Lessons we can learn from the Russian invasion of Ukraine
The invasion of Ukraine, which Russia chooses to euphemistically call “special operations,” has produced several lessons for us, as much as it has, once again, exposed various negative facets of the existing world order, the fault lines in international relationship, and the skewed international system hogged by the rich and the powerful.
If you sow the wind, you will reap the whirlwind
That is a biblical truth which no man can sunder from reality. The havoc being wreaked in Ukraine is the consequence of the wind that the West has sown since the end of the Cold War.
Handling of the Second Wave: Can someone in the administration please explain their decisions?
It is not easy to rationalise some of the recent actions of the government related to the realm of governance, in other words, related to us the people. For now, let us address the second wave of the pandemic and the government’s actions or reactions to deal with it.
Je suis Palestinian
Governments in the Western world were galvanised by the “Je suis Charlie” (“I am Charlie”) slogan after the shooting at the office of the ill-famous sleazy French magazine in Paris in 2015 by Muslim extremists, which ended in twelve of its staff members being killed.
Consequences of reducing the main opposition to naught
More than a decade ago in July 2010, I wrote an article titled “When state is the cause of its own insecurity”.
India’s message on border killings is loud and clear: Like it or lump it!
There were two senior-level meetings between Bangladesh and India so far in 2021.
Mushtaq: DSA’s First ‘Martyr’
On February 25, the most reviled and draconian Digital Security Act (DSA) claimed its first victim, and gave the nation its first Digital Security Act “martyr”.
12th Anniversary of BDR Massacre: Delving into the probe report
It has been twelve years since the day 57 brilliant army officers were brutally killed by the BDR mutineers.
Need for a strong and effective opposition
I believe that every statement of a prime minister contains substance and carries weight, more so when it has to do with politics and the opposition.
Myanmar Back to Square One
The five-year ride on the tiger by Aung San Suu Kyi is over. She is back to where she had been used to living during the greater part of her political career (except for a brief interregnum of pseudo-democracy): behind bars.