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Do Not Shoot the Messenger
Freedom of expression and online content moderation A documentary on Bangladesh, produced and telecast by a Middle East based television channel, seems to have managed to…
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SDGs: Where are We in Achieving Them?
The Covid-19 crisis necessitates a new roadmap for humanity. No other previous crisis caused as much devastation and reversals in gains in development since the 1990s.…
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The Cost of Celebrating Mother Language Day in Tibet
February 21 has been marked by UNESCO as a day for people to celebrate their mother tongues – but Tibetan is suppressed On February 21, 1952,…
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An Ideal Vision of Democracy in Bangladesh
Considering that there is no universally agreed definition of democracy, let alone an ideal democracy, any discussion on an ideal vision of democracy may well be…
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Paradigm Shift Needed in Nepal-India Ties
An apparent conflict has emerged because our foreign policies have not changed with the times. Nepal's open border with India has become a symbol of its…
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What Biden and Putin Can Agree On
Both sides should take the long view if they are ever to reconcile. The United States and Russia seem so bitterly divided by their conflicting visions…
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Bleak Future Ahead for Suu Kyi and Myanmar
Aung San Suu Kyi once again finds herself in a set of circumstances that defined her life in the past: Under arrest by the military government…
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The 2021 Myanmar Coup: What is Different This Time?
Myanmar’s coup differs from those seen in the country’s troubled past and occurs under very different circumstances. Analyst Morten Pedersen argues responses must be different too:…
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Why the Quad Should Focus on Collaborative Not Collective Defence
Critics of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, Beijing in particular, have long portrayed the grouping of Australia, Japan, India and the US as a Trojan horse for…
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Assessing Economic Development: An Unconventional Approach
Economic development can be viewed from different perspectives, but the overriding theme is one of improving human well-being. Although economic development is commonly measured by growth…
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Disha Ravi, Greta Thunberg and the Existential Rebellion the World Needs to Save Itself
The crises of our world – climatic, democratic, technological, financial, epidemic – can no longer be understood or be contained within the logic of nation states.…
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Where the Quad Should Go from Here
Shinzo Abe's vision of active cooperation among Asia-Pacific democracies amid China's rise remains valid Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe’s legacy in international politics will play…
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Bangladesh Can Lead the Call to End Child Labour in South Asia
In 1998, when 14-year-old Khokon from Bangladesh led the Global March against Child Labour from the front, he became the face of the revolution to end…
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Changing Contours of Indo-US Ties
AFTER tolerating four years of tantrums, mood swings and fits, bad language, and the worst idiotic and overtly racist behaviour when defeated by any US president,…
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Who’s culpable for Myanmar’s coup?
When Myanmar's armed forces, known as the Tatmadaw, staged a military coup on Feb 1, reactions inside the country and outside were noticeably different. As the…
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Revitalising Bangladesh’s Agriculture Sector
Agriculture has consistently been the largest sector in Bangladesh, as in several other developing economies. About 50 percent of the population are employed in this sector…