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India Is a Flashpoint in the China-U.S. Cold War
The threat posed by Beijing has the Modi government slowly shedding the nation’s history of nonalignment. The danger for U.S. in Southeast Asia, as I explained…
Analysis
Biden’s First 30 Days were Easy. Now Comes the Hard Part
US President Joe Biden has hit the ground running. In his first two days in office, he signed 17 executive orders—more than any previous US president…
Analysis
Intellectual Property and COVID-19 Medicines: Why a WTO Waiver May Not be Enough
The COVID-19 pandemic, and the race to make vaccines and other useful technologies more accessible to people around the world, has once again highlighted the tension…
Analysis
The Political Chessboard
POLITICS is a war of nerves and political battles can result in terrible mistakes. What happened in the NA-75 by-election last week shows how one incident…
Webinar
Searching Ways Forward for Bangladesh in the Time of Pandemic: Climate Change and Disaster Management challenges in Bangladesh
‘Climate change is a global problem but the reality is it created by only some countries,’ said Dr. Atiq Rahman in a webinar on Thursday. The…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 25 February 2020
Analysis
Searching Ways Forward for Bangladesh in the Time of Pandemic: Climate Change and Disaster Management challenges in Bangladesh
‘Climate change is a global problem but the reality is it created by only some countries,’ said Dr. Atiq Rahman in a webinar on Thursday. The…
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Why Biden’s ‘America is back’ is not Good for the World’s ‘China Concerns’
There is fear that Joe Biden administration will lead with ‘cooperation’ rather than a clear policy of containing China. That’s not a great idea with the…
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Burma is Far from Being a True Democracy
Country must embrace equal rights for all of its citizens, regardless of race, ethnicity What took place in Burma is a military coup. There can be…
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To Stop Climate Disaster, Make Ecocide an International Crime. It’s the Only Way
Outlawing ecocide would hold governments and corporations accountable for environmental negligence. We can’t wait The Paris agreement is failing. Yet there is new hope for preserving…
Analysis
How Did a Poor Country Like India Build an Advanced Fighter Jet?
When it comes to sensitive industries like defense, democracy and the rule of law do matter. India’s biennial military aircraft show, Aero India, went off without…
Situation update