Iran’s China moment? From isolation to regional hegemony
18 September 2026
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Geopolitical Insights
Makkah Pact: The geopolitics beyond Islamic solidarity
17 September 2026
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Geopolitical Insights
Myanmar’s deteriorating crisis and the political future of the Rohingya
16 September 2026
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Geopolitical Insights
Bangladesh between India and China: The dilemma of defence diversification
15 September 2026
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Geopolitical Insights
What Bangladesh should ask before joining the Makkah Pact
13 September 2026
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Geopolitical Insights
Nepal’s difficult passage: Political change meets ecological crisis
13 September 2026
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Geopolitical Insights
BRICS at 20: Why the New Delhi Summit matters to the Global South
12 September 2026
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Geopolitical Insights
From Balfour to sanctions: Why the UK’s ban on Israeli settlement trade matters
11 September 2026
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Geopolitical Insights
Ganges Water Treaty: A new bargain or a new dispute?
10 September 2026
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Geopolitical Insights
Bangladesh and the Mecca Pact: The national security questions we are missing
9 September 2026
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Geopolitical Insights
Demystifying the Bangladesh-India-US triangle
For now, the best bet is to manage the volatilities and imbalances and better understand the intricacies of the Bangladesh-India-US chemistry.
2 October 2024
Sri Lanka presidential election: From citizens’ protests to regime change
The new president is an ordinary citizen in social terms with no pretensions to public display of power, taste, wealth or grandeur.
27 September 2024
Sri Lanka Presidential Election 2024: A turning point or a false dawn?
Dissanayake's presidency presents an opportunity to reimagine Sri Lanka’s economic strategy.
25 September 2024
India, US both need a stable Bangladesh
However, regardless of the nature of international involvement, the ultimate responsibility for a stable Bangladesh lies with its own people.
25 September 2024
A victory for democracy that Bangladesh can learn from
Sri Lank's neighbours have to come to terms with the fact that AKD was the democratic choice of the mass people.
24 September 2024
US delegation visit: A new chapter in Bangladesh-US relations?
The symbolic value of the visit and its timing cannot be overemphasised, this being the first such visit since the change of guards in Dhaka on August 5.
20 September 2024
Israel's attack in Lebanon: Can it lead to an all-out war?
Nasrallah and Hezbollah have thrived with an image of invincibility after confronting Israel in 2006.
19 September 2024
Reviving SAARC can help South Asia overcome its current crisis
India's vision and support of regional governments are rooted in a supremacist mindset by the country's current ruling party, which has all but paralysed SAARC.
11 September 2024
Are the Rohingya facing an ‘endgame’?
Did Bangladesh over-stir its pot?
11 September 2024
A new era of youth-driven democratic uprisings
Bangladesh is the latest in a series of youth-driven uprisings that have shaken countries in Asia and Africa this year.
4 September 2024
What purpose does the Indian media propaganda about Bangladesh serve?
BJP's media allies demonstrated the lengths to which they would go to mask India's domestic challengers under Modi's leadership.
4 September 2024
Lessons and advice for post-Hasina Bangladesh from Sri Lanka
Bangladesh should be watchful of a possible counter-revolution, which might not be very soft.
4 September 2024
India needs to pursue equal partnership with Bangladesh
If Bangladesh and India are to forge a more equitable friendship, three existing bilateral issues need to be addressed.
28 August 2024
Kamala Harris needs to change her Gaza policy
If Kamala Harris wants to lose to Donald Trump in November, then she should continue speaking and silencing Palestinian voices.
28 August 2024
Echoes of colonialism in Bangladesh
In navigating colonialism, we have to ask ourselves, who is striving for control.
21 August 2024
Why Israel-Hamas ceasefire keeps failing
Netanyahu has handcuffed every mediator of ceasefire deals, especially the US, by imposing conditions that Hamas will not accept.
21 August 2024
Is Zionism reaching its demise?
Israel can kill several million of people in the Middle East and destroy it. But what happens then?
15 August 2024
The geopolitics of Sheikh Hasina's fall explained
The US, China, Russia and also India will continue to have strong incentives to maintain influence in Bangladesh.
14 August 2024
Why can’t India accept that the people of Bangladesh toppled Sheikh Hasina?
It was a revolution spearheaded by students that succeeded in toppling a dictatorial regime of 15 years.
14 August 2024
The UK has always had an Islamophobia problem
"Stop the boats" has long been a slogan for far-right fascists as they terrorised the country.
12 August 2024