In a time when America faces increasing tension from both the international community and internal concerns, the administration of Donald Trump appears to be entering an era of difficulty. A drop in favorable public opinions, a highly unpopular war with Iran, and an increasing perception that America's true interests are not being protected have created a political reality in flux.
Pakistan Afghanistan Border Security and the Debate Over Safe Havens
The relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan has experienced increasing tension in recent years because both...
US - Iran Talks: Where Pakistan Stands?
In a world that is divided politically to a large extent, the current talks between...
Rising fuel costs and debt pressures deepen economic strain and food security concerns in Bangladesh
Over the past several weeks, Bangladesh has been facing a growing wave of economic pressure...
A tigress’ lonely last stand against Hindutva in India’s West Bengal
There is something almost heroic in Mamata Banerjee’s lonesome stand as she pitches for a...
Hormuz Crisis Has Supercharged The Middle Corridor Trade Route
While diplomatic efforts struggle to stabilize access to the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions between...
Cultural Hegemony in South Asia: A Gramscian Analysis of India’s Influence on Bangladesh
The relations between India and Bangladesh have been analyzed from the perspective of geopolitics, trade...
How Identity Matters: Some Reflections on the War in the Middle East
The US-Israel joint military campaign in the Middle East is often viewed through a geopolitical...
Assam polls, predictions, court proceedings, etc
As Assam completed the single-phase largely peaceful polling on 9 April 2026 to elect 126...
The Strait That Halted the World: How the Closure of the Strait of Hormuz is Reshaping Global Energy Flows
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most critical maritime chokepoints that connect the...
Dams, Data, and Domination: How India and China Are Weaponizing Himalayan Rivers Against Lower Riparian States
In Asia’s high mountains, rivers are no longer merely lifelines of civilization. They are instruments...
Rohingya refugee boat capsized in Andaman sea : What next ?
Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organization in Malaysia (MERHROM) is deeply saddened by the death...
The Possible Architecture of Iran–US talks 2.0
Somewhere between Donald Trump’s strong statements on Truth Social and Tehran’s firm negotiating position, an...
Diplomatic Relevance of Trump’s “Claims” & Iran’s Stand!
Ironically, just when US President Donald Trump seemed “confident” about diplomatic strategies towards Iran having...
Why are educated Baloch women taking up arms in Pakistan's longest-running insurgency?
One of the most alarming recent developments in Pakistan's long-running insurgency in Balochistan is the...
Iran war and the bankruptcy of Bangladesh foreign policy
The US–Israel war on Iran has shaken the whole world. The surprising air attacks on...
Why Hopes That China Can Push Iran Toward Peace May Be Misplaced
When China's special envoy to the Middle East recently gave a colorful account of a...
The Emirates That Played Beyond Limits: How a Twenty-Year Strategy Backfired and a Golden Opportunity for Pakistan
For more than half a century, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), particularly Dubai, has been...
The Turban and the Crown: Bihar’s Political Alchemy and the Rise of Samrat Choudhary
Bihar has long been the most honest mirror of Indian democracy - a place where...
2025 deadliest year for Rohingya sea crossings, UN says
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Pakistan's Diplomatic Moment: The Strategic Meaning of the "Islamabad Process" in US–Iran Mediation
The recent US–Iran talks hosted in Islamabad did not produce an immediate breakthrough, but they...
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Fall 2025: Issue 43
Nepal’s Digital Uprising: Discord, Corruption, and the Future of South Asia
When Kathmandu’s skyline turned red with fire on the evening of September 10, 2025, few...
Exposing the Failure of India’s Kashmir Policy
In September 2024, addressing a jubilant rally of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters, Indian Prime...
Pahalgam Massacre – A Case of Diversionary Strategy to Bust India’s Normalcy Narrative in Kashmir
Retaliating to India’s coercive measures following the massacre of 26 tourists in Pahalgam, Kashmir, responsibility...
