Is Bangladesh the next base for Chinese scam networks?
7 September 2026
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Geopolitical Insights
The politics of fear: From Gaza's paper kites to ‘unsafe’ on campuses
6 September 2026
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Geopolitical Insights
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation at 25: Can China, India and Russia really speak with one voice?
6 September 2026
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Geopolitical Insights
Shared rivers, shared responsibilities: The case for water treaties
5 September 2026
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Geopolitical Insights
Bihar wants Delhi to not renew Ganges treaty. What does it mean for Dhaka?
4 September 2026
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Geopolitical Insights
Bangladesh and the United States: Beyond the tariff bargain
3 September 2026
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From the Carter Doctrine to the Mecca Pact: A changing Gulf security order
2 September 2026
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Geopolitical Insights
More capability, less autonomy? Bangladesh’s emerging security dilemma
1 September 2026
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Geopolitical Insights
An anti-West network is emerging: How should Bangladesh respond?
30 August 2026
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Geopolitical Insights
The Mecca Pact: Deterrence, Israel, and the new Gulf security equation
30 August 2026
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Geopolitical Insights
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
Regime change in Bangladesh: The fallout for India
India's best interest may perhaps lie in strengthening a new democracy in Bangladesh.
8 August 2024
How to not fall for another dictator
After Sheikh Hasina’s fall, the return of BNP or other existing parties will only perpetuate the cycle of corruption and mass sufferings.
8 August 2024
Who would be better for Palestine: Donald Trump or Kamala Harris?
If Trump is so anti-war, then why do extremist leaders in Israel prefer him over Harris?
31 July 2024
What are the global stakes of Bangladesh's current crisis?
Bangladesh’s global reputation and image have taken serious hits.
31 July 2024
A historic decision, but can Kamala Harris beat Trump?
Dropping out of the US election race, Biden endorsed his Vice-President Kamala Harris, who has risen more to the spotlight in the last year
24 July 2024
Teesta is no longer a bilateral issue
Teesta has ceased to be just a river; it assumed a status of strategic importance
24 July 2024
How Trump's assassination attempt affects the US election
The imagery of blood trickling down Trump's face and fist up in the air is quite iconic—supporters who loved him love him more, and the ones who did not look at him are looking at him now.
17 July 2024
The most incredible election in French history
With many losers and very few winners, it is the most astonishing election in the country’s modern history.
16 July 2024
Vive la Revolution… again?
In what is looking like the most shocking election result so far this year, the French left-wing alliance New Popular Front (NPF) emerged victorious.
10 July 2024
How a US act revived Sino-Indian confrontation over Tibet
Almost six decades after the Sino-Indian war over the Tibetan border issue, the US’ Resolve Tibet Act would certainly bring the issue out of historical obscurity.
10 July 2024
Lessons from four elections: More challenges to democracy ahead
Do these elections indicate a strategy to beat populist politics?
9 July 2024