Analysts point to Jamaat’s rising influence in economically backward rural areas, many of which lie along India border & have seen communal tensions & citizenship rows in recent years.
The country’s largest Islamist party, the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, has emerged as a strong opposition, winning as many as 68 seats. This is a threat to BNP.
For decades, Jamaat’s branches moved along the edges of power in South Asia—ideologically influential, but never dominant at the ballot box. With the outcome in Bangladesh, that has now changed.
Bangladesh’s ‘protest’ party NCP won only six seats. Why have youth movements, from Sri Lanka to Nepal, struggled to challenge traditional leadership and political parties?
NYT looks at India-US trade deal, Economist examines who got the better end of the bargain, while Bloomberg looks at Tamil Nadu’s role in expansion of India’s shipbuilding industry.
Final turnout approaching 70% could indicate not only competitive race but also mobilisation by voters wary of potential political shifts. Many cite Awami League ban for low turnout.
For decades, an unwritten political equation has shaped Bangladesh’s electoral landscape: the party that secures a majority in the capital, Dhaka, often goes on to form the government.
The Indian govt has maintained a veil of silence in a sense to allow it to manoeuvre with the US, which is an increasingly important technological partner and supremely important for Indian exporters.
Other key promises in the budget include AI- and other technology-enabled services for farmers and continuation of the Ladki Bahin Yojana, which will have the same outlay.
IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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