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Would You Pay A Cyber Ransom?
A few days ago, cyber criminals hacked into one of the largest oil pipelines in the US, which halted operations after its corporate IT network was…
Analysis
How the Covid-19 Second Wave has Damaged Modi’s Personality Cult Even Among His Loyal Followers
The crisis has weakened the trust that is at the core of Modi’s appeal. The second wave of the pandemic has broken through the formidable personality…
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Alarming State of Press Freedom in Pakistan
Violence against journalists may translate into overall deterioration of human rights, research shows On the same day as I received mail from Reporters Without Borders (aka…
Analysis
Beyond Resilience, We Need to Prosper in the Face of Climate Change
Last week, I wrote in this daily about the need for Bangladesh to take a "whole of society" approach to international diplomacy on tackling climate change…
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Climate Change Politics Lack Economic Rationale
The coronavirus pandemic is a setback for the environmental movement as it shows how governments can disrupting economic activity but fail to manage major economic transitions.…
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The State of the Union: What These Elections Mean for the Future of the UK
The territorial integrity of the UK remains in question following elections across England, Scotland and Wales. In each nation or region there is a continuing debate…
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Can Quad Survive?
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, an informal strategic alliance between India, the United States, Japan and Australia, has gained a fresh lease of life after its revival…
Analysis
A Prime Minister Unfit for A Pandemic
Parallel to Modi's leadership failures is the pressure Indians are under to choose between quackery and medical science The widely respected publication The Lancet in a…
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Public Health Institutions Require More Policy Support
The covid-19 pandemic has opened our eyes to the immensely vulnerable state of our public health sector. Since covid-19 is a uniquely contagious disease, managing testing…
Analysis
Digital Discussion on Geopolitics of the Pandemic: The Bangladesh Scene
“This is the kind of situation that Bangladesh is in with respect to the geopilitical situation and what will be the decision, as I said unfortunately…
Analysis
The Once and Future Afghanistan
Afghanistan has been a presence in my life for decades. As a high school student at a Department of Defense school in Turkey, I read James…
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India: Election Loss in West Bengal May be Start of a Backlash Against Modi’s Handling of COVID Crisis
In what is widely being interpreted as a popular verdict on Narendra Modi’s handling of the COVID crisis in India, voters in West Bengal have returned…