Analysis
Nepal: Polls Due in Five Months, Interim Government Must Win Trust of Parties, Voters
The interim government formed in Nepal after the Gen Z uprising last month has its task cut out. It not only has the mandate of bringing…
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Analysis
The 2025 UN General Assembly: A Clash of Orders, West vs. Global South
In September 2025, the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly convened in New York under the theme, “Better together: 80 years and more for…
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The Rise of the Far Right: Moral Policing and Populist Peril in Post-Authoritarian Bangladesh
The Rise of Far-Right Tendencies: A Troubled Awakening In the aftermath of Sheikh Hasina’s fall through the July Uprising 2024, Bangladesh appears to be experiencing a…
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গার্মেন্টস হোক আর গণপরিষদ: নারীদের ক্ষমতায়নে সেক্টরভিত্তিক বৈষম্য কেন?
বাংলাদেশে নারী ক্ষমতায়ন নিয়ে যখন আলোচনা হয়, তখন প্রায়ই এক দ্বৈত বাস্তবতা চোখে পড়ে। একদিকে গার্মেন্টস খাত, যেখানে প্রায় ৪০ লক্ষাধিক নারী শ্রমিক দিনরাত পরিশ্রম করে…
Analysis
Palestine is Now The Conscience of The World. No Deal Will Change That
What US President Donald Trump unveiled in Washington this week was not a peace plan, but a parody of one; a deal proclaimed as a breakthrough,…
Analysis
With Its China Tour, Myanmar Junta Wires Itself Into Beijing’s Digital Grip
In mid-September, the Myanmar junta’s senior leadership staged a diplomatic “parade” in China. Over the course of a single week, at least eight officials—six cabinet ministers,…
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The Rohingya are Being Forgotten at The UN
The annual UN General Assembly has once again come and gone. World leaders delivered lofty speeches about war, climate change, and human rights. Yet among the…
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Nepal’s Fragile Dawn
This festive season, a mix of hope and unease has taken hold of Nepal. Following the ouster of the K.P. Sharma Oli government in the wake…
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Bangladesh’s Democratic Transition: Learning from Tunisia’s Failed Promise
When protests erupted on Bangladesh’s streets in July 2024, toppling the Awami League after 15 years of increasingly authoritarian rule, many observers reached for historical parallels.…
Analysis
The Lost Art of Talking to People
Last Thursday, Prime Minister Sushila Karki ‘addressed’ the nation, promising timely elections, relief and accountability. However, one speech cannot erase a deeper pattern: In Nepal, leaders…