Every nation faced with an insurmountable crisis tries to finds a salvager, whom the people trust will be able to salvage the country from the ditches of uncertainty and the reign of anarchy. Bangladesh now faces this situation situation. Every Bangladeshi now feels their future is gloomy. Their country is under that paw of an obstinate […]
The impasse between Iran and the US over returning to the Vienna nuclear talks seems to drag on even though both sides are keen on negotiating. Washington and Tehran may have equally valid concerns but too much time has been wasted due to lack of trust and the inability of the negotiators to find new […]
Subramanian Swamy, a veteran lawmaker belonging to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of India, once again demanded his country to invade Bangladesh and occupy it. He made the demand first in 2011 and kept hammering it in the floor of the parliament, as well as outside it. Technically, India controls every aspect of Bangladesh […]
Libya has endured years of turmoil, political fragmentation and dashed hopes for peace, ten years after former leader Muammar Gaddafi was tracked down and killed by Libyan rebels in his hometown Sirte on October 20, 2011. Although one of the revolution’s key objectives was to rid Libya of autocracy, the country still faces the threat […]
To paraphrase a famous quote, madness is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results. This about sums up the insanity of Iraq’s alliance with the democracy that never was since the US instituted regime change in 2003 at gunpoint. After the elections this Sunday, Iraqis will have been asked to […]
“Every empire, however, tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires, that its mission is not to plunder and control but to educate and liberate.”~Edward W. Said, author and professor. We have heard many times that “America is an experiment” or that “America is a work in progress”, being a relatively […]
Last week, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, caused a stir when her attempt at performative dissent with her “Tax the Rich” dress at the ritzy Met Gala backfired and invited accusations of selling out. This week, she’s caused another round of controversy on the left with her surprising decision to vote “present” […]
“Afghanistan’s territory should not be used to threaten and attack any country or to shelter, finance or train terrorists”, said Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) thus passed an India-sponsored resolution on Afghanistan amid the withdrawal of US troops, ending the two-decades long war. India showed the highest degree […]
“To resurrect Mujib,” RAW implied to Hasina, “you have to destroy Zia.” Sheikh Hasina was on self-exile in India from 1975 and was under an extensive brainwashing program under the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), India’s external intelligence agency. She returned to Bangladesh in 1981. Within two weeks, President Ziaur Rahman was assassinated and RAW’s […]
In the end, the Taliban movement’s much-awaited cabinet reveal seems to be a bit of a damp squib. The Islamist militants that overran Afghanistan with whirling speed in summer 2021 took a full three weeks to announce their interim cabinet before setting up an “inclusive” government. When they did, observers could be pardoned for placing […]