Indonesia’s looming meat crisis
The country’s outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has spread to 19 provinces so far, affecting some 232,000 farm animals.
The Pakistani state has always had brutal tendencies and been intolerant of dissent
The writer says the Pakistani state has always preferred a unilateral sledgehammer approach to engaging with dissidents.
What stakeholders need to do to avert humanitarian disaster, ensure stability in Afghanistan
Abandoning Afghanistan could lead to a mass exodus of Afghans towards neighbouring countries, and create a security vacuum that in the past was filled by terrorist groups.
Have we already started seeing the Rohingya refugee crisis differently?
The writer says the shift in the 2022 Joint Response Plan and its focus on environmental sustainability seems to highlight a strategic and philosophical shift in response to the…
What Bhutan, Timor Leste can teach us about eliminating malaria
Both countries have taken innovative approaches to tackle malaria in hard-to-reach and high-burden areas.
By unleashing brute force of law against Muslim citizens, the BJP has ignited fires of communalism
The paper says the Indian state needs to take immediate steps to end the crackdown on Muslims, and rein in the hateful forces trying their best to ignite the fires of communalism.
As bad as it is, there is no short-term solution for Pakistan’s current energy crisis
The incumbent government is cash-strapped and in no position to magically cure the power sector’s many structural issues.
The roads of death
Road crashes have become the norm in Bangladesh, claiming lives on a regular basis.
We dig our own grave when we kill a river
There are 310 rivers in the country, according to an estimate by Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority. Of them, 175 are in miserable condition, and 65 are almost dead.
The gang-rape on Bahaudin Zakaria Express has left women feeling ever more insecure in public spaces
Aside from the long-term trauma that the victim in this case is likely to suffer, women in general are left feeling ever more insecure in the public space.