Neighbourhood

Dhaka University turns extreme right in Bangladesh’s uncertain politics

The Jamaat-e-Islami youth wing’s victory in elections to the university’s student wing is a disturbing trend in national politics
Oct 07

Gen-Z’s challenge to elite dominance in South Asia

Deadly protests by youths in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal show how lack of attention to inclusive development can fuel public anger
Sep 29

Beyond resumption of China-India dialogue, unresolved issues persist

Beyond resumption of China-India dialogue, unresolved issues persist
Sep 26

Rational alignment in multipolar competition: India and Russia’s strategic pull toward China

In a world of shifting alliances, a game-theory model known as the “Truel” helps explain how weaker states band together when the strongest power loses credibility-and why that could spell danger for the United States
Sep 23

Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal’s legitimacy under a cloud

Due legal process and international involvement will ensure credibility of Bangladesh’s contested judicial platform
Sep 18

SCO’s power play: Can China rewrite the rules of global governance?

The SCO summit at Tianjin in China, followed by a spectacular military display in Beijing, signal a resolve to contest the vagaries of the Trump Administration and tweak the global and regional orders.
Sep 17

‘Illegal migration’ and the weaponisation of indigeneity

Assam’s decision to arm select communities echoes past vigilante experiments outlawed by India’s Supreme Court and risks deepening divisions in an already fractured society
Sep 15
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