Killing of young Islamist icon sends Bangladesh into a convulsion
Following the assassination of Sharif Osman bin Hadi mobs torched liberal media institutions and cultural organisations
Top economists call for halt to Sri Lanka debt repayments after Cyclone Ditwah
Group of 120 experts including Joseph Stiglitz urge fresh debt restructuring plan given scale of destruction
Trump cuts the clutter in US National Security Strategy
By P.K. Balachandran/Counterpoint Colombo, December 22 – US President Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy 2025, released by the White House last month, gives the overall strategic framework as well as guidelines for specific areas of concern. Trump states that “strategy” begins from an accurate assessment...
Problems in resettling upcountry Tamils in the North and East
Uprooting them may not be a good idea
Points to ponder on privatisation of nuclear power sector in India
While there is an urgent need to step up power generation and to encourage private and foreign participation in the nuclear power sector, there are financial, liability and safety issues to consider
UNSC was a major battle ground for Bangladesh’s liberation
Bangladesh’s war of independence was fought on the ground, in the diplomatic arena across world capitals, and in the UN Security Council, with all three venues seeing intense action.
Devastation caused by climate change is closely linked to economic inequality, says World Inequality Lab
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, December 18 – The devastation caused by Cyclone “Ditwah” in Sri Lanka cannot be understood in its entirety unless it is seen in the light of economic inequality in the country and indeed in the comity of nations. Over half of...
Is India playing a cat and mouse game with China in Bay of Bengal?
Frequent cancellation of announced Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) in the Bay of Bengal gives rise to speculation as to whether India is playing a cat and mouse game with China in that strategic area
Bangladesh needs a democratic reset- will the 2026 elections elections help?
By James Orr/Chatham House London, December 16 – Bangladesh will go to the polls on 12 February as the country seeks to reconcile a decades-long era of ‘revenge politics’ and return to a more democratic footing. Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel peace laureate who has led...
A new Bollywood film is dividing opinions in India and Pakistan
Durandhar, a new Bollywood spy film is generating praise - and unease - in India and Pakistan for its contentious portrayal of the longstanding hostilities between the South Asian neighbours
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