Bay of Bengal

September 12, 2024

Exclusive: BIMSTEC’s Bold Steps in Regional Security

In an exclusive interview with the Sri Lanka Guardian, the Secretary General of BIMSTEC – the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, Mr Indra Mani Pandey, stated that

India’s Manipur Crisis Shifts Focus to Myanmar

The sharp escalation by the Kuki militants in Manipur has shaken up the Indian establishment but the ensuing jingoistic outcry in sections of the media demands a muscular approach to addressing the problem of militancy. This is fraught with serious consequences. The editorial

September 11, 2024

Exclusive: BIMSTEC’s Bold Steps in Regional Security

September 12, 2024

In an exclusive interview with the Sri Lanka Guardian, the Secretary General of BIMSTEC – the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, Mr Indra Mani Pandey, stated that

India’s Manipur Crisis Shifts Focus to Myanmar

September 11, 2024

The sharp escalation by the Kuki militants in Manipur has shaken up the Indian establishment but the ensuing jingoistic outcry in sections of the media demands a muscular approach to addressing the problem of

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Pakistan is expanding its legal machinery to deal with terrorism,

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The Path From Survival to Citizenship Access to food, stable

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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur,

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India’s judiciary and Election Commission have survived decades of political

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Rebeca Grynspan’s candidacy comes at a moment when the United

Bangladesh’s Prisoners of Politics

Bangladesh has every right to prosecute those responsible for serious