‘The US will directly engage with countries in South Asia, not through India’

‘The US will directly engage with countries in South Asia, not through India’0
- Commentary, Featured
- January 6, 2022
Interview: Maj. Gen (retd) ANM Muniruzzaman Prothom Alo AKM Zakaria 03 Jan 2022 Maj. Gen (retd) ANM Muniruzzaman There has been a stir in the geopolitics of the region centering the Indo-Pacific. The issue is no longer limited to the competition between China and India. The US is stepping up its influence in global politics.
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Belt and Road Initiative and what’s in it for Bangladesh 0
- Commentary
- May 30, 2019
The Daily Star May 30, 2019 ANM Muniruzzaman The second Belt and Road Forum (BRF) was recently held in Beijing. This is the second time the forum took stock and set the pathways for future endeavours of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) since this major initiative was launched in 2013. In his address to
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INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY; Why it matters to this region and the rest of the world 0
- Commentary
- March 11, 2019
March 11, 2019 The Daily Star ANM Muniruzzaman The strategic theatre for the interplay of the sovereign states’ interests has traditionally stood resolutely on solid ground. However, seismic shifts are beginning to displace this deeply entrenched worldview, triggered by the rising significance of the Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS). The IPS is a novel geostrategic (relating to
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Rohingya Refugee Crisis In Bangladesh: Multi-Dimensional Implications 0
- Commentary
- September 28, 2017
by Major General ANM Muniruzzaman Synopsis There has been ethnic tension in Myanmar’s Rakhine State in recent years. The crisis has triggered a mass exodus into neighbouring Bangladesh generating security threats to the South Asian country. Commentary ETHNIC TENSION has prevailed between the Rohingya minority and the dominant Rakhine Buddhist population for centuries. The Rohingya population
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Water and Disaster Management in South Asia: Threats to Peace and Security 1
- Issue 12 - Winter 2015, Issues
- March 25, 2015
The statement of the UN Security Council identifying the impacts of climate change as a threat to international peace and security is most timely. Climate change has become not only one of the greatest challenges to international peace and security, but also the greatest emerging humanitarian and development challenge of our time. There is a
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