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Pakistonomy — 268 episodes
Ep 255 - The Rupee is Overvalued
Ep 254 - Unlocking Pakistan's Export Potential
Ep 253 - SECP's Role in Deepening Capital Markets
Ep 252 - Pakistan-Saudi Mutual Defense Pact
Ep 251 - Political crisis in Nepal and the path forward
Ep 250 - What’s going on in the forex market?
Ep 249 - Volatility in the India-US Relationship
Ep 248 - Donald Trump, Modi, and the U.S.-India Relationship
Ep 247 - What comes next for Iran?
Ep 246 - Budget 2025 is an “elephantine mediocrity”
Ep 245 - Making sense of the geopolitical chessboard
Ep 244 - Pathways to deescalation in the India-Pakistan crisis
Ep 243 - Pahalgam Terror Attack and Options for India
Ep 242 - What comes next for the India-Pakistan relationship?
Ep 241 - Terrorism, India-Pakistan Standoff, and the Future of the Subcontinent
Ep 240 - AI and the Future of Jobs
Ep 239 - The state targets journalists through PECA
Ep 238 - Pakistan tries to become a hard state
Episode 237 - Food inflation and market reforms in agriculture
Ep 236 - Is the ruling regime going to last for a long time?
Episode 235 - Balochistan in Crisis
Episode 234 - What's Next for Pakistan's Startup and Innovation Economy
Episode 233 - Pakistan's Foreign Policy Priorities in 2025 w/ Dr. Qamar Cheema
Episode 232 - Assessing the PML-N's One Year Economic Performance
Episode 231 - DeepSeek Delivers a Massive Surprise in AI
Episode 230 - Why is India's Economy Slowing Down and the Rupee Weakening?
Episode 229 - Pakistan's Afghan Dilemma and the Path Forward
Episode 228 - Pakistan moves towards an electric vehicle revolution
Episode 227 - Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations Take a Bad Turn
Episode 226 - What awaits Pakistan's Economy in 2025
Episode 225 - Shark Tank: Promoting Entrepreneurship in Pakistan
Episode 224 - What happened with PTI's final call?
Episode 223 - India's Heartland Chokes on Smog
Episode 222 - Profiting from patients - How pharmaceutical bribes are impact citizens' healthcare
Episode 221 - Pakistan's Air Pollution Crisis
Episode 220 - American-Muslims and the US Election
Episode 219 - What to expect from the U.S. elections
Episode 218 - Lockdowns, PTI, and the Youth
Episode 217 - Amendments, Bans, and Democracy
Episode 216 - Have we entered a third world war?
Episode 215 - Pakistan enters another IMF programme
Episode 214 - Constitutional Amendments, Legal Reforms, and the Failures of Pakistan's Supreme Court
Episode 213 - PTI's Plan for Pakistan's Democracy
Episode 212 - Running Across Pakistan for Education
Episode 211 - Did Pakistan Truly Achieve Freedom?
Episode 210 - What happened in Bangladesh and what comes next?
Episode 209 - What's going on in Balochistan?
Episode 208 - Can the status quo be sustained in Pakistan? (Urdu)
Episode 207 - Is a Hezbollah-Israel War Imminent?
Episode 206 - Why a PTI ban may shake the foundations of Pakistan
Episode 205 - France Resists the Far Right, For Now
Ep 204 - Assessing Biden's Policy Towards Israel and Palestine
Episode 203 - China asks Pakistan to do more
Episode 202 - Budget Inflicts More Pain on Citizens
Episode 201 - Preparing for extreme heat in the subcontinent
Episode 200 - What just happened in the Indian elections?
Episode 199 - Imran Khan v. Judiciary v. Establishment
Episode 198 - Budget, Taxes, and the IMF
Episode 197 - Prospects for Saudi Investment in Pakistan
Episode 196 - Budget, Reforms, and the IMF
Episode 195 - Pakistan's Stunting Crisis
Episode 193 - Why is foreign investment critical to Pakistan's economic success?
