Am I responsible for Pakistan’s ranking?
The Failed States Index, for obvious reasons, hasn't been received well in Pakistan. The government takes issue with the methodology. On one message board, some Pakistanis think they have found the reason for Pakistan's high rank: Me. Apparently, my name on the masthead taints the whole endeavor: My good brothers chill just ignore this worthless ...
The Failed States Index, for obvious reasons, hasn't been received well in Pakistan. The government takes issue with the methodology. On one message board, some Pakistanis think they have found the reason for Pakistan's high rank: Me.
The Failed States Index, for obvious reasons, hasn't been received well in Pakistan. The government takes issue with the methodology. On one message board, some Pakistanis think they have found the reason for Pakistan's high rank: Me.
Apparently, my name on the masthead taints the whole endeavor:
My good brothers chill just ignore this worthless piece of trash, the Newsweek article praised Pakistan just a few months back, a magazine of great prestige and now we have some no bodies writing about us, and worst yet an [Indian] in the driving seat what else do you expect?
Um, I'm not exactly in the driver's seat over here. And I'm an American. But funny that they mention that story from Newsweek International, because that magazine is edited by Indian-born Fareed Zakaria.
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