Israel’s sense of moral immunity needs breaking
How much of the global outrage for Gaza will impact Washington’s attitude and its policy of blind and unconditional support for Israel?
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Are ministers not complicit in time, cost overruns?
Why singularly blame bureaucrats and project directors for cost and time overruns?
2w ago
Two storms and a nation’s birth
The Vortex is a collage of selfless acts to help victims of the Bhola cyclone and the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.
9m ago
Let the world not forget Nakba
History would show the degree of betrayal by the key players involved with the Palestinian question
11m ago
PM Hasina’s upcoming India visit: Building ties on a foundation of history
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to visit India early in September.
1y ago
IPEF has something in it for Bangladesh
Historically, Bangladesh has believed in the principle of safety in numbers, and for the right reasons.
1y ago
The Definitive Story
Retired Indian diplomat Chandrashekhar Dasgupta’s recollection of the events of 1971, centring on the Bangladesh Liberation War as captured in his recently published book, India and the Bangladesh Liberation War:
2y ago
A defining moment in history
Fifty years ago, on this very day, India’s Prime Minister Indira Gandhi announced her government’s decision to formally accord recognition to Bangladesh as a sovereign and an independent state.
2y ago
January 10, 2021
Democracy Debased in the District of Columbia
To write off the acts of anarchy and insurrection that was being played out live inside the Houses of the United States Congress on January 6, as that of a few deranged, rabid, racist individual Americans would be a disastrous mistake.
October 26, 2020
US Presidential Election 2020
Now that the Presidential debates are over, the public debates on whether there will be a change in the White House come November gathers momentum.
October 23, 2020
‘The India Way’ by S. Jaishankar: A must read
In “The India Way”, published by Harper Collins, India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar catalogues India’s journey in the arena of its external relations over a period spanning more than seven decades.
August 21, 2020
Indian foreign secretary’s visit and the state of Bangladesh-India relations
History shows that the strength of relations between states, particularly among neighbouring ones, lies in withstanding tests and, if done right, comes out looking better, both perceptively and in substance, in the end. The recent sudden and previously unannounced visit by Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla to Dhaka needs to be seen in that context.
March 19, 2020
Saarc meets virtually to combat COVID-19
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposal for consultations among the leaders of the Saarc member countries through a video conference to try and collectively meet the threat of COVID-19 was a most thoughtful and a timely initiative.
December 1, 2019
Dhaka Global Dialogue: An innovative construct
The recently held Dhaka Global Dialogue, organised jointly by the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) and the Indian independent think tank Observer Research Foundation (ORF) was an innovative exercise for pursuing interactive,
May 22, 2019
US-Iran Standoff: Will good sense prevail?
US President Donald Trump’s ultra-hawkish National Security Adviser John Bolton has been quoted as saying: “To stop Iran’s bomb, bomb Iran.” Chillingly frightening words indeed—and that too from one of the closest advisers of the most powerful office on earth
September 6, 2018
Suu Kyi's continued denial and Bangladesh's response
Following the election triumph in Myanmar of Aung Sun Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) party in 2015, the world, especially the Western world, went into overdrive heralding in the rebirth of democracy in this hitherto reclusive and military controlled country, a neighbour of Bangladesh.
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