Of Brexit and all that
When the Brexit vote was taking place in UK in 2016, I was addressing the Jakarta Foreign Correspondents’ Club at a monthly breakfast meeting....
The enduring India – Pakistan rivalry should end
In an interview with BBC Urdu, the former Pakistani ISI chief Lt Gen (retd) Asad Durrani opined that India is no longer a big...
Libyan Conflict: Actors and interests
The country of Libya has witnessed two main internal conflicts, one of them the anti-Qadhafi regime protests which at the end of the day...
The US-Vietnam relations in 2020 and prospects in 2021
Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State visited Vietnam in late October 29-30, 2020 to discuss issues related to comprehensive partnership, and look for areas...
Nepal faces a leadership crisis with Parliament being dissolved
It has been a few months since the Himalayan state of Nepal, landlocked between northern India and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, has...
Caretaker Government System has No Alternative in Bangladesh
Evidently, there is no politics in the Bangladesh now. For many years, a kind of controlled politics has been practicing by the ruling party....
Political Process Would Have Saved from Surrender in Indo- Pak War of 1971
After independence on 14 August 1947, the objective resolution was passed on 12 March 1949 which provided guide lines for framing the constitution. Important...
German MPs have no clue to what happened to the “Berlin patient”
The German government was quick to accuse Moscow of using a poisonous substance ("chemical weapon") against Alexei Navalny, which resulted in additional sanctions being...
Xinjiang: Geographical Implications and Challenges for India
The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) which geographically borders India’s disputed boundaries with China and Pakistan has been in the limelight due to its...
The President’s Limit to pardon a Convict under Article 49 of the Constitution of Bangladesh
Article 49 of the Constitution of Bangladesh gives the President the right to pardon. Although 15 amendments have been made to the constitution since...