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The other war the world is ignoring

While the world’s attention is rightly focused on the war in Iran, another conflict is.......

When new guards readied to lead Nepal

When most of the veterans and their parties failed to impress the electorates of Nepal.......

Nava J. Thakuria

Fascism Without Borders

The rise of Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy party, and her rabidly.......

Ghulam M. Suhrawardi

Bangladesh at a Crossroads: The Early Challenges Before Prime Minister Tarique Rahman

The Trials and Tribulations Before Rahman’s Government: Bangladesh has reached a significant crossroads after having.......

Ghulam M. Suhrawardi

Bangladesh's Political and Developmental Challenges under Tarique Rahman's Leadership

Tarique Rahman becomes the leader of Bangladeshi politics amid change. Bangladesh is starting a new.......

Ghulam M. Suhrawardi

Who Really Runs Bangladesh?

In theory, Bangladesh is a parliamentary democracy where elected representatives formulate policy and govern in.......

Ghulam M. Suhrawardi

Neutrality Is No Strategy for Pakistan

As the U.S.-led campaign against Iran enters its third week, the fog of war is.......

Umar Khalid Dar

Is Bengali identity changing across India and Bangladesh?

More than half a century after the birth of Bangladesh, the question of Bengali identity.......

Parliament, Presidency, and the Street: The Issue of Constitutionality Resurfaces in Bangladesh

Bangladesh finds itself in a dilemma. Constitutional rhetoric has become something of a staple in.......

Ghulam M. Suhrawardi

Terror Safe Havens and the Politics of Victimhood

The information space around Afghanistan and Pakistan has turned into a conflict zone where different.......

Amina Jabbar

India’s “No War No Peace” plan for maritime security

At first glance, India’s Maritime Doctrine 2025 appears to be a routine update to earlier editions. Read closely,.......

India–Israel Relations in a Fractured World: Strategy, Ideology, and the Limits of Strategic Autonomy

India's engagement with Israel began as quiet pragmatism but has lately evolved into a louder.......

South Asia Journal

Bengal Will Win, Not Delhi: Identity, Power, and the Battle for West Bengal

It took Mamata Banerjee's recent statement about fighting the 2026 Assembly polls from Bhawanipore to.......

South Asia Journal

Drone Warfare and the Durand Faultline: Pakistan's Strategic Narrative and a Widening Conflict

The recent wave of drone incidents along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border marks a significant turning point.......

South Asia Journal

Between Borders and Ballots: Assam's Political Rhetoric and the Fragile Future of India–Bangladesh Engagement

A viral and now deleted Facebook post by Assam BJP unit portraying chief minister Himanta.......

South Asia Journal

India Must Not View Bangladesh Through a Single Political Lens

The evolving political landscape in Bangladesh following the decline of the two dominant figures, Sheikh.......

Ghulam M. Suhrawardi

Road to March 1971: Birth Pangs of a Nation

Bengal was once a prosperous nation. We read in schools that during the rule of.......

R. Chowdhury

The Elasticity of Sovereignty: Rethinking the Debate on Cross-Border Force in South Asia

International law is seen as a strict code that governs state behavior, but in practice,.......

Sara Nazir

US Burden-Shouldering? Surprising Activism in the Indian Ocean

The current US military operation against Iran in the Indian Ocean region—including most recently a.......

Nilanthi Samaranayake

World Water Day and the Indus Waters Treaty

Each year on 22 March, World Water Day draws global attention to one of humanity’s.......

Muhammad Wasama Khalid