A Borderland on the Brink: Arakan Army Advances, Bangladesh in Turmoil, and a Great Game Unfolding
In a striking demonstration of how swiftly geo-political fault lines can shift, the Arakan Army (AA)—an insurgent group originating...
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Bangladesh Backtracks on ‘Bandwidth Transit’ to India, Threatening IT Ambitions in Northeast
In a move that has caught India’s tech planners off guard, Bangladesh’s interim administration has abruptly withdrawn consent to...
A Border on the Boil: Arakan Army’s Rise Threatens Fragile Peace in Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Beyond
Behind the thick jungles and winding rivers that separate Myanmar from its neighbours, a dangerous new fault line is...
A New Dawn or a False Start? Inside Post-Assad Syria’s Tumultuous Upheaval
By the time the world woke up to news of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime collapsing, Syria’s political landscape had...
Inside Bangladesh’s Shadow War
The Bangladesh Crisis: Democracy, Religious Persecution, and America’s Strategic Games In a troubling development that threatens regional stability, Bangladesh...
The Karachi Project: A Journey Through Misconceptions and Terrorism
In 1977, an organization named the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) was established with the aim of improving...
Sambhal: Unpacking the Ongoing Controversy
Sambhal, a historically significant region, has recently been at the center of a major controversy. To fully understand the...
In India’s Northeast, Peace Talks Teeter as Separatist Leader Issues Ultimatum
In a significant escalation of tensions, the 90-year-old leader of one of India’s oldest insurgencies has threatened to resume...
The ‘Jogam’ Agenda: India’s Northeast at the Heart of Geopolitical Games
Recently, the former Chief Minister of Mizoram, in a strikingly provocative statement in the United States, suggested the need...
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Near Mumbai’s Marine Drive, the Mantralaya houses the Chief Minister’s office on the sixth floor. Access to this floor...