While hypotheses created by political scientists can pass a test or fail it, many analysts are now lazily relying on social media chatter to determine their views.
In countries like Pakistan, where political polarisation continues to simmer and is not addressed, it can gradually mutate to become "pernicious polarisation".
In the last fiscal year, Pakistan’s goods exports to India and Iran totalled just $0.3m and $28,000, respectively, while exports to Afghanistan fell to $522m from $553m.
