Tuesday, March 21, 2023

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Sri Lanka bailout subject to tackling corruption: IMF

News of the bailout was greeted with little fanfare among ordinary Sri Lankans bracing for more pain ahead A worker fills petrol in an auto...

2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Bangladesh

BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR  DOWNLOAD    TRANSLATIONS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Bangladesh’s constitution provides for a parliamentary form of government that consolidates most power in the Office of...

India-UP: Govt Funds for Hindu Festivals Is the Latest Attempt by the BJP to Politicise Religion

The UP government decision marks yet another chapter of ensuring that religion gets enmeshed with the administration. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. Photo: Facebook/MYogiAdityanath Atul...

Two Security Council Resolutions and a Humanitarian Appeal: UN grapples with its role in Afghanistan

Jelena Bjelica • Roxanna Shapour  19 Mar 2023  Recent complex negotiations surrounding UNAMA’s mandate in Taleban-run Afghanistan have shone a light on longstanding divisions among UN Security Council...

What Do The Taleban Spend Afghanistan’s Money On? Government expenditure under the Islamic Emirate

Kate Clark • Roxanna Shapour  16 Mar 2023  When the Taleban captured power in 2021, they moved swiftly to take over domestic revenue collection, adopting Ministry of...

Economic devastation worsens as Sri Lankan government imposes IMF austerity

Saman Gunadasa 20 March 2023 The disastrous situation facing the working class and toiling masses in Sri Lanka is worsening as the Wickremesinghe government continues...

Commentary

Saudi sports blitz encounters headwinds

by James M Dorsey    19 March 2023 Saudi Arabia's sports blitz is encountering headwinds. Activists, athletes, and the soccer associations of Australia and New Zealand...

India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal Quadrilateral cooperation

by Dr. Shakuntala Bhabani      19 March 2023 The subregion has immense potential for economic growth and significant untapped economic potential for intra-regional trade. Bangladesh,...

Addressing India-Pakistan standoff Quest for minimalism

by Tariq Mahmud   18 March 2023 Historically, Pakistan-India relations have been marred by maximalist posturing aimed at altering the status quo, but this has only...

The Kushiyara River Pact: The Stimulus for Indo-Bangladesh Hydro relations?

Image credit: https://www.legacyias.com/kushiyara-river-treaty/ by Rahul M Lad  18 March 2023 India and Bangladesh are close neighbours and share 54 rivers in between them.1 Out of...

Pakistan’ Drive Aginst the Challenge of Islamophobia

By Sara Nazir    17 March 2023 ‘International Day to Combat Islamophobia’ is observed on 15 March by United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to emphasize...

Human Rights Watchdogs Sound the Alarm Over Escalating Human Rights Abuses in Bangladesh

  Above: Bangladesh police crush student protests by Zafar Iqbal Yousafzai   17 March 2023 Bangladesh is a densely populated country in South Asia that has a population...

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