Student suicides in India: A brewing concern

INCIDENTS OF NUCLEAR TRAFFICKING IN INDIA AND ITS REPERCUSSIONS 0
- Commentary
- October 6, 2021
By Sher Bano 6 October 2021 The specialized nuclear materials are very scarce. Only some states have significant deposits of such costly and rare material. Hence the safety and security of these materials is also the responsibility of the states which possess them. However, with the rising incidents of nuclear theft and trafficking, India is
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Concern about Iran prompts Israel to weigh acknowledgement of its own nuclear weapons 0
- Commentary
- October 4, 2021
by James M. Dorsey 4 October 2021 On their way from Tel Aviv airport to Jerusalem in 1977 then Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Yigael Yadin asked President Anwar Sadat, the first Arab leader to ever officially visit Israel, why the Egyptian military had not moved deeper into the Sinai during the 1973 Middle
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Comparative Analysis of Nationalism and Justice: A case study on abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir 0
- Commentary
- October 3, 2021
by Venkkat G. 4 October 2021 Nationalism refers to the political, cultural, or psychological construct of identifying oneself as belonging to a part of a nation. It is a contested concept and can assume various forms. It could mean political nationalism or cultural nationalism, liberal nationalism or conservative nationalism, territorial nationalism or sub-nationalism.
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Book review: The Pain Gap: How Sexism and Racism in Healthcare Kill Women 0
- Commentary, Reviews
- October 3, 2021
Tiller Press, Paperback, 253 ppgs, $26.99, ISBN: 978-1-9821-7777-5 By Arnold Zeitlin 3 October 2021 Author Anushay Hossain grew up in privileged circumstances in Bangladesh. Her father, Anway Hossain Manju, is a long-time member of parliament, founder of his own Jatiya political party, a minister in several governments and editor of the Bengali daily Ittefaq. Her
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A “serious failure of implementation” in Bangladesh government’s Covid-19 financial package 0
- Commentary
- October 2, 2021
David Bergman Follow 2 October 2021 Bangladeshis, who live on the street, adopt social distancing rules as they received relief materials provided by local community during the nationwide lockdown in April 2020. (Photo by Sipa USA) Brac University’s Institute for Governance and Development (BIGD) has done a deep dive into the government’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis.
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Achieving Socio-Economic Development through Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology 0
- Commentary
- October 1, 2021
By Amber Afreen Abid 1 October 2021 The civil nuclear program comprised the major part of the nuclear program of Pakistan. Pakistan has always been cognizant of the use and benefits of nuclear technology in the civil sector. The use of nuclear technology for civil purposes entails the use in medicine, utilization in energy, agriculture,
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Afghanistan highlights link between religious soft power and Gulf security 0
- Commentary
- October 1, 2021
By James M. Dorsey 1 October 2021 When Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed Abdulrahman Al-Thani this week described the Taliban’s repressive policies towards women and brutal administration of justice as “very disappointing” and taking Afghanistan “a step backwards,” he was doing more than holding Qatar up as a model of Islamic governance and offering the militants cover
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Need for emancipating the oblivious land of Afghanistan 0
- Commentary
- September 30, 2021
by Vishakha Singh 30 September 2021 On 15th August 2021 Taliban overthrown the Afghan government, re-establishing their regime after the 1990s soon after the deployment of U.S. forces from Afghanistan. Ironically, the word ‘Taliban’ stands for “students” in the Pashto language. They are the fundamentalist Islamic group that emerged in 1996 around the Afghan city
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Pakistan’s Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology and Commitment towards Non-Proliferation 0
- Commentary
- September 30, 2021
By Ahyousha Khan 30 September 2021 Nuclear technology is a two edged sword, that present one of the greatest threat to human kinds and at the same time also promises great benefits. Therefore, it is necessary that state’s right to utilize nuclear technology for peaceful purposes be facilitated by the international community. As, peaceful utilization
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Brawls in Jackson Heights: A Sad Side of Bangladesh 0
- Commentary
- September 27, 2021
By Sharif As-Saber 27 September 2021 Recent scene of brawl between two Bangladeshi rival political groups in Jackson Heights, New York The recent brawls between two rival groups of overseas Bangladeshis at several political gatherings including at Jackson Heights, New York have drawn attention and generated significant debate among politicians, intelligentsia, and ordinary
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Bangladesh: Height of Authoritarianism 0
- Commentary
- September 26, 2021
Authoritarianism is not pretending anymore…its practices and styles basically being smuggled into democratic governments. –Ivan Krastev (Political Scientist) by Ahmad Shihab 26 September 2021 Bangladesh seems truly a rich and developed country! Its (according to most, unelected and illegal) Prime Minister chartered a Boeing 787 of Biman, Bangladesh’s national airline, for a two-week (Sept
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THE TALIBAN; WILL PAKISTAN’S PROXY TURN INTO DR FRANKENSTEIN’S MONSTER 0
- Commentary
- September 26, 2021
by William Milam 26 September 2021 Well, the Taliban have been in charge of Afghanistan for a month now. So far, so good, we hear their supporters intoning. Civil war hasn’t broken out, primarily because there is no credible, unified opposition to pose a military challenge to the new government. Mass murder hasn’t
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Transborder Militancy Between Bangladesh and India: Way Forward for Better Cooperation 0
- Commentary
- September 25, 2021
by Raian Hossain 25 September 2021 On the verge of 50th year of a friendlier diplomatic relationship between Bangladesh and India, it is essential to consider and analyse the issues which hinder peace, stability, and security, such as transborder militancy of both of the countries. Despite of having longstanding amicable bilateral relations, threats such
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Book review: The Making of Martyrs in India, Pakistan & Bangladesh: Indira, Bhutto & Mujib 0
- Commentary
- September 25, 2021
The Making of Martyrs in India, Pakistan & Bangladesh: Indira, Bhutto & Mujib, by Faisal Khosa, Bloomsbury Publishing India, New Delhi, 2021, 219 pages, Hardcover, $20.56. ISBN: 978 93 88630 84 9. by Arnold Zeitlin 25 September 2021 Author Faisal Khosa falls far short of the promise of his title, “The Making of Martyrs”.
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