Few governments anywhere will celebrate Sheikh Hasina's re-election. An illiberal democracy is no less dangerous just because it happens to be run by a liberal.
BNP is likely to fight parliamentary election in Bangladesh without the kin of Ziaur Rahman leading the campaign.
The conviction of Tarique Rahman, the acting chairperson of...
A court in Bangladesh sentenced 19 people to death and 19 others to life imprisonment in the 2004 attack on Awami League rally targeting then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina.
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
Very difficult for a leader in PM Sheikh Hasina’s position to contemplate a day when she may no longer be in power, actually lose an election to the opposition. In her case – unlike President Putin – she has a son to whom she would wish to bequeath the burdens of office. 2. From the perspective of India’s foreign policy, while X may be better than Y, there should be a certain agnosticism to how people in neighbouring countries vote. We should be able to have a cordial relationship with whichever government is in office.
Very difficult for a leader in PM Sheikh Hasina’s position to contemplate a day when she may no longer be in power, actually lose an election to the opposition. In her case – unlike President Putin – she has a son to whom she would wish to bequeath the burdens of office. 2. From the perspective of India’s foreign policy, while X may be better than Y, there should be a certain agnosticism to how people in neighbouring countries vote. We should be able to have a cordial relationship with whichever government is in office.