COVERAGE & ANALYSIS
Columns, analysis and commentary.
Was Bangladesh’s July 2024 uprising driven exclusively by genuine public grievances, or were broader geopolitical interests also at play? In this analysis, M. Rayhan Kabir explores what he describes as evidence of…
A new AP-NORC poll shows that most Americans continue to disapprove of President Donald Trump's handling of Iran, even as his overall job approval rating remains unchanged
As US Secretary of State Marco Rubio concluded his brief visit to the Middle East, he sought to present his meetings with Gulf leaders in a positive light. However, Gulf states remain deeply concerned that the recent…
As Bangladesh’s Prime Minister commences a high-profile three-day visit to Beijing framed as the “Golden 50 Years,” New Delhi should view the trip as more than routine diplomacy. The potential formalization of Chinese…
For the first time in West Bengal’s political history, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured a government with more than a two-thirds majority, a development that has brought renewed attention to Bangladesh-India…
With the Bangladesh Nationalist Party returning to power in Dhaka and a BJP-led government taking charge in West Bengal, one of India's most consequential bilateral relationships is being recast. This double transition…
Iran’s oil industry—long the backbone of its economy—is facing one of its most serious crises in decades as a U.S.-led naval blockade tightens pressure on the country’s energy exports. The situation reflects a complex…
The evolution of China’s global defence strategy began not with a promise of quality, but with a promise of access. Historically, Beijing targeted "frontier markets"- nations in South Asia, Africa and Southeast Asia…
A new analysis by Aaron Blake for CNN suggests that the conspiracy theories long promoted by Donald Trump may now be rebounding against him, creating political risks within his own support base
Bangladesh, long seen as a largely land oriented and neutral leaning South Asian state, is quietly emerging as a critical node in China’s broader maritime strategy aimed at dominating the Bay of Bengal and pressuring…
There is a paper trail. It does not lie.While the international press was busy writing elegies for Bangladesh's "democratic uprising" in August 2024, a quieter story was accumulating in grant databases, congressional…
Few institutions in Bangladesh have carried as much symbolic weight as the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). Established to prosecute atrocities committed during the country’s 1971 liberation war, the tribunal once…
