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Rising Powers, Deepening Rivalry: The Implications of India-China Tensions

April 9, 2023

According to numerous international media sources, India, on 3rd of April 2023, has reacted strongly to China’s recent attempts to rename a number of locations in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. This is in light of rumors that eleven locations along a contentious Himalayan border area within the state have received new names from China. This article details the main disagreements between India and China after the current incident.

Categories: Indo-Pacific regions / South Asia

The State of Democracy in Bangladesh

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023

Democracy is an ancient concept of governance that has been around for centuries. It ensures that the voices and needs of the people are heard and taken into account when making decisions. It is evident that no society can be founded without democratic values, even before the earliest documented democracy in Greece. This video is a semi-academic discussion on democracy in Bangladesh. Watch the video to learn more.

Categories: Indo-Pacific regions / South Asia

Persisting instability in Myanmar may spark a broader conflict

September 24, 2022

This indiscriminate violence has eroded the Junta’s support among the populace against the civilian population, which has brought the nation dangerously close to civil war as more civilians take up guns to oppose the military regime.In terms of Myanmar, Bangladesh is in a difficult position. Fighting nearly all of the nation’s ethnic groups doesn’t improve Myanmar’s situation. Myanmar is most likely ineligible to be classified as a state, let alone a single entity or even a federation, given the reduced reality of its geography. The rebels have control over one-half of the map. Even though China openly supports these rebels, it hasn’t been able to do much about them.The Tatmadaw is also backed by China, which is puzzling. Consequently, things can get complicated when a government engages in combat with forces supported and equipped by its closest ally. Myanmar is discovering that overthrowing an elected government can be entertaining but not as entertaining as expected.

Categories: South Asia

SCO summit rings the bell for multipolar world order

September 23, 2022

The SCO’s evolving multilateral cooperation structures, which gather countries focusing on economic development independent from the nebulous, hegemonic “rules-based order,” are aligned with the BRI’s emphasis on trade and connectivity. Even the Modi government in India is reconsidering its reliance on western blocs, where New Delhi is at best a neo-colonized “partner.”

How the IMF fishes in troubled waters

September 21, 2022

However, the demonic deep dark state was opposed to cooperating with ‘autonomous’ nations. They all had to abide by the orders sent from on high by the Gates, Rockefeller, Soros, and other wealthy elite, who would soon be joined by Klaus Schwab, the main henchman of the World Economic Forum. Brazil suddenly experiences a sharp increase in new “cases,” with no questions asked and extensive testing, despite the fact that the famed PCR tests, according to the majority of reputable scientists, are useless (only sold and corrupted scientists, those paid by national authorities, would still insist on the RT-PCR tests). As the Brazilian economy collapses and Bolsonaro contracts the virus, the death toll rises rapidly.

Changing religious-political dynamics in the Middle East to affect religious fault lines in South Asia

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022

Connections between BJP and Israel have grown more obvious as a result of the fact that the Muslim has traditionally been a symbol of the other, in relation to which political identity was established for adherents of Hindutva ideology. Zionists must confront the Islamic world because they are political Hindus. In addition to not being Muslim or Christian, the state’s foundation is its own national religious tradition, which appeals to Hindutva adherents. The BJP made an effort to retain strong relations with Israel during the Cold War, in contrast to the Congress, which has consistently backed Palestine. India has become Israel’s top customer for military hardware, and Israel is currently India’s second-largest arms supplier.

Categories: Middle East / South Asia

D-8 can play a pivotal role in multipolar world

September 13, 2022

The present world economic scenario offers D-8 a broadened scope. The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) multilateral trade regime lost its momentum as a result of wealthy countries’ noncompliance and member states’ lack of cooperation. The lengthy characteristics of the WTO’s system may be due to international politics and disagreements between the USA and China, LDC versus developed members, and lastly the voluntary nature of implementation capacity.

Categories: Central Asia / East Asia / Indo-Pacific regions / Middle East / South Asia

Is Pakistan’s fragile political system heading towards a revolution?

August 27, 2022

Khan’s danger of seizing control once more appears to be eliminated by a portion of the powerful army. Shahbaz Gill, one of his aides, was charged with sedition and accused of attempting to stir up unrest among the troops. Khan has accused the government of temporarily limiting access to his talks on YouTube, and his allies in the media and civil service claim they have recently experienced an uptick in harassment.

Categories: South Asia

Exploring Dhaka’s options in a multipolar world

August 25, 2022

In its interactions with more powerful and adversarial nations thus far, Bangladesh has demonstrated diplomatic maturity and poise. A troubled polarization of the region between China and India has resulted from the Bay of Bengal’s recent reemergence of its strategic significance. The US involvement in the Indo-Pacific area has also increased, and Washington is working harder than ever to restrict China by establishing an axis with India in the Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh, an Indian Ocean littoral nation, has assumed a more significant role in these circumstances. In the midst of this escalating geopolitical conflict, it has had to play smart.

Why should Bangladesh be reticent of borrowing money from the IMF and the World Bank?

July 26, 2022

Is the nation and society merely a slave labor camp, a source of raw materials, and a captive market for the economies of the west, where the populace consumes goods, they do not produce? If not, society, the economy, and the politics must be built up to foster and direct everyone’s efforts toward a different set of objectives and the institutions that may help them be achieved. Before interacting with the economies of the west, Bangladesh, a big part of eastern civilizations, must also figure out how to group its competitive advantages, turn them into a market strength, and connect them regionally. New options must be dotted upon, to circumvent unfair and unjustified US-led western sanctions. If necessary, bilateral and multilateral trade must be carried through alternative currencies.

Categories: America / Indo-Pacific regions / South Asia / Western Europe