EU Seeks Fair Market Access as China tightens trade control
BRUSSELS: Concerns have been raised within the European Union regarding the need for balanced trade relations with China, emphasizing that…
Pakistan recruits Islamic state and draconian laws to repress Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: Balochistan is on the precipice of facing a major military operation and proxy warfare, which will further destabilize the…
Bangladesh elections in April 2026, a reality?
GUWAHATI: Amid uncertainty and socio-political turmoil in Bangladesh, its interim government head Dr Muhammad Yunus announced probable timing of the…
The Dragon’s Gaze: Why Beijing Is Spying on Its “No-Limits” Ally
MOSCOW: Russia and China say their friendship has “no limits.” But behind the performative pageantry of summit diplomacy, intelligence operatives…
Xi Jinping and the legacy of his father, Xi Zhongxun
TAIPEI/OP-ED: In Chinese tradition, filial piety is one of the highest virtues—an unwavering respect for one’s parents and ancestors, reflected…
Blackout & Cyberwar: Chinese Hardware in Our Power Grids
MADRID/OP-ED: When vast stretches of Spain, Portugal, and southern France were abruptly plunged into darkness last month, the initial explanations…
When Bangladesh opposes India’s push back policy
GUWAHATI/OP-ED: After a series of incidents and subsequent news appeared in media outlets, an adviser in the Bangladesh’s interim government,…
Pakistan’ s culture keeps producing illegal immigrants.
OP-ED: Matei Visniec in his play “Migrants or Are We Too Many on This Boat” writes, “Today, in the globalized…
Taiwan’s Lessons from the India-Pakistan Conflict: The Role of Chinese Drones and Missiles
OP-ED: The recent India-Pakistan conflict, fought largely through drones, missiles, and AI-driven warfare, has reshaped military strategy in South Asia….
China’s spy hysteria: A smokescreen for domestic discontent
In a development that signals deepening paranoia at the highest levels of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Beijing has intensified…
