“Better that right counsels be known to enemies than that the evil secrets of tyrants should be concealed from the citizens. They who can treat secretly of the affairs of a nation
CLICK HERE TO READ PART 2 OF THIS SERIES by Special Correspondent A few days ago, this writer posed a critical question to an Islamic scholar of Sri Lankan heritage, now residing
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POVERTY IN SOUTHERN ASIA The current population of Southern Asia is 2,030,658,877 as of August 22, 2023, based on the latest United Nations estimates. Southern Asia’s population is equivalent to 25.2% of
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On the last day of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, the five founding states (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) welcomed six new members: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and
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What is the future likely to bring? A reasonable stance might be to try to look at the human species from the outside. So imagine that you’re an extraterrestrial observer who is
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DEATH OF MERCENARY LEADER YEVGENY PRIGORZIN The plane crash that killed mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigorzin and several others, in the eyes of The Economist, on August 23 this year may have repercussions
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In 1958, the poet and trade union leader Abdoulaye Mamani of Zinder (Niger) won an election in his home region against Hamani Diori, one of the founders of the Nigerien Progressive Party.
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CHINA DURING THE FIRST AND SECOND WORLD WARS It is generally believed that the assassination of Arch-Duke Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire ignited the First World War. Narratives on the Causes of
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ADB HOPEFUL ON BANGLADESH’S GROWTH According to Asian Development Bank Bangladesh is doing well. The ADB report states that exports, remittances, and domestic consumption buoyed Bangladesh’s economy in fiscal year (FY) 2022,
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The military coup in Niger is already three weeks old. The putschists are cementing their rule, having gained the upper hand in the shadow play with the Economic Community of West African
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I will try to make this simple. It is a complex question, but it is something we should be contemplating if the world is going to avoid a nuclear holocaust. It boils
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