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A wake-up call for India’s strategic interests

By respecting Bangladesh’s sovereignty and prioritising dialogue, India can strengthen its position as a reliable partner.

4d ago

The Gen Z factor in geopolitics and the Bangladesh-US dynamics

Gen Z should keep in mind that the US cannot afford to overlook a partner like Bangladesh given the country’s pivotal position in South Asia’s economic landscape.

5d ago

Politics of Indian propaganda regarding Bangladesh

Indian news outlets and social media platforms have been spreading various types of disinformation about the persecution of religious minorities in Bangladesh.

1w ago

India’s ‘concern’ over Bangladesh’s internal affairs and beyond

Bangladesh-India tensions rise as religious minority issues and democracy are scrutinised.

1w ago

Why India should address the misinformation campaign against Bangladesh

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

2w ago

Trump won, but Trumpism did not

Only if somebody like J.D. Vance wins the next presidential race will the radical right be able to propel the country in a decisively new direction.

1m ago

Why is Elon Musk all over US politics?

Musk’s bet on Trump has already benefited him.

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Trump 2.0 and the future of Bangladesh-US defence relations

The Bay of Bengal holds a great strategic value as about half of the world's container traffic passes through this region, and its seaports handle around one-third of world trade.

1m ago

Gaza, guns, and capitalism

The US government cannot go against gun factory owners.

10m ago

Putin’s interview and the West’s extraordinary outrage

The media’s job to interview geopolitical adversaries.

10m ago

The colour of war?

Today’s Red Sea skirmishes raise multifaceted concerns, which range from the war in Gaza widening and awakening old wounds, to geopolitical frontlines being rewritten by shifting chokepoints.

10m ago

Ranking the 5 ‘dirtiest’ elections in Pakistan history

Mirror Mirror on the wall, who’s the unfairest of them all?

10m ago

The US should deal with Iran politically and diplomatically, not militarily

The Arab states in the region do not favour the US escalation of force in the region.

10m ago

For crisis-hit Pakistan, elections may not lead to a meaningful alternative

Pakistan is increasingly becoming the working-class backyard of international capital.

10m ago

Pakistan elections 2024: Widespread exclusion of the Trans community

On polling day, trans people fear having difficulties accessing polling booths due to discrimination.

10m ago

Pakistan elections 2024: Recurring rigging

Pakistan is following behind within South Asia, especially Bangladesh.

10m ago

Trump’s impunity and the Republican Party meltdown

Trump is more a symptom rather than the cause of the current political crisis in the US.

10m ago

What does President Biden's letter to PM Hasina mean?

US-Bangladesh relations didn't need to be normalised.

10m ago