Speaking Eye-to-Eye with India
Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus has repeatedly emphasized the importance of regional cooperation for the...
Reweaving the Social Fabric: The Political Sociology of India-Bangladesh Relations in Post-Hasina Era
Unraveling a Shared Heritage India and Bangladesh, once interwoven by the rich strands of history,...
Yunus’s Visit to China: A Geo-Political Perspective
China sees South Asia as its immediate neighborhood and a zone of influence. The rise...
India’s Waqf Bill Strips Muslims of Religious Control
The recent overhaul of India’s Waqf governance laws marks a turning point in the country’s...
India’s Language Wars: Resistance Rising
India’s linguistic diversity is one of its defining characteristics, yet the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s...
Starlink and the South Asia Transformation: A Leadership Vision Under Dr. Muhammad Yunus
A New Dawn in Connectivity Starlink—the game-changing satellite internet constellation introduced by Elon Musk’s SpaceX—ushers...
Bangladesh-Let Yunus Lead
Since its independence, Bangladesh has lacked genuine leadership—except during the tenure of Shahid Zia. He...
What led to the rise of Billionaires?
Since the 1980s, there has been a consistent, rapid rise in the number of billionaires....
Nepal’s Democratic Disillusionment: The Call for a Royal Return
A significant political transformation from monarchy to democratic setup has been considered as one of...
Voices from Hell Call to End the Civilized Humanity
Politicians Speak from Hell We, the People of human conscience, appear incapable or unprepared not...
Hindutva’s Rise and the Ripple Effect: How India’s Politics Are Redrawing South Asia
The civic authorities in Nagpur demolished the two-storey house belonging to Fahim Khan, the...
Daring to Dream: Professor Muhammad Yunus and the Power to Change the World
In an age marked by growing inequality, accelerating climate collapse, and rising social isolation, the...
Paradox of Society and the Dilemma of Development in South Asia
“The paradox of development is that while economic growth lifts many out of poverty, it...
- Attribution, Evidence and Narrative Construction in Afghanistan’s Post-2021 Security Environment
- How External Alignments Risk Deepening Afghanistan’s Instability
- Pakistan Launches Fresh Attacks Inside Afghanistan Amid Rising Tensions
- USCIRF Designates Afghanistan as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC)
- Pakistan-Afghanistan Rift and India’s Strategic Gains
- Taliban’s Criminal Code: Law as a Weapon, Not Justice
- India’s Internal Security: Fragility Beneath the Facade of Stability
- UN Report Reveals Terrorism Inside Afghanistan Under Taliban Rule
- Australia’s Afghanistan sanctions emphasise accountability
- Why is Pakistan’s Coercive Afghan Diplomacy Doomed to Failure?
- Why is Pakistan’s Coercive Afghan Diplomacy Doomed to Failure?
- Why the Taliban’s Isolationist Rule Threatens Global Security
- The Burden of History: Pakistan, the Taliban, and the Quest for Regional Peace
- Afghanistan’s Democratic Opposition Engages Brussels Amid Taliban Crisis
- Afghan border closure chokes crucial exports
- From Kabul to Kyiv, Trump’s pattern is clear – negotiate with enemies, sideline allies
- Afghanistan Pivots To Central Asia As It Seeks To End Economic Dependence On Pakistan
- Unpacking the Underlying Drivers of Pakistan-Afghanistan Friction
- Rising Afghanistan-Pakistan Hostilities Threaten Chinese Interests And Investments
- Afghanistan’s India Pivot: Economic Pragmatism and Strategic Calculus
- The Price of Leverage: Why Using Transit as a Weapon Guarantees Mutual Economic Erosion
- Geopolitical Priorities Form Indian Dealings with Taliban Afghanistan
- Good Taliban, Bad Taliban
- An Attempt to Shape Regional Bid
- Hydropolitics in Flux: Turning the Tide from Resource to Realpolitik
- Dhaka Again
- Weaponizing the Border: India's Reptile Proposal and the Erosion of Trust with Bangladesh
- Bangladesh: The Post-July 36 Syndrome
- Time for the 2026 BNP government to reinvent “the BNP”?