Episode 192 - Why did Pakistan fall behind India and Bangladesh
Episode 191 - How Israel's War on Gaza is Changing the Global World Order
Episode 189 - Teach for Pakistan - Solving Pakistan’s Education Crisis
Episode 189 - Deciphering Indonesia’s Elections
Episode 188 - Competing in the elections as a PTI candidate
Episode 187 - The devastating impact of arbitrary internet shutdowns
Episode 186 - How similar is 2024 to 1977?
Episode 184 - Providing capital to SMEs and women
Episode 183 - Running in an election in Pakistan
Episode 182 - Pakistan Responds to Iran. What comes next?
Episode 181 - What will the economy look like in 2024?
Episode 180 - Outlook for elections and beyond
Episode 179 - Why trauma-informed schools are a necessity in Pakistan
Episode 178 - Becoming a Cutting-Edge Scientist in Germany
Episode 177 - How did we get here and what’s next for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Pakistonomy - Episode 176 - Reorienting the economy for sustainable growth
Pakistonomy - Episode 174 - Can Pakistan Deal with Climate Change?
Pakistonomy - Episode 173 - LOKAL - Scaling an affordable tourism ecosystem
Pakistonomy - Episode 172 - How Mexico Is Taking Advantage of the US-China Competition
Pakistonomy - Episode 171 - How to deal with the power, smuggling, and dollar crisis
Pakistonomy - Episode 170 - Why did the dollar cross 300 rupees?
Pakistonomy - Episode 169 - Afghanistan After 2 Years of Taliban Rule
Pakistonomy - Episode 168 - Assessing the Outgoing Parliament
Tabadlab Tabadlab Pakistonomy - Episode 167 - Startup Ecosystem Update
Tabadlab Pakistonomy - Episode 166 - Human-Healthcare: World Class Healthcare At Your Doorstep
Pakistonomy - Episode 165 - The Role of the International War Economy in Pakistan's Dysfunction
Pakistonomy - Episode 164 - India's Digital Data Protection Bill
Pakistonomy - Episode 163 - What comes after the IMF deal
Pakistonomy - Episode 162 - India-US relations after Modi's DC visit
Pakistonomy - Episode 161 - On Karachi, Journalism, and Digital Media
Pakistonomy - Episode 160 - India's strategic competition with China
Pakistonomy - Episode 159 - The Return of the Taliban: Afghanistan After the Americans Left
Pakistonomy - Episode 158 - On Deficits and Debt
Pakistonomy - Episode 157 - Where Does Pakistan's Democracy Go From Here?
Pakistonomy - Episode 156 - Pakistan Stands One Step Closer to the Brink
Pakistonomy - Episode 155 - Special Series - Understanding the US-China Rivalry w/ Prof. Jane Golley
Pakistonomy - Episode 154 - Special Series: Understanding the US-China Rivalry w/ Sameer Lalwani
Pakistonomy - Episode 153 - Special Series: Understanding the US-China Rivalry w/ Andrew Small
Pakistonomy - Episode 152 - Why are poultry and meat products becoming expensive?
Pakistonomy - Episode 151 - Visa: Digitizing Payments and Promoting Financial Inclusion
Pakistonomy - Episode 150 - USF: Taking the internet to the last mile
Pakistonomy - Episode 149 - Is the US on the brink of another financial crisis?
Pakistonomy - Episode 148 - Bridging the gap between talent and companies
Pakistonomy - Episode 147 - Does Pakistan need to restructure its debt
Pakistonomy - Episode 146 - A roadmap for sustaining post-crisis growth in Pakistan
Pakistonomy - Episode 145 - What's going on at the Supreme Court?
Pakistonomy - Episode 144 - India's Notice to Amend the Indus Waters Treaty
Pakistonomy - Episode 143 - PostEx: Powering Commerce in Pakistan
Ruling elites are sleepwalking into a disaster
Pakistonomy - Episode 141 - What comes after the IMF?
