In Interesting Times


Beyond Neoliberalism

Umair Javed

May 31, 2025

Characterized by deregulation in markets, and trade and financial liberalization, the set of prescriptions commonly dubbed as ‘neoliberalism’ were macroeconomic orthodoxy for nearly four decades. Now it seems to be dying, transforming our world in the process.

Foreign Aid and Fundamental Rights

Umair Javed

Apr 29, 2025

Trump’s move to freeze humanitarian assistance has left a vacuum in the social and humanitarian sectors in Pakistan. Is this a move to be lauded or bemoaned?

Explaining the Upsurge

Umair Javed

Mar 05, 2025

Why has the PTI emerged as the single most broadly popular political party across Pakistan today?

Pakistaniat and its Future

Umair Javed

Jan 09, 2025

Pakistan’s nationalist project has encountered many threats over time, and yet the largely state-led experiment of nation-building is closer to its stated objective, albeit unevenly, than it has at any point in the past eight decades

THE OLD IS DYING

Umair Javed

Jan 06, 2025

The 2024 election results mark the end of a political cycle that began in the early 2000s. At first glance, this may not seem apparent from the outcome

15 Years Of Crises

Umair Javed

Jan 04, 2025

A reflection on Pakistan’s tryst with democracy and the mammoth challenges along the way