- The March Massacre: Beginning of the End
- Road to March 1971: Birth Pangs of a Nation
- India Must Not View Bangladesh Through a Single Political Lens
- Parliament, Presidency, and the Street: The Issue of Constitutionality Resurfaces in Bangladesh
- Is Bengali identity changing across India and Bangladesh?
- Who Really Runs Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh's Political and Developmental Challenges under Tarique Rahman's Leadership
- Bangladesh at a Crossroads: The Early Challenges Before Prime Minister Tarique Rahman
- Democracy Needs Better Political Communication, Not Louder Slogans
- Bangladesh's 13th Parliament: A Troubled Beginning and the Shadow of the Past
- Was it the Declaration of Independence or Bluff?
- Bangladesh Bank Cannot Be Run as a Business Lobby
- Why Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur Was Called ‘Enemy’ of Bank Customers
- Beyond Electoral Victory: Will the New Government Break Old Patterns in Bangladesh
- Speaking Now, Silent Then? The Accountability Test of Bangladesh’s Interim Leadership
- Bangladesh Bank Governance, Credibility, and the Cost of Early Missteps
- Victory, Realignment, and the Battle for Bangladesh’s Political Future
- Bangladesh’s 2026 Vote: Institutions, Inclusion, and the Search for Trust
- Why Grameen University Will Be a Revolutionary University in the World
- Islamabad Talks: The First Chapter, Not the Finale
- Islamabad’s Return to the Geopolitical Center
- The Iran–US Ceasefire and Its Regional Consequences
- Beyond the Ceasefire: Can West Asia Find Lasting Peace?
- Escalation Without Strategy in a Fragile Region
- Pakistan Emerges as a Geopolitical Asset in the World Order
- India Remains Silent 100 Days After UN Indus Waters Treaty Deadline
- The Connectivity Pivot: Pakistan, China, and the Gulf Frontier
- Strength and Resolve Against Extremist Threats
- Pakistan China Economic Cooperation in a New Era
- Mediation in a Fractured World: A Chance to Reclaim Diplomacy
- Diplomacy Under Strain in a Shifting Global Order
- Sunlight and Shockwaves: Pakistan’s Quiet Energy Pivot in a Time of War
- Information Power and the Future of Warfare
- Pakistan’s Emerging Role in the US–Iran Crisis
- The Strategic Posture of Pakistan Permanent Defense System
- World Water Day and the Indus Waters Treaty
- The Elasticity of Sovereignty: Rethinking the Debate on Cross-Border Force in South Asia
- Drone Warfare and the Durand Faultline: Pakistan's Strategic Narrative and a Widening Conflict
- Neutrality Is No Strategy for Pakistan
- The other war the world is ignoring
- Pakistan’s Two-Front Nightmare
- The Gulf Crisis and Pakistan’s Delicate Balancing Act
- Pakistan’s War Against Religious Fraud and Terrorism
- How India is Navigating the weaponized environment of the Gulf blockade
- Seven Jets Down Over Iran: Strategic Shockwaves for the United States, China, and India
- Muslim Voters in West Bengal: The Controversy Over 9 Million Deletions and the Politics of Electoral Identity
- The great Indian ‘vote heist’
- West Bengal's Missing 91 Lakh Voters: Electoral Arithmetic and Democratic Anxiety in 2026
- Kashmiri protests over Iran and Palestine are also protests over Kashmir
- Voices Silenced in Kashmir's Unfolding Reality
- Man Beneath Divinity: Rediscovering the Human Rama
- From Strategic to Special Global Strategic Partnership: India and France Elevate Ties
- India’s Foreign Policy at a Crossroads: Perception, Power, and Strategic Contradictions
- Harnessing Islamic philanthropy to save lives in the Andaman Sea
- Dr Shashi Tharoor and Limits of his Liberal Pragmatism
- Naval Incident Sparks New Tensions Across the Indian Ocean
- Let History Guide India China Relations based on Cooperation and Solidarity
- US Burden-Shouldering? Surprising Activism in the Indian Ocean
- Between Borders and Ballots: Assam's Political Rhetoric and the Fragile Future of India–Bangladesh Engagement
- Bengal Will Win, Not Delhi: Identity, Power, and the Battle for West Bengal
- India–Israel Relations in a Fractured World: Strategy, Ideology, and the Limits of Strategic Autonomy
- India’s “No War No Peace” plan for maritime security
- Fascism Without Borders
- India’s Israel Policy: Caught between Strategic Partnership and Strategic Hedging?
