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Rethinking Confidence-Building Measures Amid Geopolitical Rivalry

By Joel Ng SYNOPSIS The US-China relationship has deteriorated over retaliatory measures each has inflicted on the other, but an under-appreciated fact is that tit-for-tat strategies...

Bangladesh disqualifies hundreds of candidates for general election

Oyon Aman    Benar News 2023.12.05    Dhaka Election campaign posters hang on a street in Srinagar, Munshiganj district, Bangladesh, Nov. 5, 2021.  Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP file...

CHINESE PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANIES: NEITHER BLACKWATER NOR THE WAGNER GROUP

ALESSANDRO ARDUINO DECEMBER 1, 2023 Since the launch of the Belt and Road initiative in 2013, Chinese private military companies envisioned working with U.S. firms like...

Several Authors of Indian Origin in The New York Times’ ‘100 Notable Books’ of 2023

NOVEMBER 27, 2023 They include Salman Rushdie, Pico Iyer, Abraham Verghese, Janika Oza, Chetna Maroo, Saket Soni and Siddharth Kara. STAFF WRITER Acclaimed authors Salman Rushdie,...

THE UNITED KINGDOM’S INDO-PACIFIC ENGAGEMENT

PETER CHALK NOVEMBER 30, 2023 Since its unprecedented departure from the European Union, the United Kingdom has progressively moved to broaden its foreign policy outlook to...

Modi government bans all expressions of solidarity with Palestine in Indian-held Kashmir

Kranti Kumara   India’s US-aligned, Narendra Modi-led, far-right government is using violence and intimidation to prevent any and all expressions of support for the Palestinians of...

Commentary

On the Brink: Bangladesh Faces Political Upheaval Ahead of January Polls.

  by M A Hossain    5 December 2023 The political milieu in Bangladesh has been fraught with tension, climaxing in weeks of protests and violent...

Strategic Stability in South Asia

BRAHMOS Missile Launchers. (Wikicommons)   by Shah Khalid     4 December 2023 In the dynamic and fraught landscape of South Asia, the quest for strategic stability is...

Christophe Jaffrelot Assessment of India’s Future

by Arnab Baidya          5 December 2023 In the intricate tapestry of India's diverse cultural and religious landscape, the recent discussions led...

Global Imperatives

by Shehla Rahim     4 December 2023 As the world grapples with an array of interconnected challenges, the great powers face urgent priorities that demand...

Afghanistan’s Peace Dividend

by Hammad Baloch    4 December 2023 The transformative potential of peace in Afghanistan envisions a paradigm shift in the nation's trajectory, transcending the shadows...

Bangladesh: Cruelty and Vengeance, Thy Name is Hasina

by Ahmad Shihab     3 December 2023 In an article, notable author and writer R Chowdhury wrote on November 11, 2023: “Election is no longer...

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