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Trump’s Retreat Laves Myanmar Wholly to China
USAID suspension announces America’s withdrawal from Myanmar, giving China free hand to manipulate nation’s conflict to its advantage US President Donald Trump’s move to freeze American…
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Inside Elon Musk’s War on Washington
The standoff at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue was not much of a spectacle. On the first day of February, a handful of men working for Elon Musk…
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Trump’s Proposal for Gaza and Its Impact on Palestine
Gaza people are the victims of the most violated protracted conflict in the Middle East. They have been occupied by Israel and, with every single political…
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Sheikh Hasina is no Dalai Lama, India Must Stop Supporting Her. China is Cosying Up
From 5 August to 5 February. It was exactly on the 180th day of her ouster in a bloody upsurge that Sheikh Hasina, the deposed Bangladeshi…
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Is The Pendulum Swinging Too Fast Between Left, Centre and Right?
One of the biggest accomplishments for Bangladesh after the July uprising was the victory of the women's national football team at SAFF Women's Championship. Bangladesh has…
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South Asia’s Geopolitical Landscape is Shifting, Creating New Alliances
From Bangladesh and Pakistan growing closer to Afghanistan’s courting of India, the region’s political calculus looks more complex than ever Within a span of six months,…
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Sri Lanka: National People’s Power and The Path Back to Democracy
Sri Lanka has a tradition of strong and independent civil society organisations and of professional (and organisational) autonomy within many branches of the state apparatus. By…
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Israel’s War on Palestinian Education is About Erasing Identity
In September 2024, the EU Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee gave preliminary approval to the freezing of €20 million earmarked for the Palestinian Authority over what it…
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DEMOCRATIC RECONSTRUCTION: Institutional reforms stressed
Experts, policymakers and civil society representatives on Thursday emphasised institutional reforms for the democratic reconstruction of the country. At a dialogue organised by the Centre for…
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Ensure reforms in judiciary, law enforcement
Speakers at a dialogue yesterday condemned the recent attack on indigenous students, saying they see no rule of law under the interim government. The national flag…