What would a Trump or Harris presidency mean for Pakistan?
The outcome of the election will impact the bilateral relationship on the margins, given the differing strategic priorities that each candidate has laid out on the campaign trail.
The Asian View
President Prabowo’s ‘good neighbour’ policy takes Indonesia beyond Southeast Asia
As important as ASEAN is, it is becoming a straightjacket for Indonesia’s foreign policy conduct. It’s time for the country’s diplomacy to look beyond Southeast Asia to…
Testing America’s political stability
If the United States can hold peaceful, orderly elections on November 5 and inaugurate a new president without prolonged legal or political battles, it will mark a major success…
How has Bangladesh’s interim government fared so far?
The various reform committee gives us a good idea of the sectoral reforms the IG wants to undertake. But while the IG goes about fixing things, it should keep the people informed…
Democracy dies behind closed doors
In a concerning development for Bhutan’s democratic principles, the directive mandating all government communications through the Policy and Planning Division’s media focal…
Climate apartheid and Bangladesh
The incessant rain, flash floods, distraught environmental migrants, and land erosion that we have witnessed in Bangladesh in recent years is not unforeseen, but exactly what…
Prabowo government inherits a troubled, extractive economy
One of outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s major legacy projects has been the rapid expansion of a nickel downstreaming industry, and Prabowo plans to stay the…
Why education should be an election issue
Those who seek to truly serve the country should focus on improving schools, where their efforts can impact not just many students but also countless future generations. Several…
Jokowi’s leadership: From successful reforms to hubris syndrome?
The change in the style and direction of Jokowi's leadership is one of the indications of hubris syndrome. Hubris is an occupation hazard for all leaders in business, the military…
How misinformation threatens our democracy
In recent years, internet usage and social media penetration have surged in Bangladesh. While this has facilitated the exchange of information, it has also become a breeding…