Pakistonomy - Episode 140 - Economic meltdown, restructuring debt, and rebuilding Pakistan
Pakistonomy - Special Episode - Understanding Pakistan's Economy
Pakistonomy - Episode 139 - Chip wars & Pakistan’s semiconductor potential
Pakistonomy - Episode 138 - The path out of Pakistan's economic crisis
Pakistonomy - Episode 137 - Pakistan Economic Outlook 2023
Pakistonomy - Episode 136 - Military Intervention, Politics, and the Birth of Bangladesh
Pakistonomy - Episode 135 - Can Made in Pakistan Save the Country from Default?
Is Pakistan Going to Default?
Pakistonomy - Episode 133 - Karachi's Water Crisis
Pakistonomy - Episode 132 -Disrupting the Economy with Venture Capital
Pakistonomy - Episode 131 - The Global Economic Outlook
Pakistonomy - Episode 130 - Digital Media Freedoms in Pakistan
Pakistonomy - Episode 129 - Are Pakistan's Nukes Safe?
Pakistonomy - Episode 128 - Why Are Iranians Protesting?
Pakistonomy - Episode 127 - The Return of Ishaq Dar
Pakistonomy - Episode 126 - Floods, Governance, and Climate Change
Pakistonomy - Episode 125 - Innovation & Speculation in Crypto
Pakistonomy - Episode 124 - Floods Wreak Havoc in Balochistan
Pakistonomy - Episode 123 - Why is the Rupee so Volatile?
Pakistonomy - Episode 122 - Unlocking Capital Access for Small Business
Pakistonomy - Episode 121 - Rupee's Decline and Risks of Default in Pakistan
Pakistonomy - Episode 120 - Politics Continues to Dominate the Economy
Pakistonomy - Episode 119 - Is This The End of Pakistan's Startup Boom?
Pakistonomy - Episode 118 - Thar Coal and Pakistan's Energy Security
Pakistonomy - Episode 117 - Private Sector Credit, Growth, & Lazy Banking
Pakistonomy - Episode 116 - Reforming Higher Education
Pakistonomy - Episode 115 - Building a Constituency for Reforms: A Conversation with Dr. Ahsan Iqbal
Pakistonomy - Episode 114 - Political Parties and Violence
Pakistonomy - Episode 113 - The Climate and Food Crisis
Pakistonomy - Episode 112 - Weak Coalitions and Reforms
Pakistonomy - Episode 111 - What's Going on in Balochistan?
Pakistonomy - Episode 110 - Is This The End of Crypto?
Pakistonomy - Episode 109 - Why has the Dollar Crossed 200?
Pakistonomy - Episode 108 - Assessing the State Bank of Pakistan
Pakistonomy - Episode 107 - Foreign Policy Begins at Home | Conversation with Maleeha Lodhi
Pakistonomy - Episode 106 - Imran Khan and the Real Foreign Conspiracy
Pakistonomy - Episode 105 - The Rise, Fall, & Possible Return of Imran Khan
Pakistonomy - Episode 104 - Combating the Pandemic with Data
Pakistonomy - Episode 103 - State of the Startup Ecosystem
Pakistonomy - Episode 102 - What's Going On In Sri Lanka
Pakistonomy - Episode 101 - Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Pakistonomy - Episode 100 - Interloop Chairman Musadaq Zulqarnain
Pakistonomy - Episode 99 - The Second War on Terror
Pakistonomy - Episode 98 - The Emerging Edtech Ecosystem
Pakistonomy - Episode 97 - The Roadmap for Recovery and Reforms
Pakistonomy - Episode 96 - India's Domestic and Foreign Policy
Pakistonomy - Episode 95 - Volatility in Energy Markets
Pakistonomy - Episode 94 - Navigating the Middle East Quagmire
Pakistonomy - Episode 93 - The Left's Economic Vision
Pakistonomy - Episode 92 - Escaping the "Nazuk Mor"
Pakistonomy - Episode 91 - Reforming Agriculture: Learning From Our History
Pakistonomy - Episode 90 - How Politics will Dominate the Economy in 2022
Pakistonomy - Episode 89 - 2021 Round-Up with Ariba Shahid
Pakistonomy - Episode 88 - Islamism and the Making of Pakistan
Pakistonomy - Episode 87 - How Do Pakistan's 1% Live?
