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Miller vs Schiller: The Battle of the Lobbyists for India and Pakistan

The Indian government has hired Jason Miller, a former Trump aide, to lobby for India in Washington, DC for a monthly sum of $150,000 per month. Pakistan has retained Keith Schiller, also a former Trump aide, for a monthly compensation of $50,000 to help Pakistan get favorable treatment by the Trump Administration. It shows that India is outspending Pakistan by 3 to 1 on lobbying in Washington, but it does not appear to be paying off for New Delhi. …See More

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Riaz Haq commented on Riaz Haq's blog post India Tariffs: Is Modi-Trump Bromance Over?

"The 21st century will be “dominated by Hindutva” or “Hindu-ness”. Says Mohan Bhagwat, the RSS chief, or sarsanghachalak. “Our society needs to be vigilant and united,” he said. “While we celebrate our…"

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Riaz Haq commented on Riaz Haq's blog post India Tariffs: Is Modi-Trump Bromance Over?

"Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh claims"sub ke boss to hum hain" (We're everyone's boss in the world) https://youtu.be/sh9GVDKc_hw Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, "There are some people who are not happy with the…"

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Riaz Haq commented on Riaz Haq's blog post India Tariffs: Is Modi-Trump Bromance Over?

"India's labor-intensive textile, jewelry, and auto parts industries are likely to be among the hardest hit by Trump's 50% tariffs.https://www.dw.com/en/indian-workers-fear-economic-downturn-under-trumps-tariffs/a-73597048According to the…"

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Riaz Haq commented on Riaz Haq's blog post Pahalgam Attack: Why is the Indian Media Not Asking Hard Questions?

"Adeel Afzal@AdeelAfzal06Pakistan welcomes the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling affirming its stance on #IndusWatersTreaty. Decision upholds water rights over Western rivers, enforces strict limits on India’s hydropower projects, and…"

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Riaz Haq commented on Riaz Haq's blog post Pahalgam Attack: Why is the Indian Media Not Asking Hard Questions?

"AI Overview General Asim Munir, Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, has issued strong warnings regarding India's construction of dams on the Indus River, according to various media reports . According to these reports, key…"

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Riaz Haq commented on Riaz Haq's blog post Indian River Projects Threaten Bangladesh Water Security

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Riaz Haq commented on Riaz Haq's blog post Indian Military Begins to Accept Its Losses in "Operation Sindoor" Against Pakistan

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Where do you live?: Silicon Valley, CA, USA

Your real name? (No pseudonyms, please): Riaz Haq

Which college or university?: NED University and New Jersey Institute of Technology

Any fellow Pakistani Alumni living near you?: Yes, many.

Your graduation date?: 1974

Your major?: Electrical Engineering

What do you do for a living?: Start-up business consulting

Any professional affiliations? Memberships in professional orgs?: TIE Charter member, NED Alumni Association of Silicon Valley

What have you done for your alma mater lately?: Organized NEDians Convention 2007. Started NEDians Worldwide.

Tell us about you:: I am the Founder & President of PaAlumni . In addition to being a high-tech executive, I am an entrepreneur, an investor, and an avid watcher of South Asia and financial markets, I have more than 25 years experience in the hi-tech industry. I have co-founded two high-tech startups and managed multi-million dollar business. I am a pioneer of the PC and mobile businesses and I have held senior management positions in hardware and software development of Intel’s microprocessor product line from 8086 to Pentium processors. My experience includes senior roles in marketing, engineering and business management. I was recognized as “Person of the Year” by PC Magazine for my contribution to 80386 program. I have an MS degree in Electrical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. I have two blogs: http://riazhaq.blogspot.com, http://southasiainvestor.blogspot.com

What are your hobbies?: Reading, travel, blogging, community service.

Your favorite books?: 1984, Fahrenheit 451, The Long Tail, Wikinomics, Blue Oceans Strategy, The Buffet Way

Website:: http://southasiainvestor.blogspot.com

Favorite Music:: The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, U2, Cat Stevens, Ghazals, Nusrat Fateh Ali

Favorite TV Shows:: 60 Minutes, The Simpsons, Aaj with Kamran Khan,Pak Music on Geo & ARY, CNBC Squawk Box.

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Posted on August 13, 2025 at 5:00pm

India Tariffs: Is Modi-Trump Bromance Over?

