Memories of a journey across Sri Lanka in the summer of 1988 when the island nation was wracked by violence
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The visit gave both India and Bangladesh an opportunity to frankly discuss each other’s concerns. Since Sheikh Hasina had to flee the country after a bloodless people’s revolution led by the students revolution, India-Bangladesh ties took a huge hit. Whether Monday's frank exchange cleared the air remains to be seen.
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No one is sure what to expect from an unpredictable Donald Trump
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The Nelson Mandela Foundation, a powerful NGO played a major role in getting President Cyril Ramaphosa's government to go before the ICJ against Israel. However if the court rules in favour of South Africa, it will be at best a moral victory.
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India and the Maldives should not allow social media to further disrupt already fractious ties. By suspending the three ministers, Male has helped to soothe tempers.
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The possibility of the war spilling over to other powers like Iran seems highly unlikely as neither Iran’s Supreme Leader nor the Hezbollah benefit from a full scale war. Yet, a small misstep by any party, including Israel, could embroil the region in years of conflict.
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India has put all its eggs in the Awami League basket. But it should also look to the future when Sheikh Hasina is no longer in active politics.
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The interest of the United States in free and fair polls in Bangladesh has as much to do with Joe Biden’s bid to promote democracy as to jostle with China’s growing footprints in the country.
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Sheikh Hasina's main opposition, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), refused to take part in the election without a caretaker government ensuring a level playing field for all contestants.
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The iconic Pulitzer-winning picture of the ‘Napalm Girl’ during the Vietnam War tugged at the heartstrings. But, many more wars followed the Vietnam War. Today, similar gut-wrenching images are emerging from Gaza. Then, there is Ukraine. Earlier, it was Syria, Yemen, Sudan, and many others.
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