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Superpower Chess: Is India The Next to Be Checkmated?
America moves without thinking, India thinks without moving and China is the grand master, thinking and then moving Over years spent observing global events and decisions,…
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Defence Pacts With India and Need for Openness
In April 2025, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka resulted in the signing of seven Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) between New Delhi and…
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A Saffron Crown
India’s covert support for pro-monarchy movements in Nepal reflects the BJP’s broader Hindutva agenda, a dangerous mix of ideology and interventionism that undermines regional stability The…
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Water for peace: What Bangladesh wants from the Ganga Water Treaty
The forthcoming negotiations for renewing the treaty must make water-sharing climate resilient, equitable and account for extreme weather conditions. The Ganga Water Treaty is crucial to…
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The Future of Bangladesh’s Fragile Media Freedom
Under Mohammad Yunus’s interim government, a Media Reform Commission has set out to address long-standing problems facing journalists in Bangladesh – but old threats and patterns…
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Israel’s Plan for Gaza is Clear: ‘Conquest, Expulsion, Settlement’
Reports this week, based on satellite footage and witness testimony from IDF soldiers, reveal that Israel has carved out a nearly one-mile deep "buffer zone" inside…
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The Incomplete End of Nepal’s Hindu Monarchy
Violent pro-monarchy protests reveal Nepal’s incomplete transition from Hindu kingdom to secular republic, with nationalist myths and India’s Hindu Right feeding into royalist resurgence IN 1979,…
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Myanmar’s Civil War: How Shifting US-Russia Ties Could Tip Balance and Hand China A Greater Role
While the United States talked military assistance and minerals with Ukraine, Russia did the same with one of its few remaining allies: Myanmar. On March 4,…
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Developing Countries Need a New Strategy
US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs will expose developing countries to a series of interconnected threats. To protect themselves, they must navigate today’s Trumpian chaos while…
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Why Are Political Protests Surging Around the World?
Sizable anti-government protests with a pointed political edge are mushrooming in multiple regions. A knot of protests has hit the Balkans—in Bosnia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and…
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India-Bangladesh relations: Riding an Uneasy Phase
History and geography make India and Bangladesh special neighbours. In South Asia, not only do they share the longest land boundary, but India’s contribution to their…
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Trump Aides Circulate Plan for Complete Revamp of Foreign Aid Programs
The proposal provides new details on how the administration plans to overhaul USAID — and what programs it expects to eliminate. Some Trump administration officials have…
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Bangladesh’s Future Stuck in an Inescapable Past
Nation ripped between those who want new politics of justice, equity and democracy and those who summon ghosts of liberation past “This was a destruction not…
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What’s Erdogan’s End Game With Imamoglu’s Arrest?
Erdogan’s team is likely betting that public outrage over Imamoglu’s arrest will eventually fade and the economy will recover before the country next goes to the…
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In battle Against ‘Hindi Imposition’, A War Between Two Distinct Visions of India
The war of words between politicians of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and politicians of the Bharatiya Janata Party has been represented in the press as a…
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Musk, Myanmar, and the Murky Future of Internet Freedom
For anti-government groups engaged in resistance movements, securing reliable communication channels is often a matter of life and death. In many cases, the very states they…