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Afghan NSA meets Pak army chief, as Bangladesh’s drug war draws flak

The Countries Next Door is a daily roundup of the most interesting news and views from across South Asia.

Should India worry that Bangladesh has joined the new south Asian space race?

Bangladesh recently launched the Bangabandhu-1, its first privately built commercial satellite for telecommunications. Indian satellites have dominated this sector in south Asia, and Bangladesh’s foray into it spells competition. Experts weigh in.

CM Sonowal threatens to quit if Assam’s interest not protected

Sonowal expresses his displeasure following the visit of Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016

With Bangabandhu-1 launch on SpaceX rocket, Bangladesh aims to compete with India in space

A Bangladeshi satellite in the vicinity could offer stiff financial competition to India when it comes to providing satellite-based services to other south Asian nations.

India sends second relief consignment for Rohingyas in Bangladesh

More than 6 lakh Rohingyas have been taking shelter in Bangladesh since last year; India sends materials like milk powder, dried fish, baby food among others.

In ending reservation in govt jobs, is Bangladesh being held hostage by its masses?

The decision came in the aftermath of a major, countrywide student agitation demanding reform in the system, with capital Dhaka coming to a near-standstill.

India to take up rising attacks on BSF at talks with Bangladesh next week

Two BSF men have been killed and hundreds injured in attacks by trans-border criminals. Border Guards Bangladesh accuses BSF of killing unarmed citizens.

Blow to Beijing: Bangladesh blacklists Chinese infrastructure firm

Dhaka’s move hurts China’s strategic play in South Asia & underscores the frustration among smaller countries over China’s strong-arm project financing methods.

Fear, faith and pragmatism: Assam Muslims’ range of reactions to first NRC draft

The religious undertone to the issue has made all Muslims in Assam wary of the exercise. Many are insecure, but some look at it with optimism.

The jihadist threat from Bangladesh is real and growing

When it comes to Islamist terrorism, Bangladesh hardly figures on the mental map of most Americans. The world needs to start taking the threat from the South Asian country more seriously.

On Camera

Was India’s public sector born out of European envy?

For all its obvious blemishes, capitalism alone holds out the most creative and dynamic force that any civilization has ever discovered, wrote BP Godrej in 1980.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

2 Assam Rifles personnel killed as convoy ambushed in Manipur, on ‘same route Modi took’ fortnight ago

This is the first major attack on central security forces since last November, when a CRPF jawan was killed and four were injured in an ambush in Jiribam on Manipur-Assam border. 

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.