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China Promises Support to Bangladesh’s Interim Government

Beijing’s extension of a helping hand to the Yunus-led interim government comes at a time when Delhi-Dhaka relations are acrimonious.

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Ali Riaz on Recommendations of Bangladesh’s Constitutional Reform Commission

“The Bangladeshi state’s relationship with religion under the revised Constitution as recommended by the CRC would not be different from past...

04.02.2025 10

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Challenges Ahead for India-Indonesia Cooperation

The much-anticipated announcement about Indonesia’s purchase of the BrahMos missile from India did not happen.

28.01.2025 2

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Y Nithiyanandam on the Risks of China’s Ambitious Yarlung Tsangpo Project

“Without greater transparency on the part of China and cooperative frameworks, this dam could become a flashpoint in an already delicate regional...

27.01.2025 6

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Why India’s Fence Along its Bangladesh Border Riles Dhaka

Advisers in the interim government argue that four agreements signed by the Hasina government with India are unequal.

23.01.2025 10

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India Steps Up Engagement with the Taliban Regime

Its top-most diplomatic official engaged with the Taliban’s acting foreign minister in Dubai recently.

10.01.2025 7

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With Fall of Bashar al-Assad, India Loses a Friend

The fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria has evoked deep concern in India, prompting New Delhi to respond cautiously to the rapidly changing...

09.12.2024 2

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Ahmad Shuja Jamal on the Taliban and the Big Powers

After talks with the Taliban held during Donald Trump’s first presidency, the United States signed a “peace agreement” with the insurgent group,...

09.12.2024 10

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Bangladesh-India Relations Caught in a Downward Spiral

Relations between India and Bangladesh, which have been on a downturn since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5, seem to be caught...

04.12.2024 8

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Professor Keethaponcalan on Sri Lanka’s New Government

The NPP's “unprecedented win in this election could be easily called a peaceful coup by the voters.”

18.11.2024 3

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Nepali PM to Travel to China on First Bilateral Visit

Prime Minister Oli is widely regarded as “pro-China.” His visit to Beijing will deepen that perception.

11.11.2024 10

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India and China Reach Breakthrough Agreement on Border Tensions

The two sides have agreed on patrolling arrangements along their disputed border in the Himalayas.

21.10.2024 4

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Avinash Paliwal on Why India’s Approach Toward Its Near East is a Cautionary Tale

“No bridge, road, port, or rail line can connect a people divided by communalism or other ethnic fissures… One cannot build strategic connectivity...

21.10.2024 6

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India-Canada Relations in a Downward Spiral

Canadian officials named India’s Home Minister Amit Shah as having “authorized the intelligence-gathering missions and attacks on Sikh...

16.10.2024 2

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Jammu and Kashmir’s New Government Faces Formidable Challenges

Restoration of J&K’s statehood and economic development will be uppermost on the agenda of the Omar Abdullah government.

14.10.2024 2

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Will BJP’s Ploy to Let ‘Engineer Rashid’ Campaign in Kashmir Elections Work?

Rashid has drawn huge crowds at his rallies. But will that translate to votes and seats?

27.09.2024 2

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Jamaat-e-Islami Participates in Kashmir Assembly Elections

The banned organization is backing independent candidates from several constituencies, marking a shift in its political strategy.

05.09.2024 3

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Shafi Md Mostofa on the Rise of the Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh

“Liberal modern values, which are deeply ingrained in Bangladesh's civil society, media, and elite circles, are a significant deterrent to JeI's...

02.09.2024 3

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Jammu and Kashmir Likely to See a Fractured Verdict in Assembly Elections

The real contest for power will unfold after election results are announced on October 4.

30.08.2024 2

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Apoorvanand on Why RSS Will Not Oust Modi as Prime Minister Just Yet

“At this juncture, unless the corporates withdraw support from Modi, RSS is not going to undermine Modi’s supremacy.”

05.08.2024 2

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Jammu and Kashmir: Five Years After the Abrogation of Its Autonomy

Restoration of J&K’s statehood and free and fair assembly elections would be the first step, albeit a small and long overdue one, toward righting...

05.08.2024 2

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Has the Araniko Highway in Nepal Become Less Important to China?

Beijing has delayed delivering funds to Nepal for upgradation of the highway, prompting the latter to self-fund the project.

29.07.2024 3

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Amitabh Mathur on the Tibetan Struggle, Post-Dalai Lama Scenario, and the ‘Tibet Card’

“There is nothing like the Tibet card. And it would be deeply offensive to the Tibetans to think they are mere pawns on the diplomatic chessboard...

29.07.2024 1

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