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Mashhood Urfi

  • September 14, 2026

    Misconceptions around CBAM

    The global climate and energy policy domain has developed a peculiar penchant for buzzwords. In summits, workshops, and high-level panel discussions, terms are routinely adopted, parroted and...

  • August 12, 2026

    A new energy economy

    Carpenters at a workshop pause during a power outage in Karachi, on June...

  • July 22, 2026

    Islamabad’s gambit

    Acting Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations...

  • May 15, 2026

    The changing tide of CBAM

    A worker cutting steel pipes near a coal-powered power station. —...

  • April 20, 2026

    Checkmate by energy markets

    This representational image shows solar panels installed on a rooftop...

  • April 06, 2026

    The quiet heat beneath Eurasia

    Inoticed it a couple of months ago during a policy workshop in a seven-star hotel building where the agenda was full of the usual suspects. Solar expansion targets. Wind corridors. Gas...

  • March 26, 2026

    Yuan vs dollar

    A woman holds Chinese yuan banknotes in this illustration taken May 30,...

  • February 10, 2026

    Economic preemption

    India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets European Commission President...

  • December 15, 2025

    Beyond the flags

    If you have driven down Constitution Avenue or through the diplomatic enclave in Islamabad lately, you may have noticed a line of unfamiliar flags brightening the roadside. Kyrgyz, Turkmen, Uzbek...