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Loyal Puppet: How Ye Win Oo Became 1st Intelligence Chief to Lead Myanmar Military
The appointment of General Ye Win Oo as commander in chief of the military marks the first time in Myanmar’s history that a head of the…
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Why War on Iran Threatens to Unleash Unrest in South Asia
While the Iran war has sent shock waves through energy markets across Asia, one corner of the region has been hit especially hard. South Asia’s reliance…
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Visible Women, Powerless Politics
THE recent election results in Bangladesh show that, while women are at the forefront, their presence is not translating into power. This is not a gender…
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Global Powers Clash, Bangladesh Pays
For the poorer and middle classes, the gap between income and expenditure is now widening. In an already economically vulnerable country, the situation is likely to…
Periodical
Global Up-to-Date, March 31, 2026
Analysis
Min Aung Hlaing: A Presidency Shaped by Military Power
As Myanmar’s former commander-in-chief, on March 30, 2026, Min Aung Hlaing officially became a presidential candidate in the country, marking a new stage in the political…
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Minimum 3 Challenges are Waiting for BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), now led by Chairman Tarique Rahman, has come to power after almost 20 years. This party has always occupied a centrist…
Newsletter
Indo-Pacific Insights | March 30, 2026
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What’s Behind Pakistan’s War With Afghanistan’s Taliban Government?
Pakistan has been at war with Afghanistan’s Taliban regime for just under one month. Yet the conflict, which was officially declared by Pakistan the day before…
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Far from inclusive: RSP has Blatantly Favoured Some Women Who are Not Quite up to Scratch for PR Slots.
While I am hopeful about the new government, one word is stuck in my brain, that word, or mantra even, is inclusion. With the top leadership…
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The BNP’s real test lies in Bangladesh’s beleaguered economy
ON 25 FEBRUARY, the newly formed Bangladesh government under the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) unceremoniously removed Ahsan H Mansur, the man who had largely stabilised the…
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BANGLADESH-INDIA RELATIONSHIP: Strategic Equilibrium
SOUTH Asia is entering another phase of geopolitical recalibration. Domestic political changes, shifting economic networks and evolving security dynamics are reshaping the strategic landscape of the…