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
The recent talks about a defense pact between Bangladesh and Pakistan provide a bright spot in their otherwise tense relationship. After the political changes in Dhaka in 2024, relations between the two
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Recent protests have broken out across several Iranian cities, due to long-standing dissatisfaction among citizens. These protestors do not come like flash drives. They are slow fires that finally come to light.
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Public institutions in Sri Lanka operate within clearly defined legal frameworks. When matters concerning such institutions enter the public domain, it is essential that discussion is informed, accurate, and grounded in law.
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Since the ouster of elected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on August 5, 2024, Bangladesh has been experiencing political volatility, social turmoil, and an endless spate of violence. With around a month remaining
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History has shown, repeatedly, that tyranny rarely arrives with spectacle. It does not announce itself with fanfare or force its way in overnight. It creeps in quietly—through decrees, enforced silence, and the
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Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has seen an exponential increase in drug use in recent years. During the first week of 2026, a number of narcotics-related arrests and recoveries in the Union Territory
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In just the first week of 2026, Punjab recorded four consecutive targeted killings, reflecting both continuity and escalation in the state’s entrenched patterns of complex violence, and exposing serious deficiencies in the
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Global health authorities have issued warnings about counterfeit rabies vaccines circulating in India. The Australian Health Department recently urged its citizens to check if they had received the Abhayrab vaccine, which is
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The Balochistan issue has reached a stage where violence is no longer confined to its geographical location or the type of weapon used. It is increasingly taking place in moral, emotional, and
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On the early morning of January 3, the United States government launched a massive attack on Caracas, Venezuela, and three of the country’s states. Roughly 150 aircraft swarmed the skies, bombing with
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In a few hours, I fly to Latin America. This trip has been planned for several months by an Emmy-nominated filmmaker. He and his team are shooting a documentary about the US’s
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After the dethroning of Sheikh Hasina Wajid, the people of Bangladesh pushed for greater autonomy and sought to distance themselves from India’s direct influence. In response, groups in the United States associated
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If there were an award for Most Unfulfilled Personal Wish of the Year, Donald Trump would be the runaway winner. His desire to receive the Nobel Peace Prize has been so overt –
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Nepal is moving full steam ahead towards the March 5, elections, which are a referendum on the performance of traditional parties and the key outcome of Nepal’s fifth revolution (Jan Andolan) last
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The dramatic capture of Nicolás Maduro, whatever its final legal and political characterization may prove to be, has once again exposed the uneasy intersection between power, legality, and strategic narrative in contemporary
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