed to the ever-increasing pressure on many...

10.01.2025 40

Business Recorder

Qamar Bashir

Vision 2025: futility or progress?

Vision 2025: futility or progress?

Pakistan’s Vision 2025, launched by the Ministry of Planning, Development & Reform, rightly outlines an ambitious roadmap to position the country...

09.01.2025 30

Business Recorder

Qamar Bashir

Vision 2025: Futility or Progress?

  Pakistan’s Vision 2025, launched by the Ministry of Planning, Development & Reform, rightly outlines an ambitious roadmap to position the...

07.01.2025 50

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

Remarkable growth of Asian economies: China, Pakistan

AMONG news of an economic slowdown in China and economic challenges in Pakistan, I was surprised to notice the outstanding ratings of both...

06.01.2025 7

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

Trump Predicts Canada as the 51st State

The notion of the United States annexing Canada has recently gained attention, primarily due to remarks by US President-elect Donald Trump. During...

31.12.2024 5

Daily Times

Qamar Bashir

Biden’s move undermines strategic stability in S Asia

AT a time while the whole Pakistani nation is profoundly aggrieved and concerned about Israel’s ongoing atrocities in Gaza, the outgoing Biden...

30.12.2024 4

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

US sanctions Pakistan over missiles programme

ON 19 December 2024, Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer expressed concerns about Pakistan’s development of long-range ballistic missile...

28.12.2024 50

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

China and US: Pillars of global prosperity

IN December 2024, the United States and China renewed their government-to-government Science and Technology Agreement (STA) with a five-year...

25.12.2024 4

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

Sunshine gold dethrones black gold

OIL has been a dominant force shaping global economies over the past two centuries, acting as both a maker and breaker of fortunes. Fluctuations in...

19.12.2024 10

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

Sunshine Gold Dethrones Black Gold

Oil has been a dominant force shaping global economies over the past two centuries, acting as both a maker and breaker of fortunes. Fluctuations in...

18.12.2024 4

Daily Times

Qamar Bashir

US-China: Pillars of Global Prosperity

In December 2024, the United States and China renewed their government-to-government Science and Technology Agreement (STA) with a five-year...

16.12.2024 8

Daily Times

Qamar Bashir

Syria: Trampled like grass

WHEN Israel was carrying out its military operations against Palestine, I initially believed that the scale and magnitude of Israel’s actions...

11.12.2024 3

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

Is Trump’s threat to BRICS a hoax?

I recently contributed an article titled “Looming Challenge to Dollar Dominance,” and soon after its publication, the US President-elect Donald...

07.12.2024 10

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

‘Golden Dream’

A young, pregnant woman from Lebanon fled to the United States – the “Land of Opportunity” – with her husband and family, escaping the horrors...

02.12.2024 3

Daily Times

Qamar Bashir

The looming challenge to dollar dominance

EFFORTS to challenge the US dollar’s global dominance have been hindered by disparities in economic strength, reserves, infrastructure and...

29.11.2024 4

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

Looming Challenge to Dollar Dominance

Efforts to challenge the US dollar’s global dominance have historically been hindered by disparities among nations in economic strength, foreign...

26.11.2024 6

Daily Times

Qamar Bashir

Trump’s Bureaucracy Cuts

The stunning results of the USA elections surprised both Democrats and Republicans alike. Trump’s unprecedented victory was accompanied by...

22.11.2024 4

Daily Times

Qamar Bashir

Trump’s bureaucracy cuts: A daunting task

THE stunning results of the USA elections surprised both Democrats and Republicans alike. Trump’s unprecedented victory was accompanied by...

20.11.2024 4

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

Democrats and Trump

Being in the field a month before the elections, going door to door and meeting a diverse range of people – from rich to poor, from White to...

16.11.2024 3

Daily Times

Qamar Bashir

Trump trumped Harris

THE Working America organization deployed a force of 400 trained canvassers over a month, travelling in more than 60 vans with seven canvassers per...

10.11.2024 2

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

US elections 2024: Hinged and unhinged

IT is an exhilarating experience to be in one of the most pivotal states in the U.S.—Michigan, one of the seven key swing states that, alongside...

06.11.2024 3

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

American presidential election: hinged and unhinged

It is an exhilarating experience to be in Michigan, a key swing state of America which – alongside Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin,...

