The BRICS foreign ministers may hold a separate meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session, with the situation in the Middle East likely to be one of …
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US To Hold Naval Exercise With Bangladesh, Sell Advanced Military Hardware, To Edge Out China
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 3 minutes readThe United States on August 4 announced that it would hold its next naval exercise CARAT in Bangladesh later this year in November. The crucial naval exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness …
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Senate Advances Graham Bill Expanding Russia Sanctions and Tariff Powers
by UNIby UNI 4 minutes readThe US Senate has advanced a bipartisan legislation that would significantly expand sanctions on Russia while giving President Donald Trump authority to impose tariffs up to 100% on countries that …
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Choosing the 14th Dalai Lama’s successor has shifted from a religious affair to a major geopolitical concern in Asia. This process will influence the future direction of Tibetan Buddhism and …
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China Looms Behind India’s Nuclear and Maritime Push with Australia
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 5 minutes readAs Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew into Australia on Wednesday, India’s high-stakes Indo-Pacific diplomacy jigsaw started falling into place, shaped by an increasingly familiar strategic reality, that of the unspoken …
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The Quiet Conquest: How Beijing Rewrote Bangladesh’s Economic Destiny Without Firing a Single Shot
by Shahidul Alam Swapan 8 minutes readThere is a particular kind of power that does not announce itself with fanfare. It arrives quietly through loan agreements, construction contracts, and factory floors and by the time the …
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China, Mexico Offer Lessons for India’s Diaspora Strategy
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readIndia possesses the world’s largest diaspora, receives the highest annual remittance inflows, and enjoys an increasingly influential global community occupying leadership positions in business, technology, academia and politics. Yet as …
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Bangladesh Still Assessing Chinese Proposal for Establishing Trilateral Economic Corridor
by UNIby UNI 2 minutes readBangladesh is still assessing China’s proposal to establish a trilateral economic corridor linking Bangladesh, Myanmar and China and has not yet taken a formal position on the initiative, Foreign Minister …
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Bangladesh’s Balancing Act: Delhi or Beijing?
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 5 minutes readThe red-carpet welcome extended to Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the Chinese port city of Dalian Monday night carried significance beyond diplomatic protocol. China is Bangladesh’s largest trading partner, …
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The Message Behind Khanal’s China Visit: Nepal Wants Balance, Not Alignment
by Sanjay Upadhya 5 minutes readNepal’s Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal’s visit to China was a carefully coordinated move aimed at Beijing, New Delhi, and Washington and, just as importantly, at the domestic audience. Khanal’s message …