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Narendra Modi at 25 Years: A Reflection on Leadership, Democracy and Public Trust

Narendra Modi’s journey from Gujarat to New Delhi is now one of the defining political stories of contemporary India. His supporters will point to development, infrastructure, welfare, technology, national confidence and India’s

October 9, 2026

COLUMNS·India News·POLITICS

Fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami on the rise again in Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s ruling BNP and opposition alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami are locked in a growing dispute over constitutional reforms proposed under Mohammed Yunus, with disagreements over the reform process, the balance of presidential

October 3, 2026

Asia News·Bangladesh·COLUMNS

Moody’s credit upgrade tries to mask Pakistan’s paralysis

What Moody’s rating calls stabilisation is, in reality, a technical reprieve, an economy frozen in place, unable to generate the momentum required for real growth, writes Dr Sakariya Kareem Moody’s Global Ratings

September 14, 2026

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The Limit Of Coercion: Israel’s Strategic Delusion

Comparative conflict analysis reveals clear conditions under which weaker actors concede. The Palestinian case meets none of them, underscoring Israel’s strategic futility in expecting capitulation in the absence of a political settlement,

September 4, 2026

-Top News·Arab News·COLUMNS

Tale of Two Kashmirs

One Kashmir builds, another boils: The widening divide across the LoC … writes Dr Sakariya Kareem There are moments when geography itself seems to tell a story. High in the Himalayas, a

August 5, 2026

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Victims Without Graves: Why Enforced Disappearance Never Ends

Dr. Sharon P Thomas, Dr. Aswin Prasanth, and Dr. Kannan Balakrishnan When Waiting Becomes a Life Every evening, somewhere in the world, someone hesitates before locking the front door. A parent pauses

July 21, 2026

Arts & Culture·COLUMNS

They Call Aircraft Carriers Outdated, Then Build More

If the carrier is truly dead, the world’s most serious navies are conducting a very expensive funeral in reverse, writes Cdr Rahul Verma (Retd) There is a strange comfort in declaring the

June 4, 2026

COLUMNS·Defence·World News

Yunus Era Corruption Cases Haunt Dhaka

With Fiscal management under the Yunus administration facing criticism, funds were redirected to politically symbolic initiatives, most notably the conversion of the Prime Minister’s official residence, Ganabhaban, into the “July Mass Uprising

May 29, 2026

-Top News·Bangladesh·COLUMNS

Cockroaches March Into Political Spotlight

A satirical online movement inspired by a controversial judicial remark is transforming memes, outrage and youth frustration into a new political conversation in India…writes Shelja Pallath Just a controversial comment made by

May 22, 2026

COLUMNS·LITE BLOGS

Bangladesh’s Pakistan pivot and the battle for Dhaka’s future

Dhaka’s outreach to Islamabad, sealed with a narcotics pact despite no shared border, signals shifting regional optics and raises strategic questions amid India’s West Bengal political transition, writes Dr Rakesh Sharma The

May 21, 2026

Asia News·Bangladesh·COLUMNS