Ramisa Rob

Ramisa Rob is in-charge of Geopolitical Insights at The Daily Star.

Why India should address the misinformation campaign against Bangladesh

India is applying its own framework of sectarian politics to interpret and represent Bangladesh.

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Why is Elon Musk all over US politics?

Musk’s bet on Trump has already benefited him.

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Will Trump's return change Bangladesh-US ties?

Michael Kugelman discusses the implications of a second Trump presidency for Bangladesh with The Daily Star.

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The US goes red: Another round of Donald Trump

Republicans took over the Senate, retaking the chamber for the first time in four years. The House is also poised to be Republican.

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Who will win the US elections?

The conversations can go in circles till November 5.

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‘One state solution is the only long-term solution’

What we're witnessing now in the Middle East is a zero-sum game.

2m ago

Israel's attack in Lebanon: Can it lead to an all-out war?

Nasrallah and Hezbollah have thrived with an image of invincibility after confronting Israel in 2006.

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What purpose does the Indian media propaganda about Bangladesh serve?

BJP's media allies demonstrated the lengths to which they would go to mask India's domestic challengers under Modi's leadership.

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August 14, 2024
August 14, 2024

The geopolitics of Sheikh Hasina's fall explained

The US, China, Russia and also India will continue to have strong incentives to maintain influence in Bangladesh.

August 8, 2024
August 8, 2024

How to not fall for another dictator

After Sheikh Hasina’s fall, the return of BNP or other existing parties will only perpetuate the cycle of corruption and mass sufferings.

July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024

Who would be better for Palestine: Donald Trump or Kamala Harris?

If Trump is so anti-war, then why do extremist leaders in Israel prefer him over Harris?

July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024

What are the global stakes of Bangladesh's current crisis?

Bangladesh’s global reputation and image have taken serious hits.

July 24, 2024
July 24, 2024

A historic decision, but can Kamala Harris beat Trump?

Dropping out of the US election race, Biden endorsed his Vice-President Kamala Harris, who has risen more to the spotlight in the last year

June 29, 2024
June 29, 2024

Biden needs to go, but he won’t

There is still time to introduce a new face and a charged voice.

May 28, 2024
May 28, 2024

All eyes on Rafah: Where are the red lines?

The videos emerging from Rafah show how far the world and humanity has rotted in the past eight months.

May 15, 2024
May 15, 2024

'What's happening in Gaza is not a religious crisis'

Rabbi Alissa Wise, founder of Rabbis for Ceasefire, talks about Jewish solidarity with Gaza in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star.

May 7, 2024
May 7, 2024

Israel's Rafah invasion, rejection of the Hamas ceasefire deal, and US role

Hamas wants a permanent ceasefire, while Israel wants a temporary truce.

May 2, 2024
May 2, 2024

Horrors of the Gaza genocide: Through a survivor’s eyes

This is an eye-witness account, the story of a Palestinian in Gaza, a human being, a 24-year-old medical student, his real human life of love and loss, and a human testimony of war crimes perpetrated by the Israeli government and the military in the deadliest campaign of bombings and mass killings in recent history.