Our post-World War II order was based on an optimistic yet tenuous consensus that power would be tempered by the rule of law, sovereignty checked by collaboration, and aggression limited by organizations such as the UN and the ICC, as well as by treaties on everything from warfare to trade to diplomacy. It's being threatened now. The capture of Venezuela's strongman leader Nicolás Maduro by American special forces
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Afghanistan is giving away its mineral wealth. Through a pattern of deals that export value...
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It takes more than three months to judge the character and direction of a new...
Current South Asian strategic literature shows that Pakistan's Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa regions face internal...
Leading civil rights groups have condemned the Hudson Institute for inviting top leaders of India’s...
President Donald Trump's decision to share a Twitter post disparaging India and China as "hellholes...
Bangladesh stands at a critical demographic crossroads. With an average age of 26 to 27...
Myanmar’s military is well versed in the art of obscuring language and manipulating narratives. More...
Bangladesh banks are facing the worst crisis ever. Once touted as one of Bangladesh's 'development...
The controversy triggered by remarks shared by Donald Trump, in which India was described using...
Implementing a U.S.-led blockade of the Strait of Hormuz would be one of the most...
Every democracy faces a moment when it must look at itself without illusion. India’s moment...
Modern states are formed on the promise to provide fundamental rights, including education, health-related facilities,s...
Movies have never been "just movies" in South Asia. Bollywood has long been used to...
I just woke up in Islamabad in the middle of the night, around 2 AM,...
When Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives in Naypyitaw on Sunday, his visit will be...
"The infiltrators should start packing their bags": political rhetoric aside, when PM Narendra Modi uttered...
With the United States and Iran escalating confrontations along the Strait of Hormuz—including seizure of...
When Kathmandu’s skyline turned red with fire on the evening of September 10, 2025, few...
In September 2024, addressing a jubilant rally of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters, Indian Prime...
Retaliating to India’s coercive measures following the massacre of 26 tourists in Pahalgam, Kashmir, responsibility...
Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus has repeatedly emphasized the importance of regional cooperation for the...
Unraveling a Shared Heritage India and Bangladesh, once interwoven by the rich strands of history,...
China sees South Asia as its immediate neighborhood and a zone of influence. The rise...
The recent overhaul of India’s Waqf governance laws marks a turning point in the country’s...
India’s linguistic diversity is one of its defining characteristics, yet the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s...
A New Dawn in Connectivity Starlink—the game-changing satellite internet constellation introduced by Elon Musk’s SpaceX—ushers...
Since its independence, Bangladesh has lacked genuine leadership—except during the tenure of Shahid Zia. He...
Since the 1980s, there has been a consistent, rapid rise in the number of billionaires....
A significant political transformation from monarchy to democratic setup has been considered as one of...
Politicians Speak from Hell We, the People of human conscience, appear incapable or unprepared not...
The civic authorities in Nagpur demolished the two-storey house belonging to Fahim Khan, the...
In an age marked by growing inequality, accelerating climate collapse, and rising social isolation, the...
“The paradox of development is that while economic growth lifts many out of poverty, it...
With the United States and Iran escalating confrontations along the Strait of Hormuz—including seizure of...
While diplomatic efforts struggle to stabilize access to the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions between...
Ironically, just when US President Donald Trump seemed “confident” about diplomatic strategies towards Iran having...
When China's special envoy to the Middle East recently gave a colorful account of a...
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Myanmar’s military is well versed in the art of obscuring language and manipulating narratives. More...
When Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives in Naypyitaw on Sunday, his visit will be...
Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organization in Malaysia (MERHROM) is deeply saddened by the death...
Swedish non-profit Justice and Accountability Initiative (JAI) filed a civil class action suit on Wednesday...
In April 2026, Min Aung Hlaing is set to officially become president of Myanmar. However,...
Afghanistan is giving away its mineral wealth. Through a pattern of deals that export value...
China has pledged to continue supporting Myanmar’s new pseudo‑civilian government led by Min Aung Hlaing,...
Myanmar’s military is well versed in the art of obscuring language and manipulating narratives. More...
When Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives in Naypyitaw on Sunday, his visit will be...
“Waiting in the Wings”, a memoir, is a story of a polymath, a saga of...
