Situation update
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 02 March 2021
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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…
Analysis
Kashmir: A Study in Fierce Geopolitics
The valley of Kashmir lies between the vast regions of Central and South Asia and its history has been shaped by the social and political trends…
Analysis
COVID-19 has Sparked New Relationships Between Academia and Policymakers – We Must Maintain Them
In the aftermath of the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-19, the New York Times stated that “science has failed to guard us”. This was hardly unfair,…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 01 March 2021
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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…