Analysis
The Lethal Policy Choice of Inequality: How India’s Super Rich Rule Over Democracy
In a country like India, nine out of ten workers are informal workers who are forced to work in insecure, unsafe jobs at dirt wages with…
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Why Bangladesh-India Relations Keep Resetting Without Settling
In a repeat of past experiences, India’s ties with Bangladesh, its immediate neighbour and strategic partner, are now entering another phase of recalibration. Since political uncertainty…
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Between Washington and Tehran: Pakistan’s Diplomatic Moment and India’s Questioned Role
In this contemporary world, a country’s influence and relevance extend beyond traditional metrics such as military capability and economy size. Among significant factors that contribute to…
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How Did the BJP Gain A Stronghold in West Bengal?
The result of the just-concluded West Bengal legislative assembly election is significant not only because of the change of power but also because it marks the…
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Hindutva’s Main Challenger was Federal State Identity. Has The Fall of TMC and DMK Ended That?
Welcome to The India Fix by Shoaib Daniyal. A newsletter on Indian politics. As always, if you’ve been sent this newsletter and like it, to get…
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Global Fragmentation is Rewiring Asia’s Economic Future
Asia’s rise was built in a period when economics largely operated above geopolitics – that separation is now collapsing Asia became prosperous in an era of…
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Aid Without Transformation: Pakistan’s Recurring Dilemma
Since its inception in 1947, Pakistan's economic trajectory has been deeply intertwined with external assistance. From early American aid during the Cold War to contemporary multilateral…
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Indo-Pacific Insights | May 4, 2026
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Bangladesh–US Trade Deal and The Test of Strategic Autonomy
With the emergence of the Bangladesh–US reciprocal trade agreement, there has been an evident increase in interpretations of the process in terms of Bangladesh’s strategic autonomy.…
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Lessons That Must Not be Forgotten
WHEN the newly elected government passed the Cyber Security Bill 2026 on 10 March, it marked a significant step in the advancement of the country’s cyber…
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When Wars Far Away Hit Home Hard
Bombs do not have to fall on a country to ruin it. Since February 2026, US and Israeli strikes on Iran, followed by an Israeli assault…