Pakistonomy - Episode 86 - Return of Austerity and the IMF
Pakistonomy - Episode 85 - The Pakistani Elite’s Seven Deadly Neglects
Pakistonomy - Episode 84 - Major Power Rivalry in South Asia
Pakistonomy - Episode 83 - How Modern Materials Can Transform Pakistan's Construction Industry
Pakistonomy - Episode 82 - Understanding China's BRI Impact
Pakistonomy - Episode 81 - What Ails the Judicial System
Pakistonomy - Episode 80 - Can More Information Build Trust in the State
Pakistonomy - Episode 79 - Disrupting Agriculture in Pakistan
Pakistonomy - Episode 78 - Impact of Corruption on Pakistan
Pakistonomy - Episode 77 - Sri Lanka Outlook: 2021 and Beyond
Pakistonomy - Episode 76 - Digitizing the Retail Industry
Pakistonomy - Episode 75 - Institutional Reforms & the Afghanistan Situation
Pakistonomy - Episode 74 - Pakistan Outlook: 2021 and Beyond
Pakistonomy - Episode 73 - Impact of Taliban's Takeover on Pakistan
Pakistonomy - Episode 72 - Bangladesh Outlook: 2021 and Beyond
Pakistonomy - Episode 71 - Abhi: Improving Financial Wellness
Pakistonomy - Episode 70 - Wheat Production and Imports
Pakistonomy - Episode 69 - From BCCI to Alfalah: A Banker’s Journey
Pakistonomy - Episode 68 - Afghanistan After U.S. Withdrawal
Pakistonomy - Episode 67 - Pakistan's Political Economy
Pakistonomy - Episode 66 - Oraan: Digitizing Savings
Pakistonomy - Twitter Spaces - Budget 2021-22
Pakistonomy - Episode 65 - Inside Pakistan's Media Industry
Pakistonomy - Episode 64 - Making Internet for All a Reality
Pakistonomy - Episode 63 - Potential of Agribusiness
Pakistonomy - Episode 62 - The State of Mental Health
Pakistonomy - Episode 61 - The Story of Pie in the Sky
Pakistonomy - Episode 60 - Achieving $60 billion in exports
Pakistonomy - Episode 59 - Economic Impact of COVID-19
Pakistonomy - Episode 58 - Changing Pakistan's Economic Trajectory
Pakistonomy - Episode 57 - Sehat Kahani - Bringing Telemedicine to Pakistan
Pakistonomy - Episode 56 - Achieving State Bank's Autonomy (Urdu Discussion on SBP Amendments)
Pakistonomy - Episode 55 - Sustaining Pakistan's Economic Growth (Urdu)
Pakistonomy - Episode 54 - India's Economic Reforms
Pakistonomy - Episode 53 - Women and the Economy
Pakistonomy - Episode 52 - Reimagining Learning
Pakistonomy - Episode 48 - Bykea
Pakistonomy - Special Episode - A Conversation with Zarrar Khuhro
Pakistonomy - Episode 51 - Modernizing Food Retail
Pakistonomy - Episode 50 - Making India Great
Pakistonomy - Episode 49 - The State of Media
Pakistonomy - Episode 47 - Raast: Digitizing Pakistan
Pakistonomy - Episode 46 - Outlook for Reforms in 2021
Pakistonomy - Episode 45 - Pakistan: 2020 and Beyond
Pakistonomy - Episode 44 - Bangladesh's Economic Transformation
Pakistonomy - Episode 43 - A Volatile 2020: India's Experience
Pakistonomy - Episode 42 - Increasing Pakistan's Exports
Pakistonomy - Special Episode - New Social Media Rules (Urdu)
Pakistonomy - Episode 41 - The Potential of LNG in Pakistan
Pakistonomy - Episode 40 - Building Pakistan's Fintech Ecosystem
Pakistonomy - Episode 39 - The Economy of Waste
Pakistonomy - Special Episode - Why Do Markets in Karachi Pay More Taxes? (Urdu)
Pakistonomy - Special Episode - Rescuing the Agriculture Sector (Urdu)
Pakistonomy - Episode 38 - The Role of Dynasties and Caste in Politics
Pakistonomy - Special Episode - Understanding the Wheat Crisis (Urdu)
Pakistonomy - Episode 37 - The War on Free Expression
Pakistonomy - Special Episode - Gas Crisis Update (Urdu)
Pakistonomy - Episode 36 - What's Going On, Pakistan?
