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Why War on Iran Threatens to Unleash Unrest in South Asia
While the Iran war has sent shock waves through energy markets across Asia, one corner of the region has been hit especially hard. South Asia’s reliance…
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While the Iran war has sent shock waves through energy markets across Asia, one corner of the region has been hit especially hard. South Asia’s reliance…
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THE recent election results in Bangladesh show that, while women are at the forefront, their presence is not translating into power. This is not a gender…
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For the poorer and middle classes, the gap between income and expenditure is now widening. In an already economically vulnerable country, the situation is likely to…
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As Myanmar’s former commander-in-chief, on March 30, 2026, Min Aung Hlaing officially became a presidential candidate in the country, marking a new stage in the political…
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The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), now led by Chairman Tarique Rahman, has come to power after almost 20 years. This party has always occupied a centrist…
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Pakistan has been at war with Afghanistan’s Taliban regime for just under one month. Yet the conflict, which was officially declared by Pakistan the day before…
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While I am hopeful about the new government, one word is stuck in my brain, that word, or mantra even, is inclusion. With the top leadership…
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ON 25 FEBRUARY, the newly formed Bangladesh government under the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) unceremoniously removed Ahsan H Mansur, the man who had largely stabilised the…
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SOUTH Asia is entering another phase of geopolitical recalibration. Domestic political changes, shifting economic networks and evolving security dynamics are reshaping the strategic landscape of the…
Analysis
The escalating frequency of cyber operations in South Asia demonstrates a severe deficit in infrastructure defense. In March 2026, an advanced threat group known as "Sloppy…