South Asia

Bangladesh, human rights commitment and UNHRC membership

An accomplishment for a nation is always winning an election in a global setting. The goal becomes greater significance when membership is granted by...

States, not Taliban, Make Order or Anarchy in Afghanistan

The Taliban movement is still the terrorist organization with a radical Islamist ideology. With the support of Pakistani military the organization is also a...

With the Humanitarian Crisis Not Addressed, Afghanistan Braces for Another Dark Winter

Afghanistan is staring down another brutal, dark winter. With the Taliban seemingly incapable, or unwilling, to address the dire humanitarian crisis, Afghans face an uncertain...

The Freedom to Travel

Enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 13), freedom of movement within a country and the right to leave and return has...

Dhaka’s poor are suffering from heatwave: How to deal with it?

Authors: Md. Obaidullah and Md. Showkat Raihan* Heatwave is a meteorological phenomenon, it is typically found to occur in Bangladesh during the summer and monsoon...

The Odyssey of Kashmiri Pandits -Book Review

Dr. M.L. Bhatt is a retired Professor of Chemistry. He was born in in a tiny village in Kashmir. He has been a victim...

India’s 3D Chess in the Ukraine War

Since the beginning, India has steered for a neutral course against the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. From the outset, however, India’s stance on the...

Looking back at India’s only military debacle, 60 years after

20 October 2022 marks sixty years since the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China launched a surprise attack on India, leading to a month-long...

The Quest of Imran Khan

On the global stage of the political arena, Imran Khan as leader of the 6th largest populated nation Pakistan has played the game like...

A new civil war in Afghanistan is brewing. Can we reverse it?

The former National Security Advisor to Afghanistan, Hamdullah Mohib, predicted in an interview for Arab News talk show ‘Frankly Speaking’ that the regime is...

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