Chinese culture comes to the fore in the 21st century
The writer says: "A state can fund, convene, digitise, translate, and promote; whether it can also call forth the works that will still be performed and read a century hence, only…
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Could India’s Gen Z rebellion begin with cockroaches?
The writer says: "As political space continues to shrink and the BJP's dominance grows more assertive, the conditions for public anger also become ripe. For now, it is reasonable…
Neighbour to a superpower
China’s rise has transformed the nature of the Sino-Pak partnership, the writer observes.
The mystique of impunity
The writer says, "If the Filipino people choose to return the Duterte brand to power—knowing now what it costs and having seen where it leads—impunity will not merely survive.…
Another child is brutally murdered. How long will we allow that?
The writer laments: "In Bangladesh, we often speak proudly about building a better future. But no future can truly exist if children themselves are unsafe within their own homes…
Two summits, one capital
The writer says, "For seven days, the world's familiar bipolar contest yielded to a novel truth: two strongmen who ordinarily bend international events to their will came to one…
Tea Workers Day: Over a century since Mulluke Cholo, how much has changed for Bangla tea workers?
The writer says that recognising Tea Workers Day will only be the beginning, as the government and the tea industry should also take concrete steps to improve the lives of…
Democracy dies with dashboard populism
Digital culture worships immediacy, creating fertile ground for demagogues, the writer asserts.
Philippine Senate’s self-destruction
The writer laments. "The past week’s events have dragged the Philippine Senate down to its lowest depths ever, and it will be a steep uphill climb to recover the nation’s…
Hawkers did not make Dhaka unliveable
Blaming street vendors for the city’s chaos is easier than confronting failed decentralisation, displacement, and deepening class divides, the writer says.