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COMMENTARY

Prof. Muhammad Yunus in Malaysia: Charting a Bold New Course for Bangladesh’s Future

Dr. Serajul I. Bhuiyan - 0
A Mission with Purpose When Nobel laureate and Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus arrived at Putrajaya on August 12, 2025, it was far from a...
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Indonesia’s writing on the wall: Gaza drives hardening Muslim public opinion

James M. Dorsey - 0
  by James M Dorsey A recent opinion poll in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority state and democracy, throws a damper on Israeli and US hopes that Middle...
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Afghanistan as a Strategic Launchpad

Ali Khan Bangash - 0
The evolving security situation in Afghanistan continues to shape the strategic dynamics of South Asia and beyond. With the withdrawal of foreign forces and...
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Three Decades of Opposition Free Democracy in Odisha

Bhabani Shankar Nayak - 0
Opposition to all forms of arbitrary and unchecked power is central to the democratisation of societies, states, families, governments, and other institutions essential for...
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Bangladesh’s deified, obscured, and degraded role models

M. Adil Khan - 0
Visual: Monorom Polok In any country, role models help instil among the young the virtues of empathy, vision, determination, and courage—the very qualities with which...
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Bhola Gas Field: The Turning Point Bangladesh Cannot Afford to Miss

Dr. Serajul I. Bhuiyan - 0
When it was released that the Bhola region might be the host to between 2.0 and 5.1 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of natural gas—confirmed...
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Triangulating Humanity with Geopolitical Contexts

Dr. Smit Gupta - 0
The deliberate targeting of civilians constitutes one of the gravest violations under international law—a categorical red line that no state may cross without undermining...
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Pakistan’s Strategic Roads: Opening Central Asia to U.S. Investment

Qura tul ain Hafeez - 0
Situated at the junctions of South and Central Asia, Pakistan offers an exclusive “corridor of opportunity” for U.S. investment—specifically in the automotive sector and...
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Dissecting “India’s Strategic Drift: From Courtship to Confrontation”

Ashraf ud Doula - 0
On August 8, The New York Times ran an article titled “India’s Modi Left Soul-Searching After a Failed Courtship of Xi and Trump”, penned...
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Israeli Occupation of Gaza and Who Would be the Next King of Arabia?

Mahboob A. Khawaja - 0
Israeli Occupation and How Leaders Mislead the Masses An insane and defiant Israeli PM Netanyahu refuses to remedy his mental microscope. All actions have consequences....
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Bangladesh officials testify against Tulip Siddiq at anticorruption trial

Aljazeera News - 0
Bangladeshi anticorruption officials have testified in court against former British Minister Tulip Siddiq, accused of using her familial ties to deposed Prime Minister Sheikh...
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Climate refugees from Bangladesh face a political storm in India

Himal South Asian - 0
A Bangladeshi Hindu migrant woman in Jharkhali, in the Sundarban region of West Bengal, overlooks her agricultural fields. Pushed out of their home country...
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Religious revival: Why young people around the world are finding faith again

The Lowy Institute - 0
INTIFAR CHOWDHURY The global resurgence of religion among young people (especially young men) stands as one of the great puzzles of our era, defying two long-held sociological...
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Digital transactions are transforming South Asian financial systems

Nikkei Asia Review - 0
Bangladesh's central bank has introduced guidelines to ensure interoperability among mobile money platforms. © Reuters Imran Khalid Imran Khalid is a Karachi-based geostrategic analyst and freelance...
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US State Department designates BLA, Majeed Brigade as foreign terrorist organisations

dawn.com - 0
Abdullah Momand The US State Department on Monday added the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its alias, the Majeed Brigade, to its Foreign Terrorist Organisation...
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Why is India so scared of my book on Kashmir that it has banned it?

Aljazeera News - 0
Anuradha Bhasin On August 5, 2019, the Indian government stripped the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state of its special status under Article 370 of the...
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India’s new restriction on jute imports from Bangladesh—can’t access land ports on border

The Print - 0
DEBDUTTA CHAKRABORTY New Delhi: India announced new restrictions on imports of jute products from Bangladesh Monday, banning their transport through land-based trade routes, effective immediately. This move...
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US and China extend trade truce to avoid tariffs hike

British Broadcasting Corporation - 0
Natalie Sherman & Osmond Chia The US and China have extended their trade truce for another 90 days, just hours before the world's two biggest...
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What is the Belt and Road Initiative really?

Himal South Asian - 0
IN APRIL of this year, the United States, seemingly no longer content to uphold the status quo of global trade and power, unleashed a barrage...
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Trump and Modi can’t ignore the trade policy power of India’s farmers

The Lowy Institute - 0
VANI SWARUPA MURALI The Trump administration has announced a doubling of tariffs on India to 50 per cent, with a 21 day window for further negotiations over...
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