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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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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…
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Politic: An Uncensored Diary | The Vanishing Prime Minister
Playing solo while making grand announcements, Modi has developed a different style as he invariably switches off in unfavourable situations that signify trouble or failure. In…
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Can AI think – and should it? What it means to think, from Plato to ChatGPT
In my writing and rhetoric courses, students have plenty of opinions on whether AI is intelligent: how well it can assess, analyze, evaluate and communicate information.…
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Bangladesh’s Post-Hasina Foreign Policy Reset
Following Sheikh Hasina’s exit from power in August 2024, Bangladesh began reshaping its foreign policy, gradually moving away from its India-centric posture and pursuing a more…
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After July: A Fragile Transition, A Nation in Waiting
One of the most significant political upheavals in Bangladesh's recent history occurred during the July uprising, which took place only a year ago. After years of…
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As Trump Has Pulled Back from the Highest Tariffs, This Chart Shows the Economic Shock Has Eased
It’s tariff season again, with the next deadline looming on Friday, August 1. Since the beginning of July, the United States has issued another flurry of…
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Russia’s Diplomatic Recognition Takes Kabul Nowhere
As millions of Afghans struggle with chronic food insecurity and millions more refugees get pushed out of Pakistan and Iran into overcrowded, under-resourced camps around Kabul,…
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China’s Insertion Into India-Pakistan Waters Dispute Adds A Further Ripple in South Asia
With the future of a crucial water-sharing treaty between India and Pakistan up in the air, one outside party is looking on with keen interest: China.…
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Selling Misinformation
I was riding my bike, crossing an underpass, when I saw a man struggling to walk with a polio-affected leg. He gestured for a ride, and…
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A Postmortem on The Dismantling of USAID
On the first day of his second term, President Trump issued an executive order suspending all foreign aid expenditures, except for those providing emergency and military…