Bangladesh’s fragile new order unsettles India

One year after Hasina’s fall, Dhaka drifts between unrest and recalibration, while India faces lost leverage and a hostile flank.
Beijing’s new club

Dhaka’s hesitant participation in the cosy trilateral chat with Pakistan and China shows that the neighbourhood game is not over.
Can Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s ‘pragmatic hardliner’, deliver a deal? Peace talks in Islamabad today

Why the recent US-Iran conflict is not a T-20 match with an instant winner but a Test series — a prolonged contest to solve countless disputes.
Bangladesh voters backed a key reforms charter. Its implementation will be a challenge

70% of Bangladesh’s voters voted “yes” on a referendum on the July National Charter, which proposes around 80 major legal and constitutional reforms. But with the BNP differing from it […]
Expert Explains | Bangladesh’s February 12 elections are a chance at a fresh start for all parties

Bangladesh’s first palpably free and fair election in 17 years will also be accompanied by a constitutional referendum — a yes/no vote on the July National Charter
Dealing with the wars on the western frontier

India has friendly relations — of varying depth — with most parties involved in these conflicts. New Delhi should be cautious while responding to them