Essay topics and their outlines
 

[B]Topic#1: Strategic confines of CPEC
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[B]Thesis Statement: The confined policies and decisions of the mega framework should be imparted to all quarters of the federation.
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Outlines:
[B]1. Introduction
[/B]The incumbent government's equivocal and shrouded policy decisions regarding CPEC's economic value
- Overemphasis on the dimensions of CPEC
[B]2. Glaring evidence
[/B]2.1. Invitation to the Kingdom's regime without taking into confidence the 'Carte Blanche' China
2.2. China's calculated response for the prevention of any evolving conspiracy
2.3. Probable impact on the project's long-term prospects
[B]3. Retrospection of the first phase of CPEC (completion)
4. Second phase vis-a-vis Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
5. Manifold reservations
[/B]5.1. Perception of less transparency from the foreign investors' side
5.2. Views regarding the politicization of the project
5.3. Meagre support from the provincial governments
5.4. Sensitivities of neighbouring countries
5.5. China's inclusivity of the shares
5.6. The IMF fund's bailout making the framework more controversial
[B]6. Immediate measures required to be taken
[/B]6.1. Eschewing misperceptions of the domestic entities by providing them with the terms and conditions of the project
6.2. Making Saudi deal open for legislative debate
6.3. Prioritizing friendly countries to partake to the project to thwart their reservations
6.4. Deliverance should precede further investment in the project
6.5. Efforts to realize Pakistan's benefits drawn out from the project
[B]7. Conclusion
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[B]Topic#2: The Aggravating Water Crisis
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[B]Thesis Statement: National water crisis are gradually looming with the passage of time and has become a national discourse of Pakistan
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Outlines:
[B]1. Introduction
[/B]An important element of survival, water, and the dismal picture of its imminent disappearance in Pakistan
- Water Resources Institute Report
[B]2. Decline in per capita water availability
[/B]- Outdated techniques of irrigation (Crops consuming less water required to yield more growth)
[B]3. Sole dependence on Indus Basin
[/B]- India's manoeuvring of diverting the flows
[B]4. Dearth of dams construction
[/B]- Weakening situation of two important water reservoirs (Mangla and Tarbela)
- Previous apathetic policies to construct protracted Diamer-Bhasha Dams
[B]5. Inordinate usage of groundwater
[/B]- Report of USAID
- Comparison with other countries using groundwater as their last resort
[B]6. Rampant change in weather patterns
[/B]- Less contribution of Himalayan and Hindukush mountains
- Irregular rain patterns
- Excessive flooding as a result of the absence of reservoirs
[B]7. The way forward
[/B]- Construction of dams as a top priority
- Resolving Sindh's woes with a view to building Kalabagh dam
- Adequate water distribution to the provinces with checks and balances
- Installation of sprinklers and drip irrigation system
- The need to convert rotation-based strategy to a decision-oriented system
- Implementation of water conservation ways from other developing countries
[B]8. Conclusion
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