Bangladesh must ramp up efforts to solve Rohingya crisis: Analysts
With the bleak possibility of the repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar from refugee camps in Bangladesh, the crisis is only set to get worse, they said.
Geopolitics
Kishida hopes to confirm economic security cooperation at Quad summit
As these four nations attach importance to freedom and democracy, the idea is that the summit will send a message to the world that they are united in maintaining and reinforcing…
Biden’s ‘nuclear deterrence’ remarks send shock waves
Biden reaffirmed that the US has extended a deterrence commitment to South Korea "using the full range of US defense capabilities, including nuclear, conventional, and missile…
Send us weapons, stop Russia trade: Ukraine’s Zelensky tells Davos
Zelensky called for an oil embargo on Russia, punitive measures against all its banks and the shunning of its IT sector, adding that all foreign companies should leave the country.
The remaking of Ukraine
Even as the country is engaged in a life-and-death struggle with Russia, pressing existential questions loom on the horizon, along with a massive food crisis.
Ukraine comes to Davos on multiple fronts
Among delegates at the WEF, there has been much discussion about how the war is giving rise to a perfect storm of energy and food crises around the world - all of which is…
Bangladesh and the US need each other
Bangladesh has historically been part of ancient Indo-Pacific connectivity, and it has declared that it shall continue to be a part of ensuring future connectivity in the region.
Key to tackling impact of pandemic, Ukraine war: Act fast, act in unison
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina laid out five proposals to strengthen regional cooperation in a message at the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific of the UN.
Quad’s joint statement likely to focus on countering China
The four countries will also draw up common principles to lead to the creation of supply chains for semiconductors and other products that do not depend on China.
Seoul’s IPEF move aimed to expand presence in Indo-Pacific: Experts
While the South Korean government is adamant that IPEF is not intended to keep China in check, its joining of the economic initiative provides the much-needed support for the US,…