Pakistonomy - Special Episode - Selling Brand Pakistan's Narrative (Urdu)
Pakistonomy - Episode 35 - A Conversation with Dr. Adil Najam (Urdu)
Pakistonomy - Special Episode - Why Are There Gas Shortages in Pakistan?
Pakistonomy - Episode 34 - Powering the Solar Revolution
Pakistonomy - Episode 33 - What Caused the Decline of Muslim Civilization?
Pakistonomy - Episode 32 - Understanding the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Pakistonomy - Special Episode - The Pension Crisis (Urdu)
Pakistonomy - Episode 31 - Ethnicity and Governance in Pakistan
Pakistonomy - Special Episode - Stocks Make a Comeback
Pakistonomy - Special Episode - Renegotiating Power Contracts (Urdu)
Pakistonomy - Episode 30 - Unlocking the Economy?
Pakistonomy - Episode 29 - India's Growth Story: Astute Planning or an Accident?
Pakistonomy - Episode 28 - A Conversation with Junaid Iqbal
Pakistonomy - Episode 27 - A Conversation with Shuja Nawaz
Pakistonomy - Episode 26 – Airlift: Fueling Pakistan’s Startup Ecosystem
Pakistonomy - Episode 25 - How Technology is Ushering in the Age of Freedom
Pakistonomy - Episode 24 - PIA's Decline and the Path Ahead
Pakistonomy - Episode 23 - Demystifying Rural Sindh: Property Rights, Elite Capture, and Feudalism
Pakistonomy - Episode 22 - Innovation in Education: A Conversation with Edkasa
Pakistonomy - Episode 21 - Budget Time
Pakistonomy - Episode 20 - The Informal Economy (Urdu)
Pakistonomy - Episode 19 - The Water Economy
Pakistonomy - Episode 18 - Economic Decline: A Historian's Take
Pakistonomy - Episode 17 - What Can We Learn From Reko Diq?
Pakistonomy - Episode 16 - The Pakistan Super League
Pakistonomy - Episode 15 - Pakistan's Power Sector
Pakistonomy - Episode 14 - Dr. Miftah Ismail
Pakistonomy - Episode 13 - What Caused the Sugar and Wheat Crises?
Pakistonomy - Episode 12 - Real Estate in Pakistan
Pakistonomy - Episode 11 - Economy and Coronavirus
Pakistonomy - Episode 10 - The Economic Impact of Coronavirus
Pakistonomy - Episode 09 - Can Pakistan Replicate Korea?
Pakistonomy - Episode 08 - Women, Feminism, and the Aurat March
Pakistonomy - Episode 07 - Dr. Umair Javed
Pakistonomy - Episode 06 - Naurin Muzaffar
Pakistonomy - Episode 05 - Kalsoom Lakhani
Pakistonomy - Episode 04 - Atif Mian
Pakistonomy - Episode 03 - Pakistan's Stock Market
Pakistonomy - Episode 02 - Mehvish Arifeen
Pakistonomy - Episode 01 - Khurram Husain
Ivan Rasmussen on the story of China
Parag Khanna on “The Future Is Asian”
Hina Khar, Mohammad Sadiq & Joshua White on the future of Afghanistan