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Indonesia’s protest wave: Economic Frustration Turns Political
The current wave of protests began on 25 August 2025 when students and citizens rallied outside Indonesia’s parliament in Jakarta after revelations that lawmakers receive a…
Analysis
US- Russia Alaska Summit: Frozen Dialogue, Empty Outcome
It's been more than three years since theout break of the Russia – Ukraine war, a conflict that has resulted in severe humanitarian, political, and economic…
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A Fragile Peace and a Shifting Power Map in the South Caucasus
After more than three decades of intermittent violence and frozen diplomacy, the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict has entered a new and uncertain phase. On 8 August 2025, the…
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ডিজিটাল সহিংসতা: নারীদের কণ্ঠরোধের নতুন অস্ত্র
Nuzhat Tabassum is a Program Assistant at the Centre for Governance Studies. This blog was published as a part of the ongoing collaborative partnership project between…
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Gun Maw’s Call for Unity: Will the KIO Become Myanmar’s ‘Mufasa’?
On Aug. 22, Lieutenant General Gun Maw, deputy chair of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), posted a symbolic message through his Facebook account. He shared a…
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ECHOES OF JULY: A Broken Unity and an Unfinished Struggle
A YEAR has passed since the July upheaval rocked Bangladesh’s political establishment to its core. What started as a wave of student demonstrations against authoritarian rule…
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After 4 years of Repressive Taliban rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is The World Still Watching?
On August 15 2021, Afghanistan’s democratic republic collapsed. As the last US and NATO troops departed the country, the Taliban swept back into power and the…
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Climate Refugees from Bangladesh Face A Political Storm in India
Undocumented Bangladeshi climate migrants in India lack legal protections and face rising anti-immigrant rhetoric and crackdowns, all amplified by the ruling BJP government and Hindu nationalists…
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Gandhi’s Religion and the RSS
As people like Ram Madhav speak half-truths, let’s recall the fundamental difference between Gandhi’s Hinduism and the RSS’s Hindutva. A half-truth is as bad as a…
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Why Pakistan Did Not Become an Islamic State
Of the fourscore or so countries that have majority Muslim populations at this time in their evolution, Pakistan occupies a unique position. It is the only…
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পরিবারের চার দেয়াল: নারীর নেতৃত্বের প্রশ্নে একটি উপেক্ষিত বাস্তবতা
রাজনৈতিক সমাজবিজ্ঞানের তাত্ত্বিক কাঠামো বিশ্লেষণ করলে দেখা যায়, পরিবার কেবল একটি স্নেহ-ভালোবাসার কেন্দ্র নয়, বরং এটি হলো রাজনৈতিক সামাজিকীকরণের প্রথম এবং সবচেয়ে প্রভাবশালী প্রতিষ্ঠান। একজন শিশুর…
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Journalism in Bangladesh is Still Fighting for Its Voice
Following the mass uprising of 2024, many in Bangladesh thought that a fresh dawn would emerge over the nation's long-troubled media landscape. The overthrow of an…