Our development may be stunted by outdated data
In Bangladesh, the quality of the available data does not always meet expectations, nor is it always made readily available to researchers.
Why Indonesia can still not cope with the specter of communism
Indonesia is not the only country haunted by the worrying trend of illusory threats of the communist specter.
There is something decidedly sinister about the way the audio leaks affair is playing out
No Pakistani citizen, let alone a leader, should be the subject of an illegal hacking, bugging or spying operation.
The TikTok test
The furore over TikTok cannot be separated from the wider context of the US-China rivalry and mistrust.
Negotiate the return of jailed Bangladeshis
The government should use all its diplomatic prowess to find out the number of Bangladeshi trafficking victims are being wrongly incarcerated in Thailand.
A need to legalise climate refugees
Legalising the definition of climate refugees will require substantial support from the international community.
China, Indonesia set to make greater contributions to region and the world
China is one of the biggest sources of investment in the South-east Asian country.
Nepal’s teachers bunking classes
On any given day, more than 80,000 teachers are estimated to be absent from Nepali schools.
Tempering expectations in the aftermath of ICJ’s decision
Any hope that the current regime would exercise some restraint has been put to rest by reports of escalating conflict within Myanmar.
Biggest question in audio leaks saga is how security lapse of such grave proportions happened
The biggest question at the moment is how a lapse of such grave proportions happened on the watch of multiple security institutions.