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Bureaucratic Inertia: Why We Urgently Need Civil Service Reforms in Pakistan

Bureaucratic Inertia: Why We Urgently Need Civil Service Reforms in Pakistan

Civil bureaucracy is the administrative backbone of any country. It is the permanent and professional offshoot of any government, which is responsible...

yesterday 30

Paradigm Shift

Rehman Yar

Trump, Iran, and Stoessinger’s Warning on the Dangers of Misperception

In his book Why Nations Go to War, John G. Stoessinger has contested the traditional explanation of war. Many factors, such as ideology, military...

28.06.2026 60

Paradigm Shift

Rehman Yar

The Illusion of Independence: Developmentism and the Rise of Neocolonial Control

From Latin America’s nationalization struggles to Pakistan’s debt entrapment, developmentism turned into the modern face of neocolonialism, where...

27.10.2025 100

The Spine Times

Rehman Yar

Iran, Gaza, and the Fall of Regional Sovereignty

From Gaza to Iran, the pattern of foreign intervention and regional destabilization continues to unfold. As Israel, backed by the United States,...

21.06.2025 40

The Spine Times

Rehman Yar

The Indus Dilemma: Water, War, and Wounds of the Past

As water politics collide with historical grievances, are we witnessing the unraveling of one of South Asia’s most critical peace agreements? The...

03.05.2025 30

The Spine Times

Rehman Yar