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Wednesday, April 22, 2026
TopicMiftah Ismail

Topic: Miftah Ismail

‘We’re desperately poor,’ ex Pakistan finance minister on country’s economic crisis

Speaking at a webinar Wednesday, Miftah Ismail — finance minister from April-September 2022 — said Pakistanis ‘bemoan’ the fact that they can't export IT services like India.

Ishaq Dar back as Pakistan FM but it’s outgoing Miftah Ismail who did the ‘dirty’ work

Dar will steer Pakistan’s finances at a time when his country is struggling with an economic crisis worsened by deadly floods and is marked by high inflation.

‘Trade with India would be opened if need be’, says Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail

Amid devastating floods, Ismail said the natural calamity in Pakistan is likely to affect the supply of fruits and vegetables and that he would 'keep a watch on the situation of farmers'.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.