- US War on Iran Exposes the Hollowness of Modi’s Foreign Policy
- Beyond Israel-Palestine: The Iran Factor in India’s De-Hyphenated West Asia Policy
- Hindutva Kneels to Hug Yankee Imperialism
- After the revolution, Nepal’s foreign policy is anyone’s guess
- When new guards readied to lead Nepal
- PM Modi congratulates Nepali citizens for successful election
- Nepal's Strategic Geography and Political Alignment
- Nepal’s Political Earthquake: The Landslide Rise of Balendra Shah and the Rashtriya Swatantra Party
- A new political guard arrives to confront Nepal’s old problems
- Nepal at the Crossroads: Hindu Nationalism, Monarchy, and the Future of a Secular Republic
- Nepal’s Post Gen Z Protest Elections: A Political Turning Point in the Himalayas
- Revival of Nepal monarchy rising amid election waves
- What After An Uprising ? Nepal Post September 2025
- Nepal at a Crossroads: Stability Without Confidence in a Fragile Political Economy
- Nepal goes for national election on 5 March: Ousted premier Oli to face Gen-Z leader Balendra
- Beyond the streets: Nepal’s youth-led push for democracy and accountability resonates across the region
- The politics of space and infrastructure in Southasian cities
- Nepal Airport Scandal Taints Belt and Road Image
- Nepal’s Unfinished Economic Reckoning
- Nepal’s Digital Uprising: Discord, Corruption, and the Future of South Asia
- Five theses on the situation in Nepal
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Diplomatic Relevance of Trump’s “Claims” & Iran’s Stand!
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Why Hopes That China Can Push Iran Toward Peace May Be Misplaced
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Pakistan's Diplomatic Moment: The Strategic Meaning of the "Islamabad Process" in US–Iran Mediation
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China’s Hormuz Problem
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Rohingya refugee boat capsized in Andaman sea : What next ?
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Swedish non-profit Justice and Accountability Initiative (JAI) filed a civil class action suit on Wednesday...
Min Aung Hlaing Becomes President: Consolidation of Military Rule in Myanmar and Its Regional Implications
In April 2026, Min Aung Hlaing is set to officially become president of Myanmar. However,...
War Against Iran- Role of Kushner & Witkoff!
With the US-Israel-Iran war spelling greater headache, economically, politically, diplomatically as well as socially, for...
Arakan Army Advances to Edge of Sittwe as Fighting Intensifies
Heavy clashes have intensified around Sittwe as the Arakan Army (AA) advances to within 2...
Hormuz Crisis Has Supercharged The Middle Corridor Trade Route
While diplomatic efforts struggle to stabilize access to the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions between...
A tigress’ lonely last stand against Hindutva in India’s West Bengal
There is something almost heroic in Mamata Banerjee’s lonesome stand as she pitches for a...
Iran war and the bankruptcy of Bangladesh foreign policy
The US–Israel war on Iran has shaken the whole world. The surprising air attacks on...
Why Hopes That China Can Push Iran Toward Peace May Be Misplaced
When China's special envoy to the Middle East recently gave a colorful account of a...
WAITING IN THE WINGS A Memoir, by Salima Hashmi with Maryam Hasan
“Waiting in the Wings”, a memoir, is a story of a polymath, a saga of...
