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Dhaka’s Verdict: Why Pakistan’s Islamist Gamble Backfired

The Yunus-led interim government provided fertile ground for Pakistan to manoeuvre this policy. When Sheikh Hasina was removed from office

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From Political Vacuum to Islamist Resurgence: Bangladesh’s 13th National Election

The secret dealing refereed here is the recent Washington Post report that exposed that US diplomats, behind close doors, have

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OPINION: Revisiting Operation Sindoor Post Fog of War

India did not try to completely control the airspace, and it did not keep up the pressure forever. The crisis

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Arun Anand January 25, 2026January 25, 2026 Awami League ban, Bangladesh interim government, Bangladesh politics, Bangladesh revolution narrative, communal violence July 2024, constitutional crisis Bangladesh, election security Bangladesh 2026, historical revisionism Bangladesh, human rights accountability Bangladesh, indemnity ordinance Bangladesh, July Mass Uprising Ordinance, July Uprising 2024, July warriors Bangladesh, National Citizen’s Party NCP, political immunity law, political violence bangladesh, rule of law Bangladesh, Second Republic Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina exit, Student Against Discrimination

How Bangladesh’s July Ordinance Rewrites Law, History, and Accountability

Bangladesh’s interim government recently gave its final approval to the draft of ‘July Mass Uprising Protection and Liability Determination Ordinance’ that grants indemnity

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Arun Anand January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 Abraham Accords expansion, Africa Middle East relations, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Benjamin Netanyahu foreign policy, Eastern Mediterranean tensions, Erdogan foreign policy, Ethiopia access Berbera port, Gaza war impact geopolitics, geopolitics of recognition, global trade routes, great power competition Red Sea, Gulf of Aden strategy, Horn of Africa politics, Horn of Africa security architecture, Houthis Red Sea attacks, India Africa connectivity, India Middle East Europe Economic Corridor IMEC, India Red Sea strategy, international recognition of de facto states, Iran backed militias Red Sea, Israel Greece Cyprus trilateral, Israel Somaliland recognition, Israel Somaliland relations, Israeli foreign policy Africa, maritime chokepoints, maritime security strategy, Middle East Geopolitics, neo Ottoman foreign policy, Port of Berbera strategic importance, post colonial borders debate, Red Sea geopolitics, Red Sea Security, Somalia territorial integrity debate, Somaliland diplomacy, Somaliland statehood, Turkey Horn of Africa, Turkey Israel rivalry, Turkey Somalia relations

Israel’s Somaliland Gamble and the New Geometry of the Red Sea

Somaliland and specifically the Port of Berbera, offers New Delhi an alternative gateway into the region and the broader African

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Sheikh Hasina to Milli Chronicle: Democracy, Extremism & Bangladesh’s Future

In an exclusive email interview, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks to The Milli Chronicle about the violent turn of

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OPINION: When Terrorists Speak for the State in Pakistan

Pakistan has for years made efforts to blur such distinctions, often planting insinuations that Afghanistan harbored anti-India militant leaders. There

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Arun Anand December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 autonomy movement Balochistan, Baloch rights, Balochistan, Balochistan resources, China Pakistan Economic Corridor, copper and gold reserves, CPEC, critical minerals, economic exploitation, education crisis Pakistan, extractive economy, foreign investment Pakistan, geopolitics South Asia, global minerals supply chain, Gwadar port, healthcare crisis Balochistan, imperialism in Pakistan, military governance Pakistan, mineral politics, neocolonialism, Pakistan mining, Pakistani military establishment, political repression Pakistan, poverty in Balochistan, Reko Diq, resource extraction, Sarfaraz Bugti, Shehbaz Sharif government, underdevelopment Balochistan, US China competition, US Exim Bank, US Pakistan relations

OPINION: Reko Diq and the New Imperial Loot of Balochistan

Balochistan’s modern history is inseparable from the manner in which it entered Pakistan. On December 10, the U.S. Chargé d’Affaires

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How Pakistan’s grand doctrine of ‘Strategic Depth’ has turned into ‘Strategic Disaster’

Pakistan now stands at a critical juncture. It can continue to treat Afghanistan as a battleground, striking across the border

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Military is Rewriting Pakistan’s Democracy and Its Politicians Are Helping

In this military power grab, the role of Pakistan’s major political parties has been one of facilitation. Pakistan is living

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