Uzair Bin Farid

Dec 17, 2023 | paradigmshift.com.pk | Babar Khan Akhunzada |Ayra Azhar |Uzair Bin Farid |Zain Shabir

The November 2023 edition of the Paradigm Shift magazine is out!The magazine does not intend to follow a determined theme but rather features a curated list of pieces that center around the latest news and developments in Pakistan and abroad. This month’s magazine has pieces on Israel’s strategic depth and capabilities in cyberspace. The rising tensions in the South China Sea between China and its neighbours, as well as the use of AI, bring a more nuanced view of the conflict.

Dec 14, 2023 | paradigmshift.com.pk | Uzair Bin Farid |Zain Shabir |Muhammad Hamza Tanvir |Yashfa Ahsan

Starting in 1991, under the leadership of Manmohan Singh, India embarked on an ambitious program of modernization, liberalization, and globalization. What followed was a decades-long process of economic growth, which put India in a league of its own in the South Asian region.

Apr 11, 2023 | thefridaytimes.com | Uzair Bin Farid

The fortunes of a nation shift like the fortunes of a man. Good decisions lead to good and prosperous outcomes and bad decisions lead to bad and vicious outcomes. Foresight and a simple definition of national objectives, make it easier to chart a plan for the achievement of those objectives.

Mar 1, 2023 | thefridaytimes.com | Uzair Bin Farid

The neo-liberal revolution of the late seventies and eighties separated the market from state. The role and importance of political decision-making was pushed to the extreme fringe with only a minimal role. In essence, what it did was that the market was made responsible for all the processes of resource allocation, redistribution and decision-making. The role of political institutions was reduced to being the passive spectators of the market mechanisms.