Two events in the last five decades proved to be disastrous for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), now part of KP province: the USSR invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and ‘War on Terror' initiated by the US against militants in Afghanistan in 2001. After the incident of 9/11, FATA became the centre of global terrorism and emerged as the most dangerous place. Taliban’s rule was overthrown in Kabul, and they escaped and found refugees across the eastern border of Afghanistan with Pakistan. This paper aims at studying the emergence of Talibanization in FATA and its impacts on the local culture and religion. Furthermore, the research studies the effects of military operations on FATA’s cultural values and codes of life. Taliban, in FATA, while taking advantage of the local vulnerabilities and the state policy of appeasement, started expanding their roots and networks throughout the country. They conducted attacks on the civilians and security forces particularly when Pakistan joined the US ‘war on terror.’ Both the militancy and the military operations have left deep imprints thus affected the local culture, customs, values, and religious orientations in FATA.

China and India have emerged as the worlds leading economies in the last four decades. The remarkable economic rise of the once-dormant and fragile economies of both China and India is one of the astonishing stories in the recent past. Both have introduced robust and revolutionary reforms in their economic policies which effected fast and sustained economic growth. These reforms include liberalization of the economic policies, emphasis on attracting foreign direct investment, and focus on enhancing trade. China, which introduced the semi-capitalist economy after the 1978 reforms have already become the worlds second-largest economy behind the USA, while India has emerged as the fastest-growing economy in South Asia. This study aims at comparing the economic trajectory of these two rising Asian economic giants. The research also focuses on those factors that played a decisive role in the economic rise of these countries.