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Why Are China and Russia Not Rushing to Help Iran?
The regime in Tehran has been brought to the brink of collapse by just a few days of attacks by the United States and Israel. In…
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Is Cuba next for Trump?
There is a popular metaphor in Cuba, to describe its challenges in 2026: Cubans say that Cuba is a pregnant, barefoot woman whom her husband isolates.…
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Fate of 133 Ordinances: The 30-Day Test of The New Parliament
When the interim government assumed office following the upheaval of July-August 2024, it took on a nation still trembling from shock. Institutions were fragile, the bureaucracy…
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How to Think About Trump’s War With Iran
To think clearly about Middle East wars, you need to hold multiple thoughts in your head at the same time. It’s a complicated, kaleidoscopic region where…
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Hormuz Doesn’t Need to Close to Cripple Asia’s Economies
If the Strait of Hormuz remains threatened and constrained by the war on Iran, Asia will face its most serious test of energy security since the…
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When The Neighbor Becomes The First Target
War has broken out. But what reveals the true trajectory of this conflict is not the moment it began; it is where the first retaliatory blows…
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The Institutional Stakes of Nepal’s Post-uprising Election
WITH LESS THAN a week to go before Nepal goes to the polls in an election triggered by last September’s Gen Z uprising, “change” is the…
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Letter from Norway
It was inspiring for me here in Norway to read RadheshPant’s Guest Editorial in Nepali Times on 4 February titled ‘A Chance for Nepal’s Political Renewal’.…
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Ukraine: After Four Years of War, Exhaustion on Both Sides is The Main Hope for Peace
As Ukrainian officials meet with US negotiators in Geneva with the possibility of full three-way talks involving Moscow, Kyiv and Washington in early March, there’s a…
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WHOEVER THAT IS: Beyond boycott: Can The New Opposition Break The Cycle?
For a parliamentary democracy to truly serve its electorate, the roles played by MPs on both sides of the aisle -- the Treasury Bench and the…
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Bangladesh Referendum 2026: Politics, Pitches and the Path Ahead
On 12 February 2026, Bangladesh held a historic referendum alongside its 13th national parliamentary election. Voters were asked whether to accept the “July National Charter 2025,”…
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The New Prime Minister Faces Tough Tests Ahead
A landslide victory often feels like a coronation. Streets erupt, social media lights up, and the mandate seems unassailable. For the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and…
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Why the BNP won Bangladesh’s Post-uprising Election
Jamaat recorded historic gains and voters punished the old order, but first-past-the-post maths, patronage networks and political familiarity ultimately returned the BNP to power. In the…
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Can Bangladesh’s New Leader Bring Change After Election Landslide?
Just over two years ago, when Sheikh Hasina won an election widely condemned as rigged in her favour, it was hard to imagine her 15-year grip…
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Election Stakes, Coalition Battles, and The Awami League Question
Bangladesh is heading into one of the most consequential elections in its history, not only because it follows the dramatic fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government but…
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Gen Z Revolution in Retrospect
REVOLUTION- seldom has a word in the English lexicon stirred such conflicting emotions and ignited initial adulation and subsequent detraction in equal measure. The term has…