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When Bangladesh became the first country in South Asia to join the U.N.’s Water Convention earlier this year, it was presented as a win-win. Signing up…
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Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York mayoral election is the moral repudiation of an establishment that mistook political access for virtue and money for merit.…
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Every year on November 2, the world marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. Despite the attention this has brought to the…
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When identity replaces duty, institutions unravel – a public servant recalls why creed never defined his commission. When elected representatives of the world’s largest democracy resort…
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Last Sunday, I stepped out of my family’s tent in az-Zawayda, in the central Gaza Strip and headed to the nearby Twix Cafe, a coworking space…
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It has been barely a month and a half since the formation of “the government of the street” led by former Chief Justice Sushila Karki. Perhaps…
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“They make a desert and call it peace.” Tacitus’s words echo powerfully across Gaza after the cease-fire declared on 10 October 2025, presented globally as a…
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South Asia is struggling to balance sovereign debt and fiscal space. The region’s debt has risen faster than in any other emerging region due to persistent…
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In recent years, the global political landscape has witnessed a notable decline in political trust in public institutions. This is largely due to the rise of…
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It has been a week since the ceasefire was announced in Gaza. When we heard the news in the occupied West Bank, we celebrated. We felt…
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Sudan has filed a case against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), alleging that the UAE has been aiding the…
