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The Tatmadaw’s Role in Myanmar’s New Politics
How has Myanmar’s military recalibrated its role in a changing political system? Myanmar has transitioned into a quasi-democratic administration by completing the seven-step road map laid…
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The Kremlin Faces a Difficult 2021
The opposition has become more diverse and noticeably stronger. President Vladimir Putin has exhausted his political agenda. Even his recent referendum to “reset” the political clock…
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For a Post-Nationalist Biden
America can lead a global turn away from nationalism if it actively engages with the world once again, and not only out of self-interest. To make…
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Death in refugee camps: The hidden victims of COVID-19
There must be enough kindness in world to place refugees at the centre of policy making With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019,…
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2020 was the year India was supposed to become a super power. Instead, it got left behind
To make matters worse, the government has failed to acknowledge the enormity of the crisis. It had a simple message: India would be a superpower within…
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Importance of Tibet’s rivers for Asian water security
China's 'Great Wall of Concrete' damming rivers sourced on the Tibetan Plateau threatens downstream countries With the recent signing of the Tibet Policy and Support Act…
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Time to rewrite the constitution
It is time to move beyond the idea of political stability to the idea of constitutional stability. Prime Minister KP Oli's move to dissolve Parliament has…
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Russia moves East, India West, straining ties
"Russia is losing India!" - I have been hearing such lamentations in Moscow for as long as I have followed world politics. Pessimism and alarmism are…
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Can academics afford political neutrality?
Society needs its intellectuals to take part in discussion using all available platforms The year 2020 has come to an end. It has been an incredibly…
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The Hasina–Modi December summit
We are on the cusp of our 50th anniversary. Come March 26, 2021, it will be 50 years since Bangladesh had declared its Independence. We restate…
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Planning the future of unemployed youth
• Immediate focus needed to bring solutions to youth issues and work must start from Divisional Secretaries • Youth unemployment is at 20.8% which is a…
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The year of living anxiously
2020 was a devastating year for Pakistan as for the rest of the world. The year of the pandemic disrupted lives everywhere and tested people’s endurance…