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India Reacts Sharply to U.S. Criticism Over Democracy and Rights
After the Indian government last week arrested opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal in a case of alleged corruption just weeks before a national election, U.S. and German…
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Climate Crisis Should Be Topping The Global Electoral Agenda
The world faces two crucial tests this year. Both will impact large parts of the planet, if not the entire world, and also have the potential…
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Kashmiri Shawl, Indian Saree Face Boycott Calls In Bangladesh; PLA-N In India’s Backyard Worries Delhi?
The spike in anti-India sentiments in Bangladesh is unfolding with eerie similarity to that in Maldives. The incumbent Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, called out…
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UNSC Ceasefire Resolution in Gaza and What it Means
After five long months since the start of the war, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has finally reached a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire…
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Who is Not Corrupt?
The 'Minimum policy priorities and common commitment' of the new five-party ruling alliance released last Tuesday, rather unconventionally, acknowledges the pervasive public perception that “everyone in…
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The Unconditional Release of All Myanmar Political Prisoners is Non-Negotiable
Since the 2021 coup, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) has documented over 25,000 political prisoners jailed by Myanmar’s military regime. In the country’s long…
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Russia Is Back to the Stalinist Future
A collage illustration shows half of the face of Joseph Stalin and half of the face of a larger Vladimir Putin alongside a star with a…
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At Last, A UN Security Council Resolution Over Gaza, But What’s Next?
There was something beyond infuriating about the slowness, and even more so the cynical manner, with which discussions about a UN Security Council resolution calling for…
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On ‘boycott Indian products’ campaign
WHILE Bangladesh is set to celebrate the 53rd anniversary of national independence, India that helped Bangladeshis achieve the independence through a bloodied war against the erstwhile…
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Why Would Islamic State Attack Russia and What Does This Mean for The Terrorism Threat Globally?
It appears almost certain the brutal assault on a Russian crowd settling down to watch a rock concert in Moscow on Friday night was an Islamist…
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Myanmar’s Junta Plays Both Rakhine and Rohingya for Fools
The military regime is playing the ethnic card again in Rakhine State, and many Rakhine and Rohingya people are falling for it again. To clarify, it…
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Ukraine’s War Is Killing Another Country
In the crowded labyrinth of the open market in downtown Chisinau, the capital city of Moldova, a babble of languages ripples through the throngs of traders…