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Mahmood Iqbal, PhD

Mahmood Iqbal, PhD

“America is back” Resolutely and Unchallenged

USA has re-established itself at the centre of democratic world. Even many European leaders were skeptical and raised their eyebrows in…

4 min readNov 15, 2022

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“America is back” Resolutely and Unchallenged

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Mahmood Iqbal, PhD

West Tribalism: Regressive Progress

It is difficult to fathom that the esteemed judges of Supreme Court of the most advanced country would ban abortion in these modern times…

4 min readMay 8, 2022

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West Tribalism: Regressive Progress

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Mahmood Iqbal, PhD

A New World Order: Is it Possible?

(March 26, 2022)

6 min readMar 26, 2022

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A New World Order: Is it Possible?

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Mahmood Iqbal, PhD

Dare to Dream: A New United Nations plus Transaction & Trading System

United Nations born in 1945 after the demise of League of Nations is now seemingly due for a re-birth. It should be buried to create a New…

3 min readMar 21, 2022

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Dare to Dream: A New United Nations plus Transaction & Trading System

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Mahmood Iqbal, PhD

Afghanistan Question: What Could Happen Next?

Now that U.S. has departed from Afghanistan after 20 years (Bagram Airfield on July 5th at night without notifying anyone) and Taliban have…

5 min readJul 21, 2021

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Afghanistan Question: What Could Happen Next?

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Mahmood Iqbal, PhD

“Power” is the Truth: Israelis Naked Atrocities on Palestinians

Time and again, Israel has proven the legitimacy of an old saying “might is right” and “power” is the ultimate truth for inflicting any…

4 min readMay 17, 2021

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“Power” is the Truth: Israelis Naked Atrocities on Palestinians

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Mahmood Iqbal, PhD

Pandemics in Democracies vs in Autocracies

In his first speech to Congress on April 28, President Biden implicitly acknowledged the peril of democracy, especially during a crisis…

6 min readMay 6, 2021

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Pandemics in Democracies vs in Autocracies

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Mahmood Iqbal, PhD

Jinnah and Creation of Pakistan: My Thoughts

Acknowledgement: Immensely benefited from a series of interviews in YouTube by Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed (University of Stockholm, Sweden)…

6 min readApr 28, 2021

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Jinnah and Creation of Pakistan: My Thoughts

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Mahmood Iqbal, PhD

Afghanistan Labyrinth: Is there a way to Reform?

The West (US and NATO), after two decades of misadventure in Afghanistan at the cost of thousands deaths, millions wounded, trillions of…

3 min readApr 23, 2021

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Afghanistan Labyrinth: Is there a way to Reform?

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Mahmood Iqbal, PhD

Do Pandemics Ever End? Lessons from the Past

Covid-19 with its multiple variants has already ravaged the world. As of February 15, nearly 109 million cases were reported of which 2.41…

7 min readFeb 16, 2021

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Do Pandemics Ever End? Lessons from the Past

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Mahmood Iqbal, PhD

Mahmood Iqbal, PhD

Former Principal Economist, Conference Board of Canada; and Retired Adjunct Professor, Economics Dept., Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

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