Hasina knows that even though China is the richer State — Bangladesh is a member of the Belt and Road Initiative — India is the more 'intimate' neighbour.
It seems that the back-channel continues to work – no self-respecting nuclear powers, especially neighbours, would refuse to talk even if they publicly deny it.
With foreign debts, a long-due apology to Bangladesh, and a wrinkled relationship with Kabul adding to its problems, Pakistan's giving South Asia a hard time.
The race for a new Conservative Party PM may come down to the colour of the skin of the 2 candidates. Recent polls show Liz Truss is beating Sunak by 62% to 38%.
Imran Khan or Shehbaz Sharif, the test of good neighbourliness will be real action against conspirators of the Mumbai attacks. India must wait and watch.
As Sri Lanka waits for a new government to take charge, the Rajapaksa brothers must not be allowed to flee. As for India, it should continue to be the good neighbour it's been.
Liberty without accountability is the freedom of the fool. Our concept of freedom will remain impoverished until it is deepened by liberal education, wrote Nani A Palkhivala in 1995.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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