Foreign Policy

The Quad Squad

While the Quad grouping proposed to counter China’s regional and global influence has immense possibilities, it is important that India,…

7 years ago

The return of the far-right in Germany

In the aftermath of the AfD’s entry into the German parliament with 90 seats, why is it imperative to engage…

7 years ago

The bitcoin revolution

The recent surge in the value of the cryptocurrency would suggest that something disruptive is happening. Also, will this technology…

7 years ago

Famines through the ages: Lessons for the modern era

The world stands on the precipice of a humanitarian disaster. Surplus global food production notwithstanding, ~70 million people are likely to be…

7 years ago

The Himalayan Political Fracas

While Nepal’s political transition comes to an end, the complicated game of coalition politics, turncoats and unseemly alliances introduces itself.…

7 years ago

In Cox Bazaar there is a drinking water shortage

In the Rohingya refugee camps the ground water is drying up and there is no clean drinking water left causing…

7 years ago

Referendums and the Idea of a nation

Unions are unequal in nature, Catalonia’s Independence leads to questions about how regions give more than they get Catalonia announced…

7 years ago

Hundred years on is it time for another Revolution?

A further deterrent to any serious commemoration is the bad odour that revolutions have acquired in recent times. Systemic change…

7 years ago

Pakistan’s Economy is On the Brink

An economic crisis looms over the country, with growing deficits. The only respite comes in the form of the China-Pakistan…

7 years ago

Bangladesh economy gains at cost of democratic space: Study

Titled ‘Revisiting the local power structure in Bangladesh : Economic gain, political pain’ a report says that concentration of power by…

7 years ago