President Donald Trump has imposed 50% tariffs on India's exports to the United States. This is far higher than most countries facing US tariffs. Explaining the punitive India tariffs, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said: "India came to the table early. They’ve been slow rolling things. So I think that the president, the whole trade team has been frustrated with them. And also, you know, India, India has been a large buyer of sanctioned Russian oil that they then resell as refined…

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Posted on August 9, 2025 at 12:30pm — 5 Comments

Pakistan Ranked Among Top Donors to UN's World Food Program

The United Nations World Food Program has ranked Pakistan fourth among donor countries and sixth overall in 2024. Among the largest 15 donors worldwide, the United States topped the list with $4.45 billion, followed by Germany ($995 million), the United Kingdom ($610 million), European Union ($593 million), private donors ($335 million), Pakistan ($228 million), South Korea ($203 million), France ($196 million), Sweden ($183 million), Canada ($166 million), Norway ($158 million),…

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Posted on August 2, 2025 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Which Country is a Bigger Beggar? India or Pakistan?

Most countries in the world today borrow money from various sources to finance their budget deficits. So do India and Pakistan. So why is it that only Pakistan's borrowing money gets labeled "begging"? Is it not begging when India borrows a lot more money than does Pakistan? Or is it that only borrowing money from the IMF qualifies as "begging"? Let's look into this double standard. Currently, India's public debt to GDP ratio is 80% while Pakistan's is about 74%. India's private debt to GDP…

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Posted on July 22, 2025 at 6:30pm — 4 Comments

Pakistani International Students Flocking to European Universities

Recent data shows that there are nearly 10,000 Pakistani students attending colleges and universities in Germany. This figure is second only to the United Kingdom which issued over 35,000 student visas to Pakistanis in 2024. The second most popular destination for Pakistani students is Australia which is hosting nearly 24,000 students from Pakistan as of 2023, according to the ICEF…

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Posted on July 15, 2025 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

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At 7:08pm on October 30, 2007, Sohail Sarwar Tahir said…: Thanks for your comments, certainly you have experienced these kinda forumns more closely.....but let me share couple of points...

1) we have couple of mailing lists for NEDians to say in touch but most of the students are not aware of dat

2) web is the most effective way to share our thoughts (scholarship program: transactions can be made onlilne etc, mentoring forum: detailed profile of alumni with search capabilities and students can contact us)

3) online books, resources that can be added later....in fact that should be done by NED Admin but I dont think daz gonna happen in next decade

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So, my point is if we can create a web its easy to share with students and they can get any info they want from there (just one platform)

I know its a lot of effort and you are right you wanna figure out if its worthit.....which is perfectly alright BUT I THINK its worth trying

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Solution::: Can we suggest the web development as final year project for NED students?? Do you think this can do??

When I had time, I worked on that but I was depending on folks in karachi to register NGO / NPO but no one really wanted to do all the paper work and therefore I almost had to quit the idea....

Couple of students contacted me for scholarship but I really didnt have any good answer for them

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Bottomline::: These ideas are not new, all we need is a proper representation, that is accessible to students [we dont need to depend on any mailing lists, any other mode of communication, like notice board :) etc......just one single platform]

Looking forward to hear from you more on this

Take care,

Regards,

At 11:21am on November 12, 2007, Syed Qasim Bukhari said…: thnx for the informative links sir !! they r really of my great interest & i would give some thoughtful time in reading those articles butttttttt actually they are not related to the problem em facing....... em having difficulties regarding the stereo vision algorithms ... 8 point algorithm n others.. how to aply them.. what if I ve a pair of images what to do next ?? what problem i might face when working underwater . etc

At 9:47pm on December 13, 2007, Riaz Qamar said…: Thanks for your appreciation. Sadly, I don't see revival of cricket in Pakistan :'(

At 10:35pm on December 18, 2007, Syed Zulfiqar Yezdan said…: Thanks. I will try to get the source files and upload again

At 5:12pm on December 29, 2007, Dilara Hafiz said…: Thanks Riaz Bhai - this looks like a great website. I always enjoy your opinions in Pakistan Link - keep up the thoughtful, analytical writing - we need it!

At 12:33pm on January 17, 2008, Ameer Alam said…: Thanks Riaz Bhai. I will post more material as soon as I can find some time. Allah Hafiz

At 12:42pm on January 17, 2008, Ameer Alam said…: Inshallah very soon, I need a recent potrait made.

At 8:50pm on January 18, 2008, Sohail Sarwar Tahir said…: Thanks sir...what are your plans for de long weekend?

At 9:49pm on January 18, 2008, Sohail Sarwar Tahir said…: i will relax ...daz all i want...might look into office stuff on sunday and monday though....tried to implement something, somehow it didnt work as expected, have a deadline to meet (feb mid)....daz about it..