The Russia–India–China Triangle: Reimagining Power in a Changing World Order
In the shifting chessboard of global politics, the Russia–India–China (RIC) trio stands as both an old idea and a new necessity.
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Contours of the Greater Game
Arindam Mukherjee’s Contours of the Greater Game: Access, Control, and Geopolitical Orders is an ambitious attempt to reframe how we think about geopolitics, power, and history.
US Issues Formal Notice on Extra 25 per cent Tariffs on Indian Goods
The US has formally notified 50 per cent tariffs on Indian products effective from Wednesday,
India-China Relations: Thaw or Tactical Pause in a Shifting Global Order?
India-China relations in 2025 are neither in free-fall nor in full recovery. They are in management mode — a state of controlled engagement shaped by shifting global currents.
To Forget Bangabandhu is to Forget History
In that fateful August, I was a senior student at Dhaka University, residing in Sergeant Zohurul Haque Hall. As a freedom fighter, I was filled with exhilaration, at the thought of welcoming Bangabandhu to our campus.
Once Independent, Now Divided: The Political Disarray of Balochistan’s Freedom Movement
Baloch groups need to figure out their differences and come to a resolution; otherwise, it will be difficult to attain the status of a nation-state from a freedom movement.
Is A New Proxy War Unfolding in the Middle East?
Israel, which had continued to intermittently bomb Syria during Assad’s time, in a proxy war it had fought with Iran, continued these attacks as Al Sharaa took over. For the Jewish state both Iran and the Sunni Islamists now in charge in Syria constitute an identical threat.
Thailand and Cambodia agree to ‘unconditional’ ceasefire
More than 138,000 people have fled Thailand’s border regions, while around 140,000 have been driven from their homes in Cambodia.
India and China Secretly Helping Russia ‘s War Efforts: Reuters
Both nations have intensified their economic and industrial engagements with Russian entities
Gopalgunge Massacre: Can Bangladesh Ever Heal this Self-afflicted Wound?
The Gopalganj conspiracy, meticulously crafted and ruthlessly executed, brought together the shadowy hands of western intelligence, Pakistan’s ISI, local Islamist radicals from Jamaat-e-Islami and its militant offshoot Shibir, reactionary factions within the Bangladesh Army led by General Waker, and the opportunistic Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).