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Will India Pursue Its Old Course? by Anisur Rahman

India, by far the biggest country in Southeast Asia, has suffered another foreign policy debacle. This is one of the worst setbacks regarding its relations with its neighbors. Their puppet regime in Bangladesh, headed by Sheikh Hasina, the worst tyrant in the country of around 180 million people, has fallen with total disgrace and humiliation. It is equivalent to India’s humiliation because most Bangladeshis see the fallen and illegitimate government of Sheikh Hasina as a regime “of India, by India, and for ..

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A Brief Outline Of Indian Hegemony In Bangladesh by Zoglul Husain

Many books and articles have been written with piecemeal pictures of the loot and plunder of Bangladesh by India. But there are also a few excellent works available on Indian hegemony in Bangladesh and South Asia. One is: The India Doctrine (1947-2007): A Contemporary Study on Indian Hegemony and Geo-Strategic Perspectives on South Asia (2012), […]

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China’s Support To Sheikh Hasina Is Suicidal For Bangladesh And China by Mohammad Zainal Abedin

The speech of the Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen dismayed and disappointed the people of Bangladesh who are struggling to restore democracy, human rights, freedom of speech and the press and above all, voting rights. The ambassador made this comment while speaking at an event held on November 9, 2023. It was jointly organized by the […]

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India’s Refugee Business And The Demonstration Of The Tibetans by Zainal Abedin

The anti-China demonstration in New Delhi during the G20 Summit on September 8, 2023, uncovered how India reap its multifarious interests by using foreign refugees sheltered in its soil. It is understandable. India sponsored this demonstration to attract the attention of high-level foreign dignitaries to the Tibetan problem and create an anti-China sentiment around the […]

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The Nepalese Prime Minister’s Upcoming Visit to China: What Does It Mean For The Region? by Syed Raiyan Amir

In a strategic move aimed at maintaining equilibrium in its foreign relations, Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda is set to embark on a crucial visit to China at the end of September. This visit holds paramount importance, not only for Nepal, but also for the broader region, particularly against the backdrop of an […]

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Modi Pushes The World To Universal War by Mohammad Zainal Abedin

India’s infamous Prime Minister, Narendra Modi while inaugurating the recently constructed parliament building on May 28 unveiled a map of the so-called Aakhand Bharat. In this imaginary map Modi named nine independent and sovereign countries whose territorial boundaries are demarcated and internationally recognized. They are India’s adjoining neighbors: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tibet (Chinese territory), Nepal, Bhutan, […]

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Motives And Factors Influencing The Improvement Of Syrian-Saudi Relations by Farzad Ramezani Bonesh

Riyadh and Damascus were in rival camps in the 1950s and 1960s. After 1963, Syria’s relations with Saudi Arabia have undergone periodic fluctuations. After the challenges in the 1980s, the two countries’ relations improved in the 1990s, but the assassination of Rafik Hariri in Lebanon, and Riyadh’s support to the anti-government factions in Syria (2008) […]

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Significance And Expectations From The 6th Indian Ocean Conference by Shafiqul Elahi

This year, Dhaka is hosting the 6th Indian Ocean Conference (IOC). The flagship conference is taking place on May 12and 13 in several venues in Dhaka. Heads of states, ministers, and delegations from 25 countries and several organizations will attend the two-day conference this year. Amid the heated geopolitical situation in the Indo-Pacific region, this […]

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Assessing Bangladesh’s Indo-Pacific Outlook by Doreen Chowdhury

On April 24- a day before Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to Japan, the Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh announced the country’s Indo-Pacific Outlook (IPO) formally. The outlook is a much-awaited one considering its significance in current Indo-Pacific geopolitics and increasing pressure on ‘swinging’ states from all the great powers to join in their geopolitical adventure. […]

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Bangladesh And Vietnam Should Be On The Same Side by Sadia Korobi

Recently, the Bangladesh-Vietnam Friendship Society has been established with the former ambassadors of Bangladesh to Vietnam, members of the Bangladesh-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and many other elites celebrating the occasion of the 50 year anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. It was in 1973 that diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Bangladesh were established. […]