Anas Ansar

August arrives in South Asia carrying an unusual historical weight. It’s the month of Partition, when India and Pakistan emerged from British rule in 1947.

As the Rohingya crisis deepens, a digitally connected diaspora is emerging as a new political force capable of shaping its future.

As the Rohingya crisis enters its tenth year, Bangladesh must move beyond temporary solutions towards a realistic political strategy.

Love, as innocent as one can imagine, folds into new political contestation in the ongoing divisive politics dominating Bangladesh-India relations.

Algorithms amplify content that provokes anger, fear and tribal solidarity. In the context of a border dispute, this creates ideal conditions for ultra-nationalist narratives to flourish.

On May 24, three Bangladeshis were killed in landmine explosions near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Bandarban’s Naikhongchhari.

In the aftermath of the 2026 West Bengal election, a familiar pattern has re-emerged across sections of Indian media and so-called secular civil society: the attempt to explain BJP’s sweeping success through the “Bangladesh factor.”