05.11.2024 1

The Express Tribune

Qamar Bashir

USA Elections 2024: Hinged and Unhinged

It is an exhilarating experience to be in one of the most pivotal states in the US – Michigan, one of the seven key swing states that, alongside...

04.11.2024 2

Daily Times

Qamar Bashir

President Xi’s Shared Prosperity Model

President Xi Jinping, since assuming office, has been a driving force in elevating China to unprecedented heights, not only in the country’s...

03.11.2024 1

Daily Times

Qamar Bashir

26th Constitution amendment: A step toward or away from democracy?

SUNDAY, (20-10-2024), marks a significant moment in Pakistan’s legislative history with the passing of the 26th Constitution amendment by the...

22.10.2024 1

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

The PTI versus Yellow Vest protests of France

During my tenure as Press Minister in France, I witnessed firsthand the chaos of the Yellow Vest movement, which erupted in November 2018. The...

10.10.2024 2

Business Recorder

Qamar Bashir

PTI versus yellow vest protests of France

DURING my tenure as Press Minister in France, I witnessed firsthand the chaos of the Yellow Vest movement, which erupted in November 2018. The...

08.10.2024 3

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

Anarchist Protestors and Shanghai Meeting

For Pakistan, hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting is indeed an honor, but in the current...

07.10.2024 2

Daily Times

Qamar Bashir

The looming Iran-Israel war: Consequences for Pakistan

IRAN has fallen into a strategic trap for the second time and only with capabilities comparable to Israel’s military strength and allies as...

05.10.2024 3

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

Looming Iran-Israel War

Iran has fallen into a strategic trap for the second time, and only with capabilities comparable to Israel’s military strength and allies as...

02.10.2024 3

Daily Times

Qamar Bashir

Israel’s Ultimate Target

On the fateful day of October 7, 2023, Hamas launched an attack on Israel, killing many of its soldiers and civilians and taking as many as 250...

30.09.2024 3

Daily Times

Qamar Bashir

Constitutional Courts: A Step Toward Judicial Overreach?

Many countries have established both a constitutional court and a supreme court to handle different aspects of their legal systems, particularly...

27.09.2024 3

Daily Times

Qamar Bashir

Unlocking CPEC’s SCO Potential

China has emerged as the prime driver and a leader of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) not only in the political, economic and...

25.09.2024 3

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

Parliament’s reckless amendments

  WHEN Parliament passed the Supreme Court Procedure and Practices Act 2023, analysts, including myself, predicted that the government, if it came...

24.09.2024 2

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

Trump or Harris: No respite for Palestine

A day after Hamas’ unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, I penned an article titled “Hamas Stunted Israel,” in which I warned that...

15.09.2024 2

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

Vawda’s Crystal Ball

Before switching parties, Mr Vawda made numerous predictions, but the majority of them never materialized, damaging the reputation of PTI’s...

11.09.2024 3

Daily Times

Qamar Bashir

Xinjiang, Balochistan and FATA

In Pakistan, we often adhere to the belief that force is the primary solution for dealing with terrorists, extremists, separatists, insurgents, and...

06.09.2024 1

Daily Times

Qamar Bashir

China’s rise: Human capital and innovation

  TWELVE years ago, I visited China as a participant in a Seminar on Press and Publication for Developing Countries, alongside participants from...

05.09.2024 2

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

Xinjiang, Balochistan and FATA

IN Pakistan, we often adhere to the belief that force is the primary solution for dealing with terrorists, extremists, separatists, insurgents and...

03.09.2024 4

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

Innovative solutions to terrorism and extremism

IF I were to ask you to name the country that hosts one of the largest Islamic research institutes in the world, an Islamic institute housing over...

02.09.2024 10

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

Overcapacity Dilemma

We often do the opposite of what drives progress in developed nations. While wise nations protect, promote, respect, and honour their heroes, we...

01.09.2024 3

Daily Times

Qamar Bashir

The deadly cost of Pakistan’s gun culture

AS I write this on 14 August 2024, the air is still thick with the echoes of gunfire and fireworks from last night’s Independence Day celebrations....

16.08.2024 2

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir

Army Chief’s vision of the Islamic State

Addressing the Ulema and Mashaikh Conference in Islamabad on August 8, Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir, vowed to stand resolutely...

16.08.2024 1

Pakistan Observer

Qamar Bashir