THE OVERTON WINDOW

THE OVERTON WINDOW

Remembering Abu Sayed: The day fear died

Abu Sayed taught us not to step back.

2w ago

The fallout of Trump’s Iran strike

Many experts have argued that Iran’s greatest mistake was not to acquire nuclear weapons

1m ago

What South Asia can learn from China’s development journey

People across South Asia are increasingly realising how far they are being left behind in a world that is rapidly moving forward.

1m ago

Jaishankar’s remarks on Bangladesh: A deeper understanding is necessary

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recently made some strong remarks about Bangladesh at the Delhi University Literature Festival.

5m ago

Opinion / Principles, party, power or politics?

The student movement’s ability to inspire people to stand up to a vicious oppressor was truly remarkable.

11m ago

The irresponsible remarks of our responsible persons

History and ordinary people in general will remember very well what happened over the last week or so.

1y ago

What options are left for us to fight unbridled corruption?

Unfortunately, all the mechanisms meant to address corruption seem to have been weakened, if not completely destroyed, one after another in recent decades.

1y ago

Opinion / We need humility, not hubris, to turn the economy around

While a privileged minority, sitting in their high castles, continue to enjoy a larger and larger share of the fruits of “development,” it is becoming obvious that the vast majority are increasingly struggling.

1y ago

Martyrdom of Assange or death blow for journalism?

Aside from being nominated multiple times for the Nobel Peace Prize, including in 2019 by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mairead Maguir, Julian Assange has won countless awards for journalism

6y ago

The biggest barrier to our industrialisation

While inaugurating the first national industrial fair in the city, the prime minister, at the end of last month, said she wanted to discuss how to reduce the interest rate of bank loans which she thought had become the biggest barrier to the country’s industrialisation.

6y ago

After Sri Lanka’s terror attack: Questions we now must ask

The devastating series of suicide attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday that claimed at least 250 lives was noticeably well organised.

6y ago

The fall of Baghdad 16 years ago

Three weeks into the invasion of Iraq, coalition forces led by the US army entered Baghdad and formally occupied it on April 9, 2003.

6y ago

Syria's struggle does not end with ISIS

Narratives shape our world. The deeper meaning of Orwell's words becomes clear when we know the true nature of Syria's crisis.

6y ago

This is how blockchain can radically reshape the future

According to the Fall 2018 issue of MIT's Sloan Review Magazine, “Blockchain technology is set to be a major player of the future digital economy.”

6y ago

What students saw and what they were told to believe

The recent Ducsu election, held after 28 years and for the first time since people's representation in government is said to have prevailed in the country, was another unfortunate nail in the coffin of our so-called democracy.

6y ago

'Tax the rich': Can it really solve the inequality crisis?

An article titled “Tax the rich” published in this daily on February 22, highlighted the astonishing rise in wealth and income inequality that we've witnessed globally in recent years, and rightly recognised it as a crisis that deserves the most urgent attention.

6y ago

The military-industrial complex Eisenhower warned about

While most of the western mainstream media was shocked by Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US Presidential Elections, the same can't be said about all media outlets or pundits.

6y ago

The lack of youth participation that we see

Lately, I've had the chance to research a lot about the state of youth unemployment in our country. This included reading multiple reports released by a number of national

6y ago