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An apology for Bangladesh
At the 50th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum at Davos this week, Prime Minister Imran Khan demonstrated two things, yet again. One, that there…
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India doesn’t want to remain as a factor of SL’s internal political dynamics – Prof. Karori Singh
Two countries have developed a model kind of relationship No problem will crop even in distant future India is sensitive about Sri Lanka’s developmental needs Indian…
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ICJ Ruling on Rohingya: Where do we go from here?
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on Myanmar about taking emergency measures for the protection of the Rohingyas, delivered at The Hague on Thursday, is…
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The persecuted Rohingya now have legal protection, but will it amount to anything?
The ICJ ruling on Myanmar is a rare bright point in a woeful international response. Unfortunately its powers are limited Francis Wade On Thursday the internet…
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Bangladesh’s authoritarian shift
In Bangladesh the ruling Awami League has established total control over state machinery and politics since the managed election of December 2018. Simmering popular discontent found…
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Leaving democracy behind
January 7th marks the anniversary of the beginning of the third consecutive term of the Awami League government in power in Bangladesh, making Sheikh Hasina its…
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Flow Generation
“Dhaka is dirty and dangerous, don’t go there, there’s nothing to see.” That’s what some people told me when they heard about my plan to spend…
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BANGLADESH IN 2020 Eight points to consider
Twenty-twenty will be an eventful year for Bangladesh. It will be celebrating the year as the Mujib Year with shining glory and confidence. Yet, the year…
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How President Pence Would Blow Up 2020
If Trump were removed from office, the Democratic race would be turned upside down. If the Senate were to remove President Donald Trump from office—which could…
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A Year of Protest: The Rapid Decline in Civic Freedoms World Over
A new watch list by the CIVICUS Monitor shines a spotlight on Hong Kong, Colombia, Egypt, Guinea and Kazakhstan where there are escalating rights violations against…
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Bangladesh Needs to Wake Up from Its Slumbering Foreign Policy
The Indian Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) should come as no surprise to Bangladesh. This delegitimizes millions of Bengalis and other Muslims who have lived in India…
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THE YEAR AHEAD India and Pakistan Are Edging Closer to War in 2020
Two crises dominated South Asia in 2019, and each one stands to get worse next year. Michael Kugelman Turmoil is never far away in South Asia,…