Analysis
Flaming June Could Be Ukraine’s Decisive Month
The pace of events is accelerating as key battles rage against Russia in Donbas, Western European leaders visit Kyiv and the EU decides on Ukraine’s candidacy.…
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Should the Islamic World’s Outrage Over BJP’s Remarks on the Prophet Worry Indian Muslims?
The demand that Muslims not rejoice at support from outside is disingenuous. If hands are extended to me, even from outside, it proves I exist, and…
Analysis
How The Crisis in Ukraine is Changing the Regional Political Dynamics
President Erdogan is shortly expected to make his much awaited move on TelRifaatSyria In November 2021, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was planning for a new…
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What will Biden do if Putin Goes Nuclear? Experts Say A Nuclear Response is Unlikely But Not Impossible.
Russian military doctrine allows battlefield use of nuclear weapons, and the Biden administration has discussed possible responses. It’s a troubling question with no palatable answer: What…
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Growing Engagement
REALPOLITIK trumps ideology. That’s the main lesson from the thawing relations between the Afghan Taliban and India. Pakistan must carefully track these evolving ties to calibrate…
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Is America Winning in Asia?
China will overtake the United States in terms of the size of its economy in a decade or two In an earlier article in this space…
Analysis
Budget Bypasses Mass Transport Issue
Another budget was placed in the national parliament on Thursday, having a bigger size of Tk 6.78 trillion, with a plethora of promises but one. Finance…
Analysis
Sri Lanka’s Development Dilemmas
On May 18, the grace period for a USD 78 million coupon payment expired in Sri Lanka. For the first time in its post-independence history, the…
Analysis
A Promising Budget With Missing Assurances
In addition to the legacies, the FY23 budget faces several new challenges in the interplay between macroeconomic stress amidst post-pandemic recovery in a deeply uncertain global…
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Bureaucratic Complex Are the Barriers of National Interest
Bureaucracy plays dominant role in the development of the society and it is the cornerstone of modern society. Bangladesh has seen bureaucrats a continuous role in…
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What the Ukraine War Should Teach China
As Russia’s war on Ukraine enters its fourth month, the endgame remains murky. But one thing is clear: Russia’s military has taken a beating from Ukrainian…
Analysis
The Ukraine War Is Becoming Putin’s Vietnam
As the war in Ukraine drags into its fourth month with no end in sight, a number of observers are beginning to ask, “Will the West…