Since the beginning of the new era, China’s policy of fostering amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness in neighborhood diplomacy has significantly advanced its relations with neighboring countries. China has reached a
On 12 February 2026, Bangladesh was summoned to the polls. Yet what unfolded that day, many citizens contend, was not an authentic exercise of popular sovereignty but a parody of democracy—an election
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After the elected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted from Bangladesh in August, 2024, the country sunk into chaos and turmoil for 18 months. Amidst rising disorders, the results of the 13th
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On February 6, 2026, at least 15 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a most-wanted Maoist couple, Niranjan Rout aka Nikhil, and his wife Ankita aka Rashmita Lenka aka Indu, both ‘State Committee Members (SCMs)’, the second-highest
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The conference hall was vibrating with heated discussion as the world representatives discussed a resolution on becoming a refugee. Against these low murmurs, one Pakistani representative stood up. Her speech was not
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On an island where revenge killings and criminal rivalries have long shaped daily life, François-Xavier Bustillo knows that speaking out can carry a deadly price. Yet the Catholic prelate, appointed bishop of
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“What would Sri Lanka look like today if the Aragalaya had never happened?” This is a question a foreign embassy official asked a journalist. “Then the Rajapaksas would be preparing Namal for
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During the last thousands of years, from time immemorial, humans have been “running in circles,” thinking that the mirage before them is real and endlessly chasing shadows. Even though humans do not
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The rare appearance by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the State Duma is always a special occasion to read the tea leaves in Russian politics. The salience here, to my mind, lies in
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The constant insistence of the US discourse on the war on drugs seems to reflect a moral crusade by successive US administrations to rid their country of drug use. However, the truth
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Bangladesh has never been a nation to bow quietly to usurpation. Born in 1971 in a bay of blood, forged through unimaginable sacrifice, it rose as a beacon of resilience, courage, and
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