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India’s Balancing Act
A recent study by RAND, conducted by Derek Grossman, claims that the relationship between the US and India remains “funda-mentally fragile.” The recent visit to Kyiv…
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PacNet #61 – Rethinking Bangladesh’s Arms Import Strategy: Curbing Reliance on China
Recently, reports about the poor quality of Chinese-imported arms and weapons have been on the rise among the Armed Forces of Bangladesh. These issues pose serious…
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Bangladesh Needs A Truth Commission for Hasina’s Crimes
Bangladesh can’t move ahead without some sense of justice and reconciliation for enforced disappearances under Hasina’s harsh rule The victims of Aynaghar, a secret internment center…
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The Taliban is Here to Stay in Afghanistan – And The World Must Start Engaging With It
Global isolation of the Taliban has contributed to a proliferation of terror groups endangering Afghanistan, Southasia and the world. Conditional engagement offers a better way forward.…
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Under cover of Gaza war, Israel is seizing Palestinian land in the West Bank
In the wake of the 7 October Hamas-led attack, Israeli politicians have leveraged the situation to greenlight the largest land grab in the occupied West Bank…
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Global Up-to-Date, August 31, 2024
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Thailand’s Youngest Prime Minister: A Fresh Facade for Existing Power Structures
Paetongtarn “Ing” Shinawatra, 38, was elected Thailand's youngest prime minister on August 16. She is the daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a significant and…
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Balochistan Insurgency: A Historical cry for independence of Baloch people
Separatist militants launched several coordinated attacks in Pakistan's province of Balochistan, killing at least 39 people. A Well-coordinated wave of violent attacks swept across the troubled…
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Hasina’s Ouster Opens A Window to Reset Bangladesh-Pakistan Ties
The staunchly pro-India former PM blocked all efforts by Islamabad to improve ties between the two Muslim-majority nations that have a shared history. Bangladesh-Pakistan relations remained…
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India’s ‘Sheikh Hasina Problem’ is Not Going Away Easily
Letting Hasina stay in India for an indefinite period can indeed strain its relationship with Bangladesh further. For one and a half decades, India unabashedly supported…
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10 Things India Needs to Know About Bangladesh
It is the Bangladeshi people with whom India needs to forge a relationship and not one deeply unpopular and discredited political party Neither Islamist nor militant…
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Rape and Murder of Woman Doctor in Kolkata: Women’s Safety in Professional Duties
Moumita Debnath (31) was the daughter of a very ordinary lower middle-class family from the Sodpur area of North Chabbis Pargana, a suburb near Kolkata. His…