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Sheikh Hasina Wazed January 17, 2026January 17, 2026 Awami League, Bangladesh crisis, Bangladesh democracy, Bangladesh elections 2026, Bangladesh politics, Bangladesh security, Bay of Bengal strategic importance, democracy under threat, extremism in Bangladesh, global security risks, human rights Bangladesh, India Bangladesh relations, interim government Bangladesh, international opinion, Jamaat-e-Islami, minority persecution Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus interim government, political exile Bangladesh, political instability in Bangladesh, religious extremism South Asia, secularism in Bangladesh, sheikh hasina, South Asia geopolitics, US foreign policy South Asia

Bangladesh is on the Brink of Chaos

But I shall never forget my people, especially at a time when the rise of extremist ideologies and violent political

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Omer Waziri January 16, 2026January 16, 2026 Alexis Jay Report Rotherham, child sexual exploitation UK, grooming gang protests London, grooming gangs Britain, Hounslow Sikh girl case, Khalistani diaspora concerns, minority victims grooming gangs, Pakistani grooming gangs, Pakistani origin grooming gangs, political correctness grooming gangs, religious exploitation UK, Sikh Awareness Society cases, Sikh community UK safety, Sikh girls targeted UK, Sikh grooming gangs UK, Sikh Helpline UK, Sikh protests Hounslow, Sikh women safety UK, UK CSE investigations, UK policing grooming gangs

OPINION: Pakistani Men Sexually Target Sikh Girls, Khalistani Silence Enables It

While Khalistani men are courted for political leverage, daughters from the Sikh community are viewed by some within these same

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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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Millichronicle January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 AI analytics, AI and analytics, AI consulting firm, AI firm launch, AI policy and ethics, applied artificial intelligence, cybersecurity risk management, cybersecurity strategy, data driven decision making, decision intelligence, digital governance, digital transformation, emerging tech company, enterprise decision systems, enterprise IT solutions, government IT consulting, IT consulting services, IT systems consulting, new company launch, New Delhi technology firm, public sector technology, research driven consulting, SifraNi Labs, strategic advisory, strategic communications, system architecture, system risk management, systems engineering, technology advisory, technology research, technology researcher, technology services launch, technology startup India, technology strategy, zahack tanvir

New Firm SifraNi Labs Targets AI, Cyber Risk and Decision Systems

New Delhi — SifraNi Labs, a newly launched technology and strategy firm, is entering the market with a focus on

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Arun Anand December 29, 2025December 29, 2025 2024 Bangladesh protests, Awami League ban, Bangladesh authoritarianism, Bangladesh constitutional crisis, Bangladesh democracy, Bangladesh economy decline, Bangladesh elections 2026, Bangladesh foreign policy, Bangladesh future, Bangladesh India relations, Bangladesh judicial commission, Bangladesh politics, Bangladesh rule of law, Bangladesh strategic interests, democratic legitimacy, extremism in Bangladesh, July 2024 unrest, Milli Chronicle interview, Muhammad Yunus, Pakistan Bangladesh relations, political prisoners Bangladesh, regional security Bangladesh, sheikh hasina, South Asia Politics, student movement Bangladesh, violent protests Bangladesh, Yunus interim government

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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Allen Hampton December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 Air India 182 bombing, asymmetric warfare Pakistan India, Babbar Khalsa International, Beant Singh assassination, counterterrorism policy India, crime terror nexus, diaspora extremism, diaspora radicalisation, drug trafficking networks Canada, extradition challenges Europe, fentanyl trafficking Canada, foreign safe havens extremists, geopolitical destabilisation South Asia, geopolitical exploitation of religion, global extremist financing, Golden Crescent drug routes, human rights narratives abuse, Indira Gandhi assassination, international extremist networks, ISI influence allegations, Khalistan Commando Force, Khalistan history, Khalistan Liberation Force, Khalistan movement, Khalistan separatism, militant propaganda analysis, Narco terror networks, national security India, Pakistan proxy warfare, Project Pelican investigation, Punjab insurgency, Sikh militancy in Punjab, Sikhs for Justice controversy, synthetic drug labs Canada, terrorism in India, transnational crime networks, Western law enforcement response

The Khalistan Narco-Terror Syndicate: History of Violence and Its Drivers

A host of Western thinkers, security analysts, and former high-ranking officials have exposed the Khalistan movement as a violent, transnational

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Advocate Shahanur Islam December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 accountability under international law, awami league targeting, bangladesh human rights crisis, bangladesh organised violence, baul lalon persecution, communal attacks bangladesh, cultural genocide indicators, cultural repression bangladesh, democratic rights bangladesh, early warning signs conflict, hindu minority attacks bangladesh, human rights violations south asia, iccpr state responsibility, international law bangladesh obligations, minority protection international law, Muhammad Yunus interim government, organised communal violence bangladesh, pluralism under threat bangladesh, political erasure bangladesh, political violence bangladesh, responsibility to protect bangladesh, silence is complicity, strategic violence political tool, sufi shrine desecration, violence and impunity bangladesh

OPINION: When Violence Becomes a Method in Bangladesh

Naming organised violence is not an act of destabilisation. It is an act of responsibility. In Bangladesh today, violence no

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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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Michael Arizanti December 18, 2025December 18, 2025 Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan India, India Arab relations, India Gulf diplomacy, India Jordan MoUs, India Jordan relations, India Middle East diplomacy, India Middle East foreign policy, India Middle East relations, India Middle East trade, India Oman maritime cooperation, India Oman relations, India Oman trade agreement, India trade and energy security, India West Asia policy, India West Asia strategy, Indian Ocean strategy, Modi Jordan visit, Modi Oman visit, Narendra Modi Middle East visit

India’s Long Game in the Middle East: What the Jordan and Oman Visits Signal

The Jordan and Oman visits illuminate India’s current Middle East strategy: avoid binary alignments, but expand leverage through dense networks

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Sumati Gupta Anand December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 academic pressure teens, adolescent anxiety, adolescent brain development, anxiety in classrooms, child psychology, comparison culture, counselling for teens, digital age adolescence, early mental health intervention, emotional resilience, emotional wellbeing adolescents, empathy in education, family support systems, growing up pressure, mental health awareness, parenting and anxiety, school stress, social media impact on teens, stigma around mental health, student mental health, teen stress and overwhelm, teenage mental health, wellbeing in schools, youth anxiety crisis, youth emotional health

INSPIRING: When Growing Up Starts to Feel Like Too Much

Parents often struggle to accept that their child may be anxious—not out of neglect, but out of fear. In recent

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