Elections in Bangladesh – The Trojan Horse of Democracy
DHAKA: On August 5, 2025, the Nobel Prize-winning interim head of Bangladesh’s transitional government announced in a televised address that…
Is India offering space to Hasina and the Awami League?
DHAKA/KOLKATA: A year’s back, when a mass uprising in Bangladesh ousted the sitting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and following which…
Europe’s Bid for security leadership in Ukraine peace talks
KYIV/OP-ED: The Ukraine conflict exists in a geopolitical area where different interests meet with active historical conflicts, while power relationships…
Mineral Resource Rights in Pakistan and a fight for autonomy
Quetta: The ongoing conflict over resource rights and rare earths in Pakistan transcends mere legal or administrative wrangling, it strikes…
Rise of a Field Marshal and Fall of a Democracy in Pakistan
OP-ED: Asim Munir has accomplished what previous Pakistani military strongmen achieved through bloodshed. Since November 2022, he has systematically dismantled…
CCP’s expands campaign of transnational repression
BEIJING: The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) reliance on digital control and data manipulation has evolved into a tool of transnational…
India: Modi’s I-Day speech resonates old Assam Agitation
NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI: Addressing the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort on India’s 79th Independence Day on 15 August 2025,…
The U.S. Role in achieving lasting peace in Ukraine
WASHINGTON DC/OP-ED: The White House summit, which brought together President Donald Trump with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and numerous European leaders,…
Zelenskyy Meets Trump and European Leaders at the White House
Washington DC: The White House became the stage for one of the most consequential diplomatic gatherings of the year as…
Chinese Diplomat Detained Amid Signs of Party Power Struggle
BEIJING: In late July 2025, Senior Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao, widely regarded as a frontrunner to become China’s next foreign…
