Infrastructure that carries a nation’s data, finance and emergency communications is strategic infrastructure. We would not hand over a port, a power grid or a strategic petroleum reserve on the strength of
On February 6, 2025, at least 36 Shia worshippers were killed and more than 169 sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the Khadijah al-Kubra Imambargah (Shia place of worship) in
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The very name “Jamaat-e-Islami” evokes historical unease in Bangladesh. Cloaked in religion, its ideological foundation has long sought to impose a rigid interpretation of faith upon the populace, often through brutal force.
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Bangladesh’s interim government has enacted the July Uprising (Protection and Liability Determination) Ordinance, 2026, which grants legal immunity to individuals involved in the July–August 2024 uprising. The ordinance requires the withdrawal of
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Afghanistan remains trapped in a deep and layered crisis, marked by persistent armed resistance, extremist violence, political fragility, the collapse of law and order, and systematic institutional repression. Nearly four years after
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President Trump has infuriated some of his supporters. Trump’s alignment with Israel at the expense of America’s interest and the valid interests of other countries is especially galling for those Trump supporters who
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Historically, over the last several centuries and across the world, there have been people who are not inclined to believe in religious doctrines espousing the concept of God. Such atheists are often
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History exists in the facts of life, and the shallowness of a nation’s history is often the result of inept and egoistic leadership. In wars, logic fails to define foes and friends.
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I don’t expect much from politicians, corporate tycoons, the presidents of prestigious universities, billionaire philanthropists, celebrities, royalty or oligarchs. They live in narcissistic and hedonistic bubbles that cater to their self-worship and
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Special Ambassador Steve Witkoff no doubt talked to President Trump about the US-Iran meeting in Oman. We don’t have a special wiretap on his call to the President, but it is a
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On February 5, 2026, Pakistan’s military media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced that Security Forces (SFs) had concluded Operation Radd-ul-Fitna (Elimination of Discord)-1 in Balochistan, after a series of intelligence-based operations (IBOs) targeting
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On February 5, 2026, joint forces, including the Police, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the Army, detained 345 Rohingyas, including 176 men, 86 women, and 83 children and adolescents, during a late-night
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The first Marxist coalition government in Sri Lanka was formed by the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). The Finance Minister of this government was LSSP
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Forty-seven years ago, on this day, the Islamic Revolution of Iran achieved victory under the leadership of Imam Khomeini, marking a historic turning point in the nation’s political, social, and cultural life.
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The second round of the trilateral meeting of the US, Ukrainian, and Russian delegations on security issues held in Abu Dhabi on February 4-5 shows incipient signs of progress, contrary to doomsday
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On February 5, 2026, the Government of India (GoI), Government of Nagaland (GoN), and the Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation (ENPO) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) in New Delhi to establish the
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