Over the past three decades, the strategic partnership between the People’s Republic of China and Pakistan has evolved from a transactional, opportunistic relationship into a deeply integrated and strategic, economic and geopolitical alignment. For Beijing, Islamabad serves as a crucial regional proxy, providing a geographic conduit to the Arabian Sea via the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and acting as a counterbalance to India’s regional hegemo

Despite its active democratic participation and aspirations for a high-growth economy, India can't escape from one serious problem at the heart of its administrative set-up; in short, the Government of India has an administrative bureaucracy that needs radical change. The bureaucratic "steel frame" of India has been relied on for continuity and stability since independence, helping to maintain law and order and contributing in some part to holding the country together. Illus

A critical analysis of political term limits examining their dual role in preventing corruption while potentially undermining governance...

In every culture, corruption is a true monster that impedes progress and fosters inequity. However, the relationship between corruption...

The Indian Administrative Service (IAS), has long been viewed as the steel frame for governance in India. The once-highly-held ideals of...