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Human Rights are Not Western or Asian, They are Universal
In his speech before the Munich Security Forum last month, US President Joe Biden sought to reassure European allies about the strength of the transatlantic alliance.…
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Making Bangladesh’s LDC Graduation Smooth and Sustainable
As Bangladesh celebrates the golden jubilee of its independence, the country has achieved another important milestone in its pursuit of development. At the second triennial review…
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The Law of Sedition
in India traces its roots back to the British rule in India. This law was introduced by the British Government in India in 1870. Sedition falls…
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New Semester Sees Continued Caution on Campus Reopenings
As a new university semester begins this month in many parts of East and Southeast Asia, still affected by second and third waves of COVID-19, online…
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Bridging the Gender Gap in Higher Education
Just improving literacy rates as a token of inclusion may not improve gender parity. On the face of it, the number of female students in higher…
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Don’t Defund the BBC
Understanding the BBC’s contributions to the British economy and society – and the concept of public value more broadly – requires a new conceptual framework. Rather…
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What is Fascism?
Since before Donald Trump took office, historians have debated whether he is a fascist. As a teacher of World War II history who has written about…
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How to Solve the Cancer of Corruption
We have to design a system so that corruption does not pay and is not even worth it Corruption is a problem everywhere -- it is…
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The future of India-China Relationship is Now All About the Flux in US-China Ties
As the prospects for armed conflict at LAC recede, Indian strategists must now begin the process of making sense of the troubled India-China relationship. The disengagement…
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DSA – The Law That Jails Now Kills
Mushtaq Ahmed, the writer, the commentator, the socially conscious citizen, the articulate but moderate voice of dissent and a critical observer of current events is dead.…
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Will Biden’s Sanctions Help Restore Democracy in Myanmar?
On January 31st, generals in Myanmar seized power, after their political allies lost an election in a landslide to the National League for Democracy, the party…
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Citizens’ Manifesto
The Citizens’ Movement has called for freedom from political regression and justice for the marginalised. The Supreme Court has reversed the political regression that KP Oli,…
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India Is a Flashpoint in the China-U.S. Cold War
The threat posed by Beijing has the Modi government slowly shedding the nation’s history of nonalignment. The danger for U.S. in Southeast Asia, as I explained…
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Why Biden’s ‘America is back’ is not Good for the World’s ‘China Concerns’
There is fear that Joe Biden administration will lead with ‘cooperation’ rather than a clear policy of containing China. That’s not a great idea with the…
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Burma is Far from Being a True Democracy
Country must embrace equal rights for all of its citizens, regardless of race, ethnicity What took place in Burma is a military coup. There can be…
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To Stop Climate Disaster, Make Ecocide an International Crime. It’s the Only Way
Outlawing ecocide would hold governments and corporations accountable for environmental negligence. We can’t wait The Paris agreement is failing. Yet there is new hope for preserving…