International

Bangladesh, Nepal and now Myanmar. Indian foreign policy makers are clueless in dealing with the  developing situation. Myanmar’s three phase general elections organized by the military junta ended on January 25 and the results were…
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Dramatic turnaround of a political party is not unheard of in electoral politics. But not often does a political outfit rise from 13 per cent of national vote cast in an election to forming a government in the subsequent one as Bhumjaithai…
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WASHINGTON: Donald Trump wants to take over the 2026 elections, though “steal” might be a better word. No, the president isn’t planning to send another 1,600 invaders— Proud Boys and other assorted thugs—to  rampage through the U.S.…
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Within the South Asian context, a noticeable coarsening of diplomatic discourse among four countries has occurred, following the violent regime change in Bangladesh, a brief encounter involving India and Pakistan and sporadic skirmishes…
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The fifth day of the 2025 government shutdown dawned over a Washington gridlock in politics, drained of patience, and anxious about the future. What began as a routine budget standoff has now turned into a full-blown ideological battle…
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It was a week of contradictions for India’s image on the world stage, marked by a curious interplay of critique, affirmation, and manoeuvring. Rahul Gandhi, in his address at Columbia University, painted a picture of India that was dark and…
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Bill Gates’ recent revelation about how a critical recruitment drive of fifteen Indian engineers had once saved Microsoft from slipping into irrelevance comes at a time when the United States under Donald Trump is imposing restrictive visa…
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The weaponizing of tariff runs deeper than it appears. When US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described India–US ties as “very complicated and not over the Russian oil,” he signalled something grave: retaliation. The message is blunt —…
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The tariff war declared by the United States President Donald Trump against India by imposing a total duty of 50 per cent on Indian exports to the USA effective August 27 this year, is having its impact on the economic relations between the…
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Japan committed investment in India worth Yen 10 trillion (US $ 65 Billion) in the next decade. This is more than what Japan Invested in India till now. (US$ 44 Billion). The moot point for enhanced investment is to make India hub for…
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The latest U.S. jobs report—closely watched by economists, Wall Street, and the political establishment— has landed with a thud. For the first time since the pandemic era, the nation shed more jobs than it gained, raising troubling…
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Silicon Valley thrives on rivalries. Apple vs. Microsoft defined one era; Google vs. Facebook another. Yet in 2025, a startling twist has emerged: Meta Platforms and Google, two giants who have long battled for advertising dollars and…
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Everyone by now knows the dreadful effects of the atomic bombs used by the US on human population at Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6th and 9th August 1945 respectively. Testimonies by the survivors, the Hibakusha and the reports by the Red…
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As the U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies his verbal offensive—threatening tariffs, boasting about ceasefires, and demanding trade concessions— New Delhi has chosen quiet resistance over rhetorical retaliation. Despite provocative…
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A new synthetic opioid menace has emerged — Nitazenes. More potent than fentanyl and a hundred times stronger than heroin, these lab-created opioids are rapidly claiming lives in the United Kingdom and quietly threatening to infiltrate the…
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Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff regime, launched under the guise of bolstering American strength and reclaiming lost economic ground, has triggered a worldwide response that may ultimately defeat the very goal it seeks to achieve. Framed…
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The stage is finally set. U.S. President Donald Trump will be meeting the Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska in USA on August 15 to discuss the Ukraine war issue and bring about a settlement for facilitating a long term solution. If…
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The upcoming August 15 summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, has become the hot topic of world leaders and the media, for its potential to reshape the trajectory of the Russia-Ukraine war. But…
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The proverb "barking dogs seldom bite" means that people who make a lot of noise or threats are generally not as dangerous or likely to follow through with their actions as those who are more quiet and reserved. During his official visit…
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Israel’s strike against Iran has reignited a familiar tension in global energy markets, sending oil prices climbing into the mid-$70 per barrel range. The impact is not just visible in the numbers, but in the broader nervousness sweeping…
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Los Angeles anti-immigration riots continued unabated for the third day as the city’s mayor Karen Bass clamped curfew on downtown LA and the protests spread to other blue states demonstrating an uneven fight between the democrats and the…
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The interim Chief Adviser of Bangladesh Government Dr. Muhammad Yunus has finally announced the holding of national elections in the country in the first half of April next year defying the demand of the  main opposition party BNP to hold…
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U.S. President Donald Trump has finally given up his initial musk as the global peace maker after taking over presidency on January 20 this year. After 135 days of acting as a fake peace maker, under his direction, the United States vetoed…
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The differences between US President Donald Trump and his first buddy tech billionaire Elon Musk, who sunk $288 million of his personal fortunes to get the mercurial Trump re-elected, has now exploded in the public domain with a spat. The…
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The global gender gap has closed to 68.8%, marking the strongest annual advancement since the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet full parity remains 123 years away at current rates, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2025,…
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