Bihar wants Delhi to not renew Ganges treaty. What does it mean for Dhaka?
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Bangladesh and the United States: Beyond the tariff bargain
3 September 2026
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From the Carter Doctrine to the Mecca Pact: A changing Gulf security order
2 September 2026
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More capability, less autonomy? Bangladesh’s emerging security dilemma
1 September 2026
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An anti-West network is emerging: How should Bangladesh respond?
30 August 2026
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The Mecca Pact: Deterrence, Israel, and the new Gulf security equation
30 August 2026
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What Nepal’s flood devastation means for Bangladesh, India and China
28 August 2026
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Five reasons why Bangladesh shouldn’t join the Mecca Pact
27 August 2026
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Why Gaza peace deals keep falling apart
27 August 2026
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Rohingya genocide: Will the ICJ verdict bring justice?
25 August 2026
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Geopolitical Insights
Why both Trump and Putin felt compelled to visit Beijing
As Trump and Putin arrive in Beijing, China signals a changing world order with itself at the center.
24 May 2026
What Bangladesh should understand about the Arakan Army’s Way of Rakhita doctrine
Analysing the Arakan Army’s Way of Rakhita reveals how Arakanese nationalism shapes Myanmar politics and the Rohingya crisis.
20 May 2026
The hunt for the Holy Grail: The repurposed US-Israeli casus belli for Iran’s uranium
A literary geopolitical essay tracing how war in Iran becomes a recursive quest for symbolic control and meaning.
18 May 2026
Does the US-Bangladesh trade deal mirror colonial economics?
One might hear this and think it is history. But move forward 150 years to twenty-first-century Bangladesh, and the same story appears to be repeating itself.
17 May 2026
What is the ‘Thucydides trap’ Xi warned Trump about?
During their high-stakes meeting in Beijing this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly asked US President Donald Trump if the two countries could overcome the “Thucydides trap”.
17 May 2026
What will stop killings at the Bangladesh–India border?
Persistent killings along the Bangladesh-India border expose deepening impunity, nationalist politics, and failures of accountability mechanisms today.
16 May 2026
Can the Xi-Trump summit prevent a new Cold War?
As global tensions deepen, Donald Trump’s China visit tests whether rivalry can give way to strategic cooperation.
14 May 2026
What Trump-Xi summit means for Bangladesh
As Trump and Xi reshape global rivalry, Bangladesh faces new economic risks, strategic pressures, and industrial opportunities.
13 May 2026
The Petrodollar’s Strait of Hormuz moment
Rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are exposing deeper fractures within the global petrodollar monetary order.
13 May 2026
Rethinking Dhaka’s China policy in a changing world
Bangladesh must pursue pragmatic China relations prioritising youth, sustainability, sovereignty, and resilience amid global uncertainty and instability.
12 May 2026
The Saudi–Emirati cold war and what it means for Bangladesh
On 1 May 2026, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) quit the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and OPEC+, and according to experts, it is planning to boost oil production by around 1 million barrels per day (BPD).
11 May 2026
What Bangladesh should understand about Iran today
Having observed Iran for a long time, how do you understand the country?
11 May 2026
Why India and Pakistan still cannot talk
A year after stepping back from conflict, India and Pakistan remain trapped in mistrust, rhetoric, and strategic hostility.
10 May 2026
When the smart battlefield turns blind: AI’s snag in the Iran war
AI-driven warfare is accelerating military judgment while eroding ethical hesitation, reflective oversight, and human moral authority.
10 May 2026
BJP’s West Bengal victory and cross-border anxieties
BJP’s sweeping West Bengal victory risks reigniting cross-border communal tensions, threatening minorities and regional stability across Bengal today.
9 May 2026
The Modi-Shah machine and the making of opposition-free India
India’s opposition faces shrinking political space as the BJP steadily expands dominance across states and institutions nationwide.
8 May 2026
How Bangladesh can balance ties with India and Pakistan
Bangladesh’s new government must carefully balance India and Pakistan ties to safeguard economic interests and strategic autonomy.
6 May 2026
Why Bangladesh and China need new connectivity routes
How Malacca Strait vulnerabilities, China–Myanmar corridors, and Bangladesh’s trade ambitions reshape regional connectivity and strategic choices.
5 May 2026
Language, empire, and the illusion of historical inevitability
A quip about language reveals deeper histories of empire, translation, and the myth of linguistic inevitability
5 May 2026
Here’s what China is learning from the US war in Iran
China is closely studying the US-Iran war, extracting strategic, economic, and technological lessons with far-reaching global implications.
4 May 2026